Literally a few hundred steps from Freedom Square, in an inconspicuous place, in the basement there is a very good cafe for locals. Yes, it's not bad, it's good. It looks like a small room, with obvious flavors of the kitchen, but we went so far that we were there twice a week.
The order and payment are made at the checkout. There is a waiter, but he only brings the order and clears the tables. Local men were sitting at the next table from us and drinking white wine. They were talking long, beautiful, but incomprehensible toasts. It was loud, but very interesting.
What we ordered:
1. Kharcho. I really love this spicy, rich Caucasian soup. Well… I have never tasted such a delicious meal.
2. Chikhirtma. Oh my god You can sell your soul for this soup. Maybe it tastes better somewhere – but this is my TOP.
3. Kuchmachi. The offal wasn't bad. But I compared it with the Khinkali House. So there they were fried, but here they were probably closer to stewed. Delicious, but no more.
4. Eggplant rolls. Good. We ordered it twice.
5. Khinkali. With a thin dough and juicy filling. There's nothing more to say. Delicious!!!
6. Shkmeruli. Because of this chicken, we returned for the second time. Well-fried chicken in a delicious sour cream and garlic sauce, in which it is very good to dip magnificent, fresh tortillas.
7. Homemade wine (white). To be honest, it was the best homemade wine on our trip.
Well, what can I say – this place is a must-visit.
We read a lot of laudatory reviews and on the first day of our trip to Tbilisi we went to have lunch at this cafe. I was immediately surprised that we were the only visitors. Everyone wrote that there were no places, you couldn't get in, but everything was empty here. We thought it was Monday, November, okay, since we came, we'll try. We took chicken chikhirtma soup, I don't know what it should be, we liked it, eggplant with nuts are ordinary, but they didn't eat khinkali, the minced meat is sour, strongly peppered and, as it seemed to me, not fresh. The prices are yes, budget, khinkali 1.5 per piece, eggplant 10 lari, soup 15 lari. I hope my feedback will be useful.
A great and inexpensive place in Tbilisi
Real, homemade Georgian cuisine, at reasonable prices, we came here three times, everything is great!
I put a solid 5