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The Telegraph
The Telegraph
14 Oct 2024
Nick Squires


My visit to the slightly creepy Meloni-themed restaurant near Albania’s new migrant centre

Seventy portraits of Italy’s prime minister adorn the walls and the restaurant’s menu features a variety of Giorgia Meloni’s facial expressions superimposed on pieces of fruit.

Welcome to “Trattoria Meloni”, the slightly creepy Albanian eaterie opened in honour of the hard-Right leader.

As the port of Shengjin awaits with trepidation the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants under a contentious offshore processing deal with Italy, one corner of the town at least is already reaping the rewards of the accord struck between the two countries.

The trattoria, which bills itself as the world’s only restaurant dedicated to her, is doing a roaring trade.

“We are fully booked every weekend and it’s been like this ever since we opened on August 20,” said the manager, Enis.

“We have had tourists from all over the world – British and Italians but also Czechs, Germans and French. And lots of Albanians of course.”