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Bakery cafés in Tbilisi

Khachapuri, tone bread and French pastry, from Baba on Machabeli Street to Puri Guliani on Saarbrücken Square.

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Georgian bread has its own oven. Shoti, the canoe-shaped white loaf, is baked in a tone, a round, well-like brick or clay oven whose name is related to tandoor; long strands of dough are pressed onto its inside wall.1 At Fabrika on Ninoshvili Street, the restaurant Tone bakes Georgian-style bread on site.2

The other half of the bakery scene is French and Viennese pastry. Rustaveli & Mtatsminda has the most bakery cafés, followed by Old Tbilisi & Sololaki, with Vera, Vake and Saburtalo level behind them.

Local tip: At Puri Guliani on Saarbrücken Square, order the khachapuri when you sit down: it is baked to order.5

Where these cafés are: Rustaveli & Mtatsminda (8), Old Tbilisi & Sololaki (5), Vera (4), Saburtalo (4), Vake (4), Marjanishvili & Chugureti (2).

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Khachapuri and its price

Specialists disagree on the age of khachapuri. Darra Goldstein, author of The Georgian Feast, thinks it probably goes back to the 12th century.3 It is sold in restaurants and as street food, and in May 2026 an Adjarian khachapuri cost ₾10–14 and a bakery snack of khachapuri and a drink ₾3–8.34

Puri Guliani on Saarbrücken Square bakes khachapuri to order and fills its counter with croissants, buns, eclairs, Paris-Brests, tarts and mille-feuille.5 It also sells ponchiki donuts.6

French pastry in Sololaki and Vera

Baba on Machabeli Street bakes chaussons, pain suisse and seasonal specials, and makes sandwiches at lunchtime.6 Stamba Bakery in Vera, open since late 2025, bakes a plum tart and an apple turnover with whey caramel from Georgian wheat.6 Pulp on Simon Janashia Street adds danishes to its sourdough.6 At OKRO on Iakob Nikoladze Street, the flourless chocolate cake is the one to order.6

Matassé 1822 – La Desserte Royale, on Vertskhli Street in the old town, has a blue Versailles-style room and a chef-owner trained at Le Cordon Bleu; it makes Napoleon, Parisian eclairs and medovik, the layered honey cake, here with milk cream.6

Cakes with the coffee

Many cafés bake their own cakes. Daily Grind near Freedom Square sells chocolate cake, apple pie and ginger carrot cake, and GRIND donuts from the Ganjina bakery.6 Corner House Coffee makes gluten-free macarons at ₾3.50 each.6 Anxious & Tired in Chugureti bakes too, with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables. At Lui, a slice of Kyiv cake costs ₾13.80.7

Café Stamba makes its own chocolate and baked goods.5 Mova Maisi near Rustaveli metro bakes cinnamon swirls and challah, and Coffee Place on Galaktion Tabidze Street sells cakes and vegan pies.6

Bakery cafés by the clock

Duchef Tbilisi on Taras Shevchenko Street opens at 08:00 and closes at 22:00, and Otakhi on Zubalashvili Brothers Street opens at 08:00 on weekdays. Baba opens at 08:30, OKRO at 08:00, and Stories, with branches on Chavchavadze Avenue and Galaktion Tabidze Street, at 09:00.

For later visits, MoonBakery on Paliashvili Street and Lime on Bakhtrioni Street in Saburtalo close at 22:00, Madam Choux on Kote Afkhazi Street at 22:00, Cobbler & More at 23:00 and Cafe art mone on Tumanyan Street at 01:30. Near Rustaveli, Dessert Ballet on Besiki Street, with Wi-Fi and outdoor tables, serves 10:00–21:00, and Ruby on Mitrofane Laghidze Street 09:00–21:00.

Sources

  1. Shoti, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Fabrika Tbilisi, Fabrika, accessed October 2026
  3. Khachapuri, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Tbilisi Prices 2026: How Much Does a Trip Really Cost (Timur, 3 May 2026), Sakhva Travel, accessed October 2026
  5. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Tbilisi, Georgia (Nikita Solberg, 16 August 2022), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  6. The 26 Best Cafes in Tbilisi for 2026 (Emily Lush, updated 2 July 2026), Wander-Lush, accessed October 2026
  7. Menu (accessed October 2026), Lui Coffee, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Tbilisi: questions

What is tone bread in Tbilisi?

Tone is the traditional Georgian bread oven, a round, well-like brick or clay oven related to the tandoor. Shoti, a canoe-shaped white loaf, is baked by pressing long strands of dough onto its inside wall. In Tbilisi, the restaurant Tone at Fabrika on Ninoshvili Street bakes Georgian-style bread on site.

Where can you buy croissants and pastry in Tbilisi?

In Tbilisi, Baba on Machabeli Street in Sololaki bakes croissants, chaussons and pain suisse, and Stamba Bakery in Vera bakes a plum tart. Puri Guliani on Saarbrücken Square sells croissants, eclairs and Paris-Brests, and Matassé 1822 on Vertskhli Street makes Parisian eclairs and medovik.

How much does khachapuri cost in Tbilisi bakeries?

In May 2026, an Adjarian khachapuri in Tbilisi cost ₾10–14, and a bakery snack of khachapuri with a drink cost ₾3–8. Puri Guliani on Saarbrücken Square bakes khachapuri to order.

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