Sharbat Khan Bahar Nareng

Esfahan


Round the corner from the Kelisa-ye Vank, this magnificently painted one-room coffee shop is like an Esfahani miniature, with its exquisite patterned ceiling and murals on the wall. Providing the perfect venue for a cup of coffee while touring the Armenian Quarter, it also offers a tasty breakfast (IR10,000; from 8am to 11am) for those fed up with normal hotel fare.


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