Craftsmen's Center Prishtina

A place of many names

Linda from Prishtina

""Craftsmen's Center" in Prishtina is a concentration of shops & eateries that's been changing since the '80s. What you know this place as reveals your age!"

On the side of a busy road that leads to Prishtina’s biggest park, Gërmia, there is an area with small shops and fast food stations known by many names: “The Chinese Quarter”, “Raguza”, “Romantika Shopping Center”, or “The Craftsmen’s Center.”

How locals refer to the area kind of reveals their age, how long they have lived in Prishtina, and what is their emotional connection with the area. Built in the early 1980s, it was meant as a concentration of mini-shops for various crafts. In the '90s, it was one of the few places where Albanians socialized. Longtime Prishtina locals recall the famed “Raguza” sweet shop, of which no trace remains. Fast forward to 2022, the quarter has retained its old-style charm despite the transformations it has gone through.

If you tune out the noise from the busy street, and if you make an effort to block the visuals of the neighborhood as you go around this tiny area with tiny shops, it gives you a vibe of old towns somewhere by the sea. Keep an eye out for the tiny stone-laid stairs, pathways also laid in stones that have been polished by the feet of visitors in search of local fast food (think kebabs, burgers, meatballs, grilled hot peppers, cabbage and carrot and onion salad), local artwork, tailor services, or local handmade jewelry.

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Prishtina Spotter Linda

About me I am a passionate storyteller, a haiku lover, and fiction writer; a foodie always chasing places and recipes, and a traveler who revels in all colors of life. I make a living working in strategic communications, social media, content writing, and translation and editing. For me, words and images are powerful magic, as they shape realities and impact the world. I love iris flowers, dragonflies, and liminal spaces. Why Prishtina? I moved to Prishtina in 2000 for what I thought would be a three-month stay. What is it they say about making plans? The city stole my...

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