Yerevans

Yerevans sits on Abovyan St in Kentron, close to the center's main walking route. The menu opens with meat and cheese platters, both Armenian and European versions, plus a smaller appetizer set and gaurma. Salads range from a summer salad and apricot salad to tabbouleh, tarragon salad and one built around venison. Soup choices include spas, red bean soup, borscht, solyanka, kharcho and chicken soup. From the flour section come megrelian and adjarian khachapuri, sulguni on a skewer, lahmajo, and two pizzas — margherita and pepperoni. Omelets with tomatoes, basturma or spinach cover a lighter option. Main courses lean Armenian: tolma from grape leaves or cabbage, kalapyash, Armavir-style tapaka, lamb shank with mashed potato, and a venison steak with vegetables built for two. Fish lovers can order grilled trout, grilled sevruga, sevruga with truffle, or sevruga fillet with broccoli and spinach. The khorovats section covers pork chalakhadzhi, plain and soft pork, mixed pork khorovats, and lamb chalakhadzhi or lamb cuts, with group sets — a large one for 10-12, khorovats sets for 4-6 people mixing pork, chicken and venison or lamb and chicken, and a lyulya-kebab set for four. Sides include fried potato, mashed potato, rice, chickpeas and potato with mushrooms. Desserts close with Yerevan sweetness, walnut gata, halva with ice cream, Lava cake, tiramisu and ice cream. The bar lists cocktails Margarita, Citroni Lemonade and Anna. Average check runs around 6500 AMD, suiting groups ordering khorovats sets as much as solo diners picking a soup and salad.