Gjirokaster Restaurant Tips by mikey_e

Restaurant Name: Kej Hej

This is pretty much the only Western restaurant/eatery/café that I remember seeing along the main road from Kakavijė to Gjirokaster (of course, there are other things if you drive into the small towns along the road). The entire establishment was quite new, although they seemed to be complaining that no one was coming, despite their massive flatscreen TV beaming in Italian satellite channels. The staff was excited to speak English to me but became a bit disillusioned when I told them I was actually from Canada, not the US. That was a rather odd feeling for being in Europe. The food here is entirely local cuisine and the restaurant itself is meant to be a bit of a tourist spot for those who want to experience "authentic Albanian culture" without driving into the backwoods. I used the washroom here and I feel I have to say that this was one of the cleanest, most modern washrooms I have ever used: they even had an automatic soap dispenser! It was better than in Greece!

Favorite Dish: We only had coffee here, but the waiter and my driver had a heated discussion about the menu (the waiter insisting on how reasonable everything was) so I was able to see that a wide variety of meat dishes as well as salads are available.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Kakavijė-Gjirokaster highway
Directions: 10 minutes from Kakavijė