Sayat Nova•Chicago, IL

Middle Eastern•$$

Back in 1965, brothers Levon and Arsen Demirdjian dreamed of opening a truly authentic Armenian restaurant in Chicago. Not only did they hope to feed the city’s growing Middle Eastern population; they also wanted to give adventurous foodies a taste of something new and exciting. But first, they needed a woman’s touch.After months of testing recipes with the Armenian grandmothers in their lives—women who had been cooking long before they ever set foot on American soil—the two brothers opened th...More