Mante Restaurant

Mante sits on Mesrop Mashtots in central Yerevan, a straightforward Armenian restaurant where locals and visitors come for solid traditional cooking. The kitchen does lula kebab and khorovatz properly, and the mante (meat dumplings) are housemade—the kind your grandmother would recognize. The room fills with Kentron office workers at lunch and mixed groups in evening; it's not fancy, just reliable. At 9500 drams for two you're paying mid-range for the district, reasonable for portions and quality. Four-point-five stars from 225 reviews suggests consistent execution over flash.

Things to note: No English menu posted online; staff speak Armenian and Russian. Weekend dinners can run loud and shoulder-to-shoulder.