Albania
Tirana
Fatosi
This kebab shop was not far from my hostel, Trip'n Hostel, recommended by the hostel staff.
One Qofte (shish kebab) was 30 Lek, and we could order as many as we wanted.
They ate with a white sauce and bread.
In the same location, there were 3 or 4 similar kebab shop.
My bill:
- Kernaca (Qofte or Kebab), 3 x 30 Lek (I ordered only 3)
- Buke (bread), 10 Lek
- Beer Vogel, 130 Lek
Oda
This traditional restaurant was famous for tourist, was in Lonely Planet and Arukikata too.
Located not far from my hostel, Trip'N Hostel, and near the kebab shops including Fatosi.
I ordered the stuffed eggplant (Patellxhane Tembushura) as recommended by my hostel staff.
Also rakija (liquor).
Met hostel mates, and I got tasted their remaining food.
My bill:
- Stuffed Eggplant (Patellxhane Tembushura), 460 Lek
- Rakija, 200 Lek
Mine Peza (My Pizza)
This casual place was located one block behind the main square, recommended by the mobile phone shop staff.
The square pizza was nice.
Met my new friend, Marco, coincidentally eating here.
My bill:
- Pizza, 230 Lek
- Fanta, 120 Lek
- Coffee, 80 Lek
Sophie Caffe & Snacks
www.sophiecaffe.com
Located in front of the park on the way to my hostel, Trip'n Hostel.
With outdoor seating and friendly young staff.
I ordered only hot chocolate (150 Lek).
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Cjenovnik
Popular casual kebab place in Turkish side of the old town.
The menu is only kebab.
Dzenita
Recommended by the hotel owner.
Ordered the very juicy burger, with liquid inside, very tasty.
My bill:
- Punjena pljeskavica, KM 12 (the juicy burger)
- Sarajevsko pivo, KM 3 (beer)
The next morning I ate bean soup, which was yummy too.
Barhana
Nice decoration popular restaurant. Recommended in Lonely Planet and also by my tour guide.
Had only soup and wine.
Divan
A cafe shop inside a caravanserai the same with bigger restaurant called Morica Han (in Lonely Planet). Strong Turkish ambient.
Order Bosnian coffee for KM 1.50
Mostar
Hindin Han
Recommended by Lonely Planet.
Good ambient.
Less customer compared to Sadrvan (also in Lonely Planet).
Ordered Rizotto and beer.
My bill:
- Rizoto sa gljivama, KM 12
- Staropramen (beer), KM 3
Bulgaria
Sofia
Manastirska Magernitsa
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
It said they collected recipes from many monasteries around Bulgaria.
It's a touristic place with traditional setting, and it's not cheap.
My bill:
- Rabbit with expired..., BGN 23.80
- Live (draught) Beer, BGN 5.40
Total BGN 29.20 (EUR 14.93)
Soup House
This shop, opens 24 hours, is located on the big road Hristo Botev Boulevard.
Visited at dawn, after arriving at Sofia bus terminal, walking on the way to Hostel Mostel, I saw this restaurant.
As a fan of soup, I couldn't resist to stop.
Ordered tribe soup, was really good, came along with bread.
I forgot how much I paid though.
Rila
There are only 3 restaurants around the monastery.
We chose the one less crowded, across the car road, called Restaurant Drushliavitza, but still took ages before we were served.
I ordered trout, our guide said recommended.
It was listed in Appetizer section, and the price indicated in 100gr unit, I thought it was cheap and ordered. But in actual it came 700gr fish, and had to pay 7 times from the price on the menu!
I ordered also ox tongue in tomato stew.
Plovdiv
Dayana
It's a popular local restaurant and has 4 branches in Plovdiv.
I visited with Lam, free tour fellow, to the branch near the main pedestrian street.
Agreed with what mentioned in Lonely Planet, "Portions are fit to feed an army."
I could only half of the pork stew (Kavarma) bowl I ordered.
Cheap.
My order:
- Pork Kavarma, BGN 7.50
- Draught Beer, BGN 2.25
- Soup, BGN 2.70
Lam's order:
- Fried Cheese
- Soup of cheese and egg
Kosovo
Prishtina
Mery's Food & Coffee
Located strategically on the main pedestrian street, Mother Theresa Boulevard.
Was attracted with the menu of the day that day, i.e. Chicken Teriyaki Rice.
Was craving for rice and Asian food that day.
The menu of the day that day was Chicken Teriyaki Rice and Vegetable Soup, for EUR 4.9.
Beer was EUR 1.5.
Tiffany
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
It's a unique restaurant, hidden in the garden of the back of Fehmiagani street (the street where Han Hostel is located) where many restaurants are located. The location is on the map on Arukikata but there is no description.
There is not name display in front of the restaurant, and there is no menu.
The staff only asked me, "do you want from the grill or from the oven?"
I said I wanted from the oven, then they brought me 2 nice pot of traditional meal.
2 pot of meal was too much, 1 was enough for 1 person like me actually.
I think they are not the only restaurant without name display.
Tried to find the other one recommended in Lonely Planet, named "Renaissance II" but couldn't find it.
Wonder how LP got these hidden restaurants info.
My bill:
- Beer, EUR 1.60
- Elbasan..., EUR 4
- Sarma..., EUR 4
Prizren
Te Syla
Ordered mix kebab and beer.
Located front the river, recommended in Arukikata.
Old restaurant, good value.
Te Besniku
A cafe near the bus terminal.
Order a cup of coffee, comes with a blueberry juice (free), cost EUR 0.5, wonderful.
Macedonia
Skopje
Destan
This is the best and yummiest kebab I ate in my life... too exaggerated?! at least during my traveling to 7 countries in Balkan, this is the best meal I got.
