About Dish.am

Dish.am launched in January 2026 as a restaurant discovery tool for Armenia's dining scene. We index 1665 restaurants, cafes, bars and bakeries across Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri and Vanadzor. The platform uses voice AI to answer questions about where to eat, what to order, and how much things cost. Behind the interface sits a four-person editorial team that verifies opening hours, prices and menu details against Google Maps baseline data.

How the AI Concierge Works

Ask a question out loud or type it. The system searches our database of verified restaurant profiles, then generates an answer in plain English. No scrolling through generic five-star reviews. You get specifics: addresses, price ranges in Armenian dram, walk-in vs reservation policies, and what locals actually order. The AI pulls from structured data we maintain, not scraped user comments.

Editorial Standards

Four food writers review every restaurant entry. We start with Google Maps coordinates and business listings, then cross-check operating hours by phone, verify menu prices on-site or through official channels, and note payment methods. When a detail is uncertain, we say so. We don't publish speculative descriptions or invented atmosphere notes. If a venue closed last month, we remove it within 72 hours of confirmation.

What We Cover

The database spans sit-down restaurants, coffee shops, wine bars, bakeries and street food counters. Coverage concentrates in Yerevan but extends to Dilijan, Gyumri and Vanadzor. Each entry includes cuisine type, average check size, whether English menus exist, and neighborhood context. We track seasonal closures for mountain-town venues and update summer terrace availability in spring.

Who This Serves

Dish.am addresses tourists with EU, US or GCC residency, expat residents working in Armenia, and English-speaking locals. The audience expects detail over marketing language. They compare global food experiences but lack local knowledge of Armenian dining norms—where to find good dolma at 11 p.m., which bakeries bake twice daily, how reservations work during holidays.

Data Sources and Accuracy

We begin with Google Maps business profiles as the structural foundation: location pins, phone numbers, category tags. Editorial staff then verify each field through direct contact or site visits. Prices reflect what the kitchen charges today, not last year's menu. When a restaurant changes ownership or concept, we rewrite the entry from scratch rather than edit old copy. Updates happen weekly for high-traffic venues.

The Team

Four writers maintain Dish.am. Two are Yerevan-based locals who grew up eating Armenian home cooking and know which families run which shawarma stands. Two are long-term expat residents who arrived knowing zero Armenian and now track which wine bars pour natural Areni. All four write in English as their working language. No one writes tourism brochures or calls things ancient.