BushehrThings to do

Things to do in Bushehr

  1. Farid Coffee Shop

    You can usually find simple, cheap food along the Bushehr waterfront, particularly near the seafront building housing the Farid Coffee Shop, where the view is better than the coffee. This is a great area for people-watching, especially on Thursday or Friday evenings when the whole of Bushehr seems to be promenading along the esplanade with the cool sea breezes.

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  2. Ghavam Restaurant

    Ghavam is the best restaurants on the Persian Gulf coast. The underground location offers relief from the heat, and the vaulted ceilings, antique photographs and live traditional music (dinner only) create a warm, convivial, enjoyable atmosphere. The menu includes a range of local specialities, including boiled rice with broadbeans and fish.

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  3. Sahel Restaurant

    The Gulf-side location makes Sahel a good place to interrupt your Old City wanderings. And the kababs, fish and ghorme sabzi (stewed beans, greens and mince, served with rice) are pretty tasty.

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  4. Amirieh Edifice

    The densely packed wooden struts that overhang some of the narrow lanes are unique to Bushehr. Of particular interest are the door-knockers shaped like human hands in the northwestern quarter of town.

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  5. Salon Ghaza Khoreid Faghid

    There isn’t an English sign and there’s nothing fancy about this little place near the bazaar, but the local speciality ghalye mahi (a richly flavoured fish stew) is delicious.

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  6. Pizza Negin

    This trendy place, inside a concrete boat ‘sailing’ along the seaside esplanade, is super popular and the pizzas are relatively good.

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  7. British Consulate

    The crumbling seaside ruins of the British consulate are worth a look for a hint of Bushehr’s former grandeur.

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