Looking for the best coffee in Tbilisi or the perfect Tbilisi cafe with WIFI to perch behind your laptop? Read on for my edited list of the best cafes in Georgia’s capital.
Tbilisi has really upped its coffee game in the past few years, with dozens of new specialty coffee shops and coffee roasters opening up around the city.
As Georgia’s popularity as a digital nomad destination continues to skyrocket, more and more laptop-friendly cafes with good WIFI have popped up, too.
Whether you prefer the classics – old-world Tbilisi coffee shops with cute decor and a relaxed vibe – or you’re all about the state-of-the-art, new wave coffee scene, Tbilisi has something to feed your caffeine craving.
This list brings together my personal favourite cafes in Tbilisi, each with a beautiful design, excellent WIFI, and above all great coffee.
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The best specialty coffee shops in Tbilisi
1. Shavi Coffee Roasters (best coffee in Tbilisi)
Expat-owned cafe-roastery.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes, pastries, sandwiches
💻 Laptop policy: Designated laptop zone
Team Shavi opened their flagship cafe back in 2021, when you could still count the number of venues roasting their own beans on one hand. Tbilisi’s specialty coffee scene has since exploded – Shavi maintains its position among the country’s finest purveyors. This is my personal favourite cafe in Tbilisi by a long shot.
The original Vera branch is bright and airy – Brooklyn loft style – with both table and bar seating. The second location, a coffee roaster inside a garage on Asatiani Street in Sololaki has a lovely shaded courtyard (pictured above).
Shavi continues to expand, and in 2024 added a third location to its portfolio. The expansive cafe on Ninoshvili Street (close to Marjanishvili Metro Station and Fabrika, pictured below) is my pick – not least of all because they serve the best cherry pie in Tbilisi!
2. Coffee LAB Tbilisi
Tbilisi’s original specialty coffee shop.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast menu + sandwiches, salads, desserts
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly (designated hours/tables at some branches)
Coffee LAB was one of the first cafes in Tbilisi to roast its beans in-house. They continue to supply lots of other cafes and restaurants around the city – so you’ve likely tasted their coffee already without knowing it.
Go straight to the source at their popular Saburtalo branch, which features two floors of chic indoor seating plus an outdoor area that can only be described as ‘coworking luxury’. The WIFI is great, and each outdoor table has its own umbrella with a built-in power socket.
In recent years Coffee LAB has expanded to open two more cafes in Vera and Vake plus stalls inside Bazari Orbeliani and City Mall. My personal favourite is the Paliashvili Street branch – it has cosy booth seating and efficient service. The greenhouse cafe at Lisi Lake (pictured below) has a lovely ambiance.
Choose from pour over, cold brew or classic white/black coffees. The kitchen prepares sandwiches, wraps, salads, and a truly spectacular selection of desserts including honey cheesecake, salted caramel tart, and Tbilisi’s best chocolate brownie.
Coffee LAB also sells fresh beans and grinds plus a range of at-home coffee-making accoutrements including French presses and grinders.
- Location: 27 A. Kazbegi Ave (Saburtalo), 24 Z. Paliashvili St (Vera), Lisi Lake + inside Bazari Orbeliani, Axis Towers & City Mall
- Hours & info: Website
3. OKRO Coffee Roastery
Moody industrial-chic cafe with great coffee & sweets.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Savoury quiches, pastries, cakes
💻 Laptop policy: Designated laptop tables
Launching in late 2023, this new-wave coffee roastery has a very original interior that combines edgy graffiti art with heritage Caucasian carpets. I love the moody lighting and the cosy seating nooks under the cantilevered ceiling.
Set on the bottom floor of a new hotel development in Vera, OKRO roasts its own beans onsite, with coffee sourced from Guatemala, Colombia, Ethiopia and beyond. Alongside classic blacks and whites, the baristas offer cold brew, hand brew and RAF coffees.
