Middle Eastern · Kentron (Center)

Middle Eastern Restaurants in Kentron, Yerevan

Persian grills, Levantine wraps, and Iranian home cooking clustered around Republic Square and the Northern Avenue spine

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Kentron holds six Middle Eastern kitchens, most running Persian-Iranian menus with a couple of Levantine outliers. Price bands sit 2,500-4,500 dram per main. Shirvan anchors the scene with 3,500+ reviews and charcoal-grilled kabab koubideh; Falafel Box brings street-cart energy near the Opera with crisp chickpea fritters and tahini. The Amiryan-Nalbandyan corridor hosts Phoenix and Lagonid, both doing rice-and-stew plates in compact dining rooms. Most venues halal-certify their meat and keep Persian tea service going all afternoon.

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Top 16 middle eastern in Kentron (Center).

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Falafel Box

Kentron (Center) 12 Movses Khorenatsi Street Middle Eastern

Falafel Box sits on Movses Khorenatsi in central Yerevan, doing Lebanese fast-casual right.

top ratedhidden gem
~ 4 500 ֏
4.9
195 reviews
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Merhatsy.yvn

Kentron (Center) 11 Middle Eastern

Merhatsy.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.9
173 reviews
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Shirvan Persian Halal Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 32 Middle Eastern

Shirvan sits on central Tumanyan Street with the feel of a proper Persian halal kitchen—no shortcuts.

top rated
~ 4 500 ֏
4.7
3,552 reviews
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Phoenix Iranian Restaurant (رستوران فونیکس)

Kentron (Center) 7 Amiryan St Middle Eastern

Phoenix sits on Amiryan in central Yerevan, a serious Persian restaurant that's drawn steady crowds—over a thousand reviews at 4.

top rated
~ 4 500 ֏
4.6
1,090 reviews
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Yasmine Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 26 Ghazar Parpetsi St Middle Eastern

Yasmine anchors Ghazar Parpetsi Street as a reliable 24-hour Middle Eastern kitchen.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.6
309 reviews
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Luca Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 72/1 Hanrapetutyan St Middle Eastern

Luca occupies a straightforward spot on Hanrapetutyan Street, serving Middle Eastern dishes to a mixed crowd of locals and visitors.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.6
63 reviews
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Anteb Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 30 Yeznik Koghbatsi St Middle Eastern

Anteb occupies a corner of Yeznik Koghbatsi Street with warm, unpretentious energy.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.5
981 reviews
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Pandok Karas

Kentron (Center) 5GJ7+RVR Middle Eastern

Pandok Karas operates as a no-frills Middle Eastern grill house, anchored by quality shawarma.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.5
13 reviews
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Lagonid Լագոնիդ

Kentron (Center) 37 Nalbandyan St Middle Eastern

Lagonid sits on Nalbandyan in central Yerevan, serving straightforward Middle Eastern food at middle-budget prices.

~ 3 500 ֏
4.4
171 reviews
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Darchin ‌Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 8 Mesrop Mashtots Ave Middle Eastern

Darchin serves straightforward Iranian cuisine in a casual, unpretentious space near Republic Square.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.4
116 reviews
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Restaurant Arian رستوران ایرانی آرین

Kentron (Center) 06 Tigran Mets Ave Middle Eastern

Arian is a Persian restaurant on Tigran Mets in central Yerevan, serving straightforward Middle Eastern fare to a mixed crowd of locals and visitors.

~ 3 500 ֏
4.4
41 reviews
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Zeituna Home Of Food

Kentron (Center) 5GJ5+MXJ Middle Eastern

Zeituna occupies a compact corner on one of Yerevan's busiest cultural avenues.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.3
756 reviews
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Marilda Café & Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 43 Middle Eastern

Marilda is a straightforward Lebanese restaurant on Pushkin Street, serving the kind of mezze and grilled dishes you'd find in Beirut—hummus, fattoush, grill…

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.3
125 reviews
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Mandaloun Restaurant

Kentron (Center) 6 Yervand Kochar St Middle Eastern

Mandaloun sits on Yervand Kochar Street in Kentron, offering straightforward Syrian and Lebanese cooking.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.3
58 reviews
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Slavyanka

Kentron (Center) 83 Teryan St Middle Eastern

Slavyanka occupies a straightforward position in Yerevan's Middle Eastern dining landscape.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.1
108 reviews
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shahrzad restaurant رستوران شهرزاد

Kentron (Center) 78 Hanrapetutyan St Middle Eastern

Shahrzad is a straightforward Persian restaurant that lands solidly in Yerevan's middle-eastern dining landscape.

family
~ 8 000 ֏
4.0
213 reviews
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Shirvan Persian Halal Restaurant

Shirvan's 3,500+ review count and broad kabab-stew-rice menu give you the full Persian repertoire in one sitting. The saffron rice alone justifies the 4,500 dram spend, and the dining room absorbs larger groups without reservation stress.

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you want the specialty
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Falafel Box

Falafel Box fries chickpea fritters to order—crisp shell, soft herb-flecked core—then wraps them with house-pickled turnip and tahini. It's the only Levantine counter in this six-venue set, and the 4.9-star rating reflects consistent execution at 2,500-3,000 dram.

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Phoenix Iranian Restaurant (رستوران فونیکس)

Phoenix occupies a quiet stretch of Amiryan with a 30-seat room and a stew board that rotates daily. The owner cooks ghormeh sabzi and fesenjan in small batches, so flavors stay concentrated, and regulars know to ask what came off the stove that morning.

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