TepsiaCafé & bakery · Korçë
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Old Bazaar · Korçë · since 1994

Straight from the tepsi.

Byrek and lakror baked since dawn, petulla fried to order, strong coffee all day and a warm corner of the Old Bazaar, all year round.

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  • Oven on at 05:30
  • Open 7 days, all year
  • Cakes to order
A round phyllo pie with feta, tomato and cucumber
Today in the oven Lakror with leeks out at 08:00

Today from the oven

Out at dawn. Gone by noon.

The board changes every day. Tap a day to see what comes out of the oven, and at what time.

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    Birthdays & name-days

    A cake with their name on it.

    Pick a cake, the size and the day. Tell us what to write and we'll pipe it in chocolate. We confirm on WhatsApp within the hour. Please order at least two days ahead.

    Next name-day

    Shën Mëhilli

    Sunday, 8 November

    Mihal, Mihallaq, Gavril

    Order by Friday, 6 November

    Chocolate layer cake with cream and dark cherries

    Black Forest

    Chocolate sponge, cream and dark cherries

    2 400 L / kg

    Chocolate mousse cake with ganache

    Chocolate & walnut mousse

    Dark ganache and toasted Korçë walnuts

    2 600 L / kg

    White cake with chocolate drip

    Vanilla & chocolate drip

    Vanilla cream and a chocolate drip. Simple, and kids love it.

    2 200 L / kg

    Birthday cake with cream roses and piped writing

    Rose cream cake

    Chocolate cream roses and your words on top

    2 800 L / kg

    Your cake, seen from above

    Happy birthday, Ana!

    Estimated price≈ 3 600 L

    Nothing is paid online. We confirm the price and you pay when you pick the cake up.

    Hands shaping dough on a floured table Korçë from above, with the mountains behind

    Our story

    One tepsi, thirty-two winters.

    In 1994, Liri Gjoni started baking lakror in her mother's copper tepsi, in a narrow room off the Old Bazaar. The neighbours came before work, then their children, then the whole street.

    Today her grandson Ardit runs the café, with an espresso machine and tables on the cobbles. Liri still checks the dough at 05:30, every morning, winter and summer.

    “Thin layers, patience and a hot oven. That's the whole secret.” Liri
    240pieces out of the oven every day
    7days a week, all year
    3generations behind the counter

    Inside and out

    A warm corner of the bazaar.

    Tap a photo to see it bigger.

    Café tables on the cobbles of Korçë's Old Bazaar
    A busy morning inside the café
    Coffee and pastries by the window
    Dough rolls being set out before baking
    Candles being lit on a birthday cake
    The Old Bazaar street with its lamp posts

    Every week

    Come for coffee, stay for the song.

    A guitarist playing at a café table

    Friday · 20:30

    Serenade night

    Live guitar and the old Korçë serenades. Free entry; the tables fill up by 20:00, so book one on WhatsApp.

    Book a table

    • Wed19:00

      Chess & mountain tea

      A chess board on every table. Tea is free for the winner.

    • Sat10:00

      Lakror class with Liri

      Two hours, one tepsi, and you take it home. 1 500 L, eight places.

      Book a place →

    • Sun09:00

      Family petulla morning

      Kids make their own petulla while the parents have a second coffee.

    • Dec✦

      Christmas fair weeks

      Kulaç, trays of baklava and salep to carry around under the bazaar lights.

    Visit us

    Find us in the Old Bazaar.

    Pazari i Vjetër, Korçë 7001
    Ten minutes' walk from the cathedral

    Monday – Thursday07:00 – 22:00
    Friday07:00 – 23:30
    Saturday07:00 – 23:30
    Sunday08:00 – 22:00
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    Good to know

    Questions we hear a lot.

    Do I need to book a table?

    Not during the day. On Friday serenade nights the tables fill up by 20:00, so send us a WhatsApp.

    How early should I order a cake?

    Two days ahead for most cakes, four days for tiered ones. Around big name-days like Shën Mëhilli and Shën Kolli, order a week ahead.

    Do you have dairy-free food for fasting days?

    Yes. Every Wednesday and Friday, and through the Easter and Christmas fasts, we bake lakror and byrek without dairy or eggs.

    Do you deliver?

    Within Korçë, yes: whole trays and cakes, for 200 L. Single pieces are best eaten here, while they're warm.

    Can I work from the café?

    Of course. Fast Wi-Fi, sockets by the window seats, and nobody rushes you before 17:00.

    Do you take cards?

    Yes, card or cash. Lek or euro, at the day's rate.