Must-see restaurants in Azerbaijan

  • 7/40

    Baku

    The 100% kosher food is the main draw of this relaxed, upper-market restaurant, but whatever your diet or religion, the menu offers a lot of tempting…

  • Xan Bağı

    Azerbaijan

    Although it's the only restaurant within the fortress, prices are reasonable and the Azerbaijani food is reliable. Summer tables are almost lost in the…

  • Kafe #1

    Azerbaijan

    The best-value local food is served in an attractive antique-styled wooden interior at this rather hidden place off 28 May küç in the town centre. The…

  • CafeCity Wine

    Baku

    With a wide-ranging, international picture-menu, this CafeCity occupies a vaulted old building on the corner of Sahil Gardens and differentiates itself…

  • Batum

    Azerbaijan

    Naxçivan's first Georgian restaurant is a grand yet good-value place whose menu includes four types of khachapuri (cheese pie) plus satsivi (cold chicken…

  • Namaste

    Baku

    There is now a plethora of more-exotic Indian options in the main nightlife area but Namaste (formerly Adams) is a reliable, family-owned place for…

  • Epikur Bağı

    Azerbaijan

    Gəncə's widest selection of non-local cuisine is served in a cutesy snow-queen palace setting with a huge Michaelangelo reproduction on the ceiling.

  • Zakura

    Baku

    While Baku has more-upmarket Japanese options, Zakura combines stylish modernist decor with great-value food. The weekday lunch deal is one of Baku's…

  • Entrée

    Baku

    Entrée is an appealing bakery-cafe chain whose Baku flagship is this big, suave branch with a glass-walled kitchen, comfy seating and excellent coffee.

  • Ləzzət Istirahət Zonası

    Azerbaijan

    In a pretty corner of Car, Ləzzət is interesting for the chance to drink or eat Dagestani food in a treehouse or rustic pavilions in the woods. But the…

  • Mahir Fastfood

    Azerbaijan

    The name undersells this log-cabin cafe with its big glass-sided terrace stretching onto the chestnut- and willow-framed central square. It does sell…

  • Berkli Restoran

    Azerbaijan

    A large black-and-white portrait poster of a suave young Alain Delon dominates this lovably old-fashioned restaurant otherwise decorated with wing flagons…

  • Lucky

    Azerbaijan

    This spacious, semistylish resto-lounge favours black decor and has a popular balcony area for shisha smoking (AZN35). The food is good but portions are…

  • Lahıc Riverside

    Azerbaijan

    With a pleasant, central location just above the Girdman Bridge, this simple cafe-restaurant has a raised main dining section which is open-sided but…

  • Park Bulvar Mall

    Baku

    The 3rd-floor food court in this seaside mall offers a wide selection of cuisines that you can take out to eat on the open balcony (beside KFC) for super…

  • Elxanoğlu

    Baku

    This unpretentious, female-run bakery is the most central place to sell piping-hot 0.50AZN loaves of təndir bread straight from the clay oven. They also…

  • Dafne

    Baku

    Dafne is a suave but not exclusive lounge-cafe offering fine Turkish food and expertly mixed cocktails, with much of the seating spread across a large…

  • Mahir Lahmacun

    Azerbaijan

    For over a decade this unassuming eatery has been Quba's top place for lahmacun (thin pizza-esque wraps). It also opens for simple breakfasts and…

  • Təndirxana

    Azerbaijan

    İçəri Bazaar's little teahouse cafe has a small range of pre-cooked 'plate' meals, but is best for tea and buttery little qutab (stuffed pancake) while…

  • Şah Plov

    Azerbaijan

    Point to choose your cheap but hearty precooked meal and wash it down with a pint of ice-cold NZS beer (AZN1).

  • Landmark Building

    Baku

    This century-old warehouse reconstruction forms the centrepiece of a group of elite office buildings. Local workers can choose among a trio of East Asian…

  • Nənəmin

    Baku

    Queue at this takeaway window for well-stuffed, bargain qutab or whole stuffed ləvəngi (chicken).

  • Port Baku

    Baku

    A series of modern semichic cafe-restaurants are ranged along the pedestrianised strip between the high-rise glass towers of Port Baku. The street terrace…

  • Kafe Araz

    Baku

    This popular meeting point occupies a shaded, partly glassed-in terrace on the edge of Fountains Sq. As it opens all night, it's good for late-night beers…

  • Ləziz

    Azerbaijan

    Off the tourist trail, this sprawling parkland restaurant is far from refined but the food quality is excellent at genuine local prices, there's outdoor…

  • Qədim Dunya

    Azerbaijan

    This modestly enticing, very central kebab shop plays at historical-themed decor and serves local beer at reasonable prices.

  • Spar

    Baku

    Central supermarket with takeaway food counter.

  • Bravo

    Baku

    This all-night supermarket is handy if you're staying in the area around the Landmark Building.

  • Bravo

    Baku

    A decent choice if you're looking for a well stocked supermarket close to the old city.

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