Yerevan Private Walking Food Tour
Description
This private walking food tour is an introduction to Armenia’s ancient and international kitchen. Following an expert storytelling guide, you’ll stop at 6 of the best eateries in Yerevan and try 6 carefully selected dishes that tell the story of the Armenian people. As you taste and walk, you’ll hear stories about each dish, and about Yerevan, country capital and cultural melting pot. Why is bread broken by hand in Armenia, and never with a knife? Why is Armenian cheese so salty? How do you properly wrap cheese in a flat bread with wild greens, Armenia’s most popular snack? Find out on the Yerevan Gastrotrip, available in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Armenian. Please note that 1,000 AMD from your booking will be donated to the Jermik Ankyun Foundation.
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Itinerary
No meal in Armenia starts without cheese and wild greens, all wrapped in lavash.
Up to 20 wild herbs stuffed in dough and grilled in this traditional recipe from Artsakh (aka Nagorno-Karabakh).
Armenian variation of a round flatbread topped with minced meat popularized by repatriates from the Middle East.
Grape or cabbage leaves stuffed with minced meat (or vegetables) and rice, a traditional Armenian dish also found using different recipes elsewhere in the region.
Crispy meat (or spinach) dumplings that made their way to Armenia from East Asia via the Old Silk Road, served with a fragrant sauce and drizzled with yogurt.
End the experience with a fried donut originally from Eastern Europe (afternoon tour) or a wheel of bread stuffed with a sugar-flour-butter filling (evening tour).
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(33)
We had an amazing time! Jor was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable and all the dishes we tried were delicious. Warning - do not eat breakfast before you go!
Dear Guest! Thank you so much for your heartfelt words. We truly look forward to welcoming you back and sharing more special moments together!
Anna was a great history, culture, architecture and food guide! We were never hurried, got to enjoy all our foods in a relaxing atmosphere while learning so much about her country, You will get LOTS of food so come HungrY!
Dear Nora! Thank you for your recommendation, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for more unforgettable moments!
The Yerevan Private Walking Food Tour with Anna was an absolute delight! Anna’s deep knowledge of Armenian history seamlessly wove into every bite, as she introduced us to incredible local dishes, sharing their origins and stories with genuine passion. She’s a fantastic ambassador for Yerevan and Armenia, warm, engaging, and proud of her heritage. Highly recommend for anyone craving authentic flavors and culture!
Our guide, Ellen, made the tour transcend the simple focus on just the foods of this beautiful country. Her broad and cumulative knowledge of Armenia’s history, art, architecture, and social fabric made every walk between restaurants a tour in and of itself. Her command of English was impressive and her demeanor was both professional as well as collegial and charming. The foods were carefully selected, freshly prepared - and simply outstanding. I cannot emphasize enough how well this tour initiated and oriented us into Yerevan as a first activity in the city.
Our guide Anahit was very personable and gave us some information about areas of the city as we walked around. We stopped at 4 (or 5) restaurants for different courses, and she explained about each food. All very tasty. One restaurant was taking too long, so she arranged for us to have that food at the next restaurant, and also arranged a glass of wine as an apology for the delay. She went above and beyond! We really enjoyed all the food and history.
Great to eat all the famous foods and learn about them. Loved all the foods and the tour guide was really great!
This is the perfect tour for your first day in Yerevan. You get a good overview of the city all the while sampling some delicious Armenian food. My guide Lusine was very knowledgeable about the city and the cuisine.
Excellent food walking tour with Jor. We got to see a lot of the city and saw and tasted some unique Yerevan restaurants. Joe was super chill and informative. The time went by so fast and we highly recommend this trip and guide.
It was an amazing experience going around Yervand and trying all of the amazing cultural delights with our amazing tour guide. I highly recommend and please come hungry lol enjoy.
Walking food tour with our English speaking guide Anna, 6 stops, plenty of tasty food and lots of history. Anna was very knowledgable and lovely and was able to answer all our questions. She had a leaflet with all the stops and the foods which was helpful and she could give us plenty of tips of other things to do and food/wine places in Yerevan. Would def recommend!
