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Si-o-Seh Bridge Teahouse
This teahouse at the north end of Si-o-Seh Bridge is an Esfahani institution (and it’s not touristy) and the last of the bridge chaykhanehs. The teahouse is typically male dominated, but foreign women do get honorary male treatment and it is invariably a boisterous atmosphere, especially under the pylons.
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Tezatre Shahr
The huge, circular Tezatre Shahr is Tehran’s biggest and most impressive theatre and the place you’re most likely to see Iranian stage actors at work – performing in Farsi, of course. The booking staff speak English so call them to find out what’s coming up. Performances are normally at 6.30pm or 7.30pm and cost about IR25,000.
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Cafe Rimon
Spend some quality time on the porch of Cafe Rimon, soaking in the frenetic atmosphere around Damascus Gate. It’s one of the best places in town for people watching – have a camera ready to sneak some photos. You can get fresh juice (€3 to €5), nargileh (€5), or try the famed Taybeh beer (€4) from the West Bank.
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Sira
This tiny bar is smoky, dark, crowded and loud; the beer flows pretty fast and well into the night. If you are over the age of 23 you might feel old here. It has a mini dance floor and a semi-private room in the back. It also goes by its old name, D1, if you are asking around for it.
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The Lab
Crafted out of a disused railway warehouse, this innovative bar and theatre hosts young artists, musicians and dancers mainly interested in alternative and experimental arts, hence the name. Hebrew speakers will know it as HaMa’abada. Call ahead for upcoming events.
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Chaikhaneh Morshed
Easily-missed steps southeast of Dadgar Alley lead up to this semi traditional teahouse. Décor is tasteful apart from the cigarette-smoking stuffed lamb. The boisterous clientele of rockabilly-style 20-something males might get over-excited by a female presence.
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Joshua
The most popular bars come and go all the time, but when we visited this was definitely the place to be a on Friday night. All the cool kids sit around schmoozing on lounge chairs or noshing on the tasty pub grub. Grab a seat and do the same!
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Chaykhaneh Aqaqia
This wonderfully unpretentious, cheap and down-market all-male teahouse has chess and nard to play. Easily missed, the entrance is on the left off a covered access-way to the workaday Sadd Sultani caravanserai.
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Soot-e Delan
This indoor/outdoor chaykhaneh (teahouse) is a fun place to sit and socialise over chay (tea) and qalyan (water pipe) with the young men of Bam. The location deep in a park is not great for solo women.
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Versavee
The four brothers that run this place went all out to make it a classy little setting. It has a long drinks menu but meals are also available. It’s located in the same courtyard as the Imperial Hotel.
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Labkhand Coffee Shop
The stylish, second-floor Labkhand was going off like the proverbial frog in a sock. Good fun. It also serves some of the best coffee we drank in Iran.
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Lev Smadar Theatre
A quaint neighbourhood art-house movie theatre showing independent and foreign films. It has an attached cafe and you can bring food into the theatre.
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Shake Shop
For the best banana shake (IR4500) on the coast head for the unnamed shake shop, opposite and slightly west of Hotel Ghods.
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