Savoury quiches and sweet treats come courtesy of in-house pastry chef Laurent Deruere, who arrived from France by way of the Crimean Peninsula where he studied the art of Borodinsky bread. Aiming to bring an innovative edge to Georgian carb culture, his creations utilise a dozen different flours.
Ironically, I most enjoy the flourless chocolate cake at OKRO. It’s melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and pairs perfectly with a no-nonsense long black.
- Location: 14 I. Nikoladze St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Website
4. Tsvari Roasters
Minimalist cafe in an up-and-coming neighbourhood.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes & slices
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
Tsvari Roasters opened in late 2025 with a clean, minimalist aesthetic – custom wood furniture, concrete floors and soft pink, textural finishes. They roast their own beans in-house and brew on a Sanremo machine, with a rotating selection of single origins and small-batch roasts, including Ukrainian Mad Heads.
Windows look out onto GymBreeze and the padel courts, just steps from the new Ninoshvili Bazaar cultural complex in an up-and-coming pocket near the railway station. A solid pick for properly made specialty coffee in a calm, design-forward space.
- Location: 64 E. Ninoshvili St (Chugureti)
- Hours & info: Instagram
5. Slow Tbilisi
Hybrid coffee & wine bar in historic digs.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Breakfast menu + cakes, cookies, pastries
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
When Moscow’s Chernyi Cooperative exited Georgia in August 2025, its two Tbilisi cafes were reborn under the banner of Slow. A hybrid coffee and wine bar, it pours Shavi and house-roasted beans by day before turning the spotlight to natural Georgian winemakers by night.
The Aghmashenebeli Avenue branch occupies the ground floor of the Chavchanidze House (1903), once home to the Luxembourg Anfent wine shop that sold vintages from the German colony of Katharinenfeld (today’s Bolnisi).
Bright and inviting with a simple, contemporary fit-out, the cafe also offers patio seating on the pedestrianised avenue – a perfect perch for people-watching in Chugureti.
- Location: 36 D. Aghmashenebeli Ave (Chugureti) & 17 Mtskheta St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Instagram
6. GRIND Specialty Coffee & Concept Store
Underground third wave-inspired coffee house in Sololaki.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Donuts, cakes & sandwiches
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
This new locally-owned coffee house opened in an underground space in Sololaki in 2026. As well as espresso-based, filter coffee and cold brew, they serve matcha and tea.
The monochrome cafe is minimalist, with a strong post-Soviet-third-wave-coffee-bar vibe – a bit jarring for its old-world Sololaki location, but I think the contrast is the point. They did keep the ceiling rose! The bar level has windows looking out to Machebeli Street above, plus there is a sub level with extra seating and a small gift shop.
Grind is known for its filled and glazed donuts, which are supplied by the popular Ganjina bakery. Baked treats and savoury sandwiches are also available.
- Location: 14 I. Machabeli St (Sololaki)
- Hours & info: Instagram
7. Santino Modcoffeebar Tbilisi
Sidewalk cafe with international coffees.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 12 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast menu + tramezzini, salads
💻 Laptop policy: No laptops
Suave Santino fits right in amongst the European facades on renovated Atoneli Street. This is one of the best sidewalk cafes in the city for people-watching.
Offering ‘unique coffee recipes from around the world’, the menu here reads like an espresso atlas: There are Italian concoctions including Schiumato, Vietnamese drip and Thai coffees, a Golden Indian latte, Sheikh Mocha with cardamom, Copenhagen-style brews, and a Tenerife Barraquito.
I love that they serve their milk coffees on a little bronze tray with a glass of water on the side. Yes, I’m easily pleased.
The baristas do 10 types of gourmet hot chocolate, plus there’s an all-day breakfast menu, tramezzini tea sandwiches – and after hours, spiked coffees (e.g. Flat White Russian). They even have an entire ‘Avocaderia’ section. How many ways can you prepare an avocado? You’ll have to stop by and see for yourself.
In 2024 another Santino coffee shop popped up on the pedestrianised Tabidze Street, just off Freedom Square. It is open 24 hours.
