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Gandhi Ave is one of Tehran's cafe capitals, thanks largely to one complex full of
cafes…
CAFES
Gandhi Shopping Centre$$
(cnr Gandhi Ave & 4th St; 10am-11pm)
Home to several cool, cosy little cafes
peopled largely by young and fairly liberal Tehranis, this is your one-stop cafe-society
stop. It's a fun place to hang out in the afternoon and evening; just choose a cafe you like,
settle in and then perhaps eat in one of the centre's upscale restaurants.
Viuna Café$$$
( 2274 2558-9;
www.cafe-viuna.com
;
Bagh-e Ferdows, off Valiasr Ave)
In the lovely
gardens of the Film Museum of Iran (
Click here
)
, this chic cafe serves a wide range of ex-
pensive but very drinkable Italian coffees and light meals (for pasta see Gallery Cafe in
the same grounds). It's an artsy, trendy and international scene. Bokings needed for the
evenings.
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Café Hafta-do Hasht$$
(78;
Click here
;
8891 9862-3;
www.cafe78.com
; 78 South Aban St [Shahid Azodi St],
off Karim Khan Zand Ave; 4-11pm)
A good place to get in touch with Tehran's hip
young artistic community is this cafe near Park-e Honar Mandan and other galleries. The
coffee, wide range of teas, snacks, service and conversation are all good.
Iranian Traditional Restaurant$$
(Agha Bozorg;
Click here
;
28 Keshavarz Blvd; meals from US$6; 7am-midnight;
Meydan-e Valiasr)
This underground place is modern Iranian social interaction in micro-
cosm, full of young Iranians flirting, drinking tea, smoking and eating (in that order) un-
der attractive vaulted and tiled ceilings. The
dizi
(US$4) and kababs are reliably good and
well priced for this location, though at busy times you won't be allowed to linger. It's
tucked away down an ornately tiled staircase.
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Cafe Naderi$$
(520 Jomhuri-ye Eslami Ave; 10am-7.30pm Sat-Thu)
Underneath the Hotel Naderi,
this historic if somewhat tired cafe has long been a favourite of intellectuals and artists -
think sculpted beards and berets in a setting that is circa 1950s Paris (unrenovated). The
cafe fare is limited to Turkish and French coffee and perhaps a pastry or two, but the ad-
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