Artsakh FOOD & WINE in STEPANAKERT + Wearing a FIRE HELMET | Republic of Artsakh

The sixth day of my Armenia and Artsakh trip took me deeper into Artsakh, where I explored the food and wine scene in the capital, Stepanakert, and donned a fire helmet at a bar in a local’s garage! Come along with me on my wild and awesome adventure in Artsakh!

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My adventure began with my guide, Lusine, in the heart of Stepanakert, the educational, administrative, and cultural center of Artsakh.

We headed to the Old Town, where we saw typical Artsakh-style houses and buildings along Tumanyan Street. They’re all old, stone buildings. It’s one of the main streets in Stepanakert and has been revived. They have their own local style that’s different from Armenia.

We also passed by a café, a wine pub, and a bunch of firewood as we continued. There were new and old buildings, hotels, cafés, and more.As we walked, we built up an appetite, so Lusine took me to one of the city’s best restaurants, Florence Garden.

There, we started with one of Artsakh’s best wines, Kataro. It’s a popular, dry red wine. They export throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. It was the best wine I had tried on this trip so far. I wanted to take a bottle of it home!

I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant. It’s open-air but you don’t even realize it. The wine was so delicious and special! Then, it was time to eat. We had salad, cheese, bread, beef, lamb, veal, and more. There was a cheese mixed with peppers and topped with pesto. It was super creamy and the peppers gave it a nice crunch. It was super delicious!

Next were two veal dishes and lamb. The veal looked phenomenal. One of them contained basmati rice while the other had fried flatbread in it. The lamb was slathered in an amazing red bean sauce. It was so good I had to dig in with my hands! The veal and flatbread dish was so nice! It was super tender and had a tomato-based sauce. It was almost like nachos! The second veal dish was also super tender!

Then, we had some grape leaf dolmas, which had more meat than rice. I followed that with a cheese that was hard on the outside, like Manchego, but soft on the inside like mozzarella. It was salty, too! There was also a delicious eggplant hummus that I couldn’t get enough of!

Then, we headed off to Bardak Pub, whose name translates to “Messed-Up!” It’s mostly for young people. It has a nice terrace outside, a funky bus that will serve as a hostel for tourists. The bar was really cool! The pub was the owner’s father’s garage. They placed all their alcohol out and now it’s a bar. I liked the chill vibes and atmosphere!

We started with some shots and then moved on to something a little crazier. You put on a helmet, and then the bartender puts a handkerchief on top and lights it on fire. You have until the fire goes out to down all the cocktails, and after each one, the bartender hit you in the head with a bat! I did it four times! I definitely felt it afterward!

The bathroom in the pub is tagged with people’s names, so I tagged it with mine!

What an insane night of Artsakh food and wine in Stepanakert!
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Special thanks to my friends at Armenia Travel for their kindness, hospitality, and for arranging my trip. I couldn’t have done it without them! 
Huge thanks to everyone at Artsakh Travel as well for making this part of my trip super fun and smooth!

Also, if you would like to visit Artsakh, please contact Lusine.

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