A coffee roaster dominates the entrance to the slickest of north Tehran's many fashionable cafes and chief hang-out of the city's privileged. Down your third-wave brew at the long shared table or lounging in a low-slung comfy chair while admiring the chic industrial interior of rough cement walls, distressed orange-painted iron beams and open kitchen.
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