Azarpesha

Azarpesha is a modern Georgian restaurant at 2 Pavle Ingorokva Street in Sololaki, Old Tbilisi, Georgia, regarded as one of the city's reference points for a craft, natural-wine-led approach to local cooking. The kitchen reworks Georgian classics with seasonal produce, house ferments and cheeses, favouring small plates meant for sharing over a traditional multi-course structure. The menu changes with the season, so the dishes recorded here are better read as a style than a fixed list: seasonal Georgian small plates, house-made ferments and cheeses, and plates designed to sit alongside wine. The beverage programme is the other half of the identity. The list leans heavily on qvevri natural wines, made by fermenting and ageing grapes in buried clay vessels, a method that UNESCO recognises as part of Georgia's intangible heritage. Staff are generally comfortable guiding guests through unfamiliar producers and grape varieties such as Rkatsiteli and Saperavi, and ordering by the glass makes a tasting approach practical. The dining room is relaxed and casual, with a bar-and-restaurant feel, a good level of chatter in the evenings and a mixed crowd of locals, wine travellers and young professionals. It is not a formal place and there is no particular dress code. Prices are moderate, around 80-150 GEL per person (roughly USD 31-57), depending on how much wine is ordered. Opening hours run from about 3PM to 2AM daily, with Monday starting from 4PM, so the restaurant suits late-afternoon and evening dining rather than a morning meal. Reservations are recommended for Thursday to Saturday evenings and can be made by phone on +995 598 46 23 89. On quieter weekday evenings walk-ins are often possible, but a booking avoids a wait. The restaurant is well placed for visitors exploring the Old Town and Sololaki streets on foot.