Artigiano at Vila
Albania
Artigiano at Vila occupies a 1940s villa on Papa Gjon Pali II Street in central Tirana. The historic house and its leafy garden create a more secluded setting than the surrounding city streets, with indoor dining and tables outside when conditions allow. It is the villa location of Artigiano's two Tirana restaurants. The menu brings Italian cooking together with Albanian traditions. Homemade pasta and wood-fired pizza sit alongside local specialities such as byrek, qofte and tavë dheu. A selection of Italian and Albanian wines accompanies the food. The combination of a residential historic building, garden setting and cross-Adriatic menu gives the restaurant its particular identity.