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Tave Kosi, Qofte and the Dishes to Order in Albania

Albanian menus repeat a fairly short list of dishes, and knowing six of them is the difference between eating well and eating pizza. What to order and where.

Blloku: The Neighbourhood Beyond the Bars

Blloku was sealed off from ordinary Albanians until 1991. Long before the bars open for the night, it runs on coffee, an evening walk called the giro and a stretch of restaurants, and this is what the neighbourhood is actually like by day.