- Location: 15 Atoneli St (near the Dry Bridge Market) & 3/5 G. Tabidze St (Sololaki)
- Hours & info: Facebook
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8. Cafe Leila
Former candy shop with a classic old-world Tbilisi interior.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full lunch & dinner menu + desserts (pescatarian)
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
A Persian candy shop in a former life, this Tbilisi institution has to be the most popular cafe in the Old City – but don’t let that dissuade you. There’s a good reason why Cafe Leila features on so many visitors’ bucket lists: The food, the atmosphere and most of all the location are all a cut above.
While it might not be the best cafe for working with all the comings and goings, it’s certainly the kind of place where you can sit for hours and watch the world go by. Barista coffee, special sweets (including Orbeliani’s Candy, a secret recipe) and a vegetarian-friendly menu are on offer.
The outdoor tables are perfect for people-watching – especially in spring when the resident cherry blossom tree is in bloom – but don’t miss popping inside for a gander at the beautiful old-world interior.
- Location: 18 I. Shavteli St (Old Tbilisi)
- Hours & info: Facebook
9. Stamba Bakery
Bakery-cafe inside a Soviet printing house.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Sweet & savoury pastries
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
Set inside Stamba’s cavernous former Soviet printing house – a design landmark that many visitors make a pilgrimage to photograph – Stamba Bakery is the easy, low-key way to experience the space without committing to a full sit-down meal at Cafe Stamba.
Launched in late 2025, the on-site bakery turns out sweet and savoury pastries made with Georgian wheat sourced from Stamba’s own Udabno regenerative farm. We loved the plum tart and the apple turnover with whey caramel.
You are welcome to pair your pastry with a coffee, ordered from the bar at the back of the ground floor complex (near Warehouse Wine Bar and Shio Ramen). Sit inside or on the heated terrace. Before you leave, visit the Multimedia Gallery upstairs or browse Stamba Books for novels and other locally made souvenirs.
- Location: 14 M. Kostava St (inside Stamba Hotel)
- Hours & info: Website
10. Coffee Place
Plant-based lounge-style coffee house in Sololaki.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 12 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes, pies (vegan)
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
Tucked in the bottom of a heritage corner building in Sololaki, Coffee Place is another quintessentially Tbilisian cafe that piles on the old-world charm. I love sitting at the bay window and looking down onto Asatiani Street.
Atmospherically lit and with gorgeous frescoed ceilings and dark trimmings, Coffee Place is very moody and cosy. The menu is fresh and uplifting by contrast: Their iced coffee elixars are particularly interesting, including the strawberry iced latte.
Created by Vegan Place, this is first plant-based coffee shop in Tbilisi. Non-dairy milks (oat, coconut, banana) are standard, and there are a range of vegan sweets in the cabinet. I am a big fan of their cherry pie.
Be sure to pop next door to Chemi Suli before you leave – this little shop sells candles and perfumes inspired by the scents of Tbilisi.
- Location: 24 G. Tabidze St (Sololaki)
- Hours & info: Facebook
11. Mova Maisi
Coffee & brunch in a charming Tbilisi courtyard.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full brunch & dinner menu + house-baked pastries
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
Located inside an overgrown Tbilisi courtyard on the hill behind Rustaveli Metro Station, Mova Maisi is a hidden cafe with plenty of charm.
The garden is perfect for spring and autumn dining, while the cosy greenhouse is heated in winter and ultra cosy. This cafe is locally owned and pet-friendly.
Barista coffee comes courtesy of Cafes Richard – or if you’re in the mood, there is a full wine list and cocktail card for a boozy brunch. The food menu here is outstanding, with a nice selection of sweet and savoury breakfasts, house-baked cinnamon swirls, challah bread and other treats (including a mean chocolate cheesecake), plus healthy mains.
