An amazing Azerbaijani restaurant in Washington DC! The qutabs, dushbere, erishte, plov, dolma, unique pastries, baked goods, breakfast dishes (kuku, scrambled eggs with tomatoes), thyme tea, and homemade döners — everything was absolutely delicious. It truly felt like we traveled back to Azerbaijan. We loved it so much that we came both for breakfast and dinner in the same day. Aunt Natavan’s warmth and kindness make you feel like your own mother cooked for you. For anyone living in Washington, this place is simply irreplaceable!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ritu Tak
I had a Badambura. Warm and fresh out of oven. Less sweet than gujia, I actually did like it very much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe H
The cakes are divine, what a treat! Just moved to DC after a year in Europe and dreaded coming back to American treats, but this place is like bringing a piece of Europe with us. No need to try cakes anywhere else. Lucky us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rachel Who?
The qutab is absolutely delicious! The atmosphere is also super welcoming and cozy. Such a lovely place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sheffin Joseph
Delicious and authentic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura
Tasted so good, not too sweet and feels the high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deeksha Shetty
Came here on a Saturday and there was not a single soul. Food was stale. The cake was even staler. This place seems to have fake reviews and fake stars. For the way some reviews rave about this place, there was no one.. absolutely no one on a Saturday evening except for the owners relatives! I wish the food was good but nope.. hard pass!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
David Goldstein
First time getting pastries and cake. Delicious and high quality homemade. Will be back!
Food: 5
esmira isgandarova
Sharbat is a cozy gem in DC that offers a truly authentic taste of Azerbaijani cuisine. The atmosphere is inviting, and the staff are incredibly kind and attentive.
I had the qutab, and it was absolutely delicious.
Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brandon
This was my first time here, the owner was extremely nice and friendly. She recommended a few dishes to for my friend and I to try some authentic Azerbaijani food. Everything was excellent. We got the dumplings and the donor sandwich. I also had some of the pastries. I highly recommend and I’ll be back! Thank you!
Amazing taste of Azerbaijan cuisine. The food was very tasty. Service was excellent. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
John Hughes
Delicious cakes and desserts, the pistachio cake is my favorite. Not the best cappuccino in the block but other drinks are good, especially the tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Helina M.
this place deserves more love! very sweet employees who make everything with homemade. i will be back to try more menu items, but i really enjoyed the potato pirojki and chocolate cake!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seyed Hamid Mossavi
We were in DC for 3 days for a family trip to visit the White House and Capitol Hill. Being Persian, on our last day, we decided to try and find a Persian or Persian-esque restaurant that serves Persian breakfast. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find a specific Persian restaurant that serves traditional breakfast, but were able to find Sharbat Bakery and Café. From the reviews, it looked pretty promising and offered Azeri traditional breakfast which is quite similar to Persian breakfast. We ordered the traditional breakfast mix which had, olives, halal sausages, marscapone and feta cheeses, honey, bread (more on this later), etc. this combo was very tasty especially with the apricot and berry jams. Notably the sausage was very delicious as well and the brewed tea was delicious as well. We also ordered the homestyle tomato and egg. This was also very delicious and just as I remember back home. However, there are a few shortcomings, unfortunately. First off, even though the lady (I assume who is the owner) was delightful at first, she was working by herself. I understand trying to save money on staffing, but this was extremely detrimental to our experience. First it took a long time for our food to be prepared and brought to us. I don’t understand why during the opening hours a restaurant should be so understaffed? This is a morning specialty cafe and should be staffed accordingly. People are hungry and need their coffee and tea expeditiously so it’s not a good idea business wise. At least have one other person to help out. In addition, she never checked on us to see if we’re doing ok. Instead, we constantly had to get up and walk to the front desk to ask for extra utensils, napkins and bread. Speaking on bread, we were surprised to learn that there was an up-charge of $7.50 for 3 extra pieces of bread. Most other restaurants I’ve been to, extra bread is free especially if you’re spending $85 on food. Finally, this last one really was unpleasant. My sister accidentally dropped the lid of the tea pot and broke it. Out of courtesy and respect, we informed the owner of this accident and as a gesture of kindness we offered to pay for it. But instead of being welcoming with hospitality and refusing to take money, she gladly accepted our offer and charged us another $15 just for the teapot lid. This was a very classless move and made the experience unpleasant. A welcoming restaurant would never charge its customers for accidental drops. Especially visitors who are spending $80+ dollars. Overall the food was great but service and hospitality left a lot to be desired. Looking forward to revisiting a hopefully improved restaurant in the future.
