Regional specialties
The tendir is a traditional clay oven where this special bread is made. Hot tendir bread with cheese and butter is a real treat. Lavangi chicken is also traditionally cooked in a tendir.
Lankaran has a great deal of subtropical foods such as feyhoa, quince, cumquat, pomegranate, lemon, mandarin oranges, and tea. If you have a chance, make sure to try some of these regional foods.
In Lankaran, there are many different types of rice dishes by the name of plov. These include dill plov, potato plov, pea plov, and fish plov.
When going to restaurants or households in Lankaran, you will probably be offered this dish. This dish is cooked with a special nut and onion stuffing inside. You can also get Fish Balig Lavangi.
Gutab is a crunchy, fried dough with fillings inside. Try it with potato kartov or stomach meat qarin fillings and make sure to sprinkle lots of sumac spice with its astringent-acidic flavour.
Great restaurants
This is the best restaurant in Lankaran with great dishes such as Balig Fish Lavangi and Entrikot Lamb Chops. Make sure to ask for prices before ordering to avoid being overcharged.
This is the newest restaurant in Lankaran. It has the normal Turkish fare at prices that are not too expensive. Tel: 044-271-06-44,055-711-71-41. Location: On Haydar Eliyev meydan terefi, near the Beynexalq Bank. 2-5 AZN.
This restaurant is located south of the Heydar Aliyev Park just by the iron-bridge and the Lankaran river.
This is a newly-built restaurant that is shaped like a ship. It is in the outskirts of town by the sea and the Olympic Complex. Enjoy the view of the sea while you eat here.
This restaurant is next to the library and is very popular with the locals. There is no signage, so just ask the locals.