'The block' is a relatively small patchwork of streets in southwest central Tirana, saturated with some of the best bars, restaurants and shops in the city. After WW2, the area was full of factories that were cleared to make way for an enclosed and guarded complex of luxury residential buildings for the exclusive use of the country’s ruling elite. Reopened to the public during the political changes of the early 1990s, the Blloku is now the place to come for fine dining, people-watching from one of the countless café terraces, and endlessly driving around in circles showing off flashy rental cars.