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Best Restaurants Open Monday in Tbilisi 2026

Monday holds up well in Tbilisi. Georgian dining runs on the supra, the long shared feast, and the best rooms keep that table laid seven days a week rather than resting at the start of the week. Georgia sits outside the Michelin guide, so the markers here are the Gault&Millau Georgia selection and the World's 50 Best Discovery list rather than stars. The historic kitchens of the Old Town, the modern Georgian rooms of Chughureti and the rooftop dining rooms all keep a Monday service. What follows is six upscale tables confirmed open this Monday, each with its district, its price per head and its exact Monday hours.

Why a Monday list matters in Tbilisi

Unlike most European capitals, Tbilisi rarely goes dark on a particular weeknight. The supra culture means a Georgian restaurant expects to feed a table any day, and the city's leading rooms open daily, Monday included. What you lose on a Monday is the live polyphonic singing some rooms save for the weekend, not the kitchen itself.

The order below leads with the historic Barbarestan and the modern-Georgian rooms of Tekuna Gachechiladze, then the rooftop ATI, the bohemian Shavi Lomi, the hilltop Keto and Kote and a Josper-grill steakhouse in the Old Town. Every name links to its full review, and hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. For the rest of the week, start with the Tbilisi dining guide.

The Monday list

1

Barbarestan

Historic Georgian · Chughureti, Tbilisi · about ₾70–130 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 14:00–23:00

Barbarestan, on Aghmashenebeli Avenue 132 in Chughureti, cooks from the 1874 cookbook of the Georgian noblewoman Barbare Jorjadze, reviving recipes that had vanished from the modern table. The family-run room earned a place on the World's 50 Best Discovery list and the Gault&Millau Georgia selection. A dinner with wine runs roughly 70 to 130 lari a head. It opens Monday from two in the afternoon to eleven, so it covers both a long Georgian lunch and a full dinner. The cellar of qvevri wines is the reason to linger.

2

Culinarium Khasheria

Modern Georgian · Abanotubani, Old Town · about ₾50–100 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 10:00–02:00

Tekuna Gachechiladze, the chef who did the most to modernise Georgian cooking, runs Culinarium Khasheria at 23 Abano Street in Abanotubani, the sulphur-bath quarter of the Old Town. The kitchen reworks home dishes with a lighter hand, the bone marrow and the fried sulguni with yogurt among the signatures, and the khash is the famous hangover cure. A meal runs about 50 to 100 lari a head. It opens Monday from ten in the morning until two the next morning, the longest Monday window on this list.

3

ATI Restaurant

Modern Georgian grill · Avlabari, Tbilisi · about ₾80–150 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 16:00–01:00

ATI sits on the tenth floor of the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace at 20 Telavi Street in Avlabari, an all-glass room with two terraces looking across the Kura River to Narikala fortress. Chef George Ninua cooks a modern Georgian grill with international touches, and a dinner runs roughly 80 to 150 lari a head. It opens Monday from four in the afternoon to one in the morning, which makes it the rooftop choice for a Monday dinner with the best skyline view in the city. Book a terrace table at sunset.

4

Shavi Lomi

Modern Georgian · Chughureti, Tbilisi · about ₾50–95 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 12:00–02:00

Shavi Lomi, the Black Lion, hides behind a courtyard at Zurab Kvlividze Street 30 in Chughureti, a bohemian room that helped define modern Georgian cooking for a younger crowd. The menu plays with tradition, the lobio, the chakapuli and the seasonal pkhali among the orders, and a dinner runs about 50 to 95 lari a head. It opens Monday from noon until two the next morning. The art-filled rooms and the leafy yard make it a relaxed Monday booking for a long evening rather than a quick meal.

5

Keto and Kote

Georgian · Sololaki hillside, Tbilisi · about ₾60–110 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 14:00–00:00

Keto and Kote rewards the climb, hidden up a steep lane on the Sololaki hillside in a villa with a terrace over the rooftops. The room earned a spot on the World's 50 Best Discovery list and the Gault&Millau Georgia selection for refined takes on Georgian classics, and a dinner runs roughly 60 to 110 lari a head. It opens Monday from two in the afternoon to midnight. The view and the quiet make it the most romantic Monday table here; book the terrace and arrive before the light goes.

