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.
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us about your experience with Yerevan and will gladly publish your story
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