Neighbourhood guide · Tirana, Albania
The New Bazaar
East of the square, the New Bazaar is Tirana’s food market, surrounded by restaurants, cafés and some of the city’s oldest streets.
About The New Bazaar
Shop for raki, cheese, honey and mountain tea in the morning; come back at night for dinner at Oda or a raki at Komiteti. The Tanners’ Bridge is a short walk away.
Where The New Bazaar is
Our 9 places in The New Bazaar
Restaurants in The New Bazaar
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Old-house Albanian cooking
Oda
A traditional Albanian restaurant in an old house near the New Bazaar, with rugs, wooden ceilings and dishes from across the country.
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Burgers by the bazaar
Stephen Center
A café-restaurant and guesthouse by the New Bazaar, known for American-style burgers and breakfasts.
Cafés in The New Bazaar
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A café full of memories
Komiteti – Kafe Muzeum
A café-bar filled with furniture and everyday objects from 20th-century Albanian homes, with a long list of raki.
Rruga Fatmir Haxhiu 2Explore View on map
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A family name from 1924
Reka Pastry
A family pastry shop whose story goes back to 1924, with shops at the New Bazaar and in Komuna e Parisit.
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Bars in The New Bazaar
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Raki from every region
Komiteti (raki bar)
The café-museum turns into a bar in the evening, with raki from across Albania.
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Hotels in The New Bazaar
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Rooms by the bazaar
Stephen Center rooms
Simple rooms above the Stephen Center café, next to the New Bazaar.
Sights in The New Bazaar
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Fruit, cheese, raki and terraces
New Bazaar (Pazari i Ri)
Tirana’s renovated central market: fruit and vegetable stalls, cheese, honey and raki, surrounded by restaurants and cafés.
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Shopping in The New Bazaar
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Raki, honey and mountain tea
New Bazaar market halls
The covered halls of the New Bazaar, for local produce, raki, honey, cheese and mountain tea.
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New Developments in The New Bazaar
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Fruit, cheese, raki and terraces
New Bazaar (Pazari i Ri)
Tirana’s renovated central market: fruit and vegetable stalls, cheese, honey and raki, surrounded by restaurants and cafés.
Sheshi Avni RustemiExplore View on map