Your Vegetarian Guide to Tbilisi: 25 Restaurants

Vegetarian restaurants or restaurants with vegetarian options are actually not too difficult to come by. You may be surprised, (we were!), that Georgian cuisine is actually vegetarian-friendly, unlike its other Caucasian neighbours.

Traditional Georgian cuisine has many dishes that are naturally vegetarian and even vegan, so there will be no awkward meals where the only items you can order are a salad and some chips. You’ll actually have options to choose from, which is definitely a luxury!

We travelled all around Georgia for six months, spending about two of these in Tbilisi, which definitely feels like a second home to us now! Georgian food really has to be one of THE most underrated cuisines, and while Tbilisi does an excellent job of showcasing its traditional food, it also has some fully vegan restaurants and plenty of really good Thai restaurants. 

This vegetarian guide to Tbilisi will show you all the best restaurants for vegetarian and vegan options that won’t break the bank.

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Service Charge and Taxes

Vegetarian Georgian food often has the lower price tags than the meaty dishes, while international cuisines will be a little more expensive, but still reasonable.

On our latest trip to Georgia in February 2025, service charges and taxes no longer seem to be an additional charge as many restaurants have the final price stated on the menu instead. This does not mean that all restaurants have changed to this new format; we have still encountered restaurants with additional fees at the end, however, they are more the exception than the rule.

2023 – One thing to be aware of, is that Georgian restaurants usually have a non-negotiable service charge. 10% is the norm, but make sure you check before ordering. We have seen some restaurants with a 20% service, or some with 10% service plus 18% VAT.

Top Tip – ‘The Law of Lobio’

My top tip for determining whether a restaurant’s prices are reasonable is to use ‘the law of lobio’. Lobio is a vegan spiced bean stew which is delicious. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner with some fresh shoti! This is not a proper recognised law (I know, you’re shocked), but it is a great benchmark for prices.

Anyway, over the six months we spent in Georgia, we ate our fair share of lobio, and it should cost anywhere between 8 and 12 GEL as of 2023. (Update for 2025 is around 15 GEL.) If the lobio is wildly more expensive than this, I’d say it’s a key indicator that you’re at a pricey joint.

The Local Spots

5. Klike’s Khinkali

📍 1 Shio Chitadze St,

As the name suggests, Klike’s Khinkali specialises in the Georgian classic khinkali, and they do a very good job of it! There are several vegetarian filling options with mushroom, cheese, potato, or cheese and potato. Grab yourself a beer to go with it (the traditional khinkali accompaniment) or a Georgian tarragon-flavoured Laghidze water.

You’ll find the best value mushroom khinkali (and they’re super tasty) in Kutaisi. Check out our Kutaisi restaurant guide too!

The Fancier Spots

7. Georgian House

📍 2 Giorgi Tsabadze St.

Georgian House looks like a fancy establishment when you walk in, and we were expecting the prices of the food to reflect that. However, the prices seemed on par with other restaurants that we had visited. There was live singing and music and the food was all tasty. Lobio, pkhali and oyster mushrooms with a litre of homemade wine. Yes, please!

8. Cafe Daphna

📍 29 George Atoneli St.

Our top pick for the Georgian khinkali (essentially big soupy dumplings) is Cafe Daphna. It doesn’t get much better than the garlicky mushroom khinkali and the dambalkhacho gooey blue cheese crisp khinkali! Make sure you get here early; Cafe Daphna is really popular with tourists and locals, and they don’t take reservations.

9. Cafe Dante

📍 Giga Lortkifanidze Street 1, 15 Mikheil Lermontovi St,

Set inside a traditional Sololaki house, this place is all about the Grandma/retro decor. Creaky floor boards, frilly curtains, ancient type writers. But it’s not just all style, there is substance too! Order the ajapsandali, walnut and blue cheese salad, and mexican potatoes!

10. Cafe Linville

📍 11 Kote Afkhazi St. – Temporarily closed

I love everything about Cafe Linville from the street-art-style painted entrance way, to the wonky wooden staircase (you will be completely disoriented if you have too much wine!), to the retro/grandma decor, to the crisp wines, to the delicious food. I thoroughly recommend the cheese khinkali in a herby, creamy sauce! And if you’re planning on heading here for a busy time, make sure you reserve a table.

11. Pasanauri

📍 7/2 Giorgi Leonidze St.

There are a few of these chains over Tbilisi, but this one in Sololaki seems to have a friendlier feel. If you can bag yourself an outdoor set by the road, that’s much better than the inside seating. The Adjarian khachapuri, cabbage and walnut salad, and ajapsandali are the stand-out dishes, and the Tsinandali wine is great too!

12. Sabatono

📍 30 Alexander Griboedov St.

The quirky grandma decor of this place is so cute! And the mushroom khinkali from here are particularly special and super garlicky! This restaurant can get really busy during weekends, so turn up early.

13. SAAMO

📍 2 Khivi Turn.

