SIROCCO RESTAURANT — Restaurant in Bashkia Sarandë

One of the Best Meals I've Ever Had!

As a first-time tourist in Saranda, like many others, I turned to Google to search for a place to have dinner. This time, I was in the mood for something a bit more special—more like a dinner date. SIROCCO came up in the search results with great reviews, so I decided to give it a try with my partner.

And now, let me tell you—it was truly one of the best meals of my life. My partner, who is a head chef, was also very impressed (he even recreated some of the dishes once we got back home).

We opted for starters, mains, and dessert. Everything was amazing—the cocktails, the view, the service, the food, and the kitchen team. A special thank you to the head chef for coming out to speak with my partner (and he is still keen to cook in your kitchen!)! You can tell that the menu was created with a lot of passion and using good quality ingredients.

The dinner was so good that we decided to return the next evening and ordered some of the same dishes again (as you can see in the photos). We're coming back to Saranda in less than a week with our family, and SIROCCO is definitely a place we’ll be visiting more than once.

(Couple mid 30s and 40s from London, visited...

My partner and I are vegan, so before our trip to Sarandë, we did quite a bit of research to find good places to eat. We came across this restaurant online but weren’t entirely sure about their vegan options. We messaged them and they replied really quickly with a list of what they could offer—super helpful! On our first visit, we ordered the Siroco Salad and the baked aubergine with hummus—both were absolutely delicious. And the cocktails were amazing! I had the Ostro and my partner had the Maestro—both were perfect. We enjoyed it so much that we went back a second time, this time with a friend who isn’t vegan. He had the ceviche and said he loved it. We ordered the Siroco Salad again, the aubergine, and the spring rolls—and once again, everything was delicious. Our friend tried a bit of everything and was so glad we brought him along. To top it all off, our waitress (I wish I’d asked her name!) brought us a complimentary Mastika, a Greek liqueur. She kindly explained what it was and even showed us the bottle so we could find it later in Corfu. We left feeling so well taken care of and genuinely appreciated. An...

NOTICE! (NJOFTIM): EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

The menu is very generous and not overwhelming… you can try everything on the menu within 3 or so visits (as a 2) … and it’s all DELICIOUS..

The Beef Ragu is a perfectly balanced pasta for meat-pasta lovers.

The Sirocco Salad is full of life and certainly worth a try.

I could honestly write about every dish they provide, but you should just go try what you fancy as it’s all 10/10 in quality.

We spent somewhere around 1700-2000 Lek (20€) each per visit. This included a starter, salad, main, 2 glasses of wine and a desert.

In addition to the food, all of the staff work very hard and are very passionate about their jobs

Personal opinion … If I could eat here every day, I would. I will come back every chance I get to receive their food and service.

(I don’t take photos of my food as it’s not a habit of mine, but I hope you take my word for it… happy eating and...