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Eat, drink & shop in Baku

Where to eat, drink and shop in Baku: plov, dolma and kebabs in caravanserais and Old City restaurants, tea houses and sweets, Nizami Street, seaside malls and bazaars.

Restaurants

Famous names, local favourites and halal options for every budget. In manat (AZN): $ budget · $$ mid-range · $$$ upscale · $$$$ fine dining.

Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani$$

Şirvanşah Muzey Restoran

Restaurant set in an old bathhouse decorated like a museum, with live mugham music.

Old City (Icherisheher) · Metro: İçərişəhərMap
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani$$$

Mugam Club

Dine in a 14th-century caravanserai courtyard, often with folk music in the evening.

Old City · Metro: İçərişəhərMap
Azerbaijani home cooking
Azerbaijani home cooking$$

Qaynana

Cosy restaurant with home-style dishes, from dolma to plov.

Old City · Metro: İçərişəhərMap
Tendir bread & qutab
Tendir bread & qutab$

Sehrli Tendir

Small spot where bread and qutab are baked in a clay tandoor in front of you.

Old City · Metro: İçərişəhərMap
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani$$

Nargiz Restaurant

Long-running restaurant on Fountain Square for kebabs, dolma and plov.

Fountain Square · Metro: Sahil / İçərişəhərMap
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani$$

Firuze

Atmospheric basement restaurant popular for traditional dishes at fair prices.

Near Fountain Square · Metro: SahilMap
Modern Azerbaijani
Modern Azerbaijani$$$

Sumakh

Stylish restaurant giving classic Azerbaijani dishes a modern touch.

City centre · Metro: SahilMap
Grills & steak
Grills & steak$$$

Mangal Steak House

Popular grill house for steaks and lamb kebabs.

City centre · Metro: TaxiMap
Pan-Asian
Pan-Asian$$$$

Chinar

Upscale Asian restaurant in a modern pavilion, popular in the evening.

City centre · Metro: TaxiMap

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Most restaurants in Azerbaijan serve halal meat, but alcohol is widely served. Ask if you prefer an alcohol-free venue. Food photos are illustrative and do not show the restaurant itself.

Cafés, afternoon tea & desserts

Classic afternoon tea, specialty coffee and sweet stops.

Ali & Nino Café
Nizami Street

Ali & Nino Café

Bookshop café named after Baku's famous love story novel.

Metro: Sahil / 28 MayMap
Coffee Moffie
Several branches

Coffee Moffie

Popular local coffee chain with cakes and breakfast.

Metro: Several branchesMap
Tea houses on Baku Boulevard
Seaside Boulevard

Tea houses on Baku Boulevard

Drink Azerbaijani black tea with jam and sweets by the Caspian Sea.

Metro: SahilMap
Pakhlava & sweet shops
Old City & Nizami Street

Pakhlava & sweet shops

Try Azerbaijani pakhlava and shekerbura, great as gifts.

Metro: İçərişəhərMap

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Shopping & markets

Department stores, luxury streets, malls, outlets and markets.

LuxuryNeftchilar Avenue

Port Baku Mall

Luxury mall by the sea with designer brands.

Metro: TaxiMap
Shopping streetCity centre

Nizami Street

Baku's main pedestrian shopping street with grand old buildings.

Metro: Sahil / 28 MayMap
Shopping streetCity centre

Fountain Square

Lively square with shops, cafés and fountains next to the Old City.

Metro: SahilMap
Mall28 May

28 Mall

Central mall near the main railway station.

Metro: 28 MayMap
MallGanjlik

Ganjlik Mall

Large mall with brands, a cinema and food court.

Metro: GənclikMap
MallSeaside Boulevard

Park Bulvar

Mall on the boulevard with an aquarium and sea views.

Metro: SahilMap
MallSeaside Boulevard

Deniz Mall

Striking lotus-shaped mall on the Caspian shore.

Metro: TaxiMap
MarketOld City

Old City carpet & souvenir shops

Carpets, copperware and souvenirs inside the old walls.

Metro: İçərişəhərMap
MarketCity centre

Taza Bazaar

Busy food market for fruit, saffron, nuts and sweets.

Metro: 28 May / NizamiMap

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