Saat Meydanı

Top choice in Azerbaijan


Brand new in 2019, this multi-restaurant complex is ranged around a large stone courtyard featuring central fountains and the photogenic mechanical clocktower for which it is named. Within shady arcades are all of Naxçivan's top international eateries, with cuisines including Turkish-Anatolian, at Köşebaşı; upmarket east-Asian, at Jasmine; and Georgian, at Batum.

The complex also houses a cinema and upmarket hotel (room from AZN140).


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