The top pastry shops in Gjirokastra are ranked here by public customer reviews. The stone city has sweets of its own—oshaf with figs and sheep's milk, fruit gliko, the oriental trays of the holidays—and its pastry shops divide between the Old Bazaar, where visitors try them, and the new town, where residents buy them all year.
The ranking covers 5 public pastry shops in Gjirokastra with a total of 274 reviews published on Profi, computed on October 25, 2026.
Hapet në 6:00 të mëngjesit: Altini Pastiçeri në lagjen 18 Shtatori, Gjirokastër, shërben kafe, mëngjes dhe ëmbëlsira deri në 22:30. Krahas ëmbëlsirave të vitrinës, pastiçeria ka edhe drekë të lehtë, dhe tavolinat jashtë presin ata që ndalen për një kafe gjatë ditës. Ëmbëlsirat merren me vete ose dërgohen në shtëpi, dhe pagesa bëhet edhe me kartë.
Cupcake dhe torta të dekoruara janë specialiteti i Pastiçeri Elefteria në Rrugën Xhorxh Soros, Gjirokastër. Pastiçeria i përgatit ëmbëlsirat për ditëlindje dhe për çdo moment që meriton të festohet, dhe tortat e fundit i publikon në Instagram. Ëmbëlsirat merren me vete, dhe tortat për një datë të caktuar Elefteria i rezervon me telefon.
Që në 6:00 të mëngjesit, Pasticeri Mati në Rrugën Doktor Vasil Laboviti, Gjirokastër, ka gati bukën dhe ëmbëlsirat e ditës. Furra punon çdo ditë deri në 21:00, ndaj mund të kalohet si në mëngjes para punës, ashtu edhe në mbrëmje. Porositë më të mëdha Pasticeri Mati i pranon me telefon.
Pasticeri Lici në Rrugën Xhorxh Soros, Gjirokastër, hap çdo mëngjes në 7:00 dhe punon deri në 21:00, shtatë ditë në javë. Produktet e ditës pastiçeria i publikon rregullisht në Instagram, ku mund të shihen para se të kaloni në dyqan. Porositë merren me telefon, dhe ëmbëlsirat mund të tërhiqen që herët në mëngjes, para punës.
Bakllava, kadaif, ekmek dhe kafe greke mbushin vitrinën e Kalimera Pasticeri në Bulevardin 18 Shtatori, Gjirokastër, e hapur çdo ditë që në 7:00. Kalimera është rrjet pastiçerish, me pika edhe te Sheshi Çerçiz Topulli, në Vanistër buzë rrugës për Janinë, si dhe në Sarandë. Krahas ëmbëlsirave tradicionale, menuja ka tiramisu, profiterol, krepa, sanduiçe dhe akullore, ndërsa tortat për ditëlindje dhe festa përgatiten me porosi. Ëmbëlsirat shijohen në lokal me një kapuçino ose merren me vete, dhe fëmijët kanë zgjedhjen e tyre te krepat dhe akullorja.
The ranking is computed automatically from Profi's data: 5 public pastry shops in Gjirokastra with a total of 274 published reviews, computed on October 25, 2026. Businesses with reviews written on Profi rank first — ahead of any business that only has Google reviews, however many — because Google's reviews are not ours and we treat them as provisional until a business earns its own. Within each group, the average is weighted by the number of reviews behind it (the Bayesian formula known from IMDb's ranking): a business with 5★ from a single review ranks below one with 4.7★ from hundreds. The floor of 3 reviews to enter the ranking applies to Google reviews; a review written on Profi comes from an account we know, so it needs no floor. Nobody pays to be ranked, and suspended or deleted businesses do not appear. The ranking is recomputed every time the page is opened.
Note for reading: the ranking measures customer satisfaction, not ingredient quality—Profi does not verify the butter, the walnuts or the syrup and has no access to inspections. In Gjirokastra the Bazaar pastry shops serve visitors and the new-town ones residents—read the address before the score. The number of reviews per pastry shop is small. We do not publish prices.
Text marked «Editorial estimate» carries indicative figures from the editorial desk — prices, percentages, distances, times — not measurements from Profi's data. Figures without this mark come from the ranking above.
Frequently asked questions
Which sweets are Gjirokastra's own, and where do I find them?
Oshaf—dried figs cooked in sheep's milk—is the city's sweet and you find it more in the Bazaar restaurants than in pastry shops; fruit gliko (figs, walnuts, cherries) is sold in jars in the Bazaar; the oriental trays are made by the new-town pastry shops. Ask what is made on the spot.
How many pastry shops are in the Gjirokastra ranking?
The ranking is computed over 5 public pastry shops in Gjirokastra, with 274 published reviews in total, computed on October 25, 2026. The list refreshes itself: a new pastry shop enters as soon as it has enough reviews, and one that closes leaves when its profile is deactivated.
Bazaar or new town—where do I sit down for a sweet?
The Bazaar gives you the view and the cobbles, at a tourist price; the new town below has the big pastry shops with a room, where residents sit in the afternoon and cakes are ordered. For the tourist, the Bazaar; for trays and cakes, the new town.
A custom cake in Gjirokastra—how far ahead?
Call the pastry shop from its profile and ask how many days it needs and whether it works from a photo. In Gjirokastra the workshops are few and in summer, with weddings and returning emigrants, they fill up—order a week ahead then. Ask for the fiscal receipt for the deposit too.
Are the Bazaar pastry shops open in winter?
Some shorten their hours or close from November to March; the new town works all year. Gjirokastra is cold—look for a heated room and call before climbing up.
How much does baklava or a cake cost in Gjirokastra?
We do not publish prices. In Gjirokastra ask whether oshaf and gliko are sold by the bowl or by the kilogram, and in the Bazaar ask the price before sitting down. For a custom cake, compare the same weight and ask for the fiscal receipt.
Legal / tax note
National rules for pastry shops—the food act, AKU inspections, the fiscal receipt—are the same in every city; we maintain them in full with sources on our Pastry shops in Albania page. In Gjirokastra, as everywhere, Profi has no access to inspection results—where the ingredients come from, expiry dates and the state of the kitchen are things you see for yourself or ask on the spot.
