Telavi Businesses

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.

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.

Marani Café (marani meaning winery or wine cellar in Georgian) is a casual daytime café and wine bar in Telavi that serves as a local meeting place for wine-country visitors and Telavi residents. The menu covers Georgian café staples — lobiani, cheese bread, coffee, and homemade lemonade — alongside a thoughtfully assembled selection of Kakhetian wines by the glass. It is a good first stop for orientation before exploring the surrounding wine estates.

Restaurant Kakheti is Telavi's most reliable traditional restaurant, serving Kakhetian regional cuisine in the centre of the wine region's capital city. The menu offers vine-wood mtsvadi, walnut-stuffed peppers, churchkhela, and the full range of Kakhetian wines including family-produced bottles from surrounding villages. The garden terrace is shaded by mature walnut trees, reflecting the central role of the walnut in Kakhetian cuisine.

Twins Old Cellar is the estate restaurant of Twins Wine, one of Kakheti's most acclaimed natural wineries founded by twin brothers in Napareuli village near Telavi. The restaurant is set in the family's historic underground cellar surrounded by hundreds of buried qvevri, making it one of the most dramatic dining spaces in the wine world. The menu serves traditional Kakhetian feast cuisine exclusively paired with Twins Wine estate wines.

Winery Khareba is one of Georgia's major wine producers, headquartered in the Kakheti region near Telavi. The winery is known for its 7.7 km underground wine tunnel carved into the Caucasus rock, which maintains a natural temperature of 12-14 degrees Celsius for wine storage. The facility offers guided tours through the tunnel, tastings of both qvevri and European-method wines, a traditional Georgian restaurant, and vineyard walks. Khareba produces wines from major Georgian varieties including Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi, and Khikhvi.