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If you’re a vegetarian or vegan and you’re going to spend some time in Georgia, you’ve come to the right place. This page lists locally produced or imported vegetarian and vegan products available in Georgia, and also offers some general information on Georgian vegetarian cuisine.
Most of eateries in Tbilisi and in other large cities of Georgia offer vegetarian and some vegan dishes. Here are the most popular ones:
- Khachapuri, traditional cheese pie
- Pkhali, finely chopped beet leaves, beans or spinach mixed with the walnut paste, pomegranate grains and various spices
- Fried mushrooms, usually cooked on clay frying-pans "ketsi"
- Eggplant the walnut paste seasoned with vinegar
- Vegetable and fruit pilaw
- Kidney beans
- Various salads, including raw cabbage salad with walnuts
- Curds or cheese dumplings
- Matzoni, something between yoghourt and sour cream
If you want to avoid the hassle of visiting one eatery after another in search of vegetarian food, go to Lotus – the first and only vegetarian café in Tbilisi. Lotus offers both traditional Georgian and oriental dishes, and is the only place in Georgia where you can have traditional Georgian meat-based dishes made of meat substitute. In addition to great-tasting organic food, Lotus boasts friendly staff, calm atmosphere, and a great location at Freedom Square, next to Tsekavshiri building.
If you’re into cooking, try the following products:
- Tofu, and vegetarian matzoni, yogurt, curds, and mayonnaise produced by Amaltea. Available at most grocery stores and supermarkets during the Lent, and all year round at Amaltea shop at 25 Khosharauli Street, near the Eliava open market. Tel: 94-18-01.
- Vegetarian butter, curds and mayonnaise produced by Tserovani, the first company to manufacture dairy substitutes in Georgia. Available at most grocery stores and supermarkets during the Lent, and all year round at Tserovani shop at 25 Khosharauli Street, near the Eliava open market. Tel: 34-01-35.
- Veggieburger and Vegetarian Cutlet soy-based meat substitutes. Made in Ukraine with US technology. Available only at the Railway Station open market.
- Soy drink powder manufactured by a Russian company Assoy <http://www.assoy.ru>. Available only at Edelweiss drugstore (Tel: 94-17-55) at the Railway Station small market (also known as Passage 2000).
If you experience any problem in locating any of above-listed places or products, please give us a call at 877 46-91-97 and one of our staff will willingly assist you.
Coming soon: vegetarian recipes from Georgia.
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