The Green Bean

The name of this place give you sort of an idea what to expect here. The GB is an eco-café in Yerevan that actually already has 2 location one of which on Amiryan street. This GB has a small balcony open is summers that has one 2 tables that are looking on the street so if you seat here be ready that everyone on the street sees you.
The interior here is very light and airy in white and green. It is very pleasant being here as you feel very light and forget the everyday routine problems. You find here lamps made of glass jars, chairs near the table that do not match at all with each other but the overall picture looks extremely nice and unique. The walls are decorated with nice posters and pictures. Each of them has a nice proverb or a cheering or funny phrase written on it. This place is generally a non-smoking one – nobody smokes here. It isn’t hard to guess as the GB is an eco-place: everything here starting from the ordinary tea until the snack and main dishes are all ecological. This is very nice as you know that you eat here only healthy food. You will not get here the tea in the bags but you get the fresh leaves of different useful herbs in hot water.
The dishes here are always fresh and eco – of that you can be sure. They have very good snack and appetizers here. Try their home-made chips with ranch deep or their bruschetta with veggies. The GB also had a soup of the day for every day in the week. This is a very good option for lunch as it is really fast and delicious. I have tried here their mushroom soup, minestrone and peas cream-soup. All of them were very tasty. The prices of the soups are very affordable. Their range is between 1000-1500 AMD. Agree that for the soups this is a very convenient price.
As everything here is very fresh and eco, the prices are a little bit higher than normal but it is totally worth it. Here, there is no service fee charge so be nice and leave a generous tip for the waiters. They deserve because they are always very nice and helpful.
If you look for a nice place for lunch or just to sit and chat with friends in a very calming atmosphere than I strongly advise you to go to the Green Bean.

Gusto

Gusto is an a la Italian café in Yerevan on Abovyan street. It has a summer porch right on the street with several tables, a first floor and a sort of a zero-floor. The place is not heavily designed but has some light elements that make the place look nice. The wall has some little paintings on them in an Italian style. There are also some marble elements too that look good in the overall picture. The nice thing is that the place does not look heavy like the other Italian designed restaurants or cafes – it is very light and nice.
The cuisine here is the best thing. A unique trick that you find here is that half of the kitchen here is near the outside window so when you are passing on the street and you see the process of making the food, a voice is calling you inside that is hard to resist. From the menu my favorite thing is the tomato soup that is a semi crème-soup that has some pieces of tomato in it. There is also some green in it and a bit of garlic that makes the taste more underlined. Don’t worry, the garlic will not make you stink later. Some other thing that I have tried here is the pastas that come in different shapes and sizes with different sauces that all are very delicious. Even thought I am not a big fan of sweet thing, the desserts here are goo especially the tiramisu.
The waiters here are ice and helpful so sometimes you really feel like you need to leave a generous tip besides from the service charge of 10%.  Even though the place, the dishes and generally everything is very nice here, the prices here are above average. Be ready to pay around 4000 or 5000 AMD if you order a dish and a drink. Even though it is a bit more expensive, I never regret for any dram spent here because usually when I come here I have a good meal and spend good time.
I really advise you to try this place. I promise you will not regret it.