Το Δίρμι τρώει όπως μαγειρεύει η ακτή — φρέσκο ψητό ψάρι και θαλασσινά από το Ιόνιο, byrek, qofte και παραθαλάσσια μεσογειακά πιάτα σε παραθαλάσσιες ταβέρνες. 27+ μέρη για να ανακαλύψετε.
Η μαγειρική της Ριβιέρας είναι απλή και χτισμένη γύρω από τη θάλασσα και τη σχάρα — αυτά είναι τα πιάτα που πρέπει να αναζητήσετε.
Η καθημερινή αλβανική πίτα με φύλλο — τραγανές στρώσεις γεμιστές με τυρί, χόρτα ή κιμά, καλύτερη ζεστή από το ταψί.
Ψητοί κεφτέδες από κιμά, καρυκευμένοι και ψημένοι στα κάρβουνα — βασικό στοιχείο κάθε παραθαλάσσιας σχάρας.
Φρέσκο ψάρι και θαλασσινά κατευθείαν από το Ιόνιο, ψημένα απλά με ελαιόλαδο και λεμόνι. Συνήθως τιμολογούνται με το βάρος.
Το τοπικό απόσταγμα φρούτων, που σερβίρεται για να ανοίξει ή να κλείσει ένα γεύμα — η παραδοσιακή πρόποση της Ριβιέρας, μαζί με ένα ποτήρι αλβανικό κρασί.
Εκλεπτυσμένο φαγητό με φρέσκα θαλασσινά του Ιονίου και μοντέρνες παραθαλάσσιες μεσογειακές γεύσεις.
Mediterranean
An upscale sea-facing restaurant at the Green Coast resort in Palasë, the cove just north of Drymades — a dark-wood pavilion of cushioned banquettes opening onto the palms and the Ionian, with hanging lanterns lit for the blue hour. The polished, design-led option a short drive up the coast from Dhërmi.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A beachfront restaurant on the Dhërmi shore serving seafood and Mediterranean cooking under arched, plant-draped verandas. Expect the likes of lobster linguine and shrimp risotto alongside the day's grilled fish.
Mediterranean beach club
A polished beach club and restaurant on the Dhërmi shore, with sunbeds and a boardwalk running down to the water and a whitewashed, plant-filled dining room behind. It works equally well for a daytime swim-and-lunch or an unhurried dinner.
Χαλαρές παραθαλάσσιες ταβέρνες που σερβίρουν γενναιόδωρα πιάτα σπιτικής αλβανικής μαγειρικής.
Seafood
A hugely popular seafood taverna down on the pebbles at Potam, the cove just south of Himarë town — a wood-beamed terrace with white taverna chairs looking straight out over the bay, worth the short drive south from Dhërmi. The draw is the day's catch straight off the ice, red prawns and grilled fish eaten with your feet almost on the beach.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A busy, highly rated taverna on the road between Himarë and Livadh, a short drive south of Dhërmi — a string-lit terrace under yellow-striped awnings set back off the coast road, framed by olive trees. The kitchen leans on seafood meze and the day's fish, and it fills up on summer evenings.
Greek & seafood
A long-running, well-loved taverna at Potam just south of Himarë, a short drive down the coast from Dhërmi — a vine-shaded, stone-walled dining room hung with local bric-a-brac and a garden terrace out front. The cooking keeps to honest Greek-Himarë home plates: grilled fish, meze and slow-cooked classics.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A scenic seaside table set right above the water at the quieter end of the beach, where the draw is as much the view as the plate. Come at dusk for grilled seafood and a glass of wine as the light goes off the Ionian.
Traditional Albanian
A tiny family kitchen up in the stone village of Vuno, in the hills above the Riviera — a handful of tables on a bougainvillea-shaded terrace looking out over the olive groves to the distant sea. The cooking is exactly what the name promises: home-style Albanian dishes, made to order and served slowly.
Italian & seafood
One of the most popular tables on the Dhërmi sand — a stylish Italian kitchen on a decked, sail-shaded terrace that runs down to the sunbeds, with the Ionian as a backdrop. It leans on pasta and seafood, and the sunset service under the string lights is what fills the tables.
Greek & Mediterranean
A cheerful blue-and-white taverna near the Himarë seafront, an easy drive south from Dhërmi — a pergola terrace strung with hanging petunias and fairy lights, with white chairs set out under a fruit tree and a stone floor. It trades on Greek-Himarë classics: grills, meze and fresh fish in a relaxed, family setting.
Traditional Albanian
A small, top-rated family taverna up in the hills above Himarë, a short drive south of Dhërmi — a reed-roofed pergola of wooden tables looking out over the olive groves to a slice of distant sea. The cooking is unfussy and home-style, built around the grill: lamb chops, grilled meats and garden meze.
Seafood & Albanian
A long-standing seafront taverna at the quieter western end of the Dhërmi shore, by the government villa — a glazed dining room with big windows and an olive tree framing the water. The cooking is simple and honest: same-day grilled fish, wild greens and a cold Peja with the sea a few metres away.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A polished beachfront restaurant at the Perivolo end of the Dhërmi shore, with a plant-filled dining room under pampas-grass ceilings and big windows onto the palms and sea. The kitchen leans on seafood and Mediterranean plates — think shrimp pasta and grilled fish — for a smarter lunch or dinner by the water.
Grill & Mediterranean
A highly rated grill house on the flat below Dhërmi village, near the old campground behind the beach — grilled meats and Mediterranean plates served on a leafy, sea-view terrace shaded by banana palms and a reed canopy. A relaxed, well-priced alternative to the beachfront restaurants.
