Cost of food in a restaurant in Georgia

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31.07.2019
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Where to eat, how much it costs to eat in a restaurant in Georgia

Dear visitor of the site, take into account the date of writing the article and the current exchange rate at the time of writing. Prices are given, according to the analysis in restaurants in Tbilisi, Batumi as of July 2016, the exchange rate: 1 dollar = 2.6 Georgian GEL, 1 euro = 2.8 Georgian GEL.

As we have already pointed out more than once: eating in fast food restaurants in Georgia is practically pointless, as the prices for food in a fast-food restaurant and a regular restaurant are practically the same.

Types of places

What types of restaurants and places to eat in Georgia:

  1. Restaurants – various, mostly with national cuisine
  2. Cafes with ready-to-eat food, like modern canteens
  3. Roadside cafes along the highway
  4. Shavarma, khachapuri and the like.

Restaurants are the most mass type of establishments, there are a lot of them in cities, near places where tourists visit.

Cafes with ready-made food, i.e. you come in and choose what you want to eat, can be found more often in Turkish neighborhoods or very rarely in Tbilisi. This type of cafes and restaurants is practically undeveloped, unless we include khachapuri restaurants.

Roadside cafes – very low level, there are no good cafes at gas stations and the like, there are a few places that can be rated a solid three on a scale of five with poor menus.

Shawarma, khachapuri – very plentiful, especially khachapuri, both along the highways and in the towns. Eat bread and snack on bread.

In general, Georgian cuisine is quite bread, that is, the table is represented by a large number of all kinds of khachapuri, lobiani and similar.

Prices for food

The price of food in restaurants:

  1. Adjarian khachapuri, small (enough for 2 people, if it is considered as a dish instead of bread, then for three or four people) – price 15-20 GEL
  2. Lyulya – cutlet in pita, on a skewer, in marinade – price 10-15 GEL
  3. Caesar salad – the size so that you can have lunch only with it - 9-10 GEL
  4. French fries – 5 GEL
  5. Hinkali: 1-2 GEL per piece, usually you should order at least 5 pieces, so the portion will be 5-10 GEL.

Please note that in a restaurant you will be charged 80% commission for service, which is 10-15% of the bill.

Cafes with ready food, as already described in the Turkish quarters, in Batumi – It is in the old town, closer to the seaport or on the road towards Sarpi, in Tbilisi – David Agmashenebeli street (David the Builder), by the way very well restored and tourists do not often come here, and in vain.

In Turkish canteens you can have a good meal for 15-20 GEL per person with tea brought to you for free and in any quantity. From the local cafes with ready-made food, we can name perhaps only a couple of places in Tbilisi, namely on the street up from Freedom Square, immediately on the right and after 150 meters on the left at the T-junction. The price of lunch here is also about 15-20 GEL per person.

Roadside cafes are mostly along the road, they are converted rural houses into canteens. There are some more or less normal places in Khashuri, on the Tbilisi-Batumi road. Here you can drink good coffee and eat pastries with cheese and ham. The price of a latte + such a bun (enough for two people) is about 20 GEL.

Shawarma, khachapuri – a large number in every city. The price of shawarma naturally depends on the neighborhood (tourist or local) and size. There are small, large and medium shawarma. Small 8-10 GEL, medium 10-12 GEL, large 15-20 GEL. Khachapuri from 5 GEL.

When shopping for food, be vigilant, take care of your stomach and preferably carry activated charcoal and remedies for diarrhea and poisoning, even if you eat exclusively in expensive restaurants.

We hope that this article will be of help to you, if you notice inaccuracies and want to correct something - write to us. In turn, we will be glad to provide you with car rental in Georgia: Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. We are always at your service for any questions.

How to get there?

Useful coordinates:

  1. Turkish Quarter in Batumi with fast food restaurants - 41.646596, 41.644846
  2. Turkish restaurants in Tbilisi - 41.711117, 44.796084
  3. Fast food restaurants with different food in Tbilisi - 41.692985, 44.800706, 41.692136, 44.797603
  4. Khachapuri cafe in Zestafoni 42.112554, 43.038306
  5. Georgian food restaurants in Tbilisi - 41.692136, 44.797603
  6. Good roadside cafes near Tbilisi at gas stations, with a large selection of food and a store 42.016523, 44.065444 and 42.016935, 44.025763

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