Guidebook for Tbilisi
Restaurants
Top 10 Georgian Dishes
1. Khinkali - also spelled as Hinkali (Georgian: ხინკალი listen ) is a Georgian dumpling, which originated in the Georgian mountain regions of Pshavi, Mtiuleti, and Khevsureti.
2. Khachapuri- is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread.
3. Mtsvadi-is a dish of skewered and grilled cubes of meat, similar to or synonymous with shish kebab.
4. Georgian Cheese Plate: Sulguni, Smoked Sulguni, Guda-Sulguni, specialty of Western Georgia is perhaps the most admired semi-soft Georgian cheese. Its high moisture content is reminiscent of Mozzarella. Guda is a pungent mountain cheese from Tusheti, traditionally made with sheep’s milk and aged in sheepskin.
5. Mixed Mushroom Stew in a clay pot
6. Kharcho with Gomi-Kharcho is a slow-cooked thick meat stew with tomatoes, spices and aromatic herbs. Its distinctive aromatic feature owes largely to the use of Khmeli Suneli- a marigold rich Georgian counterpart of Indian curry blend. Gomi is a staple food of Samegrelo – region in the west and breeding ground for some of the most savory and elaborate dishes
7. Chaqapuli-Chaqapuli is a light and liquid stew, redolent of springtime herbs, pungent with fruity flavors of white wine and tkemali sauce.
8. Assorted Pkhali-Pkhali is a cold vegetarian appetizer, popular Georgian tapas. A mélange of spice-rich walnut paste, fresh herbs and vinegar is added to vegetables, fried or boiled. Pkhali is often garnished with pomegranate seeds, which enhances the mild acidity with a sour, fruity finish.
9. Assorted Georgian pickles: Jonjoli, Peppers-Georgians enjoy wide variety of pickled vegetables, such as cucumber or courgette, ripe or unripe tomatoes and even leeks and garlic cloves. Most unfamiliar of these would perhaps seem pickled flowers of Jonjoli – a medium-sized bush producing long-stemmed flowers, which are harvested just before they flower in May and consumed throughout the year.
10. Ricotta Cornets--These rolls provide a good example of how Georgians mix several dairy products together to come up with a tasty snack. Ricotta kneaded with mint is rolled into thin slices of Sulguni cheese to make these mildly salty, aromatic mint-mingled cornets.
Lolita
7 Tamar Chovelidze StEnjoy Restaurant, Cocktail Bar and Night Club in one space
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7 Freedom SquareGeorgian cuisine
Cafes in Tbilisi with Interesting Concept
Word ‘Zala’ in Georgian refers to a ‘living room’ where guests are welcomed and seated in any Georgian family. Therefore, the restaurant has a homey environment and every item here is handmade, including customized plates and dishes. The interior features bare brick walls and stencils, painted by Maia Submadze, a local visual artist, which the team of Zala printed them and turned into wallpaper. The meals here are Georgian with a modern twist. For instance, you’ll find Khinkali soup called Khinkluchebi, a diminutive form of small Khinkali; chvishtari, a cornmeal bread, with blue cheese sauce dip, avocado salad with citrus sauce, caramelized goat cheese salad with fried grapes, Shkmeruli, a pullet fried in Adjika, local thick chili sauce, cooked in milk and garlic, burger with Saperavi sauce, and much more! And to top it off, their desserts are also very unique and interesting, especially, Saperavi dessert with nuts and dried fruits.
The menu might seem small, but all of the meals sound and taste delicious, so you might feel overwhelmed with what to order. However, despite your choice, you won’t be disappointed as the staff and chef take their job very seriously, delivering finger-licking delicious food to your table.
