Though it's one of the cheapest central places around, Samik has a certain degree of elegance with touches of gilding on its arched vaulting and attractive embroidery for tablecloths. Open all night, its unsophisticated Caucasian food is a godsend for those arriving in Baku on a dawn train.
Midday lunch sets start at just AZN3 (Monday to Friday), with oversized Gürcü xəngəli (Georgian khinkali dumplings) cost 0.70AZN each.