Blloku
Ish-Blloku
A forbidden zone reserved for top officials during the communist era, Blloku is now Tirana's trendiest hub of cafés, bars and restaurants.
Ordinary citizens were barred from this district until 1991, and the white villa where Enver Hoxha once lived still stands here. Today the streets are lined with cafés, boutiques, cocktail bars and restaurants serving cuisine from around the world. It is a pleasant place to sit with a coffee and people-watch by day, and it becomes the centre of the city's nightlife after dark. The area is close to the Postbllok Memorial and the Pyramid, and it is about a 15-minute walk from Skanderbeg Square along the Lana River.
Opening hours
All day; liveliest at night
Nearby sights
- Postbllok Memorial
- Pyramid of Tirana
- House of Leaves
- Resurrection Cathedral
- National Archaeological Museum of Albania
- National Gallery of Arts
- Bunk'Art 2
- Et'hem Bey Mosque