Dalan Art Gallery and Restaurant Abovyan 12

Dalan Art Gallery and Restaurant sits on Abovyan Street in Kentron, and the entrance itself is part of the experience: you pass through a souvenir shop before reaching a vine-covered courtyard with a small stage and a dovecote, or climb upstairs to a mansion room with high ceilings, fireplaces. There is also a huge wall of painted plates and paintings, and the upstairs space houses the Dalan Art Gallery, showing work by contemporary Armenian artists. The kitchen runs through Armenian staples: spas soup (1000֏, or with ishli kufta for 2200֏), avelukh soup (1500֏), dolma in grape leaves (2600֏), kharisa (2100֏), vanakhash (2300֏), and lamb shank stewed in wine (5600֏). Khorovats covers lamb, veal, pork, ribs, pork loin, and chicken breast, from 3600֏ to 5100֏, alongside four-person platters like lamb shoulder (15000֏), trout (15000֏), or sturgeon (19000֏). There's also pizza, sandwiches, khachapuri, and desserts like paklava (1800֏) and gata in three versions (1100֏ each). The wine list runs through Armenian labels — Voskevaz, Zulal, Van Ardi, Khin Areni — by glass or bottle, plus Armenian brandies from Ararat 5 Stars to Ararat Nairi 20 Years. With an average check around 9500 AMD, it suits travelers wanting a sit-down Armenian meal with art and courtyard atmosphere rather than a quick bite.

Things to note: Courtyard tables are limited and fill first; upstairs seating in the mansion offers fireplaces and the art gallery instead.