- Location: 9 Mikheil Zandukeli Dead End (near Rustaveli Metro)
- Hours & info: Facebook
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12. Pulp
Gourmet pastries & danishes.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 11 GEL
🍰 Food options: Breakfast special + danishes, pastries, sweets
💻 Laptop policy: Designated laptop area
Founded in 2019, Pulp has grown from a self-renovated café with a 2-square-metre ‘micro kitchen’ into a mainstay of Tbilisi’s specialty coffee scene.
Best known for its laminated dough, it now has a full breakfast kitchen, a rotating daily special, and enough space to bake its own sourdough and pastries in-house. Look for cherry galettes, triple-chocolate pain suisse and the house favourite, cardamom buns.
Drinks are taken just as seriously: first-rate coffee and iced tonics by day, natural wine by night.
Every week they have a different breakfast special, some featuring the biodynamic sourdough bread that is baked fresh in-house.
- Location: 22 S. Janashia St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Facebook
13. Baba Bakery
Pastry perfection near Freedom Square.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Pastries, croissants, savoury sandwiches
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
Perfect for breakfast or morning tea on the go, this artisan bakery off Freedom Square has seriously raised the bar for puffy treats in Tbilisi.
Led by chef Eugene Tarasov, Baba’s team of pastry pundits craft croissants, chaussons, cruffins, pain suisses and kouign-amanns fresh in-house every morning. Special seasonal treats include a spandauer with sour cherry jam, and a sourdough Panettone with candied orange and Belgian chocolate for Easter.
Come lunchtime, there is a selection of sandwiches on house-baked bread to bag up and go. Coffee is made on Tbilisi-roasted Mamuli beans. Find a table in the cosy room out back, or perch on a sidewalk bench.
- Location: 4 I. Machabeli St (Sololaki)
- Hours & info: Instagram
14. Puri Guliani Tbilisi cafes
Ponchiki donuts & all things sweet.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast & lunch menu + cakes, desserts
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
With a flagship cafe near the Dry Bridge Market and an Express branch in Vake, Puri Guliani is a cult-classic Tbilisi cafe-bakery with tasty coffee and a smorgasbord of decadent treats.
Brews are made on Ethiopian and Brazilian beans with a Slayer machine. Go all-out with a Halva RAF or a Dalgona, or stick to something simpler and save your sweet tooth for the cake cabinet. Of all their pastries, my favourite is the humble ponchiki filled donut, a sweet Tbilisi tradition.
The Saarbrucken Square cafe is particularly good for working, with outdoor seating and indoor benches overlooking the river. This is a popular spot for lunch meetings and the cafe is happily laptop-friendly.
- Location: Saarbrucken Square (near the Dry Bridge Market) & 37 I. Abashidze St (Vake)
- Hours & info: Facebook
15. The Museum
People-watching & pistachio croissants.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 7 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast & lunch menu + cakes, desserts
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
This underrated cafe is attached to the Georgian Museum of Fine Arts and fitted out as you would expect, with mod furniture, pop artwork and retro Georgian posters. I love sitting outside under the arches and looking out onto Rustaveli Avenue and Kashueti Church.
Along with good coffee, The Museum sports a splendid array of cakes, tarts, flans and pastries plus gourmet sandwiches. My pick is the pistachio croissant, filled with a smooth and creamy pistachio cream.
- Location: 7 Rustaveli Ave (ground floor of the Museum of Fine Arts)
- Hours & info: Facebook
16. Matasse 1822 – La Desserte Royal Georgia
Parisian-style patisserie with the best honey cake in Tbilisi.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes, desserts
💻 Laptop policy: N/A
This delightful cake shop brings a hit of Tiffany blue to the historic Vertskhli ‘Silver’ Street in the Old Town. The cabinets are brimming with homemade desserts, including what many people swear is the best medoki honey cake in Tbilisi (Georgia’s version is made on milk cream).
There are perfectly twirled meringues, a classic Napoleon (mille-feuille is another ubiquitous dessert in Georgia), tartlettes topped with seasonal fruits, Parisian-style eclairs, biscuits, and other bite-sized morsels. Loose-leaf tea and coffee are served.