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Zala
2 Belinski StWord ‘Zala’ in Georgian refers to a ‘living room’ where guests are welcomed and seated in any Georgian family. Therefore, the restaurant has a homey environment and every item here is handmade, including customized plates and dishes. The interior features bare brick walls and stencils, painted by Maia Submadze, a local visual artist, which the team of Zala printed them and turned into wallpaper. The meals here are Georgian with a modern twist. For instance, you’ll find Khinkali soup called Khinkluchebi, a diminutive form of small Khinkali; chvishtari, a cornmeal bread, with blue cheese sauce dip, avocado salad with citrus sauce, caramelized goat cheese salad with fried grapes, Shkmeruli, a pullet fried in Adjika, local thick chili sauce, cooked in milk and garlic, burger with Saperavi sauce, and much more! And to top it off, their desserts are also very unique and interesting, especially, Saperavi dessert with nuts and dried fruits.
The menu might seem small, but all of the meals sound and taste delicious, so you might feel overwhelmed with what to order. However, despite your choice, you won’t be disappointed as the staff and chef take their job very seriously, delivering finger-licking delicious food to your table.
Poliphonia Tbilisi is a sister restaurant of Pheasant’s Tears in Sighnaghi, opened by John Wurdeman, a natural winemaker and a painter, who fell in love with Georgia, it’s culture, cuisine, and folk. The philosophy of the restaurant is to rediscover lost meals of Georgian cuisine that come from rural parts of the country and make new, modern, meals from seasonal and local ingredients. Therefore, the menu here is always seasonal and rapidly changing. It should be noted that all of those meals are well paired with their natural wines carefully selected all across Georgia and the world.
Poliphonia is a great place to go if you are tired of eating the same Georgian dishes like Khachapuri, Khinkali, Mtsvadi, and Pkhali to name a few. Come here to have a delicious gastronomic experience fueled with such a mixture of ingredients that might seem unbelievable to go well together!
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Poliphonia
Poliphonia Tbilisi is a sister restaurant of Pheasant’s Tears in Sighnaghi, opened by John Wurdeman, a natural winemaker and a painter, who fell in love with Georgia, it’s culture, cuisine, and folk. The philosophy of the restaurant is to rediscover lost meals of Georgian cuisine that come from rural parts of the country and make new, modern, meals from seasonal and local ingredients. Therefore, the menu here is always seasonal and rapidly changing. It should be noted that all of those meals are well paired with their natural wines carefully selected all across Georgia and the world.
Poliphonia is a great place to go if you are tired of eating the same Georgian dishes like Khachapuri, Khinkali, Mtsvadi, and Pkhali to name a few. Come here to have a delicious gastronomic experience fueled with such a mixture of ingredients that might seem unbelievable to go well together!
Word ‘Otakhi’ in Georgian means ‘room’ and perfectly describes this tiny, colorful venue. The cafe has a unique, individual style, adorned with handmade decorations and recycled architectural materials. One of the owners is an architect, who used only five instruments to built up this space. It’s a fun experience to see how useless items at one glance can be transformed into functional decorations! Apart from this, the takeaway cups of the coffee comes with handmade paintings, so we bet, you won’t throw them away and might consider keeping as a souvenir.
As the venue is so small, there are only two tables if you’d like to enjoy desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate. Make sure you try Khilamushi, they take on Georgian traditional grape juice dessert called Pelamushi. Their Khilamushi is made from seasonal fruit juice, walnuts, and almonds.
Otakhi Cafe - კაფე ოთახი
6 Dzmebi Zubalashvilebi StWord ‘Otakhi’ in Georgian means ‘room’ and perfectly describes this tiny, colorful venue. The cafe has a unique, individual style, adorned with handmade decorations and recycled architectural materials. One of the owners is an architect, who used only five instruments to built up this space. It’s a fun experience to see how useless items at one glance can be transformed into functional decorations! Apart from this, the takeaway cups of the coffee comes with handmade paintings, so we bet, you won’t throw them away and might consider keeping as a souvenir.
As the venue is so small, there are only two tables if you’d like to enjoy desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate. Make sure you try Khilamushi, they take on Georgian traditional grape juice dessert called Pelamushi. Their Khilamushi is made from seasonal fruit juice, walnuts, and almonds.