Dry-aged Turkish cuts, a charcoal grill in the old town and Argentinian beef inside a gourmet store: the 4 Tbilisi steakhouses worth the bill, and what to order at each.
This city never runs short of grilled meat, and almost none of it arrives as a steak. Mtsvadi on a skewer is the default, and a proper cut on a board is a separate trip. These 4 are the rooms worth making it for: a Turkish grill open to 2 AM, a charcoal kitchen in the old town, an Argentinian kitchen inside a gourmet store and a halal steakhouse with its own bakery.
3 of the 4 sit in Old Tbilisi and the last is out in Vake-Saburtalo, so a taxi is part of the decision. Steak here costs well above a normal dinner, and 2 of them serve halal steak. The old-town 3 run to 1 AM or later most nights, and the Vazha Pshavela one stops its grill at 9:45 PM, so read the kitchen hours and not the door. Ranks run 1 to 4, best first.
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#1. Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace - Dry-aged meat, halal food and a kitchen open until 2 AM
SteakhouseOld Tbilisi
Perfect for
Late dinner
Halal steak
Live music
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Steak turns up in 21 reviews here and lamb in 23, which tells you how to order before you sit down. It's a steakhouse at the Mshrali Bridge holding 4.6 from 631 Google reviews, and its listing is written in Turkish for a reason: lentil soup and lamb shish sit in the review topics alongside the beef. Halal food gets named 22 times, more often than the ribeye does. Live music comes up in 6 reviews. Come here when nobody at the table has an end time in mind, because the doors are open 10:30 AM to 2 AM, 7 days a week.
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Known for: The ribeye and the lamb chops are the 2 cuts reviewers name, and burgers pull 27 mentions, more than either. Dry-aged meat, handmade sauces and gourmet desserts are the listing's own promises. One reviewer ordered the beef liver shashlik, tomato soup and baklava with ice cream, then left planning a return for the kunefe, which is your cue to leave room.
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#2. Asado Steakhouse - Charcoal grill, big portions and a proper wine list
SteakhouseOld Tbilisi
Perfect for
Dinner with kids
Big groups
Wine with steak
Photo: Google Maps
Asado's own description puts 2 things at the heart of the place: meat off a charcoal grill, and eating it with people you like. It sits on Vakhtang Gorgasali Street in Old Tbilisi, holds 4.5 from 1,083 reviews, and Google marks the price band at 100 GEL and up. There's a private dining room, a kids' menu and a free parking lot. Google tags the room casual, cosy, quiet, romantic, trendy and upscale, all 6 at once. Book before you go: reservations are recommended and the kitchen runs 12 PM to 1 AM.
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Known for: Order the ribeye: one reviewer calls it tender and juicy, and names the mushrooms beside it as the match. The listing's highlights run to a great wine list, great cocktails and great dessert, with a salad bar and vegan options for whoever isn't eating steak. Ask for your steak rarer than you want it, because 4 reviewers got theirs back cooked further than they ordered.
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#3. Steakhouse by Gastronome - Argentinian, American and Japanese cuts inside a gourmet store
SteakhouseVake-Saburtalo
Perfect for
Sharing a big steak
Wine with dinner
Splashing out
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The cuts come from Argentina, the USA and Japan, and the dining room sits inside a gourmet store, so the shopping and the steak share an address. It's an Argentinian steak house on Vazha Pshavela Avenue in Vake-Saburtalo, 4.5 from 210 reviews, with online booking and a kitchen that stops at 9:45 PM. Price comes up in 7 recent reviews: 1 bill passed 800 GEL, another table paid 200 dollars for steaks. You order accordingly. It suits the dinner you have decided to make an occasion of.
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Known for: Order the American ribeye with grilled vegetables: one reviewer pairs it with the crispy cold eggplant salad with cheese and rates the ingredients high quality. Cuts run 350 to 450 g, so share 1 between 2 if you want to try anything else. A wide wine selection turns up in 1 review, and the Angus burger is the cheaper way in.
