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crowd. Very friendly staff, a (working!) pool, a website in English and lots and lots of
shiny suited
biznizmen
from the former Soviet Caucasus.
APARTMENT
Gostaresh Hotel$$$
( 334 5021; fax 334 6778; Abaresan Crossing; s/tw/tr/ste US$54/67/87/108; )
'Standard' rooms are stylishly redesigned semi-suites with breast-height dividing walls
between the bed and a slightly sparse sitting area. Most have a kitchenette. Although sev-
eral kilometres from the bazaar, the location is handy for public transport to both Valiasr
and the centre.
Hotel Elgoli$$$
(Tabriz Pars; 380 7820; fax 380 8555;
www.parshotels.com
; Elgoli Park; s/d/ste
US$73/106/202; )
Three convex walls of gleaming blue glass overlook the city's fa-
vourite park, 8km from the centre. It has everything you'd expect from a top business
hotel except for alcohol in the minibar beers. The atrium is airy and there's a revolving
restaurant on top.
LUXURY HOTEL
Eating & Drinking
On winter evenings,
labu
(beets) are sold roasted or boiled from carts along Imam
Khomeini St. Or try
baghla
(boiled broad beans) eaten as a snack with vinegar and
paprika at open-air cafes around Elgoli Park.
CENTRAL AREA
There are several decent dining options around Coffeenet Deniz and nearby Shari'ati St
has good juice bars. The tourist information office folks like to show you cheap local eat-
eries nearby including part-vegetarian
Arzhentin Restaurant
( lunch only)
and the de-
lightful little
Ferdosi Restaurant
, a subterranean one-room vaulted cavern that's great for
dizi
or a puff on the qalyan.
Rahnama Dairy$
(Ferdosi St; snacks US$1; 7am-9pm Sat-Thu, 7am-2pm Fri)
This simple dairy-cafe
serves unbeatable breakfasts of
must-asal
(yoghurt and honey) or
khame-asal
(cream and
honeycomb).
SWEETS
Restaurant Tatly$
TRADITIONAL IRANIAN
