Restaurants in Georgia

Culinarium Khasheria is Tbilisi's most acclaimed destination for khashi — the traditional Georgian tripe and trotters soup eaten as a morning restorative after late nights. Set on Shardeni Street, it pairs the dish with chacha and fresh lavash. Beyond khashi, the menu features fermented Georgian foods: Kakhetian lobiani, dried meats, and churchkhela.

A dukani is a small Georgian roadside or neighbourhood tavern — the equivalent of a village pub — and Dukani in Tbilisi's Old Town faithfully embodies the concept. Rough-plastered walls hung with dried herbs, clay jugs, and Georgian weavings set the scene. The menu is handwritten daily based on market produce: typically a bean stew, grilled meat, seasonal vegetables, a cheese plate, and freshly baked cornbread. House wine comes by the clay jug.

Ezo (meaning 'courtyard' in Georgian) is a traditional restaurant in Kutaisi set in a vine-covered courtyard of a historic house. The menu focuses on Imeretian regional cuisine, including Imeretian khachapuri (round, with fresh cheese), gebzhalia (cheese rolls in mint sauce), and kupati (spiced sausage). The restaurant is known for generous portions, reasonable prices, and an authentic family atmosphere reflecting Kutaisi's dining culture.

The Funicular Restaurant sits at the top of Mtatsminda (Holy Mountain) at 770 metres above Tbilisi, reached by the historic 1905 funicular railway. It offers panoramic views across the entire Tbilisi valley and serves classic Georgian dishes including chanakhi, mtsvadi, and khinkali. The funicular journey and mountain setting make it one of the most distinctive dining experiences in the capital.

G-Vino is the leading wine bar and restaurant in Telavi, the historic capital of the Kakheti wine region. The wine list spans over 150 Georgian wines with particular depth in Kakhetian amber wines from the Tsinandali, Kindzmarauli, and Mukuzani appellations. The food menu is built to accompany wine: Kakhetian cheese boards, walnut and herb salads, badrijani, and grilled local meats. G-Vino also organises winery tours into the surrounding Kakheti vineyards.

Gveleti Restaurant sits at the trailhead of the hike to the Gveleti waterfalls in the Kazbegi valley, making it the natural gathering place for hikers before and after the walk. The restaurant serves warming mountain Georgian food: herb-stuffed khinkali, kubdari, hearty bean soups, grilled mountain lamb, and local dairy products including fresh sulguni and matsoni. The backdrop of the Caucasus peaks and the Terek River gorge makes this one of the most dramatically situated restaurants in Georgia.

Kakhelebi is a restaurant in Telavi, the capital of Georgia's Kakheti wine region, serving traditional Kakhetian cuisine. The menu features mtsvadi (grilled meat), churchkhela (walnut and grape juice confection), and local cheese varieties. The restaurant has a terrace with views of the Alazani Valley and serves wines from nearby Kakheti producers.

Kazbegi Restaurant is one of the central restaurants in Stepantsminda, the town at 1700m altitude below Georgia's most iconic mountain, Mkinvartsveri (Mount Kazbek). The restaurant serves mountain Georgian cuisine appropriate to the altitude and climate: hearty kubdari, khinkali with mountain spices, slow-cooked lamb, chakapuli (lamb with tarragon), and warming soups. The views from the restaurant encompass the valley, the Gergeti Trinity Church on its hill, and the snow-capped flanks of Mount Kazbek.

Kopala is one of Tbilisi's best-positioned restaurants, with a multi-level terrace directly facing the illuminated Narikala fortress walls. Named after a historic Tbilisi neighbourhood, the restaurant serves a comprehensive menu spanning all Georgian regions — Adjarian khachapuri, Megrelian chicken in walnut sauce (satsivi) — alongside an extensive Georgian wine list. The building is a restored Georgian house with 19th-century Tbilisi townhouse interiors.

Kvevri is a wine-forward Georgian restaurant in Tbilisi's Old Town whose name is taken from the ancient clay vessels used to ferment and age Georgian wine. The restaurant's cellar houses qvevri vessels embedded in the floor in the traditional manner. The wine list is structured around terroir and winemaker, and the food is designed as wine accompaniment — sharing plates of churchkhela, aged Imeretian cheese, cured meats, and walnut pastes alongside more substantial Georgian dinner dishes.

La Maison is Kutaisi's most popular contemporary cafe-restaurant, serving a menu that blends Georgian staples with European cafe dishes. Located near the central Colchis Fountain, it is a daytime hub for Kutaisi's young professional and student population as well as tourists visiting Kutaisi Cathedral and Gelati Monastery. The outdoor seating on the pedestrianised street is particularly popular in spring and autumn.

Laila Restaurant is consistently regarded as the best dining option in Mestia, the main town of Upper Svaneti and gateway to Georgia's highest mountain villages. Set within the Laila Hotel, the restaurant brings authentic Svan cuisine to a comfortable setting. The menu features kubdari (Svan meat bread) made fresh daily, tashmijabi (potato and cheese fondue), chvishtari (cornbread with cheese), and dishes seasoned with svanuri marili (Svan salt). The hotel garden faces the dramatic Svaneti tower-house skyline and glaciated Caucasus peaks.