The dolled-up Versailles interior has a few tables, or you can sit on the sidewalk. The chef-owner is a proud alumni of Le Cordon Bleu (notice her chef’s jacket hanging from the armoire) and opened Matassé 1822 to bring something new and exciting to Tbilisi.
- Location: 40 Vertskhli St (Old Tbilisi)
- Hours & info: Instagram
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17. Red Man Cafe (one of the best cafes in Tbilisi for working)
The best laptop-friendly cafe in Tbilisi.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: All-day breakfast menu + sandwiches, salads, soups
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
With big street-facing windows, comfortable seating, reliable WIFI and a food and drink menu to keep you fuelled all day long, Red Man Cafe is one of the best places in Tbilisi for working on the go.
This concept cafe takes its name from red espresso, a coffee alternative brewed from single-origin rooibos leaves. The team first encountered this caffeine-free, antioxidant-loaded beverage in South Africa and are the only ones (to my knowledge) serving it in Tbilisi.
Classic coffees are offered too, along with a nice range of salads, sandwiches and soups, and breakfast options including poached eggs with Georgian matsoni yogurt.
The team here is always coming up with new offers – the latest being an all-day ‘Breakfast and Brut’ menu with four choices of sparkling.
- Location: 32-34 I. Tatishvili St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Facebook
18. Corner House Coffee
NGO-run cafe on Aghmashenebeli Avenue.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Macaroons, sweets
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
This cafe has a simple design and is all about the location. Perched on the second story of a heritage building on David Aghmashenebeli Avenue, it enjoys prime position above the fray of one of Tbilisi’s busiest thoroughfares.
To find the cafe, follow the stairs next to the barbershop. There are a few outdoor tables on the balcony below the dainty wooden fretwork, while the lounge area is very cosy and comfortable (power sockets aplenty – and remote workers are welcome). The space also has meeting rooms and upstairs, there is a small art gallery with a showcase of local painters.
The menu features barista coffee, house-made vanilla syrup and gluten-free macaroons for 3.5 GEL a pop. They also do a delicious tiramisu. Note that the cafe is cash or local bank transfer only (card payment is not possible).
Drink and nibble for a good cause: Corner House Coffee is run by Caucasus Culture Exchange, an NGO that works in art, education and civic engagement.
- Location: Floor 2, 109 D. Aghmashenebeli Ave (Chugureti)
- Hours & info: Google Maps
19. Hurma
Popular vegan-friendly cafe.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast & lunch menu + desserts
💻 Laptop policy: Designated laptop zone
Hurma is located on Melikishvili Street, close to the Concert Hall and Vera Park. A mainstay of Tbilisi’s cafe scene, it offers quality coffee and a full breakfast-lunch-and-dinner menu, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan food options to choose from (including cakes and sweets).
The indoor space is cosy, with window seating, booths, and a few tables. There is a designated laptop zone to the right of the counter, and the WIFI here is reliable.
- Location: 9 Melikishvili St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Facebook
20. Eari BookCafe
Bookworm’s cafe in Sololaki.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Tapas, sandwiches, cheese boards
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
One entire wall of this cosy cafe in Sololaki is covered from floor to ceiling in book shelves. English and Georgian-language novels, magazines and paper souvenirs (including heritage maps of Tbilisi) are all available to purchase.
Choose from several individual tables or a large communal table to set up behind your laptop. The barista coffee is great, and the food menu has a comprehensive selection of light bites for solo grazers and gourmet boards for coworkers.
Movie nights, lectures, wine talks and live music recitals take place throughout the summer.
- Location: 10 G. Kikodze St (Sololaki)
- Hours & info: Instagram
21. TBC Bank Cafeteria (hidden gem!)
Little-visited coworking cafe inside a bank.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast & lunch menu
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly
It might seem a little unusual, but one of Tbilisi’s best coworking cafes is tucked inside a bank branch. Not just any bank, either – this is the headquarters of TBC Bank, housed in a landmark 1912 corner building designed by Polish architect Alexander Rogoisky for the Economic Association of Officers. From 1934 to 2002, the space served as the Tbilisi Central Department Store; today, it combines heritage architecture with a modern working environment.
