Гидравлика — гид по БатумиBatumi Guideby Lera Rawlick

Where to eat

The places I send my clients to after a shoot, each tagged with its district.

checked in August 2026

A map of Batumi split into districts: New Boulevard, Khimshiashvili and the Old Town
Batumi's three districts: New Boulevard on the left, Khimshiashvili in the middle, the Old Town on the right by the port

☕ Breakfast, coffee and pastries

Caffè BarbaroOld Town and new town

An Italian café: coffee, cakes, aperitivo. Two locations — coffee and snacks in the Old Town, and a bar until midnight in the new town.

Hours:
Old Town 09:00–22:00, new town 09:00–00:00
📸 @caffebarbaro.ge

🥘 Georgian food

SAZANDARIKhimshiashvili

Everyone starts their Batumi life at this Georgian restaurant.

Hours:
daily 08:00–01:00

Ninia's GardenOut of town

A family restaurant just outside Batumi: gazebos in a bamboo grove, Georgian food and a very warm atmosphere. A good excuse to drive out for lunch.

Hours:
daily 13:00–02:00

🍲 Quick and cheap

GORKI'S SHAWARMAKhimshiashvili

Shawarma you can trust.

Hours:
Mon 08:00–20:00, Tue–Sun 24 hours

🍽 Restaurants and other cuisines

🌊 With a view of the sea and the city

🍷 Evening: bars, wine and live music

🇬🇪 What everyone should try

  • Adjarian khachapuri — a boat of dough with cheese, an egg and butter. The dish of this region; one is enough for two.
  • Khinkali — dumplings with minced meat and broth inside. Eaten by hand, held by the tail; the tails stay on the plate.
  • Imeretian khachapuri — a round flatbread with cheese inside, more familiar and lighter than the Adjarian one.
  • Achma — a layered cheese pie, Adjara's cousin of lasagne. Served hot.
  • Borano — an Adjarian dish of sulguni melted in butter. Rich, simple and very local.
  • Sinori — Adjarian rolls of thin dough with nadugi cheese and mint.
  • Pkhali — a cold starter of greens or vegetables with walnuts. Perfect in the heat.
  • Lobio in ketsi — beans baked in a clay pan, served with mchadi and pickles.
  • Shkmeruli — chicken in a garlic cream sauce. Order it for two and mop up the sauce with bread.
  • Chakapuli — veal or lamb stewed with tarragon and sour plums, a spring classic.
  • Ojakhuri — meat and potatoes on a ketsi pan, the most straightforward home-style order.
  • Churchkhela — nuts in thickened grape juice. Buy it at the market rather than in souvenir shops: fresher and cheaper.
  • Matsoni and nadugi — soured milk and fresh cheese with cream, bought at the market for breakfast.

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