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#4. My Chef - A halal steakhouse with its own bakery and an open kitchen
Halal steakhouseOld Tbilisi
Perfect for
Halal steak
Late dinner
Coffee and pastries
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Most steakhouses stop at the steak. This one bakes its own bread and keeps a pastry case going alongside the grill, so you can turn up at 9 AM or at 11 PM and still be fed. It's at 86 Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue, 4.3 from 1,945 reviews, and halal food leads the review topics at 84 mentions. 2 reviewers warn that a table is hard to find once it fills, and 1 of them adds that the service slows with it. Doors shut at 1 AM, and midnight on Sundays.
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Known for: Steak pulls 81 mentions and burgers 46, with lahmacun at 20 and the chicken burger at 14. Shish tawook and pistachio baklava come from 1 order, the Salad Mycheff from another. A bill for 3 people came to 240 GEL across more than 5 items. Save the bakery for last: one reviewer says the San Sebastian melted in the mouth.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are the best steakhouses in Tbilisi?
There are 4 worth a table, and 3 of them are in Old Tbilisi. Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace sits at 4 Mshrali Bridge on 4.6 from 631 Google reviews. Asado Steakhouse is on Vakhtang Gorgasali Street on 4.5 from 1,083, and My Chef at 86 Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue on 4.3 from 1,945. Steakhouse by Gastronome is the outlier, out on Vazha Pshavela Avenue in Vake-Saburtalo.
How much does a steak cost in Tbilisi?
More than most dinners here, and Google publishes a price band for only 1 of the 4: Asado Steakhouse at 100 GEL and up. At Steakhouse by Gastronome, 1 reviewer's bill passed 800 GEL and another table paid 200 dollars for the steaks alone. My Chef reads cheaper: 1 review puts 3 people and more than 5 items at 240 GEL. Cuts at Gastronome run 350 to 450 g, and 1 review says to share 1 between 2.
Is there halal steak in Tbilisi?
Yes, at 2 of these 4. My Chef calls itself a halal steakhouse and bakery on its own listing, and halal food is the topic its reviewers raise most, at 84 mentions. Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace draws 22 halal mentions of its own. Both are in Old Tbilisi, and both run past midnight on a Saturday, so a late halal steak is not a problem here.
What should you order at a Tbilisi steakhouse?
The ribeye, then whatever else that kitchen is known for. It pulls 12 mentions in Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace's review topics, Steakhouse by Gastronome runs an American one, and at Asado Steakhouse one reviewer pairs it with the mushrooms. Steak is not always the winner though: burgers pull 27 mentions at Bosphorus against steak's 21, and at My Chef the lahmacun is what 1 reviewer tells you to try.
Do you need to book a steakhouse in Tbilisi?
All but 1 take bookings online. Steakhouse by Gastronome runs its own reservation page, Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace books through rezto.ge, and My Chef takes them on its contact page or over WhatsApp. Asado Steakhouse publishes no link but marks dinner reservations as recommended on Google, so that one is a phone call. Book My Chef in particular: 2 reviewers say a free table is hard to find once the room fills.
What time do Tbilisi steakhouses close?
Late. 3 of the 4 run to 1 AM or later: Bosphorus Steakhouse & Terrace is open 10:30 AM to 2 AM 7 days a week, My Chef 9 AM to 1 AM and 12 AM on Sundays, and Asado Steakhouse 12 PM to 1 AM daily. Steakhouse by Gastronome shuts its doors at 11 PM and its kitchen at 9:45 PM, so that is the one to get to early.
Which Tbilisi steakhouse works for a group?
Asado Steakhouse. Google tags its crowd as groups and lists a private dining room, a kids' menu, high chairs and a free parking lot. One reviewer's Meater order fed 4 people. My Chef handles a crowd too, though 2 reviewers warn the room fills up, and 1 of them adds that the service slows with it.
