The 15 Best Food Tours in Albania

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Tirana: Traditional Cooking Class with Wine & Raki Tasting

1.Traditional Cooking Class with Wine & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $41Our pick

Cook Albanian classics with a welcoming family team in Tirana, then enjoy homemade wine, raki, desserts, and recipes to take home.

“This is truly a MUST when you are in Tirana! Not only is the host fun and very professional, but the food is really delicious. You get to make 3 courses, so don’t have any dinner plans after! It’s also unlimited amounts of amazing home made wine :) from someone doing lots of guided activities around the world, this was one of the best! 10/10.”

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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

2.Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49

Learn to cook Albanian classics, taste homemade wine and raki, and share lunch in a small Tirana class led by welcoming host Sindi.

“Oh my gosh I can’t think of a single thing that could have been better! This cooking class was one of the best we have ever done! The teacher was fantastic, the wine was free flowing and the food was delicious! Book it now- I promise you won’t regret it!”

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Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana & Raki Tasting

3.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 4 hours · from $44

Cook Albanian classics in Tirana with a local chef, then share meze, homemade wine, jam, and raki in a warm four-hour class.

“Amazing food, great atmosphere and a wonderful way to meet interesting and fun people from other parts of the world. Highly recommend”

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Local food experience & walking tour of Tirana

4.Local food experience & walking tour of Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 192 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Taste Tirana through byrek, markets, local dishes, and raki on a small-group walking tour with a local guide.

“Excellent tour with a friendly and extremely knowledgeable guide. The food stops were great and good insight into local food and cuisine”

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Best of Local Food & City Tour of Tirana – Food & Drinks Included

5.Best of Local Food & City Tour of Tirana – Food & Drinks Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $72

Taste Tirana from soup to raki while exploring communist landmarks, local markets, and Albanian food with hotel pickup included.

“Wonderful guide, Wonderful city, wonderful food. Albania is a beautiful country with a rich history. I'm so glad their period of communism has ended!”

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Tirana: Local food experience & walking tour

6.Local food experience & walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · 3 hours · from $53

Taste Tirana through byrek, markets, local dishes and raki on a three-hour walking tour led by an English-speaking local guide.

“The tour was great! A wide variety of foods and flavours. Markel is very knowledgeable and has a passion for history, modern design and Albanian culture. If you love tasting wonderful produce, sweets and traditional dishes this tour is for you. Take a walk in history and see the city like a local while you enjoy culinary delights.”

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Durrës Countryside Vineyard Experience with Wine & Food Pairing

7.Durrës Countryside Vineyard Experience with Wine & Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Taste Albanian wines, raki, olive oil, and local foods on a guided half-day vineyard visit from Durrës.

“I enjoyed every single second of this trip! Traveling solo, all the guides and staff made it super comfortable and personable, sharing with me their stories from their communities and love for food and wine of Albania. The vineyard was right out of a storybook- small, intimate and cozy, and I loved learning how they care for and respect the product they make. My tour guide Erisa was a superstar- funny and charming and so knowledgeable about the wine and making my experience the best it could be! I definitely recommend for anyone interested in exploring Albania’s up and coming wine scene!”

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Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting

8.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $53

Cook burek, village chicken, meze, and sheqerpare in Tirana with raki, wine, local stories, and a shared Albanian feast.

“This class is very fun with our teacher. We learned a lot and will definitely be making the recipes we learned.”

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Durres Countryside Vineyards Wine Tasting & Food Pairing

9.Durres Countryside Vineyards Wine Tasting & Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 105 reviews · 4 hours · from $116

Explore Durres vineyards, Communist-era wine cellars, Albanian grapes, local food, raki, and sunset views on this four-hour tasting tour.

“This is a great evening trip, the vineyard is so beautiful and everyone really nice. We got lots of lovely wine and food. May be something sweet at the end would of been nice. But 10 out of 10. Mairo picked us up from our hotel and he was amazing giving us lots of information about the country. He then took us back with songs we could sing all the way home.”

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Ksamil: Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

10.Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Sail Butrint Lake, learn mussel farming, and enjoy fresh mussels, vegetables, bread, wine, and water for $67.72.

“Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, he was happy to answer any and all questions that members of the group had. It was lovely to be able to try the local mussels cooked in various ways”

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Vineyards, Albanian Wine Tasting & Boat Tour from Tirana/Durres

11.Vineyards, Albanian Wine Tasting & Boat Tour from Tirana/Durres

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $95

Taste Albanian wines, raki, local snacks, and enjoy a private lake boat ride from Tirana or Durres in a half-day tour.

“The driver picked us up from Tirana, but we waited for almost an hour because he blamed the traffic jam. I believe better planning could have avoided this delay. During the trip, he only talked about himself and his favorite cars instead of discussing the country and its history—or he could have simply been quiet. While driving, he constantly checked his phone and watched YouTube for music, which was very dangerous. Then, at the winery, he introduced us to an unprofessional guide who spoke for barely 10 minutes about the winery's history and production process. I expected more: a demonstration of wine tasting, how to appreciate different wine aromas, and…”

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Tirana City & Food Tour – Meals Included (small group)

12.Tirana City & Food Tour – Meals Included (small group)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 55 reviews · 5 hours · from $76

Taste Tirana through soup, coffee, olive oil, grilled specialties and local stories on a five-hour small-group walking tour.

“Excellent tour with plenty of food I would have never been able to experience on my own. Redi was fun and accommodating”

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Ksamil: Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

13.Mussel Sailing Tour with Food and Drink in Albania

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 39 reviews · 2h 30m · from $69

Sail from Ksamil to Butrint’s mussel farms, help prepare fresh shellfish, and enjoy local dishes, wine, and sunset views for $69.

“Very good fresh food, Very knowledgeable and friendly guide.”

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From Tirana: Durres & Kruja History and Local Food Day Trip

14.Durres & Kruja History and Local Food Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 38 reviews · 10 hours · from $194

Explore Krujë and Durrës from Tirana with castle history, Skanderbeg, local lunch, Roman ruins, and a small-group guide.

“È stata davvero una bella esperienza, abbiamo visitato tutto quello che viene descritto ma la cosa più importante è che il ragazzo che ci ha fatto da guida è stato super gentile e disponibile, parla bene italiano e ci ha spiegato tantissime cose dall'inizio alla fine della giornata.”

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Cooking Class in Berat Slow Food Community

15.Cooking Class in Berat Slow Food Community

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $66

Cook four traditional Berati recipes in a working restaurant kitchen, enjoy lunch, and meet local hosts at Castle Park near Berat.

“The cooking class was a highlight of our trip to Albania. It was very authentic, a lot of fun and a lot of food ☀️🤗 We had an amazing chef 👩‍🍳and she was really good in including our kids. Our host Nazira was so kind and excellent in making the experience a blast for the entire family 🤩”

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