Tbilisi is best understood from a balcony. Below you: tin roofs, church domes, a river the colour of tea, and courtyards where neighbours still share a table. The old town tumbles down to the sulphur baths, Sololaki keeps its carved wooden houses, and across the river the Soviet-era factories have turned into bars, studios and markets. Come hungry, stay late, and say yes when someone pours you a glass.
Written by the Voya editors, Tbilisi
Behind every iron gate in old Tbilisi there is a shared world — a fig tree, a dripping tap, laundry strung between two centuries. We spent a season in four of them.
Cooking with the window open.
Old silver, Soviet buttons and the dealers who dress the city’s stylists.
For fifteen years he has painted the same street from the same round window — only after midnight, when the city finally goes quiet.
Three rooms, no sign, and the city’s most talked-about young painters.
Small, hosted experiences in Tbilisi, chosen by our editors.
Tamar’s kitchen has fed four generations. For one long afternoon it feeds you too: nineteen folds per dumpling, a bottle from the cellar, and a table that fills up with neighbours. You eat what you make.
Save a seat at the table
TbilisiSipsThree cellars, three families, qvevri buried since before the Soviets. Lunch is under the vines. Bring an empty suitcase.
Pour me a glassBehind the carved balconies are courtyards most visitors never see. Nika knows which gates open. Wear comfortable shoes.
Walk with NikaKnead the dough, slap it onto the walls of a clay tone oven, and pull out your own loaf, still hot. Cheese and wine included.
Bake your loafThree singers, one long table and songs older than the house. Join the chorus on the last one. Supra included.
Pull up a chair
Celebrate the rich heritage of Georgian wine with every glass.
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Experience authentic Italy, one plate at a time.
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The city's all-day destination for great food and drinks.
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Tbilisi's creative spirit comes together over great food and coffee.
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A fresh perspective on Georgian culinary traditions.
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Creative Georgian cuisine in a peaceful hidden garden.
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Levantine flavors, perfected over wood-fired grills.
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Step into a hidden courtyard full of Georgian charm.
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Georgian traditions, reimagined with elegance.
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Where French finesse meets open-fire cooking.
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Where family recipes are passed from one generation to the next.
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Authentic Kakhetian flavors, rooted in tradition.
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