🌄 8:00 AM — Wake with the Sulfur Mist
Begin in the Abanotubani district — where steamy domes puff gently in the cold morning. Step into a traditional sulfur bathhouse, where time slows and your skin thanks you.
🛁 Local Spot: Orbeliani Bathhouse — gorgeous mosaic façade, marble interiors.
🫧 What You’ll Feel: Warm, weightless, reborn.
🥐 9:30 AM — Breakfast in Sololaki: Old Money, New Magic
This neighborhood is all faded elegance and art-nouveau decay. Stop at Linville Café — think antique chairs, jazz, and homemade fig jam.
☕ Must Try: Khachapuri with sulguni cheese + a Turkish-style coffee.
📸 Aesthetic Vibe: Wes Anderson meets Balkan soul.
🕌 11:00 AM — Wander Through Time in the Old Town
Lose yourself in narrow alleys, leaning balconies, and ivy-covered houses. Visit Anchiskhati Basilica, the oldest church in the city, then stroll toward Sioni Cathedral.
🏛️ Bonus Detour: Cross the Bridge of Peace — a modern twist on an ancient city.
📿 Look For: Tiny antique shops with Soviet-era relics.
🍷 1:00 PM — Lunch Like a Local at Shavi Lomi
Tucked in a courtyard, this is where locals feast on reimagined Georgian cuisine. The menu is bold, the wine is divine, and the courtyard hums with conversation.
🍷 Order This: Lobio (bean stew), badrijani nigvzit (eggplant with walnut paste), and a glass of amber wine.
🥄 Dessert: Churchkhela — the Georgian “candle” candy.
⛰️ 3:00 PM — Ride the Cable Car to Narikala Fortress
Float above the rooftops to an ancient fortress that watches over the city. From up here, the whole of Tbilisi stretches out like a painting.
📍 View: Mtatsminda hill, Kura River, red rooftops, and golden domes.
🧘 Moment: Sit. Breathe. Let the breeze carry you.
🛍️ 5:00 PM — Art, Wine, and Weird in Fabrika
This old Soviet sewing factory is now the soul of modern Tbilisi — galleries, street art, rooftop bars, tattoo studios, and some of the coolest creatives you’ll ever meet.
🖌️ What to Do: Browse, sip Saperavi, meet an artist, buy a print.
🎧 Soundtrack: Lo-fi beats and Georgian electronica.
🌇 7:00 PM — Sunset Walk Along Rustaveli Avenue
Golden light spills across ornate buildings, opera houses, and lively fountains. Street performers begin to play, lovers linger, and Tbilisi turns gold.
📍 Stop At: The Dry Bridge Market for last-minute vintage finds.
🎭 Feel: Theatrical, nostalgic, cinematic.
🍽️ 9:00 PM — Dinner in a Wine Cellar + Folk Music Vibes
End your day underground — literally. Head to a candlelit cellar like Vino Underground for natural wines, sultry ambiance, and a few songs sung softly in Georgian.
🥘 Must Try: Chakapuli (lamb stew with tarragon), paired with a deep red.
🎶 Live Touch: Traditional folk, sometimes spontaneous dancing.
Final Thought:
Tbilisi is a city that welcomes contradiction. East and West. Ancient and edgy. Grit and grace. If you listen close, the city doesn’t shout — it murmurs. And those who listen, never forget.