Shavi Lomi
Tbilisi, Georgia
The read// why locals go
Shavi Lomi rewrote what contemporary Georgian cooking could look like, and it did it from a Tbilisi courtyard on Mingreli Street. The kitchen stays rooted in Georgian ingredients and technique while treating them as material to work with rather than a script to follow — a balance a great many restaurants have since tried to copy. The natural wine list is a serious one, drawing on the country's very long head start in the craft. Dinner only, with outdoor seating that is where you want to be. At around ₾35 for a meal it stays within reach of the Tbilisi regulars who made its reputation in the first place.
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Mingreli Street 28, 0108 — Tbilisi
The read// why locals go
Shavi Lomi rewrote what contemporary Georgian cooking could look like, and it did it from a Tbilisi courtyard on Mingreli Street. The kitchen stays rooted in Georgian ingredients and technique while treating them as material to work with rather than a script to follow — a balance a great many restaurants have since tried to copy. The natural wine list is a serious one, drawing on the country's very long head start in the craft. Dinner only, with outdoor seating that is where you want to be. At around ₾35 for a meal it stays within reach of the Tbilisi regulars who made its reputation in the first place.