Radio Bar

Radio Bar has been running since 2009 in the streets behind the main boulevard, and its identity is the hoard of objects: valve radios, televisions, posters, fu…Radio Bar has been running since 2009 in the streets behind the main boulevard, and its identity is the hoard of objects: valve radios, televisions, posters, furniture and kitchenware from Albania's past, which the operator keeps as a deliberate piece of heritage and recommends as conversation starters. Entry is for over-twenties only.

The drinks lean local where they can, with a Tirana Mule built on Albanian gin and a Kaipiraki that swaps cachaca for juniper raki and fig jam, alongside the classics. There is an urban-style kitchen, a warm smoking room, DJs and live music on the calendar, and a stated welcome for dogs, which is still unusual in the capital's bars.