Fish Day Restaurant
Sells raw as well as cooked, which is unusual for a kitchen in the capital.
Fish Counter and Dining Trade Under One Roof
Fish Day works as a fishmonger and a restaurant at once. The day's catch is sold whole to take home, and the same stock is cooked to order for anyone eating in…Fish Day works as a fishmonger and a restaurant at once. The day's catch is sold whole to take home, and the same stock is cooked to order for anyone eating in, which keeps turnover high and nothing sitting long.
Features
Type
Seafood
Price
$$ Mid-range
Schedule
Daily
Atmosphere
Delivery & Takeaway
Payment
Cards accepted
FAQ
Is Fish Day a shop or a restaurant?
Both, working from the same stock. Fish is sold whole to take away and the same delivery is cooked for people eating in. That dual trade is the reason to trust the freshness: a fishmonger selling to Albanian households cannot carry old stock.
Can I buy fish to cook myself?
Yes, that is half the business. It is useful if you are staying in an apartment rather than a hotel, which is how a large share of visitors stay in Tirana, and it is generally cheaper than eating the same fish across the road.
Where does the fish come from, given Tirana is inland?
The capital sits thirty-five kilometres from Durres and within a few hours of the Ionian ports, so fish arrives the same day it lands. Inland location is much less of a limitation here than the map suggests.
Does Fish Day deliver?
Yes, delivery and takeaway run alongside the sit-down trade. For a visitor in a central apartment that makes it a practical option for cooking in without going out to shop first.
Is it better to eat in or take away?
Eating in gets the kitchen's preparation; taking away gets you the raw fish at market prices. If you have a kitchen and any confidence with fish, buying whole and cooking it simply is the better value of the two.