Mostly frequented by bank staff, the cafeteria offers both indoor seating and a small courtyard, with plenty of quiet corners that make it ideal for laptops and meetings (on my last visit, the table next to me was conducting language lessons).
The fit-out is quite corporate, but there are some nice period details in the elegant columns. Alongside hot and cold drinks, there is a full breakfast/lunch/dinner menu, with 15% off for TBC Concept customers.
While you’re there, drop by the gallery space and gift shop, and don’t miss the heritage wrought-iron staircase in the lobby.
- Location: 7 K. Marjanishvili St (Chugureti)
- Hours & info: Facebook
22. Prospero’s Books
Courtyard cafe & English-language bookshop.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes, sandwiches
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly (3 hour WIFI limit)
Tbilisi’s original bookshop-cafe, Prospero’s on Rustaveli Avenue stocks an excellent range of English-language novels, translations of Georgian authors, and resources for language learning. The regional section is dedicated to books on the history, culture and cuisine of the South Caucasus.
Get lost in a novel over a pot of tea in the sunlit courtyard. Coworking is welcome at laptop-friendly Prospero’s, but there is a 3-hour time limit on the WIFI.
- Location: 34 Rustaveli Ave
- Hours & info: Facebook
23. Lui Coffee (best coffee shop in Tbilisi for early risers)
24-hour cafe in the university district.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 9.40 GEL
🍰 Food options: Full breakfast & lunch menu + cakes
💻 Laptop policy: Designated laptop area
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Lui Coffee is located close to several universities and is solely responsible for caffeinating Tbilisi’s student cohort.
This place has a heartwarming food philosophy, pairing fresh and homemade products with family recipes for an outstanding brunch menu (think garden apple pie and old-fashioned honey cake). They have a big range of sandwiches, croissants, salads and breakfast eggs, too.
The barista coffee, made on Coffee LAB beans, is dependably good and always served with a smile.
There is plenty of seating inside for coworking, either by the big windows or tucked away in the back for privacy. The children’s play area and nearby Mziuri Park make it a good choice for families, too.
- Location: 23 I. Chavchavadze Ave (Vake)
- Hours & info: Facebook
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24. Daily Grind (best coffee near Freedom Square)
A cuppa to go in the centre of the city.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 10 GEL
🍰 Food options: Cakes, pies, quiches
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly (limited seating)
This petite industrial-chic coffee house on busy Aphkhazi Street is the best place to grab a quick cuppa or a takeaway coffee near Freedom Square.
Beans come from abroad (ONYX, Koppi) and from nearby (Tbilisi’s own OKRO Roasters is on high rotation), expertly prepared on a La Marzocco machine. They also do specialty coffees including V60 and Aeropress, and can cater to dietary restrictions with a range of vegan milks.
Special mention goes to Daily Grind’s sweets cabinet: The decadent chocolate cake, apple pie and ginger carrot cake are all delicious. Quiches are also served.
Seating is sparse, but if you can snag a spot on the sofa looking out to the Old Town through the big windows, you’re laughing. High tables and stools set along the side wall are a fine place to perch behind your laptop for a couple of hours.
- Location: 4 K. Aphkhazi St (Old Tbilisi)
- Hours & info: Facebook
25. Coffeester
Affordable coffee near Orbeliani Square.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 5 GEL
🍰 Food options: N/A
💻 Laptop policy: N/A
Not to be confused with the chain shop Coffeesta, Coffeester is a stand-alone cafe. Despite its central location off Orbeliani Square, close to Bazari Orbeliani, Coffeester offers local prices (everything on the menu is under 10 GEL), making it one of the best value coffee shops in the city. There are three vegan milks to choose from, and they do matcha as well.
Credit where credit is due: I have my husband to thank for finding this cafe. He has an eye for a bargain and loves to buy his cold coffee with ice cream (8 GEL) from this spot whenever we’re visiting Tbilisi in the warmer months. Beans come courtesy of local outlet Sisauri, and in our experience, the baristas here are very good.
