Taverna Lefteri

Spile · Himarë · Albania

Photographs

The sign, the room, the plates and the town — nothing staged, nothing borrowed from another restaurant.

The dining room at Taverna Lefteri: pale timber panelling, a fitted geometric timber ceiling, cane-backed chairs and laid tables
01

The sign

  • The sign, from the road.
  • Taverna Lefteri · Since 1998 · Fresh Seafood · Traditional Dishes.
02

The table

  • Small fish, butterflied, with oil, lemon and parsley.
  • Whole fish, fried, on the copper platter.
03

The room

  • The dining room, laid for service.
04

Spile

  • Spile beach and its pier.
  • The water off the rocks.
  • The headland, in the last light.