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The Why Me family often gets the question, where to go out in Tbilisi? To answer this question we made a blog with different kind of interesting places to go out in Tbilisi.
Tbilisi is a city that can be compared to a coin, on the one hand, it is an ancient city with a long history and many different attractive sights, on the other hand, Tbilisi is filled with various interesting activities for every taste, especially places where you can spend time. In this blog, we have collected information about some interesting places to go out.
We divided the interesting places to go out into the following categories:
The restaurants we want to highlight for you are selected either for having an international menu or very authentic with live Georgian music and sometimes dance as well.
Bazari Orbeliani is a food mall in a historical building, the former market hall of old Tbilisi. In this recently renovating building you will find more than 65 restaurants. This is the place to go if you have no clue what you would like to have for dinner or lunch. The wide variety of restaurants and snack bars ensures that you will find something to your liking.
Opening hours: 11:00 - 01:00
Website of Bazari OrbelianiRestaurant Old Metekhi is located in the old town, next to the Metekhi church. It's a very cozy restaurant with great Georgian cuisine, nice folk music, with a gorgeous view from panoramic windows on the oldest part of the city.
Opening hours: 11:30 - 22:00
The restaurant Mravaljamieri is a Georgian restaurant with a combination of European cuisine. The restaurant has a modern design, open space, terrasse, and of course a Georgian folk music program.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 02:00
Website of the restaurant MravaljamieriThe restaurant Old City Wall is located in the old part of Tbilisi, right in the part of the old city wall on Baratashvili Avenue. While walking in the evening in the city center don't forget to visit this restaurant.
Opening hours: 12:00 - 23:30
The restaurant Ethno-Tsiskvili is not just a simple restaurant with Georgian folk music, this restaurant is decorated in the old traditional way. The design of the restaurant is made in such a way, while watching the decorations you should experience real Georgian culture.
Opening hours: 12:00 - 00:00
Website of the restaurant Ethno-TsiskviliAmerican Diner is a true American restaurant with the most popular different snacks, desserts, and dishes. American Diner is located in the city center and it is very easy to find.
Opening hours: 12:00 - 00:00
The following restaurants belong to chains. Of course also in Tbilisi you can find McDonalds, Wendy's, KFC and Burger King, but there are two large restaurant chains you might not know yet. Machakhela and Tashir Pizza
Machakhela is a chain of Georgian restaurants with a large selection of traditional Georgian dishes as well as European dishes. Restaurants can be found throughout the city. The main branch is located on Maidan Square in the old part of Tbilisi.
Opening hours: 24/7
The Craft Beer Restaurant Ori Tona is a newly opened restaurant branch which has something new to offer for their guests. It has not only delicious meals and a nice atmosphere but they serve also their own craft beer! During big sport events they show the matches on large televisions.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 01:00
Website of the Craft Beer Restaurant Ori TonaThe restaurant Khinkali House belongs to one of the most famous restaurant chains in Georgia. The main reason why visitors like the Khinkali House is their khinkali and their folk music program.
Opening hours: 12:00 - 00:00
Tashir Pizza is an Armenian pizza chain with branches in all major shopping centers in Tbilisi. They have different types of pizza for every taste.
Cafes are a great place to relax a bit and then continue exploring the sights of Tbilisi. Tbilisi knows some very interesting cafe or located on very special places. Take a look for yourself.
The Gabriadze cafe with a summer terrace serves traditional Georgian cuisine. It is located next to the ancient Anchiskhati Basilica, the clock tower, and the Rezo Gabriadze puppet Theatre creates a very cozy atmosphere.
Opening hours: 11:00 - 23:00
The 144 Stairs cafe is located in the historic part of Tbilisi, next to the famous Betlemi stairs. The name of the 144 Stairs cafe comes from the number of steps that Betlemi Stairs has.
Opening hours: 12:00 - 03:00
The Coffesta cafeteria has several branches throughout Tbilisi, you can find it in almost all major districts of Tbilisi. Coffesta can be counted as an analog of a very popular coffee shop Starbucks. They have a very good assortment of coffees and snacks.
Opening hours: 08:00 - 21:00
The Coffee LAB is the only coffee shop in Tbilisi that roasts its beans, so it's safe to say that they have a lot of experience in making coffee.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 19:00
Erti Kava is located a stone's throw from the Tbilisi State Conservatory and is open from early morning until night. Alternatively, you can simply join a concert with a cup of coffee, sometimes the hosts invite musicians to play for the guests.
Opening hours: 09:00 - 21:00
Bars and clubs are a big part of Tbilisi nightlife. We recommend visiting one of the listed clubs or bars, firstly, to relax, and secondly, to see the locals spend their leisure time in the evenings.
Pub Dublin has everything that good Irish pubs have. This pub has good drinks, delicious snacks, often live music and a great atmosphere.
Opening hours: 11:00 - 03:00
The Irish Pub Wheels is located in the new part of the city and it can be proudly called a little piece of Ireland in Tbilisi. It has a big choice of drinks and snacks. more than that, The pub has a very good live performance program.
Opening hours: 16:00 - 02:00
The Bassiani Club is the best place where you can enjoy all aspects of Georgian nightlife. The Bassiani nightclub is considered one of the best clubs in Europe. Tbilisi became the second Berlin in terms of the club, because of Bassiani. Bassiani has many interesting events, you can check them on their website.
Opening hours: 21:00 - 06:00
Website of the Bassiani ClubThe Space Hall is a place that attracts all kinds of young DJs from all over the world. The Space Hall is located in the Bassiani club.
Opening hours: 21:00 - 06:00
The Mtkvarze Club is located in the new part of Tbilisi on the left bank of the Mtkvari River. The Georgian word “Mtkvarze” means “on Mtkvari” and therefore this club is called “Mtkvarze”. The Mtkvarze club has good drinks and it is a very good place for large groups.
Opening hours: 23:00 - 11:00 only on Friday and Saturday
KHIDI Club is a combination of a club and a concert hall. KHIDI Club often has interesting events that are very unique. 'Khidi' in Georgian means a bridge, and the name of this club comes from its location; It is located under the Vakhushti Bagrationi bridge in the old part of Tbilisi.
Opening hours: 23:00 - 10:00 only on Saturday and Sunday
Website of the KHIDI ClubThe Night Office is a good club for Arabic and Persian music lovers. It is located under the Baratashvili Bridge in the old part of the city.
Opening hours:: 21:00 - 04:00
Cinemas in Tbilisi have often sessions of movies in orignal language. Foreigners that understand English can watch movies without any problems. Tbilisi has very modern cinemas and it's absolutely a joy to watch a movie.
Cavea is a new cinema branch opened a few years ago in almost all big shopping malls in Tbilisi. The Cavea cinemas are not just modern cinemas to watch the latest movies in high quality in comfortable chairs, some of them, like the East Point one, have also an IMAX hall!
Website of the Cavea CinemaAmirani is a cinema in the city center. Amirani cinema is located right behind the Tbilisi Concert Hall. So if you will have a little trip around the center, don't forget to buy a ticket for the upcoming movie.
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