YEREVAN-TOURINFO-On September 27 and 28, 2019, the annual Tea and Coffee Festival was held in Yerevan for the third time. This year, producers from different parts of Armenia and abroad presented their products in 50 pavilions near Swan Lake.
The Tea and Coffee Festival in Yerevan brings together tea and coffee lovers at Swan Lake (one of the most beautiful public spaces in Yerevan). During the festival lovers of aromatic and refreshing drinks enjoyed tasting coffee and tea with delicious desserts.
The various types of tea, coffee and local herbal tea was presented during the event. Armenian herbal and mountainous tea and culinary supplies were in the center of everyone’s attention during the festival. Mackerel, bee quail, partridge, swine, immaculate, and this is still the smallest part that could be found on the tables. The same 
herbs were presented in different pavilions, but when you tried them, you realized that their taste was different. The secret is that they are grown in different regions and under different conditions, which is why they have exceptional taste.
Visitors stroll around the lake on a rainy autumn day, sampling both well-known and new brands of tea and coffee.
The festival featured both private producers and big brands known not only in Armenia but also abroad.
Special attention was paid to the coffee boiling on the boiling sand. Although coffee is not growing in Armenia, the attitude of Armenians towards this drink is unique.
According to festival co-organizer, the main purpose of the event is to create an “interesting, comfortable, civilized, delicious, fragrant atmosphere for the residents of Yerevan and also tourists”. Also he added the Festival of Spirit of Armenia, a festival of homemade vodka, brandy, wine and other alcohol will soon be organized, and the biggest festival “Check in Armenia” will be held in Yerevan next year. “It will be a pan-Armenian festival, within which all achievements of Armenians all over the world will be presented,” he said, assuring that the Tea and Coffee Festival will expand and improve year by year.
