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Mosbat Cafe$
( 330 2977; Karimkhan Sq; espresso US$1; 9am-midnight) Marginally the best of
Valiasr's trendy coffee shops thanks to its stylish downstairs triangular tables and wooden
'bar' seating. Upstairs is less appealing. Look for the big red-on-yellow 'Café' sign beside
Haida Sandwich.
Good, similar alternatives to Mosbat include Sharshab ( 330 7741; espresso US$1)
just south of Karimkhan Sq and Orkideh ( 331 1146; Mokhaberat St; coffee US$1) a
block east.
TEAHOUSE
ELGOLI
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Baliq$$
( 385 9294; Golshahr St; meals US$3-8) Fish, fish, fish. Fresh whole fish, fish kababs,
fish köfte balls in the US$3 salad bar, fishing nets on the ceiling, little aquariums between
the tables and even fish-shaped souvenir pens. Standards are excellent, the enticing decor
includes log-and-rope chairs and a cave-wall trickling with water. Get off a
Rahnamae-Golshahr savari (US$0.50) on 35m Sina St.
Talar Bozorg Elgoli$$
( 380 5263; Elgoli Park; meals US$5) Within Elgoli's mock Qajar palace, this busy,
surprisingly unpretentious family restaurant serves Tabrizi köfte, a local home-cooking
speciality like a giant Scotch egg. Order ahead in winter.
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Revolving Restaurant$$$
( 380 7820; Hotel Elgoli, 11th fl, Elgoli Park; meals US$7-15; 7.30-11pm) A
Plexiglas elevator fires you through the Hotel Elgoli's atrium like at Willy Wonka's
chocolate factory for predictably great views. The basic charge of US$7 entitles you to
raid the soup-n-salad bar. Then add main courses including steaks, sturgeon kababs and
fried shrimp.
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