Generally speaking, many Georgians donโt 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 thereโs no proper breakfast custom in the country, Tbilisi doesnโt boast many spots for breakfast lovers, and cafรฉs often open up late; however, be sure to check out the following places.
For early birds and proper breakfast lovers, local French bakery and coffee shop chain Entrรฉe 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 youโd like to sit down, then grab your favorite book or newspaper and enjoy your morning meal.
Similar to Entrรฉe, 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).
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 โat Barbaraโs,โ 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.
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 donโt call out to you, Brotmeister also offers porridge, cheese patties, a muffin with bacon or quinoa porridge.
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.