Barfly

Baku


In the afternoon you might come for a quiet wine tasting (five Azerbaijani varieties with cheeses for AZN30). But after 10pm expect a hip crowd, bottle-spinning mixologists and very likely a DJ getting the buzz going.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Baku attractions

2. Baku Khans' Palace

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The minimal remnants of what had once been the palace, bath-house and garden of Baku's 18th-century khans is to be rebuilt as a museum, with interactive…

3. Center of Contemporary Art

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When active, this excellent commercial minigallery tends to highlight some of the city's more-interesting contemporary artistic trends. Check out their…

4. Medieval Market Square

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Directly in front of the Maiden's Tower are assorted archaeological diggings at what some consider to be the site where Jesus' disciple St Bartholomew was…

5. QGallery

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Of all the free-to-enter commercial galleries in Baku's atmospheric Old City, Q has the finest collection of 20th-century Azerbaijani art. It often stocks…

6. Maiden’s Tower

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This tapering 29m stone tower is Baku’s foremost historical icon, with rooftop views surveying Baku Bay and the Old City. Possibly millennia old, its…

7. Nizami Literature Museum

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The greatest attraction of this museum for most visitors is the western facade of the building it inhabits: a fine early-20th-century structure with…

8. Tahir Salahov House Museum

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