6

Organique Josper Bar

Josper grill, steakhouse · Old Town, Tbilisi · about ₾60–120 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 11:00–23:00

Organique Josper Bar works a charcoal Josper oven at Bambis Rigi 12 in the Old Town near the river, turning out grilled meats and Georgian-European plates that put it on the Gault&Millau Georgia list. A dinner runs about 60 to 120 lari a head. It opens Monday from eleven in the morning to eleven at night, every day of the week, which makes it the dependable Monday booking when you want a grill rather than a supra. The central address suits a walk through the Old Town before or after.

How to book a Monday table in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is a walk-in city by habit and a book-ahead city for its best rooms on a busy night. Barbarestan and Keto and Kote both take Monday bookings and both fill their best tables, so reserve the cellar room or the terrace ahead. ATI's terrace is the one to book early for the sunset slot. Culinarium Khasheria and Organique Josper keep space for Monday walk-ins, which makes either an easy solo dining in Tbilisi stop. Planning a group supra on a Monday? Shavi Lomi's courtyard and long tables suit a Tbilisi team dinner, and Keto and Kote's hilltop terrace works for a quiet client dinner with a view.

Frequently asked questions

Which upscale restaurants are open on Monday in Tbilisi?

Most of Tbilisi's best rooms open Monday, because Georgian dining runs on a seven-day supra culture rather than a fixed closing night. The historic Barbarestan in Chughureti, Tekuna Gachechiladze's Culinarium Khasheria in the Old Town, the rooftop ATI at the Sheraton, the bohemian Shavi Lomi, the hilltop Keto and Kote and the Josper-grill Organique Josper all serve Monday. Georgia has no Michelin guide, so these are judged on Gault&Millau and 50 Best Discovery recognition.

Is Barbarestan open on Monday in Tbilisi?

Yes. Barbarestan opens Monday from 2pm to 11pm at Aghmashenebeli Avenue 132 in Chughureti. The family-run room cooks from an 1874 Georgian cookbook and sits on the World's 50 Best Discovery list, with a deep cellar of qvevri wines. A dinner with wine runs roughly 70 to 130 lari a head. The long Monday hours cover both a leisurely Georgian lunch and a full dinner, and the best cellar tables are worth booking ahead.

Do Tbilisi restaurants close on Mondays?

Rarely. Unlike most European capitals, Tbilisi does not have a standard Monday closing day, because the supra feast culture means a Georgian kitchen expects to feed a table any day of the week. The city's leading rooms open daily. What some rooms hold back for the weekend is the live polyphonic singing rather than the kitchen, so a Monday dinner is easy to plan, though booking the best tables still helps on a busy night.

Where can I get the best view on a Monday in Tbilisi?

ATI Restaurant is the Monday view pick, set on the tenth floor of the Sheraton Grand Metechi Palace in Avlabari with two terraces over the Kura River and Narikala fortress. It opens Monday from four in the afternoon to one in the morning, cooking chef George Ninua's modern Georgian grill, around 80 to 150 lari a head. For a quieter hilltop view, Keto and Kote's villa terrace on the Sololaki slope is the alternative. Book either terrace ahead for sunset.

What is modern Georgian food and where can I try it on a Monday?

Modern Georgian cooking lightens the traditional supra and plates it with more restraint, while keeping the core flavours of walnut, herbs, sulguni cheese and qvevri wine. Tekuna Gachechiladze led the movement, and her Culinarium Khasheria in the Old Town serves it Monday from ten in the morning. Shavi Lomi in Chughureti and Keto and Kote on the Sololaki hillside are the other modern-Georgian rooms open Monday, each with its own take on the classics.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full Tbilisi dining guide, or by occasion: solo dining at the table, a Tbilisi team dinner and impressing clients over dinner. Travelling the Caucasus? Compare with the Yerevan dining guide, the Baku dining guide and the Batumi dining guide on the Black Sea coast. For the global view on closing nights, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule and reservation platform as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling, as service days change. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.