The Best Breakfasts and Brunches in Tbilisi
Generally speaking, many Georgians don’t eat breakfast at all, opting for caffeine instead. A typical Georgian breakfast includes tea or coffee with a slice of bread with a spread of butter or eggs or oat porridge for those who are trying to stay in shape or shifting to healthy eating. As there’s no proper breakfast custom in the country, Tbilisi doesn’t boast many spots for breakfast lovers, and cafés often open up late; however, be sure to check out the following places.
1. Entrée
Cafe, Coffee Shop, Pastelaria, Coffee, Georgian, French, Pastries
For early birds and proper breakfast lovers, local French bakery and coffee shop chain Entrée offers a couple of varieties to jump-start your day. If you are in a hurry, you can grab a coffee and any pastry for a very reasonable price. If you’d like to sit down, then grab your favorite book or newspaper and enjoy your morning meal.
2. Coffeesta
Cafe, Coffee, Georgian
Similar to Entrée, Coffeesta is another local coffee shop chain that offers simple breakfast options for those who like to have breakfast early. You can take a coffee with a muffin, cookies or a croissant for 5 GEL ($2).
3. Fabrika
Cafe, Pastry Shop, Bar, Cocktail Bar, European, Pastries
4. Barbarestan
Restaurant, Cafe, Georgian
This trendy dining place is almost always reserved days in advance. What makes Barbarestan so popular is the fact that a family with 10 children has revived recipes from a 19th-century cookbook written by chef and feminist Barbare Jorjadze. Barbarestan, which translates to “at Barbara’s,” has a very diverse breakfast menu as well. Here, you can eat three different breakfast combos for 25 GEL ($9) or try out variations of scrambled eggs, pancakes, pies, salads, or various dairy products.
5. Brotmeister
Bakery, Cafe, Austrian, Pastries
This Austrian-style bakery with a cozy atmosphere offers a couple of meals for breakfast lovers. You can either have toast with three ingredients of your choice, an omelet or scrambled eggs, a chicken sandwich or bruschetta with salmon. And if those options don’t call out to you, Brotmeister also offers porridge, cheese patties, a muffin with bacon or quinoa porridge.
6. Café Rustaveli
Restaurant, Cafe, Georgian, Coffee, Vegan, Vegetarian, European, Asian
7. Coffee Lab
Cafe, Coffee Shop, Coffee, Georgian
If you are a coffee lover like many Georgians are, then head to the Coffee Lab to drink dozens of different coffees, including specialty ones such as V60, Aeropress coffee or vacuum pot. You can have oat porridge, rice pudding, granola, fruit salad with strained yogurt or Belgian waffles with your hot beverage.
8. Rooms Hotel Tbilisi
Restaurant, Hotel Restaurant, Bar, European
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