Chinar Restaurant

Chinar sits on Moskovyan Street in the Cascade area and works through a Mediterranean-leaning menu built around sharing. The meze section covers tzatziki, hummus, muhammara, babaganoush, and labneh with Greek pita, alongside a 5200֏ meze set for groups. Appetizers add guacamole, kalamata with dried tomatoes, and eggplant with goat cheese, while salads include a Big Greek Salad Azura, Caesar Azura, and a veal-pesto option. Soups run from seafood to mushroom and chicken orzo. Main dishes lean toward moussaka (beef or lamb), lamb shank orzo, shrimp orzo, and gnocchi with beef cheeks. The coal grill turns out chicken, veal, salmon, lamb, and shrimp souvlaki, plus a shrimp kebab, and quicker options like chicken gyros or shrimp shawarma cover a faster meal. Oven dishes bring pita, flatbread, and a stracciatella-truffle flatbread among others. Sides include truffle-parmesan fries and grilled vegetables. Desserts close with baklava cheesecake, baklava with Lebanese ice cream, bomboloni, tiramisu with pistachios, and churros. With an average check around 8000 AMD, Chinar suits travelers and locals wanting a Mediterranean-style spread with a grill component, whether sharing meze over drinks or ordering a full plate off the coals.