First time in Tbilisi — what locals actually recommend
If it's your first weekend in Tbilisi, this is the locals' shortlist — the sights worth the queue, the food you can't skip, and the neighbourhood walks that show you the place.
Top spots in Tbilisi
Old Town & Narikala
CultureOld Tbilisi
Wooden-balcony houses and a cable car to the 4th-century fortress overlooking the river.
Abanotubani Sulphur Baths
OutdoorsOld Tbilisi
Pushkin called them the best baths he'd ever taken — book a private chamber with massage.
Kakheti Wine Day Trip
Food & DrinkSighnaghi
1.5-hour drive into the 8,000-year-old qvevri wine region — cellar tours and supra lunches.
Where to eat
Barbarestan
$$$Heirloom Georgian · Plekhanov
Recipes from a 19th-century princess's cookbook — quiet candlelight, hand-painted walls.
Café Linville
$$Bistro / Café · Atoneli
Plant-filled courtyard for brunch, all-day coffee and orange-wine flights.
Pasanauri
$Khinkali · Multiple
City's reference khinkali — order 5 mtiuluri (no herbs) and a Natakhtari beer.
Salobie Bia
$$Georgian · Sololaki
Bean-pot classic done refined — lobio, pkhali, freshly baked shoti bread.
Shavi Lomi
$$Modern Georgian · Marjanishvili
Eclectic courtyard bistro — khachapuri, lamb chakapuli, qvevri wine list.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Old Town & Narikala, Abanotubani Sulphur Baths, Kakheti Wine Day Trip. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Tbilisi and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.