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Best Restaurants for Anniversary in Tbilisi (2026)
Anniversary dining · Tbilisi · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published July 11, 2023 · Updated June 4, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Tbilisi has no Michelin guide, but it has something rarer: a generation of cooks reinterpreting Georgian food in courtyards, old houses and wine cellars. The city's best anniversary rooms run from a garden at the Writers' House to a restaurant built on a 19th-century cookbook. These six, ranked on reputation and the room, are where to mark the year.
1.Café Littera
Tekuna Gachechiladze's garden room at the Writers' House; book a courtyard table under the trees for the anniversary.
Café Littera sits in the garden of the Writers' House, an Art Nouveau mansion in Sololaki, where chef Tekuna Gachechiladze — the figure most credited with modern Georgian cooking — sets her tables under old trees. A multi-course dinner with wine runs around ₾90 to ₾150 a head, with the filet mignon in Georgian truffle sauce a signature.
The leafy courtyard, the string lights and the literary setting make it the city's most romantic warm-weather table. Book a garden table for a summer evening, take the chef's modern Georgian dishes over the standards, and reserve ahead, as the courtyard fills fast in season.
2.Barbarestan
A room built on a 19th-century Georgian cookbook; book a candlelit table for a story-rich, old-world anniversary dinner.
Barbarestan grew out of a 19th-century cookbook by Barbare Eristavi-Jorjadze, Georgia's first feminist food writer, that the family found at the Dry Bridge flea market and cooks from to this day. Set in a candlelit historic building near Marjanishvili, its reviving dishes and serious Georgian cellar run around ₾80 to ₾140.
The antique room, the candlelight and the sense of eating a recovered history make it a story-rich, old-world anniversary table. Ask for a quiet candlelit corner, let the team walk you through the qvevri wines, and order the dishes drawn straight from the old book.
3.Shavi Lomi
Meriko Gubeladze's vintage house with a garden and resident cats; book the courtyard for an intimate, characterful anniversary.
Shavi Lomi — Black Lion — is chef Meriko Gubeladze's restaurant in a charming old house off the Old Town, all mismatched vintage furniture, antique lamps and a leafy garden with resident cats. Her modern takes on regional dishes run around ₾70 to ₾120, and the room feels like dinner at a stylish friend's home.
The bohemian warmth, the garden and the close tables make it the intimate, characterful anniversary choice rather than a formal night. Book a courtyard table in fair weather, take the seasonal specials, and let a bottle of natural Georgian wine carry a long, easy evening.
4.Poliphonia
A forager-driven new-Georgian tasting room in Vera; book the set menu for an adventurous, food-first anniversary night.
Poliphonia is the new-Georgian room in Vera that reinterprets forgotten rural recipes with wild, foraged and seasonal ingredients, building set menus that change with what the kitchen finds. A tasting with the natural-wine pairing runs around ₾110 to ₾180.
The inventive cooking, the deep natural-wine list and the calm room make it the adventurous, food-first anniversary pick for couples who want to be surprised. Take the full tasting with the pairing, book ahead as seating is limited, and treat it as a long, unhurried dinner.
5.Barbarestan's Shushabandi
A fine-dining spin on Georgian classics at Wine Factory N1; book for a wine-led, dressed-up anniversary dinner.
Shushabandi sits in the Wine Factory N1 dining precinct, where the chef gives Georgian classics a quiet fine-dining turn — Saperavi-soaked beef cheeks among the signatures — alongside one of the city's deepest Georgian wine lists. Dinner runs around ₾90 to ₾150.
The polished plating, the wine focus and the converted-factory setting make it the dressed-up, cellar-led anniversary room. Book a table in the main hall, ask the team to pour through the Saperavi and amber wines, and pair the beef cheeks with a structured red.
6.Keto and Kote
A hidden hilltop villa with a terrace over the rooftops; book the balcony for a romantic, view-led anniversary dinner.
Keto and Kote hides up a steep Sololaki lane in a restored villa, its terrace and balconies looking out over the Old Town rooftops. The well-made Georgian menu — khinkali, mtsvadi and seasonal dishes — runs around ₾70 to ₾120, and the climb keeps it quietly local.
The hidden setting, the rooftop terrace and the warm old house make it a romantic, view-led anniversary table away from the crowds. Book a balcony or terrace seat for the evening, time it for sunset over the Old Town, and reserve ahead, as locals fill the terrace.
Not for everyone
Romantic-sounding, but wrong for the night
Funicular complex. The restaurant atop Mtatsminda has the city's widest panorama, but it runs as a large, tour-bus and family room where the view does the work. For a milestone meal, the food-first rooms above earn the evening.
Old Town tourist tavernas. The folk-show tavernas along Shardeni and Erekle II streets pull in coaches with dancers and supra theatrics. They are fun once, but the volume and the crowds fight an intimate anniversary table.
Fabrika. The Soviet-factory courtyard is a great young hangout of bars and street food, but it is loud and casual. Save it for a daytime wander, not a quiet celebratory dinner for two.
How to plan an anniversary dinner in Tbilisi
Tbilisi's romantic rooms are walkable but hilly. Café Littera, Barbarestan, Shavi Lomi and Keto and Kote sit in or near the Old Town and Sololaki, Poliphonia is in leafy Vera, and Shushabandi is out at the Wine Factory N1 on the eastern side. The Sololaki and Mtatsminda lanes are steep and cobbled, so wear flat shoes or take a short taxi up to Keto and Kote.
Georgian dinners run long and wine-soaked, so plan for an unhurried evening and let the staff pour you through qvevri and amber wines, the country's signature. Reserve a few days ahead for weekend tables, and ask for a garden or terrace seat in warm months at Littera, Shavi Lomi or Keto and Kote, where the outdoor tables are the romantic ones.
Frequently asked
What is the best anniversary restaurant in Tbilisi?
Café Littera in the garden of the Writers' House is the most romantic pick, chef Tekuna Gachechiladze's modern Georgian cooking served under old trees in Sololaki. Barbarestan, built on a 19th-century Georgian cookbook, is the story-rich alternative. Book a garden or candlelit table ahead for weekend nights.
Does Tbilisi have Michelin-starred restaurants?
No, the Michelin Guide does not yet cover Georgia, so there are no Michelin stars in Tbilisi. The city's best rooms are ranked instead on reputation, the food press and lists like World's 50 Best Discovery and Gault&Millau Georgia. Café Littera, Barbarestan and Poliphonia lead the fine-dining field.
Where can you have a romantic dinner with a view in Tbilisi?
Keto and Kote, hidden up a steep Sololaki lane in a restored villa, has a terrace over the Old Town rooftops and is the view-led romantic pick. Book a balcony or terrace seat and time it for sunset. The Mtatsminda funicular restaurant has a wider panorama but runs touristy and loud.
How far ahead should you book an anniversary dinner in Tbilisi?
Book a few days to a week ahead for a Friday or Saturday at the top rooms like Café Littera, Barbarestan, Shavi Lomi and Poliphonia, and earlier for a garden table in summer. Call or message to flag the anniversary, request an outdoor or candlelit table, and plan for a long, wine-led evening.
What is a good restaurant for Georgian wine in Tbilisi?
Shushabandi at the Wine Factory N1 is the cellar-led pick, pairing a fine-dining turn on Georgian classics with one of the city's deepest wine lists. Barbarestan and Poliphonia also run serious qvevri and natural-wine programmes. Ask the team to pour through Saperavi and amber wines across the meal.
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