Food-Gen announced for 24–25 October in Tbilisi
Orbeliani Square is the announced venue for a weekend of regional cooking, tastings and workshops.
Tbilisi
Start with the streets, a place to stay and the journey from the airport.
Build a city stay around an area and a few interests. Sololaki offers a starting point for architecture, the Botanical Garden adds a quieter visit, and Fabrika brings a hostel and cultural spaces together. Check each venue's current arrangements before setting out.
News & updates
Tbilisi presents its first new metro train in a 111-car renewal plan
The first four-car train is expected in Tbilisi by the end of 2026, as part of a planned fleet of 25 trains.
International voice competition returns to Tbilisi Opera House in November
The fifth OPERA CROWN competition is scheduled for 8–13 November, with singers from Georgia and abroad.
Ervand Kochar retrospective on view at Tbilisi National Gallery through 8 November
The exhibition brings Kochar’s work to the Georgian National Gallery as part of the Days of Armenian Culture in Georgia.
Tbilisi Book Days returns to ExpoGeorgia on 30 October–1 November
The three-day book event brings publishers, authors and presentations to ExpoGeorgia’s Pavilion 11.
Plan your visit
Three days in Tbilisi, with room to change the plan
Use a theme for each day, then check current access and the journey from your accommodation.
When to visit Georgia: choose the season by region
Choose a season around the place and activity you want. Georgia has sharp climate differences between its coast, lowlands and high mountains.
Official entry sources for a trip to Georgia
Use Georgia’s Foreign Ministry and e-Visa sources to find the rule that applies to your travel document and purpose. The guide does not decide personal eligibility.
Lari, cards and cash in Georgia
Learn what the National Bank’s exchange-rate tools show, compare the costs of currency exchange and card conversion, then match payment methods to your own route.
Visiting churches and monasteries in Georgia
Approach active religious sites with respect, ask before taking photographs and follow each church’s own visitor instructions.
Arrive & get around
Tbilisi Airport to the city: bus, taxi and late arrivals
Plan your journey from Tbilisi Airport by bus or taxi, choose a city stop and prepare for a late arrival.
Planning intercity rail in Georgia
Search the exact route and travel date, identify the station, and follow Georgian Railway’s current ticket and identity rules.
Choose a place to stay
Where to stay in Tbilisi
Compare Tbilisi’s historic core and a Vera hotel example by daily route, room format, access and booking terms.
Vera as a Tbilisi base
Use Kostava, Vera Park and the streets around Petriashvili to compare a stay focused on this part of Tbilisi.
Sololaki as a Tbilisi base
Compare an address among Sololaki's residential streets, historic façades and decorated entrances without confusing heritage with room facilities.
Marjanishvili and Chugureti as a base
Distinguish the avenue, the theatre streets and Fabrika when choosing a stay around Marjanishvili and Chugureti.
Places, food & local life
A quieter side of Tbilisi
Leave time for the Botanical Garden alongside the streets and courtyards of a city day.
What makes pkhali, pkhali?
The vegetables change. Walnuts, garlic and herbs bring the dish together.
Shoti and the tone oven
A concise guide to Kakhetian shoti, its tone oven, local wheat and place at the shared table.
Lobio and lobiani: Georgia’s bean dishes
Compare Georgian bean stew with bean-filled bread, including regional versions and useful ordering questions.
Eggplant with walnuts: a Georgian table dish
A short guide to Imeretian eggplant with walnuts, its seasonal preservation and related walnut sauce.
Churchkhela and janjukha: grape sweets by region
Follow the difference between sweet grape juice, concentrated badagi and the finished nut confection.
Satsivi and the Georgian New Year table
Read satsivi as a poultry and walnut dish with family and regional variations at the New Year table.
Chakapuli: a spring stew with regional roots
A concise guide to spring chakapuli, its green-plum base and Kakhetian context.
Qvevri: clay vessel and inherited practice
A concise guide to qvevri making, cultural transmission and regional storage practices.
Rtveli: the harvest work behind Kakhetian wine
A concise guide to Rtveli, shared harvest work and Kakhetian pressing and fermentation.
Tbilisi and Telavi food markets: what each reveals
A concise comparison of Tbilisi and Telavi food markets, based on official visitor descriptions.
Mtsvadi and Kakhetian fire cooking
A concise guide to Kakhetian mtsvadi, its firewood, cooking method and table context.
Eating in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi
How to choose regional dishes, read a restaurant menu and check ingredients and the bill in three Georgian cities.
Walk Old Tbilisi, then decide on Dry Bridge
A street-level Old Tbilisi sequence with a separate Dry Bridge market extension and clear choices for a shorter walk.
Khinkali: fillings, regions and how to order
Compare mountain and city styles, ask about the filling and learn the eating custom behind the dumpling’s folds.
Khachapuri: a guide to regional forms
Choose a style by region and shape, from Imeretian and Megrelian pies to the Adjarian boat and Svan forms.
