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Baku's old faithful Anglo-Irish pub has big wrought-iron lamps in high vaults and some of the best live blues-rock music in town.

If things aren't hopping or you want a cheaper beer, there are numerous alternatives within stumbling distance.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Baku attractions

1. Historical Museum

0.04 MILES

Well-presented exhibits on Azerbaijan’s history and culture might miss the odd century here and there, but there’s more than enough to fill several hours…

2. Nizami Literature Museum

0.14 MILES

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…

3. Baku Khans' Palace

0.15 MILES

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…

4. Fountains Square

0.15 MILES

Ever-popular with strollers, this leafy piazza forms Central Baku’s natural focus. The fountains for which it is named include one topped by shiny…

6. Center of Contemporary Art

0.18 MILES

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

7. Museum Centre

0.19 MILES

Once a Lenin Museum, this column-fronted neoclassical building has a sternly photogenic facade that looks best seen from across the Bulvar. Inside, the…

8. Nizami Statue

0.21 MILES

A fine statue of Azerbaijan's 12th-century 'Shakespeare' stands proud in the stepped gardens leading up from the Literature Museum that's named in his…