Food and Restaurants

Address: south side, Naqsh e Jahan Square

Address: inside Abbasi Hotel, Shahid Medani Street Timings: 4pm to 11pm

Address: located inside Sadaf Hotel, Hafez Street Phone: 220 2988 Timings: open for dinners only

Address: Naqsh e Jahan Square Timings: open daily 7am to 11pm

Address: Abbas Abad Street, near Pars Hotel Phone: 220 4490 Timings: 1130am to 1030pm

Address: Naqsh e Jahan Square Phone: 220 0374 Timings: 1130am to 430pm, 630pm to 1030pm

Address: Kalisa Street, Jolfa Phone: 624 7119 Timings: open daily 12noon to 4pm, 6pm to 11pm

Address: New Julfa, near Kalisa Gevork (Gevork Church), Hakim Nizami Street

Address: city center Timings: 11am to 10pm

Address: Bazar e Buzurg, city center Timings: 7am to 5pm

Address: Hakim Nezami Street, Julfa Phone: 627 8989 Timings: 12noon to 330pm, 730pm to 1030pm

Address: Naqsh e Jahan Square Phone: 221 9068 Timings: 12noon to 3pm, 7pm to 1030pm

Address: Chahar Bagh Abbasi Street Phone: 221 0800 Timings: 11am to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm

Address: Korshid Street, Jolfa Phone: 624 7536, 624 7536 Timings: Saturdays to Thursdays 9am to 4pm

Address: Chahar Bagh Abbasi Street Timings: Saturdays to Thursdays 9am to 4pm

Address: exit from the Inqalab e Islami Square out to the Zayandeh River Area Timings: 8am to 11pm

Address: lower levels of the Pol e Khaju, Zayandeh River. The teahouse that exists here is rumored to have been in function since the bridge was constructed in the 17th century. Enter and you will see checkered floor mats, handcrafted rugs, and carpets depicting opulent Safavid symbolism. Men and young teens flock around water pipes (galyoun or nargile). Often, you can hear light beats of traditional Iranian music, though this is mostly drowned by the enthusiastic babbling of bubble blowers on the shisha.

Address: Chubi Bridge, Zayandeh River. Another traditional teahouse that is always crowded – service is very slow, giving you ample time for long chat sessions with groups of friends, or local strangers, or strange locals – whichever you prefer!

Address: Bazar e Buzurg, city center. Phone: 222 0654. Timings: 11am to 3pm.

Address: Jolfa neighborhood, Timings: 11am to 6pm

Address: Naqsh e Jahan Square, city center Phone: 222 3291 Timings: Saturdays to Thursdays 12noon to 4pm

Address: Hafez Street. Timings: open daily 8am to 12 midnight. For a delightful, truly authentic Iranian breakfast, head straight to Hafez Street in the early hours of the day. A number of roadside kiosks pop up in the morning, selling steaming sweet and sour local delicacies. A must-try is the Fereni – a local sweet dish made of rice in a sugary solution of rose water and milk. The interesting thing is – breakfast continues all day through to midnight! You can have the same dishes over and over again each time you pass by Hafez Street.

Address: Chahar Bagh Abbasi Street, city center Timings: open daily 8am to 11pm

Address: Chahar Bagh Abbasi St Phone: 222 0237 Timings: 1030am to 11pm