Mediterranean & pizza
The full-service restaurant of the Salinas Beach complex on the Dhërmi sand — a thatched, straw-lamp-lit terrace opening straight onto the palms and the water, serving Mediterranean plates and wood-fired pizza. It runs from beach lunch through to a sundowner dinner (the same beach has a separate late-night bar).
Pizza & Italian
A design-led spot on the beach road behind the Dhërmi sand, under a heavy rope-and-macramé ceiling with banquette seating and leafy corners. The menu runs to wood-fired pizza, pasta and burgers — a reliable, well-priced choice a short walk back from the water.
Traditional Albanian grill
A traditional grill house on the Spile seafront road in Himarë, a short drive south of Dhërmi — a thatched, white-curtained terrace raised above the street on a stone base. The kitchen keeps to honest Albanian cooking: grilled meats, meze and a generous cooked breakfast to start a beach day.
Albanian & Greek
A family-run restaurant up in the old village, trading the beach for a hilltop setting and sweeping views over the coast. The cooking keeps to traditional Albanian and Greek-influenced Himarë recipes, best enjoyed slowly as the sun drops.
Traditional Albanian
A simple, budget-friendly village restaurant where locals eat — honest traditional Albanian cooking at fair prices, and one of the few places that stays open outside the summer season. Not fancy, but reliable and well-priced.
Italian & Mediterranean
A stylish Italian-leaning restaurant on the Drymades stretch, split between a rope-railed deck hanging right over the turquoise water and a boho corner of kilim cushions and straw lamps set into the greenery. An easy place for a long lunch above the sea or a slow dinner as the light goes.
Italian & seafood
A polished, design-led Italian kitchen in Himarë town, a short drive south of Dhërmi — a thatched terrace and airy dining room lit by rows of woven rattan lamps, with a proper bar at the back. The name says it: 'sea and land', a menu split between seafood pasta and Italian meat and pizza.
Seafood & grill
A beachfront spot on the Dhërmi sand that pairs a laid-back bar with a proper kitchen — grilled fish and seafood by day, sunbeds and cocktails by the water. It is an easy place to spend a long, slow lunch with your feet near the shore.
Mediterranean & breakfast
A view restaurant up towards the old village, where a covered terrace looks straight out over the coast — an easy stop for breakfast, a coffee or an unhurried dinner as the sun drops over the Ionian. The sweeping panorama is the whole point.
Traditional Albanian
A traditional, family-run taverna above the coast road serving honest Albanian home cooking — fish casseroles, stuffed vegetables and grilled meats — from a shaded terrace with a mountain-and-sea view. The welcome is warm and unhurried.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A sea-facing terrace above the Drymades cove — fresh seafood and Mediterranean plates with the Ionian right in front of you, on a covered terrace set into the hillside above the beach. A relaxed spot for a long lunch or an early dinner.
Seafood & Mediterranean
A relaxed seaside restaurant overlooking Dhërmi Beach, with a boho terrace tucked under the pines and a menu that leans on fresh fish and seafood. The setting — right above the turquoise water — is the reason to book a sunset table.
Παραλιακές βεράντες και καφέ του χωριού για καφέ, ένα γλυκό και ένα ήρεμο πρωινό δίπλα στη θάλασσα.
Το τραπέζι του Δίρμι είναι παραθαλάσσιο και απλό. Οι χαρακτηριστικές γεύσεις είναι φρέσκο ψάρι και θαλασσινά ψημένα κατευθείαν από το Ιόνιο, byrek (αλμυρή πίτα με φύλλο), qofte (ψητοί κεφτέδες από κιμά), ψητά λαχανικά και ένα τυρί σαν φέτα ντυμένο με τοπικό ελαιόλαδο, όλα συνοδευόμενα με rakia ή αλβανικό κρασί.
Η παραλία. Ταβέρνες παρατάσσονται κατά μήκος της παραλίας του Δίρμι και της πιο ήσυχης λωρίδας Drymades, όπου τρώτε φρέσκο ψάρι με τα πόδια σχεδόν στην άμμο. Το παλιό άνω χωριό έχει πιο απλές, οικογενειακές ταβέρνες με θέα κάτω προς την ακτή.
Το φαγητό έξω στη Ριβιέρα προσφέρει γενικά καλή σχέση ποιότητας-τιμής, ειδικά στις οικογενειακές ταβέρνες που σερβίρουν byrek, qofte και ψητά λαχανικά. Το φρέσκο ψάρι και τα θαλασσινά συνήθως πωλούνται με το βάρος, οπότε αυτά τα πιάτα μπορούν να ανέβουν — αξίζει να ελέγξετε την τιμή όταν παραγγέλνετε.
Στην κορύφωση του καλοκαιριού οι δημοφιλείς παραθαλάσσιες ταβέρνες γεμίζουν γρήγορα το βράδυ, οπότε αξίζει να κλείσετε εκ των προτέρων για δείπνο. Εκτός των πολυάσχολων μηνών τα περισσότερα μέρη είναι χαλαρά, χωρίς κράτηση.
Ναι. Μεγάλο μέρος του παραθαλάσσιου τραπεζιού βασίζεται στα λαχανικά — byrek με τυρί ή χόρτα, ψητά και γεμιστά λαχανικά, σαλάτες, φασόλια και ένα τυρί σαν φέτα με ελαιόλαδο — οπότε είναι εύκολο να φάτε καλά χωρίς κρέας σχεδόν σε κάθε ταβέρνα.
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