Panoramic aerial view of the Valbona valley in the Albanian Alps — a wide, flat-bottomed glacial valley with a winding turquoise river, sandy riverbed and dramatic rocky peaks rising above, Albania
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Rilindja Restaurant

Valbona Valley, Rruga Azem Hajdari, Valbonë

Daily · 08:00–22:00 (May–Oct)

The oldest restaurant in the valley, open since 2005, and still the one trekkers aim for coming off the Theth pass. A whole goat turns on the outdoor fire; a second kitchen cooks for anyone who has reached their limit of meat, cream and butter, which happens on about day three. Open 1 May to 15 October — outside that the valley road is the problem, not the kitchen.

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Panoramic aerial view of the Valbona valley in the Albanian Alps — a wide, flat-bottomed glacial valley with a winding turquoise river, sandy riverbed and dramatic rocky peaks rising above, Albania
Valbona — river valley panorama with winding river and dramatic mountain peaks

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Menu highlights

Spit-roasted goatMountain troutFlija

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