VALENTINORestaurant

Spile, SH8 · Himarë · Albania

Where you sit

The terrace

Valentino runs from a tiled indoor room straight out onto an awninged terrace on the Himarë front. The water is on the far side of the rail.

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

Under the awnings

Retractable awnings and a painted pergola carry the shade; woven rattan lanterns hang from the frame, bougainvillea sits in the planters, and the pines along the front break the light before it reaches the tables.

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

The room behind

Terracotta tile underfoot, timber beams overhead, live-edge tables and rope-weave armchairs. The long glazed front folds back, so the room and the terrace read as one space.

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
The sign, lit, from the pavement

After dark

The neon goes on over the pergola, the string lights come up under it, and the tables outside are laid on the paving beside the road.