A walk through the old pastry shops of downtown Tehran — theguardian.com

“The Armenians, the Turks and the Greeks all claim to have invented Turkish coffee.” “The Armenians of course!” he retorts loudly, his eyeballs popping out, as if shocked that I would even ponder the question. Meet the owner of Lord Confectionary in Villa Street, downtown Tehran, just across from St Sarkis Cathedral. Today, the area is mostly handicraft tourist stores, and many buildings have been bought by Payam-e Noor (distance learning) University. Two decades ago, this section of the street was mainly residential and one of Tehran’s Armenian quarters.

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