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Wine Bars in Tbilisi

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edges of reason

bottom of the bottle

Wine Bars in Tbilisi

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Moira Tirtha

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I spent six weeks in Georgia, and after running into almost every single one of my past lives (an old housemate, a friend from highschool, someone I met while living in Bali, someone who now works where I used to work and clocked me from across the club, the first man I ever went on a Tinder date with) by pure happenstance in Tbilisi, I’m putting bets on it being the next London, Berlin, Greece. It makes sense considering that it hits the trifecta for Naarm’s Euro summer goers: insanely good food, incredible nature/ hikes and epic clubs.

When you’re in the birthplace of wine, all the wine is natural. Here are a small handful of wine bars that pour them particularly well.

WAREHOUSE at Stamba

This is THE wine shop in Tblisi. As in the name, it’s a small warehouse with a massive selection of every Georgian wine producer you need to know about, at the best prices. Also hosts a very good euro selection and the option to drink in at a very scenic set of stairs. If you’re looking at bringing something home, the staff here are very knowledgeable and friendly. THE BEST WINE SHOP.

14 Merab Kostava St

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Poliphonia Natural Wine

A wine bar and the cellardoor of Pheasant's Tears winery. While Pheasant’s Tears is the main Georgian producer you’ll see in Melbourne’s wine shops, we still only get a small handful of their wines. Here, you can drink plenty of their cuvees, while snacking on some modern-Georgian bites. There’s always fun fermented treats, but the all-time snack is their jonjoli, a native flower that is usually served pickled but is tempura’d here.

29/29 Chonkadze str, Tbilisi

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Saamuri Natural Wine Bar & Shop

A wine bar in the Collingwood Yards of Tbilisi (a big hostel called Fabrika) which has a courtyard of cool bars, restaurants, shops, photo developing studio etc. There’s places to get good pizza, burgers and other less classical Georgian meals. This place has great basic wines on tap as well as nice bots – good for if you’re missing Hope Street Radio.

8 Egnate Ninoshvili St

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ღVino Underground

The first natural wine bar in Georgia. Underground in a 300+ year old cellar pouring a massive selection of family produced wines. Cavernous and cosy. A little bit more serious: for the heads.

15 Galaktion Tabidze St

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Kancellaria Natural Wine Bar

There’s something a Bar Holiday-coded about this spot. Hotties working behind the bar, a small menu of bites (including a very large schnitty), and an easy-to-romanticise ambiance. Wines are still super affordable, and the staff are happy to pour you something so you don’t have to pretend like you know what the wine styles/regions of Georgia are.

12 Pavle Ingorokva St

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DADI Wine Bar and Shop

This place is open from day till night and is a good little stop when you’re visiting the big attractions. They sell some very good high quality sunflower oil which is a nice gift to take home (note: sunflower oil in Georgia is not like the cheap bs we have in Aus, it’s often roasted and as aromatic and high qual as premo sesame oils).

4 Shalva Dadiani St

‍

A bonus gift from me to you: a google maps list for some favourite spots to eat, drink, dance and shop in Tbilsi.

published

Moira Tirtha is Veraison's dad and a serial over-committer with fingers in far too many pies. Moira also runs Nongkrong with their brother, Darryl Tirtha.

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from the cellar

in good company

edges of reason

bottom of the bottle

Wine Bars in Tbilisi

words

Moira Tirtha

images

No items found.

I spent six weeks in Georgia, and after running into almost every single one of my past lives (an old housemate, a friend from highschool, someone I met while living in Bali, someone who now works where I used to work and clocked me from across the club, the first man I ever went on a Tinder date with) by pure happenstance in Tbilisi, I’m putting bets on it being the next London, Berlin, Greece. It makes sense considering that it hits the trifecta for Naarm’s Euro summer goers: insanely good food, incredible nature/ hikes and epic clubs.

When you’re in the birthplace of wine, all the wine is natural. Here are a small handful of wine bars that pour them particularly well.

WAREHOUSE at Stamba

This is THE wine shop in Tblisi. As in the name, it’s a small warehouse with a massive selection of every Georgian wine producer you need to know about, at the best prices. Also hosts a very good euro selection and the option to drink in at a very scenic set of stairs. If you’re looking at bringing something home, the staff here are very knowledgeable and friendly. THE BEST WINE SHOP.

14 Merab Kostava St

‍

Poliphonia Natural Wine

A wine bar and the cellardoor of Pheasant's Tears winery. While Pheasant’s Tears is the main Georgian producer you’ll see in Melbourne’s wine shops, we still only get a small handful of their wines. Here, you can drink plenty of their cuvees, while snacking on some modern-Georgian bites. There’s always fun fermented treats, but the all-time snack is their jonjoli, a native flower that is usually served pickled but is tempura’d here.

29/29 Chonkadze str, Tbilisi

‍

Saamuri Natural Wine Bar & Shop

A wine bar in the Collingwood Yards of Tbilisi (a big hostel called Fabrika) which has a courtyard of cool bars, restaurants, shops, photo developing studio etc. There’s places to get good pizza, burgers and other less classical Georgian meals. This place has great basic wines on tap as well as nice bots – good for if you’re missing Hope Street Radio.

8 Egnate Ninoshvili St

‍

ღVino Underground

The first natural wine bar in Georgia. Underground in a 300+ year old cellar pouring a massive selection of family produced wines. Cavernous and cosy. A little bit more serious: for the heads.

15 Galaktion Tabidze St

‍

Kancellaria Natural Wine Bar

There’s something a Bar Holiday-coded about this spot. Hotties working behind the bar, a small menu of bites (including a very large schnitty), and an easy-to-romanticise ambiance. Wines are still super affordable, and the staff are happy to pour you something so you don’t have to pretend like you know what the wine styles/regions of Georgia are.

12 Pavle Ingorokva St

‍

DADI Wine Bar and Shop

This place is open from day till night and is a good little stop when you’re visiting the big attractions. They sell some very good high quality sunflower oil which is a nice gift to take home (note: sunflower oil in Georgia is not like the cheap bs we have in Aus, it’s often roasted and as aromatic and high qual as premo sesame oils).

4 Shalva Dadiani St

‍

A bonus gift from me to you: a google maps list for some favourite spots to eat, drink, dance and shop in Tbilsi.

published

August 2026

Moira Tirtha is Veraison's dad and a serial over-committer with fingers in far too many pies. Moira also runs Nongkrong with their brother, Darryl Tirtha.

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