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A Holiday.ge collection · At the Georgian table.

What to eat in Georgia.

Working markets in Telavi, Kutaisi and Tbilisi bring everyday food culture into view. Start with produce, spices and local staples, then follow the regional dishes into the destination guides for ideas on what to look for at the table.

Produce and cheese stalls at Telavi Food Market
Photo: Adam Jones · image credits

Selected experiences · Markets, dishes & daily life

Things to make time for.

Choose a market for a look at the everyday table. Ask before photographing stalls, check market hours locally and remember that prepared food and produce vary by vendor and season. These are independent visits; times exclude travel between places.

Telavi · Town centreBrowse Telavi Food Market45 min–1.5 hr Kutaisi · Green Bazaar · city centreBrowse Kutaisi Green Bazaar45 min–1.5 hr Tbilisi · Samgori · eastern TbilisiBrowse Navtlugi Bazaar1 hr–1.5 hr

Taste the regions

Follow the table.

Explore a dish or ingredient linked to each destination or its region. Every place guide has a short food note and a practical way to look for it.

KakhetiTelaviChurchkhela · Kakheti traditionKakhetiSighnaghiTatara · Kakheti traditionKakhetiLagodekhiKakhetian mtsvadi · Kakheti traditionImeretiKutaisiImeretian khachapuri · Imereti traditionImeretiChiaturaImeretian khachapuri · Imereti traditionShida KartliGoriGoruli katleti · Linked to GoriMtskheta-MtianetiMtskhetaLobio with mchadi · Across GeorgiaKvemo KartliBolnisiZuckerkuchen · Linked to BolnisiGuriaOzurgetiGurian pie · Guria traditionRacha-Lechkhumi & Kvemo SvanetiAmbrolauriRachan lobiani · Racha traditionMtskheta-MtianetiGudauriMtiuluri khinkali · Mtiuleti traditionMtskheta-MtianetiStepantsmindaLocal khinkali · Linked to StepantsmindaTbilisiTbilisiAjapsandali · Linked to TbilisiAjaraBatumiAjarian khachapuri · Ajara traditionAjaraKobuletiKobuleti-style iakhni · Linked to KobuletiSamtskhe-JavakhetiAkhaltsikheTenili cheese · Meskheti traditionSamtskhe-JavakhetiBorjomiMulberry bakmazi · Meskheti traditionSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMestiaKubdari · Svaneti traditionSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiZugdidiGebzhalia · Samegrelo traditionSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMartviliGebzhalia · Samegrelo traditionSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiPotiMegrelian chashushuli · Samegrelo tradition

Where these fit

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Each place has its own guide, more things to do, and stays and travel links.

Rioni River between wooded banks and houses at sunset in Kutaisi02

Riverside cityImereti

Kutaisi

A lived-in western base for market mornings, riverside streets and separate heritage and cave outings.

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Brick domes of the sulfur baths in Tbilisi's Abanotubani district03

City ritual

Tbilisi

Baths, working markets, Georgian art and hillside outings give the capital many ways to fill a few days.

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