Do you need a cup of tasty coffee in Yerevan? You probably just landed in Yerevan or arrived on the overnight train from Tbilisi and have only one question in your head: Where can I find specialty coffee in Yerevan? Yeah, been there; done that. Let’s talk about the best coffee in Yerevan.
Lumen
My favorite specialty cafe in Yerevan, Lumen is a clear exponent of the third-wave coffee shop trend. I’d start here as they served the highest quality coffee beans I tried in Yerevan.
Lumen roasts its coffee (on a beautiful Giesen roaster) in its integrated shop/cafe. Lumen sources green coffee from top specialty coffee importers. To many local specialty coffee enthusiasts, Lumen is the best cafe in Yerevan.
Here, I was able to order a very fine batch brew, which paired very nicely with the delicious cheesecake.
Voch Luys Voch Mut
With Lumen’s permission, this is the new best specialty cafe in Yerevan. Both are great choices; Lumen is more casual, and this is more design-focused and has an area for work. Perfect for coffee enthusiasts, digital nomads, art lovers, and dates. Fantastic taste in the coffee selection, interior design, music, and concept.
The coffee quality is the best I’ve seen in Armenia, roasted in Russia by Submarine. The music and the vibe totally matched the concept. Prices were fair. Food options are limited.
NÖNÖ
Nice small specialty cafe with fancy looks and a trendy vibe. Coffee by La Cabra. Some seats with plugs. Nice food and pastries.
This place scores high for a date or casual coffee, and less so for nomad work, although there were quite several young Russian coders and designers on it.
Sadly, I have to report that the coffee was not so great; I may have been unlucky.
mart coffee
Colossal coffee shop. Grandiose. Not the best coffee quality, sadly.
This place has a bit of a wow factor, and has lots of space, sadly I found it expensive and lower quality than other places. This is a Russian business.
Karmir
Pretty nice cafe with decent coffee and a bunch of film camera enthusiasts. Coffee quality was good and prices were fair.
Karmir is both a cafe and a film lab. You can get films, develop, and even print them here. Cool stuff.
Particularly cool bathroom, that literally looks like a photo studio!
Ground Zero
A popular option, Ground Zero is one of the best coffee shops in Yerevan with plenty of sitting space and a good selection of breakfast and coffee. The coffee was good but on the pricey side (an Aeropress was over 4.5 USD.
Interestingly, here you’ll find Armenian teas. I tried the black tea and it was a very correct black tea blend perfect as an early morning infusion.
Probably the most impressive thing about this cafe is that each sitting place has three electricity plugs available.
Hayk Coffee Roasters
Located just a minute away from Ground Zero, Hayk is a tiny local roaster and makes for a good alternative to Ground Zero.
As you can see, Hayk offers a more cozy experience, as well as an interesting range of roasted beans including Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Colombia.
The vibe on a weekday was 100% women, about 50/50 split between remote workers and fancy Russian socialites.
Unfortunately, the coffee quality was a bit of a disappointment, but it may be that the profiles are selected for the Armenian coffee palette.
Nero Bean – Coffee Roastery
Also in the center, you’ll find Nero Bean, another popular high-end cafe in Yerevan, and clear proof that one can indeed specialty coffee in Yerevan.
Located in a business center, surrounded by offices, other cafes, and restaurants, this is not my top cafe in Yerevan, but it’s still worth mentioning and just around the corner if you’re staying at Kantar.
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