First time here? The full Albanian experience:
Breakfast / Mëngjesi
We start every morning the same way our family always has — fresh petulla from the pan, local white cheese from the villages above Sarandë, and whatever the garden gives us that week. Most of our breakfast ingredients come from small farms in the Delvina valley, less than 30 minutes away. If you are looking for a halal breakfast option near Mango Beach, everything on our morning table meets that standard.
Breakfast for 2 ☪️ Halal
Byrek, eggs, tomatoes, jam, cucumber, white cheese, petulla, and halal chicken sausages. Enough for two hungry people.
Traditional Breakfast / Mëngjes Tradicional 🌱 V
Petulla fried fresh each morning, served with eggs, cucumber, local white cheese, honey, jam, and tomatoes from the garden.
Avocado with Cream Cheese & Salmon 🐟
Toasted bread, cream cheese, avocado, and cured salmon.
French Toast with Honey & Ice Cream 🌱 V
Thick-cut French toast with local honey and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Yogurt with Honey & Walnuts 🌱 V
Thick yogurt, raw honey, and cracked walnuts.
Omelette / Omletë 🌱 V
Farm eggs, local cheese, garden herbs.
Salads / Sallatat
Our salads use vegetables from farms in the Delvina hills and cold-pressed olive oil from the groves just outside Sarandë. The goat cheese comes from a small producer we have worked with for years. Everything is dressed and assembled when you order it, not before.
Burrata Salad 🌱 V
Fresh burrata over cherry tomatoes, basil pesto, and pine nuts.
Sophra Salad 🐟
Seasonal greens, sweet corn, tuna, almond flakes, citrus dressing.
Caesar Salad ☪️ Halal
Romaine, grilled halal chicken, parmigiano, house Caesar dressing.
Village Salad / Sallatë Fshati 🌱 V
Tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onion, local white cheese, virgin olive oil. Simple and honest.
Soups / Supat
Fish Soup / Supë Peshku 🐟
Made with whatever the fishermen bring in that morning. Different every day.
Chicken Soup / Supë Pule ☪️ Halal
Slow-simmered halal chicken broth. The kind of soup that fixes everything.
Antipasti & Starters
Albanian Antipasto (for 2)
Warm byrek, fërgesë, cornbread, sarma, eggplant casserole, baked dips. The full Albanian welcome.
Must order for the full traditional Albanian taste experience.
Seafood Grill Mix (for 2) 🐟
Octopus, calamari, prawns, and half a fish — all grilled over open flame with olive oil and lemon.
Crudo Mix (for 2) 🐟 Raw
Seabass carpaccio, salmon, scampi, shrimps, marinated anchovies. Cold and clean.
Mediterranean Octopus 🐟
Slow-cooked octopus, lemon, olive oil. Nothing else needed.
Gravlax Salmon 🐟
House-cured salmon with dill and citrus. We cure it ourselves.
Grilled Shrimp / Karkalec 🐟
Prawns over open fire, Mediterranean herbs, lemon oil.
Sautéed Mussels / Midhje 🐟
Coastal mussels, white wine, garlic, butter. From the Ionian, that morning.
Marinated Anchovies 🐟
Fresh local anchovies in lemon juice and virgin olive oil.
Sautéed Mushrooms 🌱 V
Mushrooms, garlic, butter, garden herbs. Simple.
Focaccia with Feta 🌱 V
Crispy from the wood oven, olive oil, crushed white cheese on top.
Oven Baked Cheese with Vegetables 🌱 V
Local white cheese baked in our clay oven with seasonal vegetables and olive oil.
Focaccia with 3 Dips 🌱 V
Hot from the oven, three homemade dips. They change daily.
Baby Potatoes 🌱 V
Whole baby potatoes roasted in the oak wood-oven with rosemary and sea salt.
Xaxiq 🌱 V
Cool yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, olive oil, mint. Our version of tzatziki.
French Fries 🌱 V
Hand-cut, fried fresh daily.
Handmade Oven Bread / Bukë e Shtëpisë 🌱
Handmade oven bread, baked in the moment. Our guests' favourite — ask for it warm.
Byrek & Tradita Shqiptare
This section is the heart of what we do. Our brick oven runs on oak wood from the Delvina hills. Tavë Kosi takes over an hour to bake properly and we will not rush it. The byrek is hand-rolled by the same hands every morning. All lamb and beef here is certified halal from Kasapi i Prizrenit.
Tavë Kosi ☪️ Halal Lamb
Our family recipe. Lamb baked in clay pots with yogurt, rice, and garlic inside the oak wood-oven. Takes over an hour — worth every minute.
The dish every Albanian grandmother makes. You cannot leave without trying it.
Moussaka / Musaka ☪️ Halal Beef
Layers of eggplant, potatoes, seasoned beef, homemade béchamel. Baked until bubbling.
Eggplant Casserole / Tavë Patëllxhani 🌱 V
Whole aubergines, rice, tomatoes, herbs — baked in clay. One of the dishes vegetarian guests order most.
Bell Pepper Casserole / Tavë me Speca 🌱 V
Roasted peppers stuffed with rice, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs.
Peppers with Cream / Speca me Mazë 🌱 V
Roasted peppers slow-baked in mazë — a rich local cream sauce you will not find outside Albania.
Cornbread with Cream / Bukë Misri me Ajkë 🌱 V
Thick cornbread from the wood oven, served warm with cool ajkë cream. A southern Albanian classic.
Hand-rolled pastry, cottage cheese filling, baked in the wood-oven. The real thing.
Crispy layers, fresh garden spinach, local herbs.