Plan a Georgian wine tasting by region and method
Choose a region, grape and winemaking style before arranging a tasting. Official wine sources make the differences easier to compare.
A guide to Georgian food and wine culture
Read a Georgian table through regional dishes, shared meals and the living traditions behind qvevri wine.
Places & services
Places to stay
Rooms Tbilisi
A hotel in a former publishing house in Vera, with a courtyard, restaurants and different room categories.
Fabrika
A hostel and cultural centre combining a courtyard, cafés, studios, shops and workspace.
Artifact Apart Hotel
Artifact presents an aparthotel in a restored historic building in Old Tbilisi.
Vinotel
Vinotel occupies a historic building in Old Tbilisi, near the gateway to Avlabari.
See & do
National Botanical Garden
Paths and a waterfall offer a green pause in a day around Tbilisi.
Klook
Compare tours and activities listed for Tbilisi, from city experiences to trips beyond the capital.
Tbilisi Free Walking Tours
This local guide team runs a tip-based Old Tbilisi walk from Pushkin Park at Freedom Square.
Budget Georgia
Budget Georgia publishes one-day departures from Tbilisi to several very different places: nearby Jvari and Mtskheta, the Gudauri and Kazbegi route, Borjomi with Rabati and Vardzia, and western Georgia stops such as Martvili and Prometheus Cave.
Chreli Abano
Chreli Abano offers private sulfur-bath rooms in Tbilisi's Abanotubani district.
Royal Bath
Royal Bath is a separate Abanotubani bathhouse with five rooms presented on its own website.
Getting around
Tbilisi Airport taxi
Tbilisi Airport publishes information about taxi pickup at its arrivals forecourt.
Tbilisi Transport Company
Tbilisi Transport Company is a public transport operator in Tbilisi.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Georgia
Enterprise takes direct car reservations for pickup at Tbilisi International Airport or in the city.
Georiders
Georiders lists bicycles for rental at its shop on Beritashvili Street by the entrance to Lake Lisi.
Tbilisi International Airport
Tbilisi International Airport's passenger guide brings flight information, terminal maps, arrivals and departures into one official starting point.
Tbilisi Central Railway Station
Tbilisi Central is a physical passenger rail station in the Station Square area.
Eat & drink
Georgian Flavors
Georgian Flavors offers Mia's City Cooking Corner in Tbilisi, a hands-on class followed by a meal of the food prepared.
Karalashvili 1396
Karalashvili 1396 presents a Tbilisi wine cellar on Vertskhli Street and a separate wine shop on Kote Abkhazi Street.
Ati Cafe
Ati Cafe is a cafe, coffee bar, wine bar and shared space in the Combinati building on Moscow Avenue.
CITYHIKERS Coffee
CITYHIKERS places its cafe in Dedaena Park in Tbilisi’s Chugureti area.
Real Bar
Real Bar identifies itself as a small cocktail bar in Sololaki.
Misty Bar
Misty Bar presents a cocktail-led menu in Tbilisi's Vera area.
Workspaces
Impact Hub Tbilisi
Impact Hub Tbilisi describes itself as a coworking space and presents a plug-and-work office, conference-room rental, membership plans, events and meetups.
The Hub
The Hub lists hot desks, private offices and meeting rooms, with daily or monthly hot-desk options described on its official site.
Aviaspace
Aviaspace describes a coworking floor with shared desks, dedicated desks, private offices and meeting and conference rooms.
Tsre Coworking
Tsre describes itself as a social coworking space with memberships, tours and a free day.
Everyday services
Property Tbilisi
Property Tbilisi is a real estate agency with a dedicated long-term rental service for Tbilisi and Batumi.
Liberty Bank Currency Exchange Point
Liberty Bank’s own location directory names a Currency Exchange Point at 56 Lubliana Street.
Bounce Tbilisi
Bounce's Tbilisi page searches storage spots by place, date and number of bags.
Gustav
Gustav offers an item-based online catalogue for laundry and dry cleaning in Tbilisi.
Mountain Trails Agency
Mountain Trails Agency (MTA) is Georgia’s government-owned operator for ski facilities at Gudauri, Bakuriani, Goderdzi and Mestia.
Georgian Water and Power
Georgian Water and Power publishes Tbilisi water-service notices and customer-service information on its official website.
Upcoming events
INTERSTELLAR: Tribute to Hans Zimmer by Mystery Ensemble
28 November 2026 at 20:00
No current events in this selection. Browse events in Georgia.
Sources & checks
- Tbilisi visitor guideTourism authority. Checked 22 October 2026.
- Sololaki districtTourism authority. Checked 25 October 2026.
- Tbilisi Botanical GardenTourism authority visitor information. Checked 22 October 2026.
- FabrikaVenue's own description and programme. Checked 25 October 2026.
Image credits
- Hito illustrated adaptation of Waterfall in Tbilisi Botanical Garden. Sb2s3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
