The View Lounge

The View Lounge sits on the twenty-third floor of The Plaza Tirana, the tower on the car-free lane east of Skanderbeg Square, which makes it the highest public…The View Lounge sits on the twenty-third floor of The Plaza Tirana, the tower on the car-free lane east of Skanderbeg Square, which makes it the highest public terrace anywhere in the centre. The name is not modest and does not need to be: the drop below takes in Skanderbeg Square, the Ottoman tower and minaret beside it, and the ring of mountains behind.

It runs as a lounge rather than a viewing platform, so there is a full kitchen, a cocktail list and dessert service alongside the outlook, and dinner up here is a common way to spend a first evening. Book a table rather than arriving on spec, particularly for the hour before dark.