Artizani Bakery

Artizani is Tirana's serious bread bakery, and it says so in the plainest terms: naturally fermented loaves from stone-milled flour, with no additives and no sh…Artizani is Tirana's serious bread bakery, and it says so in the plainest terms: naturally fermented loaves from stone-milled flour, with no additives and no shortcuts. The operator describes a five-stage chain from soil to shelf, choosing the grain, milling it, fermenting slowly and baking, and publishes how each stage works rather than trading on photographs.

It makes a point of saying only what is true about the loaf, so the grain named is the grain used and the fermentation time is real. There are two shops in the city, and for a visitor renting an apartment it is the place to buy a loaf that will still be good on the third day.