Mussels in blue cheese sauce, live crayfish on a roof and fish bought from local sailors: the 3 Tbilisi seafood kitchens worth a table, and what each does best.
Nobody moves to Tbilisi for the seafood, and the kitchens that take it seriously are few enough to count on one hand. Use this list when you want mussels, crayfish or grilled fish instead of another plate of khinkali. There are 3: a small old-town room where mussels are the point, a rooftop that boils crayfish by the kilo, and a fish restaurant with a heated terrace.
2 of the 3 sit in Old Tbilisi and the third is out on Merab Kostava, so you're picking a neighbourhood as much as a dinner. Doors open from 1 PM and the earliest kitchen stops at 10 PM, so plan seafood for the early half of the evening. Shellfish is what these rooms do best, and the mussels, shrimp and crayfish are what to order. The list runs 1 to 3, best first.
Quick Answer
Don't want to read a full article and want all 3 at a glance?
If you're looking for mussels in blue cheese sauce and Georgian wine, go to Mussels Place
If you're looking for crayfish and a rooftop over the old town, go to Los Crayfish Hermanos
If you're looking for a terrace table with the kids in tow, go to Barbatus
#1. Mussels Place - A small Atoneli room built on mussels, shrimp and Georgian wine
Seafood restaurantOld Tbilisi
Perfect for
Date night
Wine with dinner
Late dinner
Photo: Google Maps
Tbilisi is a long way from any sea, so a room built on mussels is worth knowing. It's a seafood and Georgian kitchen on Atoneli Street, where 953 Google reviews average 4.8 and 22 name welcoming staff. One reviewer calls it one of the best date spots in the city, and returned 2 years later. Come here when dinner is for 2 and you've had your fill of khinkali. Booking runs through WhatsApp, and it opens at 3 PM on weekdays, 1 PM at weekends.
Photo: Google Maps
Known for: Order the mussels in blue cheese sauce, which 15 reviews name, and the garlic butter shrimp, which 9 do. Mussels turn up in 137 reviews and shrimp in 36, so build the table around those and leave the Georgian dishes for another night. Crème brûlée has 14 mentions of its own, and the kitchen runs to 11:30 PM if you're eating late.
Photo: Google Maps
#2. Los Crayfish Hermanos - Georgian crayfish by the kilo on a hostel rooftop
Crayfish barOld Tbilisi
Perfect for
Sunset on the roof
Beer with dinner
Photo: Google Maps
You'll find it on the roof of Suli Hostel, which is not where anyone expects to find dinner. Its own listing calls it Tbilisi's first and only crayfish bar, and the only place in the city serving fresh Georgian crayfish. The roof view comes up in 6 reviews and the place holds 4.7 from 320. Doors are 5 to 11 PM daily, which makes this a sunset table and not a long lunch, and you book on the site.
Photo: Google Maps
Known for: Crayfish are what 62 reviews keep coming back to, boiled live on site to a traditional recipe. One reviewer put medium at 135 GEL a kilo and large at 150, so this is a splurge rather than a cheap plate of shellfish. Drink them with the draft Georgian craft beer, the Czech beer or the craft chacha.
Photo: Google Maps
#3. Barbatus - A women-owned fish kitchen with heaters on the terrace
Fish restaurantVake-Saburtalo
Perfect for
Terrace dinner
Family lunch
Solo at the bar
Photo: Google Maps
Barbatus puts its pitch on the listing: fish bought straight from local sailors every morning. It's on Merab Kostava, rated 4.3 across 424 reviews, with fresh fish the topic 14 of them raise. Google files the atmosphere as cosy and quiet, and the green terrace has heaters for cold evenings and cooling for summer. High chairs and a kids' menu make family lunch easy, and there's a bar when you're on your own. Closing is 10 PM daily, which makes dinner here an early one.
Photo: Google Maps
Known for: Pick by species and you'll be eating what the reviews single out: mussels on 9 mentions, lobster and calamari on 7 apiece, sea bass on 4 and red mullet on 3. The shrimp are top-notch and the chef's salad fantastic, says one reviewer. Google's price band starts at 100 GEL, which is the number to know before you order.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can you eat seafood in Tbilisi?
3 places are worth the trip. Mussels Place on Atoneli Street is a seafood and Georgian kitchen rated 4.8 from 953 Google reviews. Los Crayfish Hermanos boils crayfish on the roof of Suli Hostel, and Barbatus on Merab Kostava says it buys its fish from local sailors every morning. The first 2 are in Old Tbilisi, the third is out in Vake-Saburtalo.
What should you order at a seafood restaurant in Tbilisi?
Shellfish before fillets. Mussels come up in 137 reviews of Mussels Place, where the blue cheese version has 15 mentions and the garlic butter shrimp 9. At Los Crayfish Hermanos it's crayfish, sold by the kilo and named in 62 reviews. At Barbatus the counts spread wider: lobster and calamari on 7 mentions each, sea bass 4 and red mullet 3.
How much does seafood cost in Tbilisi?
More than dinner usually costs in this city. Google puts Barbatus in its 100 GEL and up band, the only price level published by any of the 3. Reviewers at Los Crayfish Hermanos report 120 to 135 GEL a kilo for medium crayfish and 150 for large. Mussels Place lists no band at all, so ask for the menu before you order the boil.
Do you need to book a table?
It helps at all 3, and each one takes bookings a different way. Mussels Place works through WhatsApp. Los Crayfish Hermanos takes reservations on tbilisicrayfish.com, and one reviewer warns there is a rush. Barbatus runs its own booking page, so sort yours before you leave the house.
What time do Tbilisi seafood restaurants open and close?
Barbatus keeps the simplest hours, 1 to 10 PM every day of the week. Los Crayfish Hermanos serves 5 to 11 PM daily, which gives you the roof at dusk and nothing at lunch. Mussels Place opens at 3 PM on weekdays and 1 PM at weekends, closes at 12 AM or 1 AM on Fridays, and its kitchen stops at 11:30 PM most nights.
How fresh is the seafood in Tbilisi?
It depends on the kitchen, and each of the 3 makes its own case. Barbatus promises fish and seafood bought from local sailors every morning, and 14 reviews mention fresh fish. Los Crayfish Hermanos cooks on site, and 2 reviews name its live crayfish. Mussels Place runs to 137 mussel mentions, though 2 reviewers in September 2026 called them frozen and dry.
