Heaven's Kitchen

Berat


This wildly popular place serves typical Albanian fastfood such as kebabs, pizzas and burgers, but with the quality is a step above normal. The real highlight though is the waiter who juggles bottles, spins trays on his finger and fast-talks any passerby into stopping and eating here.


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