Gate-side at T2, this is the main duty‑free stop
Duty-Free Shop 3 sits post-security in Terminal T2 at Zvartnots, open 24/7, and carries most of the mid- to high-end goods you expect at a $$$ airport shop. It’s the last proper shopping run before EVN departures, so this is where people grab boxed Armenian cognac, brandy, and chocolate before heading to passport control and the gates.
The store runs around typical European duty-free pricing: not a bargain basement, but often better than city-center tourist shops for 1L bottles and perfume gift sets. Rating sits around 4.3, which tracks with the shelves being well stocked and tidy even on late-night departures around 03:00–05:00. You’ll see the usual global liquor brands, plus regional labels you’re unlikely to find once you leave Armenia.
Non-food items skew to perfume, cosmetics, and tobacco, with regular promo tags on multi-pack cigarettes and 100 ml fragrance sets. Electronics are basic travel stuff: chargers, headphones, power banks, usually at a premium over Yerevan city stores, so buy only if you’re in a pinch before your flight out of T2. Snacks and boxed sweets lean heavily Armenian, with souvenir-friendly packaging clearly marked in English and Russian.
Service is generally efficient, and staff can usually quote allowance rules for EU, UK, and Russian routes from memory, which saves pulling out your phone at the counter. Lines flare up when the late-night Moscow and EU flights bank together, but even then you’re usually through in under 10–15 minutes. Card payments work fine; keep a 1,000–2,000 AMD note handy if you want a small candy or magnet and don’t feel like tapping.
Practical tip: If you’re short on time at EVN T2, walk your gate first, then loop back to Duty-Free Shop 3; it sits on the main path, so you won’t miss boarding calls while you price-check that last bottle of brandy.