Old School Cafe

Top choice in Baku


Old School is a wonderfully off-beat hang-out for intellectual young Bakuvians. The sign is a typewriter and the interior decked with clocks, cameras and old-school chairs – hence the name. Although there are occasional live concerts, this is more a place for earnest conversation over a slowly sipped beer or herbal tea.


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