Chaykhona Rokhat

This grand Soviet-era, Persian-style, open-sided chaikhana (teahouse) is the Dushanbe classic – a great place to sip tea, slurp a bowl of noodles or enjoy a Simsim beer while joining locals in watching the world go by. Kitchens work all day, even in Ramadan. The wedding hall, with its magnificent, painted wooden ceiling, is worth a peep on the way in.