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Anyone care to recommend some specialty coffee-shops in Tehran? Or in Iran, more generally? That's the one thing I'm searching for when going to a new (big-ish)

Anyone care to recommend some specialty coffee-shops in Tehran? Or in Iran, more generally? That's the one thing I'm searching for when going to a new (big-ish) city, I've honestly stopped caring about museums, archaeological places or the like, I just want to go to the same specialty coffee shops to which I go here in Bucharest, to be surrounded by the same people I'm surrounded here in Bucharest while reading a book or a magazine. And to give something in return, for Athens I can heartily recommend Taf Coffee [1], and also MOTIV [2] just across the small street, and in Vienna I have a soft spot for CoffeePirates [3] [1] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taf+Coffee/@37.9834313,23.730901,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOe9Nocsf5RkpYOL78HUJDTR_XdPL0_oHkQmZmg!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOe9Nocsf5RkpYOL78HUJDTR_XdPL0_oHkQmZmg%3Dw129-h86-k-no!7i3000!8i2000!4m7!3m6!1s0x14a1bd308088c6c3:0xd9bd84c06beb0e11!8m2!3d37.9835085!4d23.7308313!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1wb446b6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNi4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taf+Coffee/@37.9834313,23.... [2] https://www.google.com/maps/place/MOTIV/@37.9835867,23.7311781,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMDEV3QvektSjavYcOBN_mV5_UUi0QDomupTfet!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMDEV3QvektSjavYcOBN_mV5_UUi0QDomupTfet%3Dw86-h114-k-no!7i3468!8i4624!4m7!3m6!1s0x14a1bd30853fe373:0x5a8eabd0c6584239!8m2!3d37.9835526!4d23.7312089!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11c2q35mrb?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNi4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.google.com/maps/place/MOTIV/@37.9835867,23.73117... [3] https://www.google.com/maps/place/CoffeePirates/@48.2173765,16.3513491,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipN1uanDNpk_U7irKABw71nSKXa6A8LoYEeUtViQ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipN1uanDNpk_U7irKABw71nSKXa6A8LoYEeUtViQ%3Dw128-h86-k-no!7i1920!8i1282!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d07c12110afdd:0x7cd49b5c94bdccaf!8m2!3d48.2173845!4d16.3511695!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11gztqjy0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNi4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D https://www.google.com/maps/place/CoffeePirates/@48.2173765,...

BowBun 2y ago
Why do you prefer to spend time in the same setting with the same people when you are in a new place? Why not stay home?
- Arainach 2y ago
  OP does not literally mean the same people but the same type of people. Having a familiar group with something in common is a great conversation starter and way to make new friends. This is similar to how you can visit a new area and stop by a brewery (if you like beer), a sports game (if you like sports), etc.
  - BowBun 2y ago
    I didn't think they meant literally the same. That would either be called a group trip, or a coincidence! Liking beer doesn't really make people the same 'type'. Going to local bars to strike up conversations is great (one of my go-tos!), but those are not the 'same type of people' IMO. I interpreted OP as a poorly veiled comment about wanting to avoid locals and local culture, instead preferring to beeline for a Starbucks or Gucci in a new city when 'traveling'. Or perhaps some snobbiness about what people like to do when travelling. Both of which are cringe. Maybe I misinterpreted OP's preferences, though. My opinion is if you're going to use the resources to travel somewhere new, you should enjoy what is there, not seek copies of what you have at home.
  - mr_toad 2y ago
    > OP does not literally mean the same people but the same type of people. Same question really - aren't you most likely to find the same type of people at home?
    - Arainach 2y ago
      No. Liking coffee is only one aspect of a person. Once you're talking you can learn more, make connections, and potentially have a friend who you keep talking to even after you return home. To give a more HN-specific example: If you work at a software company in the US and go to a software company in India/Poland/etc. aren't you going to find the same people at home? Of course not, their job is only one small part of who they are.
      - tomjakubowski 2y ago

BowBun 2y ago

Why do you prefer to spend time in the same setting with the same people when you are in a new place? Why not stay home?

Arainach 2y ago
OP does not literally mean the same people but the same type of people. Having a familiar group with something in common is a great conversation starter and way to make new friends. This is similar to how you can visit a new area and stop by a brewery (if you like beer), a sports game (if you like sports), etc.
- BowBun 2y ago
  I didn't think they meant literally the same. That would either be called a group trip, or a coincidence! Liking beer doesn't really make people the same 'type'. Going to local bars to strike up conversations is great (one of my go-tos!), but those are not the 'same type of people' IMO. I interpreted OP as a poorly veiled comment about wanting to avoid locals and local culture, instead preferring to beeline for a Starbucks or Gucci in a new city when 'traveling'. Or perhaps some snobbiness about what people like to do when travelling. Both of which are cringe. Maybe I misinterpreted OP's preferences, though. My opinion is if you're going to use the resources to travel somewhere new, you should enjoy what is there, not seek copies of what you have at home.
- mr_toad 2y ago
  > OP does not literally mean the same people but the same type of people. Same question really - aren't you most likely to find the same type of people at home?
  - Arainach 2y ago
    No. Liking coffee is only one aspect of a person. Once you're talking you can learn more, make connections, and potentially have a friend who you keep talking to even after you return home. To give a more HN-specific example: If you work at a software company in the US and go to a software company in India/Poland/etc. aren't you going to find the same people at home? Of course not, their job is only one small part of who they are.
    - tomjakubowski 2y ago