Tbilisi
The extraordinary and elaborate meals served here are based on an antique cookbook discovered at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge Market in 2015. Of the 900 …
Must-see restaurants in Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Tbilisi
Reservations are usually essential at this sumptuous Georgian restaurant serving extraordinarily good food at the top of a small hill overlooking the city…
Yerevan
Fusing western Armenian and French cuisine, the seasonal menu at this fashionable basement restaurant includes salads, traditional village dishes such as…
Armenia
This fish restaurant is so popular some Russians have been known to fly here to try the fish and fly back the next day. Seating is in open pavilions…
Baku
It's hard to believe you're more than a few metres from the Champs-Élysées in this perfectly pitched French masterpiece. It hits all the right Parisian…
Azerbaijan
Brand new in 2019, this multi-restaurant complex is ranged around a large stone courtyard featuring central fountains and the photogenic mechanical…
Azerbaijan
Borani brings Lәnkәran an urban vibe with contemporary beats, good-looking hipster waitstaff and an airy modern sense of 21st-century style. Their thin…
Tbilisi
A real treat, Littera serves simply superb 'nouveau Georgian' dishes in the lovely rear garden of the Georgian Writers' Union building. Don't miss trying…
Azerbaijan
The most characterful restaurant for miles around, Calğalıq is packed with more antique handicrafts than the average museum and the enchanted garden is…
Baku
On an unassuming backstreet, this enticing place started life as a 19th-century bathhouse but is now a veritable ethnographic museum of handicrafts and…
Azerbaijan
At the top of the Yatmish Gozal cable car (L6), Chalet is not just a great place to sit amid the mountain scenery, but also serves the best-quality…
Northern Armenia
Why the owners of this excellent cafe and bookshop chose to open in sleepy Stepanavan is a mystery, but it's a welcome sight for travellers passing…
Baku
It's inconspicuous, comfortably unpretentious and the menu is short. But if you want perfectly cooked, top-quality steak, this German-Austrian yard-garden…
Kutaisi
Becoming a Kutaisi essential in just a couple of years, Toma's offers you the chance to dine on traditional home-cooked foods that you'll be unlikely to…
Yerevan
It’s tough to land a table without a reservation, but Lavash is worth the hype. The menu is fresh and highly Instagrammable, from the ghapama (stuffed…
Armenia
This highly Instagrammable cafe is owned by Artush Yeghiazaryan, an Armenian who spent 18 years in Switzerland before returning home. Besides offering…
Tbilisi
You have to know about this rather hidden boho brick-lined basement on the Mtatsminda hillside, but once you've been here you're likely to keep coming…
Northern Armenia
One of the best restaurants in Armenia, Kchuch is located in the middle of a lush park in the heart of Dilijan. Most of the food is baked inside brick…
Yerevan
Ask local foodies to nominate the best Italian food in town, and they inevitably choose this place. The chef uses seasonal ingredients to create pizzas,…
Batumi
Owner Alexander decamped to Batumi from his native St Petersburg for the climate, and in doing so has gifted this rather charmingly bohemian place to the…
Tbilisi
This super-stylish all-day bar-cafe-restaurant serves as the current meeting point for Tbilisi's various cultural elites, and is equally suited to a…
Tbilisi
Totally unmarked from the street and behind a slightly anonymous door cage, this delightful courtyard spot has a deceptively simple and relatively short…
Sighnaghi
This Georgian-American joint venture makes top-class natural wines by the traditional qvevri method at its vineyards in the nearby village of Tibaani…
Stepantsminda
Hands down the best restaurant in town, the vast lounge bar of Rooms Hotel prepares gourmet Georgian, European and fusion dishes – the likes of local…
Georgia
There's no English menu at this smart and friendly deli, which makes it a little tricky to negotiate without Russian, but it's a great spot for breakfast …
Mestia
Definitely one of Mestia's more interesting restaurants, this German-owned spot stands out from the crowd with its friendly service and good food. Its…
Tbilisi
Yes, it's slap bang in the middle of Abanotubani and gets more than its fair share of tour groups, but Culinarium remains an excellent place to eat. Named…
Southern Georgia
This innovative place run by two Turkish women and one local is a real delight, not least for its large terrace that overlooks the fast-flowing river and…
Batumi
The Old Boulevard has a refined atmosphere with deep sofas, floor-to-ceiling shelves of sculpture, and live classical guitar and piano in the evening. It…
Mestia
A hugely popular gathering place on the central square where it can be hard to get a table on summer evenings when local musicians often perform. The food…
Telavi
The most appealing of Telavi's restaurants is this pleasant spot in the town centre with a large terrace that's perfect for a long lunch or a big dinner…
Sighnaghi
Perhaps one of Georgia's most surprising finds is this excellent and authentic Mexican restaurant in a tiny East Georgian mountain town. Owner-chef Shalva…
Batumi
This big, buzzing, contemporary place, with large windows and a terrace facing the park over the street, is hugely popular with just about everybody. It…
Kutaisi
Live piano music, pleasant low lighting and a semi-bohemian ambience make Palaty a top spot in Kutaisi. The menu includes several departures from the norm…
Svaneti
The best option in town, this modern chalet-style cafe by the river has the most interesting menu in town, including pork medallions in onion sauce,…
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
This is the best option in Stepanakert, with friendly staff and a charming garden setting. The menu encompasses Karabakhti dishes such as tanov apur (a…
Azerbaijan
Packed with imaginative decor that incorporates elements from Moorish stone arches to southern French shutters, this place really does base itself on the…
Azerbaijan
Təbəssüm is a particularly appealing small-scale rural restaurant-resort that prides itself on not cutting down any trees. Indeed some foliage grows right…
Northern Armenia
This restaurant is split into two. Downstairs there's Losh, serving mainly lavash (flatbreads), dips and starters. Upstairs is Tava (meaning pan in…
Yerevan
Often described as Yerevan's best restaurant, Dolmama's is housed in a rustic 19th-century dwelling. The menu focuses on eastern Armenian dishes with…
