On the front at Spile

A whole fish, the grill, and the water three metres away.

Valentino stands on the SH8 where it runs along the Himarë seafront, its name in red neon over the pergola. Inside, terracotta tile and timber beams; outside, awnings, woven lanterns and the Ionian. The cooking is Albanian and it leans on the sea.

Directions See the plates

The red neon VALENTINO sign lit above a white pergola on the Himarë seafront at night, with set tables and rope-weave armchairs beneath it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor.

What comes out

Three plates, photographed at the table.

A whole grilled fish with chips and lemon, close — A whole fish
Grilled through, laid on a fish-shaped plate with chips and a wedge of lemon.

Linguine with mussels, a prawn and rings of squid, close — Linguine and shellfish
Mussels in the shell, a prawn, rings of squid, parsley through the sauce.

Grilled octopus with lemon and two dark grain croquettes on a copper-glazed plate, close — Octopus, grilled
Curled on a copper-glazed plate with lemon and two dark grain croquettes.

All of them, full size

The indoor dining room, terracotta tiled floor and timber-beamed ceiling, opening through folding glass onto a lit terrace and the sea — The room, looking out to the terrace

One long room, then the terrace.

The glazed front folds back, so the tiled room and the awninged terrace become a single space running out toward the water. Rope-weave armchairs, live-edge timber tables, pines along the front, and the Ionian past the rail.

Look at the terrace

White retractable awnings and a pergola over the terrace, woven rattan lanterns hanging beneath them, pines and the turquoise Ionian behind

Finding it

Spile, SH8, Himarë

How to get here

A whole fish, the grill, and the water three metres away.

Three plates, photographed at the table.

A whole fish

Linguine and shellfish

Octopus, grilled

One long room, then the terrace.