Not only the juicy meat, the grilled paprika and the warm bread, all were great.
They are located in the Turkish old town.
Also recommended by Lonely Planet, but not as written, "There's no menu; everyone gets the same thing, served gruffly by the non-English-speaking staff...", there was menu and the staff spoke English, though I didn't see the menu, just ordered the kebab.
My bill:
- 10 pcs. shish kebab, MKD 210
- Beer, MKD 120
Pivnica "An"
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
Located a bit hidden inside a historic caravanserai (old time traveler hotel) inside the Turkish old town, not far from the bridge Kameni Most.
The taste was so so.
My bill:
- Pork Rib, MKD 540
- Draught Beer Skopsko, MKD 110
Temov (wine bar and beer garden)
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
They have a wine bar, located at the upper end of the alley full of bars, and a beer yard located further stairs up, just in front of Sveti Pass church.
The wine bar was quite quite and the beer bar was crowded and there was a live band at nights.
The beer bar was nice with outdoor area around a fountain.
Ohrid
Antiko
Recommended in Arukikata and Lonely Planet, inside the old city of Ohrid, in an old house.
Ordered Ohrid typical bean stew and salad (tavče gravče). Then added fish soup. And white wine.
The place was nice, but the taste was so so.
My bill:
- White wine glass, MKD 150
- Tavče gravče, MKD 180
- Macedonian Salad, MKD 120
- Fish Soup, MKD 150
Kaneo Letna Bavcha Restaurant
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
Located in Kaneo Beach (under the famous church Kaneo) in a bit hidden.
Visited with my new German friend after a short dip in the lake.
My friend ordered the fried small fish, called plasnica, which was great and cheap.
I ordered trout.
Only bottle beer was available.
Montenegro
Kotor
Bastion I
Recommended by Arukikata.
It was located near the north east gate.
They had another branches I saw just outside the nearby old town gate.
I think it was touristic place and the food was not really good quality, for example, they used fake crab, not real crab.
I ordered mix seafood plate (as recommended in Arukikata) and wine, paid EUR 19.
My bill:
- Mijesana riba ala bastion, EUR 16
- Pivo niksicko gold, EUR 2 (bottle beer)
- Kuver, EUR 1 (don't know what it is)
Konoba Scala Santa
It was located in the small square nearby Old Town Hostel.
The seafood mix plate was better than Bastion.
Had the dinner with new fellow Spanish and Irish friends (nice ladies) met during the day trip.
Konoba Roma
Located in the small square near Old Town Hostel.
Just had a rakija (EUR 2.50) while listening to a nice live guitar singing by a young guy.
The Northern Tour
Restaurant Kastel
We stopped here for breakfast.
I ordered the steam dumpling, didn't like it.
The Russian girl in the same tour, she ordered a big fried filled cheese, the taste was OK, but the volume was too large.
Sur Luna
The lunch after visiting Durmitor National Park.
I ordered pork ribs copying other table order. The taste was OK, but the volume was too big I couldn't finish it.
Ulcinj
Restaurant Dulcinea
One of restaurants in the old town up the cliff.
They got terrace seating with view of the beach.
Ordered fish soup and beer. Nice lunch.
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Trnovski Zvon
A local friend took us here.
Located in an area with many similar restaurants with outdoor seating, popular with local.
I think it was so so.
A Cafe near the open market and the glass bridge
Didn't got the name of the cafe.
Ordered the traditional seven layered cake, called Prekmurska gibanica (EUR 3) and coffee (EUR 1) for breakfast.
Bled
Restaurant Camp Bled
Just located near the swimming place at Lake Bled.
Ordered a steak and wine, paid EUR 35.90.
The taste was so so.
Slascicarna Zima
Famous for its kremna rezina, as per LP, a layer of vanilla custard topped with whipped cream and sandwiched between two layers of flaky pastry.
Yummy.
My bill:
- Kremna rezina, EUR 2.9
- Kava Expresso (coffee espresso), EUR 1.2
- Presna Torta, EUR 4.2
Poticnica Blejski Otok
Located in the island inside Lake Bled, this cafe in front of the church offered cake and drink set for EUR 5.5.
The cake was better in look.
Bohinj
Gostilna Mihoc at Stara Fuzina
Recommended in Lonely Planet.
One of few restaurants in Stara Fuzina, not far from our hotel.
Selling traditional food.
Wooden traditional structure, large space.
I think the taste was so so, and it was quite expensive.
Our bill (for 2): (my travel mate ordered too much)
- Goboha juha, EUR 4
- Ajdovi krapi z ocvirki topla predjed, EUR 8
- Matevz, EUR 7
- Strucklji Tris (5kom), EUR 11
- Jota brez mesa, EUR 8
- Postrv po trzasko 0.5 x 26, EUR 13
- Priloga zelenjava na zaru, EUR 5.5
- Toceno pivo Villacher 0.5 lit, EUR 2.7
Bovec
Gostilna Sovdat
Popular restaurant in Bovec.
Our bill:
- Mesana Solata, EUR 3.69
- Gobice na zaru, EUR 8.10
- Zelenjavna juha, EUR 2.79
- Mesano meso na zaru, EUR 9.90
- Njoki s paradiznikovo omako, EUR 6.57
- Polenta na zaru, EUR 2.43
- Pivo Toceno, EUR 2.50
- Limonada, EUR 2.70
Piran
Park Restaurant
Went around several recommended restaurants in Lonely Planet, Google and local people, but they were all closed, so found this restaurant with good review in Google.
Generally happy with this restaurant.
My bill:
- Lasko Toceno 0.5 (beer), EUR 2.8
- Juha Morski Sadezi, EUR 7.9
- Pedoci Buzara, EUR 8.9
