Raff don't you mean it would be 10pm here while 8pm there? We're always ahead of Turkey.
So there are a few new restaurants in town.
The Club (a.k.a. Chez Garo) used to be on Pushkin, and serves Western Armenian food. Garo is an Armenian originally from Istanbul, who later moved to France. The new restaurant/art gallery is at an underground location on Tumanyan between Saryan and Mashtots. The interior design is great, and a completely new style for Armenia. The foods are a little expensive, and although I have enjoyed Garo's cooking in the past, the food was quite disappointing the last time I was there. Anyhow, Garo yelling at the other cooks in the kitchen is always the highlight. He's sort of like a milder version of the Soup Nazi.
Barcelona is another restaurant which opened across from The Club, and it is owned by ex Chairman of the National Assembly, Armen Khachatryan. I haven't been there, but a friend has told me that one look at the place and you'll think "Armen Khachatryan".
Right next to SAS Supermarket on Amiryan there is another new restaurant. Beautiful doors and a facade made of tuff stone, but one step inside and it seems like an episode from Alice in Wonderland. A complete Eastern European village atmosphere, with plastic roosters, a watermill, trees reaching the ceiling with leaves painted on the actual ceiling, and a bunch of waiters that do not speak a word of Armenian. (I should have known since the name of the restaurant outside is only written in Russian.) There was also a blonde inside wearing a gold dress and a crown just walking around doing nothing except changing outfits every 15 minutes. The food was expensive, the portions quite small, but the breads were quite tasty.
So STILL waiting for the ultimate restaurant in Yerevan. A relaxing place to go to, reassured that everything on the menu tastes good, and the service top notch. Most Armenian waiters/waitresses have NO CHARACTER. (Just check out the service at Diamond Pizza, where I refuse to go to because of this reason.)
A new diner will be opening up by Marco Polo on Abovyan soon, let's hope it's not another disappointment. No pressure Sam!
So there are a few new restaurants in town.
The Club (a.k.a. Chez Garo) used to be on Pushkin, and serves Western Armenian food. Garo is an Armenian originally from Istanbul, who later moved to France. The new restaurant/art gallery is at an underground location on Tumanyan between Saryan and Mashtots. The interior design is great, and a completely new style for Armenia. The foods are a little expensive, and although I have enjoyed Garo's cooking in the past, the food was quite disappointing the last time I was there. Anyhow, Garo yelling at the other cooks in the kitchen is always the highlight. He's sort of like a milder version of the Soup Nazi.
Barcelona is another restaurant which opened across from The Club, and it is owned by ex Chairman of the National Assembly, Armen Khachatryan. I haven't been there, but a friend has told me that one look at the place and you'll think "Armen Khachatryan".
Right next to SAS Supermarket on Amiryan there is another new restaurant. Beautiful doors and a facade made of tuff stone, but one step inside and it seems like an episode from Alice in Wonderland. A complete Eastern European village atmosphere, with plastic roosters, a watermill, trees reaching the ceiling with leaves painted on the actual ceiling, and a bunch of waiters that do not speak a word of Armenian. (I should have known since the name of the restaurant outside is only written in Russian.) There was also a blonde inside wearing a gold dress and a crown just walking around doing nothing except changing outfits every 15 minutes. The food was expensive, the portions quite small, but the breads were quite tasty.
So STILL waiting for the ultimate restaurant in Yerevan. A relaxing place to go to, reassured that everything on the menu tastes good, and the service top notch. Most Armenian waiters/waitresses have NO CHARACTER. (Just check out the service at Diamond Pizza, where I refuse to go to because of this reason.)
A new diner will be opening up by Marco Polo on Abovyan soon, let's hope it's not another disappointment. No pressure Sam!
posted by Der Hova at 11:35 AM
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