Currently active cafes in every city can show a part of cultural identity of that city. The cafes are considered as centers for socialization and debate between sophisticated and open-minded people in the society. One of the most special nostalgic cafes in Tehran, is called Gol Rezaieh Cafe & Restaurant in Tehran, which is from the first wave cafes in the capital. This family run cafe was founded in 1310 on 30 Tir Street and opened by an Armenian called Gargena Avansian. After a while, Azizollah Khashaman bought Gol Rezaieh Cafe from its main owner and currently it is run by Shervin — grandson of Azizollah Khshaman. Nowadays, the atmosphere of the cafe is in line with his preference. The interior lighting design is in red color and it is really attractive in the first glimpse when you enter the cafe. The walls are covered by photos from famous artists, musicians, singers and actors like Lenin, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and the others. Among the chairs and tables in the cafe, you can see an always-reserved table that no one is allowed to sit on. It seems that it’s reserved by particular persons forever and they will never tend to come. The story of the table can be interesting for the ones who want to go to the cafe. In the past, this table was the haunt for some of open-minded like Sadegh Hedayat or Forough Farrokhzad, therefore, the owner of the cafe made the table an always-reserved one, as a symbol of respect for these people, also to revive the memory of their gatherings in the Gol Rezaieh Café in Tehran. So join us on Alaedin Travel so you can buy our various services such as hotels or the tours to Iran and other parts of the world online.
