Top 6 Food Experiences in Tbilisi

1.Private Tbilisi Food Tour: 9 Tastings Walk in Bohemian District

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 227 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $79Our pick

Spend about four hours walking Tbilisi’s Sololaki and Old Town with a private English-speaking guide such as David, Giorgi, Levan, Luka, or Zezva. Expect at least nine generous tastings, including khinkali, eggplant with walnuts, beans, chicken, natural wine, and chacha, plus stories about Georgian food, culture, and history.

“The food and walking tour in Tbilisi was an unforgettable experience! The food was absolutely amazing – we sampled a variety of traditional Georgian dishes, including khachapuri (cheese-filled bread), chicken in garlic sauce (shkmeruli) cooked to perfection, and of course, we had some local chacha (Georgian brandy) that added a nice kick to the day. Every dish we tried was full of flavor and made with such care. Our guide, David, was the highlight of the tour. He was not only knowledgeable about Georgian cuisine and culture but also made the experience so much more enjoyable with his stories. He really went out of his way to make sure we…”

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2.Tbilisi Food Tour in a Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $49

Start near Avlabari at 6 pm, meet your guide, and ride to a local family home. You will make khinkali, khachapuri, mchadi, eggplant with walnuts, salad, and more, then eat it with Sulguni cheese, homemade wine, chacha, and water. Vegetarian khinkali is available by request.

“Amazing food tour whit Toko! Everything went very nicely, he has great energy and the entire agency, when we went to check us in was super cool! First, they made us try some Georgian wines, then we went to the church and ate some very nice Kachipuri , after we went to the funicular to eat even more nice food and in the end we delighted ourselves by learning how to do some of these delicious dishes at a georgian family's house. I totally recommend it and would do it again !”

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3.Private 4 days Food & Wine and Sightseeing tour to Kakheti, Kazbegi, Mtskheta.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 days (approx.) · from $10Best value

Travel privately from Tbilisi with pickup at your hotel, hostel, or apartment. Over four days, you will taste Kakheti wines, bake bread, cook khinkali, visit David Gareja, Sighnaghi, Kazbegi, and UNESCO-listed Mtskheta. Guide Levan is named in the tour feedback, and the route mixes major sights with family-run cellars and local meals.

“tour to Khareba winery with wine tasting, bread & churchkhela making is interesting and worth trying. Kakheti is beautiful with awesome views and food. Gremi and alaverdi churches have nice architecture.”

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4.Tbilisi Private Food and Wine Tour with Lunch and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $120

Spend about seven hours with a private English-speaking guide, tasting Georgian classics across Tbilisi. You’ll try chikhirtma near the Old Town, ride the funicular to Mtatsminda for Acharuli khachapuri, sample natural wine near Liberty Square, and finish with khinkali. Guides named Tso and Captain Z have received especially warm praise.

“The Tbilisi private food and wine tour was perfect for our needs. The first stop near the sulphur baths freshened us up after a late arrival to the city the night before, with a fitting portion of soup and chacha. It is good that the stops are relatively spread out, so that you get a good feeling of the city on the way. The trip was a good mixture of sight seeing, food and wine and we liked the fact that we were not rushed between places. Our guide, Captain Z was informative, friendly and easy going and fitted our group really well. A great guidWe surely recommend this tour…”

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5.Private Cooking Class with a Tbilisi Food and City Expert Dinara

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $148

Meet city guide and former café owner Dinara at her Saburtalo apartment for a private, hands-on Georgian cooking class. Over about three and a half hours, you’ll prepare three traditional dishes from family recipes, learn local food customs, and share the meal with Dinara, her family, and friendly dog. The class costs $148 per person.

“Last time, I rated here 1, it was because of the bad attitude from Viator's Help Center. If the staff contacted Traveling Spoon with necessary action, the host nor I didn't had to go through this unnecessary things.”

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6.Half-Day Food Tour of Tbilisi Dezerter’s Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $125

Join Paul from Meet Me Here for a private, English-language food tour through Tbilisi’s Dezerter’s Bazaar. You’ll meet market vendors, taste Georgian specialties, eat at a local restaurant, and finish with an artisanal wine tasting at a respected wine bar. The tour begins and ends near the Shota Rustaveli Monument.

“Extra-ordinary. Paul knows Tbilisi - and it’s people so well. You’ll meet the ‘Spice Girl’, the honey lady, the brilliant bakers. And then finish in a wine bar or restaurant that’s for insiders. Don’t miss…”

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