In Yerevan you can choose a bar, café or restaurant to your taste, according to your funds, your mood and even the time of day. In the mornings, you will be greeted by near-empty cafés, which gradually fill with people by lunch. Cozy restaurants in the city center are more crowded towards the evening. If you’d like to go to a popular spot, it is best to reserve a table beforehand. Besides Caucasian and Armenian cuisine, which is quite popular, you’ll also find a great deal of restaurants serving European cuisine. Italian food is especially popular. There are plenty of pizzerias in Yerevan as well as small snack bars offering local fast food. There are several Chinese restaurants and sushi bars as well. You can have a coffee or tea at one of the city’s quaint teahouses, or enjoy a nice cold beer and wine in at one of the many breweries and wineries. Almost all snack bars and pizzerias have delivery service. Restaurants, cafés or teahouses close sometime around midnight, whereas bars, beer houses or wineries are open until the last visitor leaves. There are only a few 24-hour establishments.

Every restaurant in the center has English menus and English speaking staff. At the end of your meal, your server will bring you the bill in the cup or folder. Be sure to wait for change if you need it. You should leave the tip in the same cup or folder. Although many establishments include service in the bill, you can still leave a 10 to 15 percent tip for your server.