Tomatoes and onions in handmade pastry. No dairy, no egg. Fully vegan.
Pasta & Risotto
Beef & Truffle Risotto ☪️ Halal Beef
Arborio rice, slow-braised halal beef, black truffle cream.
Shrimp & Lime Ravioli 🐟
Handmade pasta, shrimp filling, lime zest. Made fresh here, not from a packet.
Seafood Risotto 🐟
Creamy risotto loaded with fresh coastal seafood from the Ionian.
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli 🌱 V
Handmade ravioli, local spinach, creamy ricotta filling.
Seafood Linguini 🐟
Al dente linguini, mixed Ionian shellfish, cherry tomato sauce.
Chicken & Saffron Risotto ☪️ Halal
Golden saffron risotto with grilled halal chicken breast.
Linguini Pomodorini 🌱 V
Cherry tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil. Nothing more, nothing less.
Meat & Fish / Pjatat Kryesore
Every cut of chicken, lamb, and beef on this table comes from Kasapi i Prizrenit. The fish — seabass and bream — comes from the Ionian, usually caught that morning. Our wood-oven runs on oak and the meat cooks slowly.
Jufka with Whole Chicken ☪️ Halal 🔥
Sun-dried pasta baked slowly in chicken broth inside the wood-oven. This is Albanian comfort food at its deepest.
Order 30 min in advance. Worth every minute of waiting.
Sophra Mixed Meat (for 2) ☪️ 100% Halal
A big platter of flame-grilled meats from Kasapi i Prizrenit, served with roasted baby potatoes. Enough for two.
Grilled Seabass / Levrek 🐟
Whole Ionian seabass, flame-grilled to order, seasonal vegetables.
Grilled Sea Bream / Koce 🐟
Fresh-caught bream, grilled simply, light vegetables.
Grilled Octopus 🐟
Charred on the outside, tender inside. Roasted baby potatoes.
Salmon Fillet 🐟
Pan-roasted salmon, teriyaki glaze.
Beef Steak with Mushroom Cream ☪️ Halal Beef
Tender beef, grilled, wild mushroom cream sauce.
Oven Baked Lamb ☪️ Halal Lamb 🔥
Lamb slow-baked in the oak wood-oven until it falls apart. Rosemary baby potatoes on the side.
Slow Cooked Veal Ribs ☪️ Halal
Veal ribs slow cooked for over 5 hours, finished with our barbecue sauce and baby potatoes.
Steak Chop / Bërxollë ☪️ Halal
Thick bone-in veal chop, seared over open fire, rosemary potatoes.
Shishkebab Platter ☪️ Halal
Halal chicken skewers, Mediterranean herbs, fries.
Grilled Chicken Fillet ☪️ Halal
Lightly seasoned halal chicken breast, open flame, golden fries.
Wood-Fired Pizzas — 100% Halal Toppings
Tartufata ☪️ Halal
Black truffle cream, mozzarella, mushrooms, halal veal ham. From the wood-oven.
Four Cheese 🌱 V
Mozzarella, gorgonzola, parmigiano, provolone.
Capricciosa ☪️ Halal
Tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, halal veal ham, black olives.
Tuna Pizza 🐟
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, premium tuna flakes.
Diavola ☪️ Halal
Tomato, mozzarella, spicy halal beef salami. Has some kick.
Vegetarian Pizza 🌱 V
Roasted seasonal vegetables, mozzarella, wood-fired crust.
Margherita 🌱 V
Tomato, mozzarella, olive oil, fresh basil. The original.
Premium Shisha Terrace
Our own mix. Exotic fruits, heavy mint finish. Changes slightly every season.
Love 66 💨
Passion fruit, melon, mint, tropical notes. The classic everyone asks for.
Lady Killer 💨
Mango, melon, forest berries, soft mint.
Double Apple Classic 💨
Green apple and aniseed. The traditional choice.
Blueberry Mint 💨
Wild blueberry with a cold mint blast. Sharp and refreshing.
Pure Mint 💨
Just mint. Clean, cold, no sweetness. Good for coastal nights.
Desserts / Ëmbëlsirat
Trilece 🌱 V
Soft sponge soaked in three milks, dark caramel on top. The dessert every Albanian grandmother makes — and every visitor comes back for.
Baklava with Ice Cream 🌱 V
Honey-soaked layers, crushed walnuts, served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Kadaif with Ice Cream 🌱 V
Crispy shredded pastry, sweet syrup, vanilla ice cream. A Balkan classic you will not forget.
Passion Fruit & Orange Cheesecake 🌱 V
Baked cheesecake, passion fruit and orange glaze.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the food at Sophra halal?
Yes. All chicken, lamb, and beef on our menu is 100% certified halal, sourced directly from Kasapi i Prizrenit.
Do you take reservations?
During peak summer (July–August), we are walk-in only — first come, first served. The front-row sea view tables go to whoever arrives first. For groups of 10 or more, contact us in advance.
How far is Sophra from Ksamil?
About 10 minutes by car. We have a large free parking area directly below the restaurant entrance — no stress even in August.
Do you have vegetarian options?
Yes, quite a few. Eggplant casserole, stuffed peppers, three types of byrek, multiple salads, pasta options, and all pizzas are available vegetarian. We also have one fully vegan byrek.
What are the opening hours?
Breakfast 08:00–11:30, lunch 12:00–16:30, dinner 17:00–23:30. The shisha terrace stays open until late.
What should I try first?
If you have never had Albanian food: start with the Albanian Antipasto for two, then try the Tavë Kosi. For mains, the Mixed Meat Platter for 2 or Moussaka. Finish with trilece. That is the full experience.