Coffeester is essentially a hole in the wall with just two outdoor tables, so it’s best to just grab one for the road.
- Location: 23 Atoneli St (near Orbeliani Square)
- Hours & info: Facebook
26. BNKR Specialty Roasters
Creative cold brews.
☕ Price of a cappuccino: 8 GEL
🍰 Food options: Pastries, cookies
💻 Laptop policy: Laptop-friendly (limited seating)
Hidden down an Atoneli Street alley, BNKR was one of the first new-wave specialty coffee bars to hit Tbilisi.
Alongside classic black and white brews (including Australian lungo), they serve Pomegranate Chemex ‘red coffee’, Orange Coffee, and an iced Passion Fruit Espresso Tonic. Beans are roasted in-house, and vegan milks are available at no additional cost.
While the original cafe itself is tight, there is a small courtyard with a few outdoor tables. In the mid-morning, a second larger space at the end of the laneway opens its doors. Come back after hours to try a Negroni and cro burger at BNKR. After Six.
A second branch of BNKR in Vera has an even bigger space that is laptop-friendly.
- Location: 19 Atoneli St (near Orbeliani Square) & 19 Simon Janashia St (Vera)
- Hours & info: Facebook
Chain cafes in Tbilisi
There are a number of chain coffee shops in Tbilisi including Coffeesta, and bakeries such as Entree and Paul.
The coffee served at these places is usually OK, but it depends a lot on the barista. Paul on Tabidze Street and Entree on Kote Abkhazi Street are both convenient to the Old Town/Freedom Square and generally serve good coffee at an affordable price.
My favourite coffee chain in Georgia for quality and price is Green Coffee. A cappuccino costs around 8 GEL. They have several 24-hour branches in Tbilisi, including one at Central Railway Station.
There is no Starbucks in Tbilisi – yet! The first store is set to open in summer 2026 inside Axis Towers in Vake.
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Hi Emily! Your blog has been incredibly helpful on my little spontaneous trip to Georgia! (Especially the chapter about Batumi!) Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, Paulina!
this is great, thank you for the great options!
Coffee and culture seems to be either permanently closed or maybe they moved to a new location!
Sorry Anna, I have been meaning to update this list. They are permanently closed unfortunately. I will be adding lots of new venues soon. In the meantime, if you are looking for a nice cafe to work from I recommend Cafe Red Man in Vera. My apologies again!
Hi Emily,
This has been a wonderfully helpful list! It seems Lui Coffee has marked all their tables as laptop-free zones. Might be worth noting for those who hope to whip out a laptop! Thanks so much for the excellent recs. (I’m working my way through them!)
Thank you very much for the update, Fleur! This is a growing trend in Tbilisi.
I also like Hello Breakfast. It is a very decent place.
It is! You can find them on my breakfast list: https://wander-lush.org/georgian-breakfast-in-tbilisi-cafes/
You should also visit Gudi oyster bar. I think it’s new in town. It’s close to the place I stayed in Tbi, even though I am not a big fan of sea food, I went there for breakfasts. They have decent coffee and their fried omelets and cottage cheese pancakes are so good.
Great tip Iana! Thanks so much! I will check it out next time I’m in town!
thanks for the great tips; just one remark: the link to CAFE MARIA MAGDALINA is not the right one
Thanks for spotting that, Geert. I’ve updated it!
Unfortunately, Maria Magdalena is closed
Hi Tako – yes it’s a shame they closed down. I removed them from the list a while back. Thanks!
This is a lovely list – thank you! If you ever have time to edit it, could you add which ones have non-dairy coffee choices? That would be a great help for people seeking lactose free coffees.
Hi Kami – pretty much all of them offer black coffee and/or non-dairy milks. It’s pretty ubiquitous in Tbilisi.
What a lovely, informative and we’ll written article.
More power to you ☕
Cheers Mark! Glad it was helpful.