Restaurant · Himarë · €€€
Himara 28
Fine dining arrives on the Albanian Riviera — and it starts here
Contemporary tasting-room intimacy
Fine dining arrives on the Albanian Riviera — and it starts here
For years the Albanian Riviera fed its visitors brilliantly but simply — grilled fish, village salads, olive oil by the litre. Himara 28 is the clearest sign that the coast has entered a new chapter. In the seaside town of Himarë, midway along the Riviera between Dhërmi and Porto Palermo, this intimate restaurant applies modern technique and genuine plating ambition to what the Ionian and the Ceraunian foothills provide: line-caught fish, riviera vegetables, mountain herbs, Albanian wines that increasingly deserve the attention. It is the address locals name first when asked where the Riviera's cooking is heading.
Expect a short, seasonal menu rather than an encyclopedic taverna card: composed seafood starters, careful mains built around the day's catch, and desserts that would not embarrass a city restaurant. Ask the team to guide you through Albanian wine — whites from the coast and reds from the interior have improved dramatically, and this is one of the best rooms on the Riviera to discover them. Dinner is the main event; tables are limited, so book ahead in July and August.
Himara 28 anchors an evening perfectly in a town that rewards slow exploration. Walk the seafront promenade before dinner, or drive up to the old stone village of Himarë Castle above town for golden-hour views over the bay. The restaurant sits within easy reach of the Riviera's southern icons — Porto Palermo's castle is ten minutes south, Gjipe canyon twenty minutes north — which makes Himarë the most strategic dinner stop on a north-south Riviera itinerary.
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