Tucked away from the main road, this place only really sees locals, but it is at a slightly higher price point. The food really is very good from here though. The walnut sauce on the tomato and cucumber salad is probably the best that we have had during nine months in Georgia, and the aubergine rolls with melted sulguni and a tomato sauce is delicious. This restaurant is perfect before or after a visit to the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

14. Funicular

📍 Mtatsminda Plateau

Again, another one that looks like it would be dead posh and expensive. And I’m sure if you ordered the meaty dishes, it would be. However, the veggie bakery bits aren’t pricey.

Located in Mtatsminda Park, you’ll need to either earn your meal by hiking up all the steps from town or get the funicular up. Try the donut filled with spiced potato, and the donut filled with cream (known as a ponchiki).

See our other Tbilisi post for all the best things to do in Tbilisi (when you’re not eating and drinking, that is).

The Brunch/Lunch/Falafel Spots

15. Bagelin

📍 5 Luarsab Sharashidze St.

This is THE place to go. The location in the centre of a car park seems a bit odd, and Google Maps isn’t sure on how to get to Bagelin, but the bagels are outrageous! There is a whole section for vegan bagels, and there are plenty of veggie options too. We went for the ‘brekkie’ and the ‘mushy’ on adjika spiced bagels, and they were both divine.

16. Muhudo

📍 2 Mikheil Zandukeli St.

Muhudo is a small, unassuming and affordable spot that serves up probably the best falafel wrap I have ever had (sorry, Armenia and Turkey!).

There are three options: small, medium, and large. Now, we are big eaters so we went for the medium, and wow, was that a mistake! We probably could have gone for a small to share between us.

Crispy herby falafel balls smothered in a spicy and creamy (but not too creamy) sauce, with all the salad, pickles, and wrapped up in a chewy lavash-style bread. It’s messy; you’ll be trying to eat, hold all the fillings inside the wrap, and stop the sauce dripping down your wrists at the same time, so grab plenty of napkins. But it is absolutely worth the challenge.

17. Breakfast Is

📍 14 Pavle Ingorokva St.

Breakfast isn’t really something that Georgians seem to do as they wake up too late for it! But, Breakfast Is is the new brunch spot in town serving several classics like shakshuka and french toast, as well as more local breakfasts such as kikliko (Georgian savoury french toast with cheese) and syrniki (sweet cottage cheese pancakes). The place is small so you might have to wait for a table if you hit a weekend day, but it’s worth it!

18. Eleven Window

📍 6 Niaghvari St.

This spot is cute and quirky, none of the plates or cups or chairs or even tables match! The food is a little bit different to the usual Tbilisi fare, and it’s a great spot for brunch or a coffee and even a bit of remote working. The crepes with caramel and pear are stunning. And I would absolutely go back just for the caramel sauce that will absolutely stick your teeth together! It has a really laid-back feel which is great, but it does mean that the chef is also pretty relaxed and you will likely not get your order for a while or at different times to each other.

19. Falafel Box

📍 26 Shalva Dadiani St.

A vegetarian restaurant serving Lebanese cuisine. You’ll find options such as shakshuka, tabbouleh, fattoush at Falafel Box. We tried the falafel wrap and the scrambled egg wrap and both were tasty yet inexpensive.

The Vegan Spots

20. Kiwi Vegan Café

📍 6 Ivane Machabeli St.

We love a place where do you don’t have to double check with the server that your meal won’t turn up with meat in it. Shawarma, burgers, noodles, tofu! Since we have been travelling, finding a restaurant serving tofu is an absolute winner. They are one in a million. And Kiwi Cafe Vegan knows what they’re doing.

21. Rafa Kioski

📍 24 Alexander Griboedov St.

This place exclusively serves vegan hot dogs, and they are good! Smothered in sauces and served in a soft bun, this is a great snack.

The Best Sweet Spot

22. Lumier’s Chimney Cake

📍 25 Aleksandr Pushkin St. (chain all over Tbilisi)

Chimney cake isn’t Georgian, but these are delicious and stodgy and rich! They cook the cake on a spit fresh in front of you, and then you choose your filling (I recommend the stewed cinnamon apple with vanilla cream!). If you’re looking for extra decadence, you can even get it topped with ice cream!

The Asian Spots

The Thai food in Tbilisi is great, and there are loads of restaurants to choose from. Our favourite spots were:

23. Thai in Town

📍 17 Kote Afkhazi St.

24. Tom Yam

📍 Lado Asatiani 48 St.

Serving punchy curries and chewy noodles, you can’t really go wrong with what you order.

25. China Lanzhou Noodles 中国兰州拉面

📍 10 Giorgi Leonidze St.

The best Chinese food in Tbilisi is undoubtedly from here and there are several vegetarian dishes to choose from. The tofu dishes, spicy dry fried green beans, and deep fried wood mushrooms are special!

Where to Stay in Tbilisi

If you’re going to do a lot of eating in Tbilisi (which I wholeheartedly recommend!), you’ll need to somewhere to lay down and stretch out your belly afterwards. We recommend Magnolia Hotel 👇

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