This popular meeting point occupies a shaded, partly glassed-in terrace on the edge of Fountains Sq. As it opens all night, it's good for late-night beers or after-hours food including generous portions of ənənəvi plov (fruit-and-lamb rice).
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4. Armenian Church of St Gregory the Illuminator
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