tea houses (ãay xanalar)
There is a nice outdoor tea house çay xana by the Khansarai, Daily 11AM-11PM, that serves tea and halva to people in their own individual nooks. There is also a tea house inside the walls of the Palace of the Sheki Khans which offers plates of the Sheki specialty halva alongside a pot of tea for 2 AZN.
Most çay xanalar also serve local beer piva—draft at 50 qapick/glass or bottles at 70 qapick/bottle—or vodka araq at 2AZN/bottle. For anything exotic e.g. tequila, gin, or rum, you will have to go to the Sheki Saray bar and pay Western prices there.
A Cultural Note
Although the çay xana by the Khansarai allows Western women to enter, it is usually forbidden for females to enter such establishments. Drinking in general is also taboo for women anywhere in the country outside of Baku.
