City guide Yerevan
- Affordable Shopping Spots GUM Market (for dried fruits/souvenirs), SAS Supermarket GUM covered market, 31 Tigran Mets Avenue, for produce, and SAS supermarkets, including 52…
- Annual Events Yerevan Wine Days (June), Golden Apricot Film Festival (July) Yerevan Wine Days, 5-7 June 2026 (free entry). Golden Apricot film festival, 12-19 July…
- Art Galleries Sarkis Muradyan Gallery, National Gallery of Armenia Cafesjian Center for the Arts, 10 Tamanyan Street, with the outdoor sculpture park in…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Micro-business status (0% tax) for certain IT services No nomad visa or tax exemption. Remote work for a foreign employer needs no separate…
- Banking for Expats Ameriabank, IDBank, Ardshinbank (Requires residency or work contract for full access) Banks take incoming USD and EUR. Hartak.am says a contract or invoice often explains a…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Saryan Street (Wine street), Paronyan Street Saryan Street is the wine strip, with outdoor cafes by the Cascade in summer. In Vino, 6…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Arabkir (Komitas Ave area) or Cascade (Tamanyan St) for a mix of residential and cafes Arabkir around Komitas Avenue (Barekamutyun metro and SAS) for a residential base, or…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Kentron (Downtown), specifically near Republic Square or Northern Avenue Kentron, around Republic Square and Northern Avenue. The centre is compact and walkable.
- Best Beach Nearby Lake Sevan (Public Beach 1, approx. 1 hour drive) Lake Sevan, in Gegharkunik, is the nearest swimming lake. Northern Bus Station, on the…
- Best Cafe for Work 2nd Floor (Abovyan St), Lumen Coffee (Teryan St), Greenhouse (Near Opera) Mirzoyan Library cafe, in the courtyard at 10 Mher Mkrtchyan Street, with free wifi.
- Best Coworking Space Impact Hub Yerevan (Melik-Adamyan St) - Approx. 65,000 AMD/month Yerevan Coworking, 18/1 Zarobyan Street: dedicated desk ֏65,000 a month, hot desk from…
- Best Dessert Spots Grand Candy (Mashtots Ave) for ponchiks, Crumbs Bakery Grand Candy on Mashtots Avenue, the ponchik shop by the Matenadaran, sells ponchiks (fried…
- Best Food Delivery App Glovo, Menu.am Glovo delivers restaurant food and groceries in Yerevan.
- Best Hospital Nairi Medical Center (Paronyan St), Astghik Medical Center Nairi Medical Center, 21 Paronyan Street, takes foreign patients and lists JCI…
- Best Local Dish to Try Khorovats (Armenian BBQ), Ghapama, Dolma Khorovats (charcoal barbecue) and tolma. Lahmajun from a street stand is the everyday…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Yandex Go, GG (highly recommended for quality) Yandex Go. The City tariff lists a pickup from ֏300 and a cap of ֏60 per km in the city…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Mimo Bike (sharing app), Jet (electric scooters) EcoOlympic shared e-scooters: ֏35 a minute, ֏690 for 30 minutes, or ֏1,190 an hour, paid…
- Birdwatching Locations Armash Fish Ponds (1 hour south) Armash fish ponds, a nature reserve in Ararat province south of the city.
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Shorzha (Lake Sevan beaches) none
- Budget Accommodation Envoy Hostel (Pushkin St), Highland Hostel (Approx. 6,000 AMD/night) Envoy Hostel, 54 Pushkin Street (entrance on Parpetsi), with wifi, a kitchen and paid…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards widely accepted in the city center Cards are normal in centre shops and restaurants. Buses, trolleybuses and the metro take a…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Shangri La Casino (Outside city on highway to Sevan) Shangri La, 5 Abovyan highway, Verin Ptghni (Kotayk), about 2 km outside the Yerevan…
- City Yerevan, Armenia Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
- Community Centers TUMO Center for Creative Technologies TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, 16 Halabyan Street, open daily 10:00-19:00.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules No No CFC rules.
- Cooking Classes Megeryan Carpet (includes traditional dinner/cooking) ByFood lists a private home class with host Manya in Yerevan, about USD 110 for 3 hours…
- Corporate Tax 18% standard; 0% for Micro-enterprises (<24M AMD turnover) Standard profit tax is 18%. A micro-enterprise whose prior-year turnover stays within ֏24…
- Cultural Districts Kond (Oldest neighborhood with street art and alleys) Kond, the old lane quarter in Kentron. Most visitors stay in the compact centre around…
- Currency & Banking Armenian Dram (AMD). 1 USD ≈ 400 AMD Armenian dram (AMD, ֏). Central Bank rate on 19 October 2026: ֏361.36 per US dollar and…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Hrazdan Gorge, Circular Park (Oghakadzev) Circular Park (Oghakadzev), the green ring through Kentron.
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% 5% on dividends from profits of 2020 onward, for residents and for foreign recipients.
- E-commerce/Online Store Wildberries, Oz.am iCentre (notebook.am) is a Yerevan online shop for notebooks and phones.
- Gaming Lounges Cyber Arena (Various locations) Ledz, 23 Koryun Street in Kentron, is open 24 hours with computers, a PS5 zone, a bar and…
- Grocery Delivery SAS.am, Glovo Glovo's Yerevan service includes groceries. SAS has shops across the city, including 52…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Gold's Gym (Amiryan St), Reef Fitness (Sayat-Nova) Gold's Gym at 27/1 Amiryan Street, 40/1 Komitas Avenue and 18/13 Marshal Babajanyan Street…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 20% (Flat rate) 20% flat on employment and most other income.
- Highway Access M1 (North to Georgia), M2 (South to Iran), M4 (East to Sevan) The M1 runs Yerevan-Gyumri-Georgia border, the M2 Yerevan-Meghri-Iran border, and the M4…
- Historic Buildings Government House #1, Opera House Republic Square, with Government House, and the Opera and Ballet Theatre on Freedom…
- Historical Sites Tsitsernakaberd (Genocide Memorial), Erebuni Fortress Tsitsernakaberd genocide memorial, and Erebuni Fortress in the Erebuni district.
- Internet Speed Fixed: 60-100 Mbps; 5G: 200+ Mbps Ookla median for Armenia in September 2026 was 153 Mbps fixed and 104 Mbps mobile. Ucom…
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