Middle Eastern Restaurants in Yerevan
Spices, smoke, and warm bread: flavors from neighboring lands, perfected here.
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Lebanese Kunji Yerevan
Lebanese Kunji operates as a hybrid bakery-restaurant, focused on straightforward Middle Eastern fare without pretense.
Eliza Restaurant - Cafe
Eliza occupies a straightforward café slot on Komitas Avenue, serving Middle Eastern fare in Arabkir.
Avedis Food
Avedis Food brings Lebanese home cooking to Zakyan Street in Kentron.
Falafel Box
Falafel Box sits on Movses Khorenatsi Street in Kentron, offering a menu centered on Middle Eastern dips and falafel-based dishes.
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Khmorjik Bakery
Khmorjik Bakery sits near Cascade and works two menus side by side: pizza and Adjarian lepyoshka (the open flatbread boat filled with egg and cheese).
Tsitron by Golden Bakery
Tsitron by Golden Bakery sits on Proshyan Street in the Saryan area, working as a bakery-style counter rather than a sit-down restaurant.
Shirvan Persian Halal Restaurant
Shirvan sits on central Tumanyan Street with the feel of a proper Persian halal kitchen—no shortcuts.
Phoenix Iranian Restaurant (رستوران فونیکس)
Phoenix Iranian Restaurant sits on Amiryan Street in Kentron, serving Persian food from breakfast through late drinks.
Jaco Restaurant & More
Jaco Restaurant & More sits in Arabkir and serves a Middle Eastern menu built around mezze, grilled kebabs and hookah.
Yasmine Restaurant
Yasmine Restaurant sits on Ghazar Parpetsi Street in Kentron, mixing Middle Eastern mezze with Armenian staples on one menu.
Pars
Pars runs a compact Persian menu built around chelo kebab, the classic Iranian pairing of grilled skewered meat with rice.
Anteb Restaurant
Anteb occupies a corner of Yeznik Koghbatsi Street with warm, unpretentious energy.
Jano
Jano sits on Tigran Mets facing Republic Square, serving Middle Eastern food to a mix of business lunch crowds and evening diners.
Arian
Arian sits below street level on Tigran Mets Ave — easy to walk past if you don't know the steps are there.
Pandok Karas
Pandok Karas operates as a no-frills Middle Eastern grill house, anchored by quality shawarma.
Rehan Restaurant
Rehan sits on Isahakyan Street near Cascade, serving Lebanese cuisine with a focus on grilled meats and mezze.
Lagonid Լագոնիդ
Lagonid sits on Nalbandyan in central Yerevan, serving straightforward Middle Eastern food at middle-budget prices.
Marilda Café & Restaurant
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…
Darchin Restaurant
Darchin sits on Mesrop Mashtots Avenue in Kentron and runs a full Iranian menu built around chelo — rice served with grilled meat.
Yerevan's Middle Eastern scene splits into two lanes: Persian sit-down restaurants clustered in Kentron—Shirvan and Phoenix both run 4,500 ֏ for rice-and-kebab mains, both halal—and fast-casual falafel or shawarma counters scattered through Republic Square and Cascade. The 12 venues span Yerevan plus one resort in Dilijan. Expect Persian rice dishes with saffron and barberries, Levantine mezze spreads, and grilled meats. Many places cater to Iranian visitors and offer Farsi menus alongside Armenian and English.