Tirana Walking Tour: Experience Local Food and Explore Bustling Street Markets

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Tirana with a walking tour that takes you through bustling street markets and introduces you to the local cuisine. Try traditional dishes like Byrek and Qofte, and end the tour with a taste of Albanian Raki.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tirana - If you want to get a taste of the authentic local culture instead of visiting the standard tourist attractions in Tirana, the best thing to do is to jump into this day tour. We will start our excellent walking tour at our Office where you will meet with your local companion. You will have an insight into the hidden alleyways and bustling…
What's Included
  • Tasting Olive Oil
  • Albanian Coffee
  • Local Companion
  • Tasting fruits and vegetables
  • Our advice on what to do next
  • Local Breakfast (Byrek)
  • Tasting Honey
  • Albanian Traditional Lunch (meatballs and bread) or (bread with Albanian Gjize (cottage cheese)
  • Tasting Cheese Varieties
  • Tasting Raki
  • Traditional Dessert
What's Not Included
  • Drinks & snacks not mentioned in the included
  • Souvenirs, Personal spending
  • Everything that is not mentioned in the included
Additional Information

If you want to get a taste of the authentic local culture instead of visiting the standard tourist attractions in Tirana, the best thing to do is to jump into this day tour. We will have the opportunity to try Byrek and have breakfast like a local. The journey then leads towards Çam bazaar. With your local companion by your side, you’ll skip past the…

Location
Choose Balkans - Albania Tour Operator
Rruga Reshit Çollaku
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mwayling1981
Feb 20, 2025
Food tour - Hi it was excellent very much enjoyed it food was lovely and the tour guide she was excellent to thank you for a lovely time
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Waylings_m
Feb 20, 2025
Walking and traditional food - Hi it was excellent very enjoy it food was lovely and the tour guide she was excellent to thank you for a lovely time
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Journey38287192264
Feb 11, 2025
A Great Introduction to Tirana - I booked this tour for the afternoon I arrived and it ended up just being me and the guide, Brikena. She was so friendly and informative about the local food, everywhere she took me I enjoyed immensely! I think I would reccomend to book the morning if you can as most of the markets were closed in the afternoon, which makes sense. This didn't effect the enjoyment of the tour for me. We ended up going a bit longer than the 3 hours because we talked so much. Walking and eating with Brikena was an amazing introduction to Tirana and the Albanian culture. She also pointed out other reccomendations for the rest of my stay. I would highly recommend to book this tour and to make sure to come hungry, there's so much food, I even had some snacks left for the next day!
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197katarinah
Feb 10, 2025
A great trip with both food, history and nice company - We can highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants a slightly different guided tour in Tirana. Birkena was an incredibly nice and very knowledgeable guide who could show us all the little extra places that made the experience of Tirana very great. Thank you!
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Shankel90
Feb 10, 2025
Daytime Food and History Tour - Brikena was the dream guide for this amazing food/history tour. She was very prepared and accomdating on the walk and was amazing answering all questions I had. The food we tried was delicious and I left feeling full and happy. I would recommend this tour for anyone wanting to experience Tirana to the fullest.
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Betsy
Feb 2, 2025
Food Tour with Brikena & friends! - I had an amazing time on this food tour in Tirana! Brikena was a fantastic guide—knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about sharing Albanian cuisine and culture. We loved trying all the different dishes, from traditional bites to unique local flavors. It was the perfect way to explore the city and experience its vibrant food scene. Highly recommend!
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970albanas
Jan 30, 2025
11/10 - The best local food tour so far. Delicious food and Thanks to Brikena for making this experience amazing. Must do tour when you in Tirana.
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Romanb795
Jan 8, 2025
Super tour with great guide - We wanted to see and experience something other than the sights of the online portals. Under Guide was Brikena - a student from Tirana who was able to give us a very exciting insight into the life of a young person in Albania. The food hot spots are well chosen - it starts with a delicious bite at the beginning and after visiting bazaar, markets and main course in a “hidden secret” was our highlight of the raki in a trendy communist bar. Overall really exciting, enough food and lots of local background information that we would never have gotten on our own.
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Tremainekdl
Jan 6, 2025
Great tour, definitely recommend - Brikena was amazing showing me around and the spots that we went to were really nice! The food was really good and authentic and I appreciate that. You’re not going to leave hungry, but you won’t feel sluggish at all. The walks weren’t bad from spot to spot either. Would definitely do it again!
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Gina_k
Jan 1, 2025
Awesome food and walking tour! Teen and mom loved it! - My 14yr old son and I really enjoyed this tour. It was a perfect mix of food, history and culture. We walked a ton (which we wanted and loved) but it also didn’t feel like too much! Same with the food- we ate along the entire four hour walk, but didn’t feel too full! Lots of off the beaten path places, and we even retraced our steps afterwards to visit places that we wanted to see more of. We carried our food knowledge with us for the remainder of our trip. It was a fantastic tour to take at the start of our vacation in Albania. Highly recommend the tour and our guide Markel!
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