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More than a tasting.

Working markets in Telavi and Kutaisi bring everyday food culture into view. Tsinandali Estate and Tbilisi's Wine Museum add the stories behind the glass, each as a visit in its own right.

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

Selected experiences · Markets, cellars & memory

Things to make time for.

Start with a market for the everyday table, or choose the museum and estate for wine history. Check current access before planning either visit. 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 Telavi · Tsinandali · nearby villageVisit Tsinandali Estate1.5 hr–2.5 hr Tbilisi · Near Sioni Cathedral · old townExplore the Wine Museum1 hr–1.5 hr

Taste the regions

Follow the table.

Start with a dish that belongs to a place. Each destination guide has more local foods and a practical way to look for them.

KakhetiTelaviChurchkhelaKakhetiSighnaghiTataraImeretiKutaisiImeretian khachapuriShida KartliGoriCornel shechamandiGuriaOzurgetiGurian pieRacha-Lechkhumi & Kvemo SvanetiAmbrolauriRachan lobianiMtskheta-MtianetiGudauriMtiuluri khinkaliMtskheta-MtianetiStepantsmindaLocal khinkaliAjaraBatumiAjarian khachapuriSamtskhe-JavakhetiAkhaltsikheTenili cheeseSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiMestiaKubdariSamegrelo-Zemo SvanetiZugdidiGebzhalia

Where these fit

Make a base of it.

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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