An amazing Azerbaijani restaurant in Washington DC! The qutabs, dushbere, erishte, plov, dolma, unique pastries, baked goods, breakfast dishes (kuku, scrambled eggs with tomatoes), thyme tea, and homemade döners — everything was absolutely delicious. It truly felt like we traveled back to Azerbaijan. We loved it so much that we came both for breakfast and dinner in the same day. Aunt Natavan’s warmth and kindness make you feel like your own mother cooked for you. For anyone living in Washington, this place is simply irreplaceable!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had a Badambura. Warm and fresh out of oven. Less sweet than gujia, I actually did like it very much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The cakes are divine, what a treat! Just moved to DC after a year in Europe and dreaded coming back to American treats, but this place is like bringing a piece of Europe with us. No need to try cakes anywhere else. Lucky us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The qutab is absolutely delicious! The atmosphere is also super welcoming and cozy. Such a lovely place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious and authentic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasted so good, not too sweet and feels the high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here on a Saturday and there was not a single soul. Food was stale. The cake was even staler. This place seems to have fake reviews and fake stars. For the way some reviews rave about this place, there was no one.. absolutely no one on a Saturday evening except for the owners relatives! I wish the food was good but nope.. hard pass!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
First time getting pastries and cake. Delicious and high quality homemade. Will be back!
Food: 5
Sharbat is a cozy gem in DC that offers a truly authentic taste of Azerbaijani cuisine. The atmosphere is inviting, and the staff are incredibly kind and attentive.
I had the qutab, and it was absolutely delicious.
Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my first time here, the owner was extremely nice and friendly. She recommended a few dishes to for my friend and I to try some authentic Azerbaijani food. Everything was excellent. We got the dumplings and the donor sandwich. I also had some of the pastries. I highly recommend and I’ll be back! Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Loved it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing taste of Azerbaijan cuisine. The food was very tasty. Service was excellent. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious cakes and desserts, the pistachio cake is my favorite. Not the best cappuccino in the block but other drinks are good, especially the tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
this place deserves more love! very sweet employees who make everything with homemade. i will be back to try more menu items, but i really enjoyed the potato pirojki and chocolate cake!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were in DC for 3 days for a family trip to visit the White House and Capitol Hill. Being Persian, on our last day, we decided to try and find a Persian or Persian-esque restaurant that serves Persian breakfast. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find a specific Persian restaurant that serves traditional breakfast, but were able to find Sharbat Bakery and Café. From the reviews, it looked pretty promising and offered Azeri traditional breakfast which is quite similar to Persian breakfast. We ordered the traditional breakfast mix which had, olives, halal sausages, marscapone and feta cheeses, honey, bread (more on this later), etc. this combo was very tasty especially with the apricot and berry jams. Notably the sausage was very delicious as well and the brewed tea was delicious as well. We also ordered the homestyle tomato and egg. This was also very delicious and just as I remember back home. However, there are a few shortcomings, unfortunately. First off, even though the lady (I assume who is the owner) was delightful at first, she was working by herself. I understand trying to save money on staffing, but this was extremely detrimental to our experience. First it took a long time for our food to be prepared and brought to us. I don’t understand why during the opening hours a restaurant should be so understaffed? This is a morning specialty cafe and should be staffed accordingly. People are hungry and need their coffee and tea expeditiously so it’s not a good idea business wise. At least have one other person to help out. In addition, she never checked on us to see if we’re doing ok. Instead, we constantly had to get up and walk to the front desk to ask for extra utensils, napkins and bread. Speaking on bread, we were surprised to learn that there was an up-charge of $7.50 for 3 extra pieces of bread. Most other restaurants I’ve been to, extra bread is free especially if you’re spending $85 on food. Finally, this last one really was unpleasant. My sister accidentally dropped the lid of the tea pot and broke it. Out of courtesy and respect, we informed the owner of this accident and as a gesture of kindness we offered to pay for it. But instead of being welcoming with hospitality and refusing to take money, she gladly accepted our offer and charged us another $15 just for the teapot lid. This was a very classless move and made the experience unpleasant. A welcoming restaurant would never charge its customers for accidental drops. Especially visitors who are spending $80+ dollars. Overall the food was great but service and hospitality left a lot to be desired. Looking forward to revisiting a hopefully improved restaurant in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
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