Nightlife and entertainment     Printable Version

Yerevan is full of nightlife. Most cafes and restaurants are open until 12am and after that you can always find some place that is open until morning. The nightlife in Yerevan gets more active during the wintertime, when weather is cold and sidewalk cafes are closed for the season. Usually, the shows and entertainment in nightclubs start around 9pm and continues until 11pm. After 11pm adult shows like exotic dancing and striptease take place.

Most nightclubs of Yerevan are very similar to each other. For example Omega and Charlotte have almost the same shows and similar design. Evening entertainment include performance of some the Armenian famous singers and entertainers. One of the best clubs that host the live show is Pioneer on Bagramian Avenue. You will find an interesting atmosphere, but one of the drawbacks of Pioneer is the thick cloud of cigarette smoke, that is unbearable after few hours inside. Most of the high-end clubs have entertainment fee, which is added to your bill and varies from $5 to $15. The fee does not include anything, so expect to pay extra for food and drinks as well.

In addition to great variety of drinks, the nightclubs of Yerevan serve traditional and international meals. The Areni vines of Pioneer and Omega are exceptional and really worth trying. Omega nightclub have very good desert, but beware of a large fruit salads. In our experience with fruit salads, they counted and priced each slice of the fruit separately, so that no one could understand the check. Fortunately that was the only bad experience we had in Omega. The service in most high-end nightclubs is good. If you decide to stay and watch the striptease shows then you can ask waiter to change large bills to a smaller drams or dollars. They also accept dollars if you ran out of drams in the middle of night.

If you want to relax and enjoy the great late show we recommend Omega nightclub. It is located on Terian Street, right after Opera Square. The design of Omega is very interesting and impressive with the service and atmosphere that is quite different from other places we had visited.

In Yerevan you can also find lower end nightclubs that cost less, but we would recommend staying out of them. The underground small places remind local gang-nests with bunch of shady people sitting in a thick cloud of smoke.

Other nigh activities in Yerevan include casinos and dancing nightclubs. However, we would recommend avoiding casinos, save that experience for Las Vegas or Atlantic City.

In summer you will enjoy late nights spent in open-air cafes rather than in nightclubs. Some of the cafes are open late and have live music.

The nighttime entertainment in Yerevan is in the constant development stage, so expect to find more new and interesting places every year. In the future we will update our guide with new reviews. Please tell us about your experience with Yerevan and will gladly publish your story on our website.