Ethno Tsiskvili — Gastronomy in Tbilisi, Georgia

In short

Ethno Tsiskvili is one of eight restaurants operated by the Tsiskvili Group, a Georgian hospitality company that says it has run traditional restaurants since 2002. The restaurant sits at Beliashvili street 99 in Tbilisi, an address it shares with several other Tsiskvili Group venues, including Ludis Moedani Dighomi, Ghvinis Ezo (Wine Yard), Sanadimo and Theatre. The menu is built around Georgian staples — khachapuri, khinkali-adjacent grilled and stewed meats, pkhali, cheeses, and shared platters — alongside a grill section and a dedicated dessert list.

The concept, the chef and the room

The Tsiskvili Group describes itself, on its own website, as a network that has grown over two decades into what it calls a leading chain of traditional Georgian restaurants, known internationally as a place to encounter Georgian architecture, culture, cuisine and folklore. The group states its mission is to share Georgia’s cultural heritage through food, architecture and hospitality, and its stated values include authenticity, respect for culinary tradition, and treating guests “like family.” It says it employs more than 750 people across its eight restaurants and has received awards at Georgian and international industry competitions, though it does not name the specific awards or juries on the page reviewed.

The company’s public materials describe the group as a whole rather than Ethno Tsiskvili individually, so no head chef is named for this particular address, and no specific description of the dining room, décor or seating capacity is given beyond the general claim that Tsiskvili venues showcase Georgian architecture and folklore. The group says it hosts cultural events, culinary masterclasses and folklore or choreographic evenings across its restaurants, and it has organised festivals such as Tbilisoba and a “Georgian Wine and Regions Festival,” which it says are designed to promote Georgian products and culture. Whether such events take place specifically at the Beliashvili 99 compound is not stated.

What to order

• Megruli khachapuri — the Mingrelian version of the cheese-topped bread, listed on the Ethno Tsiskvili menu.
• Acharuli khachapuri — the open, boat-shaped cheese bread with egg, also on the menu.
• Gebzhalia — rolled sulguni cheese with nadughi and mint, listed under appetizers.
• Pkhali platter — spinach, beetroot, leek and walnut-eggplant pkhali with mchadi chips, served as a shared starter.
• Khashlama — beef stewed with garlic and celery, a main-course dish on the menu.
• Slow-cooked lamb shank — served with korkoti (cracked-wheat) pilaf, green onion and chili oil.
• Chicken shkmeruli — chicken in a cream and garlic sauce, a staple main course here.
• Tolma — grape-leaf-wrapped beef and pork with matsoni sauce.
• Mtsvadi platter — a shared grill selection of veal, pork, chicken, Imeruli kupati sausage and mixed qababi with vegetables.
• Lobio in a clay pot — bean stew served with mchadi cornbread and pickles.
• Georgian cheese platter — sulguni, smoked sulguni and Imeruli cheese together.
• Churchkhela — the candle-shaped nut-and-grape-must sweet, offered in Kakhetian or Imeretian style for dessert.

Menus, hours and prices

The Ethno Tsiskvili menu is organised into appetizers, salads, shared platters, soups, oven dishes (khachapuri and bread), main courses, mtsvadi (skewer grills), qababi, side dishes and desserts, with a separate grill section. According to the published menu, prices range from around 4.50 GEL for bread to 210 GEL for a whole baked beef shank intended for sharing; most individual main courses fall between 20 and 60 GEL. The site states that listed prices include VAT, and it asks guests to inform their waiter if they need allergen information, implying that a full allergen list is not printed on the menu itself. No opening hours are published on the pages reviewed, so guests should confirm timing directly with the restaurant before visiting.

Reservations and practical details

The Tsiskvili Group lists a single head-office contact for its restaurants: phone +995 32 2 00 55 55 and email info@tsiskvili.ge. The website does not provide a restaurant-specific phone line or an online booking form for Ethno Tsiskvili, so reservation enquiries would go through this central contact. The site also includes an “order” function for food delivery, though it does not specify which of the group’s locations this covers.

Location and getting there

Ethno Tsiskvili is located at Beliashvili street 99 in Tbilisi. Beliashvili street runs through the Didube–Dighomi area in the northwestern part of the city, away from the historic centre. The same address is given on the official site for several other Tsiskvili Group restaurants — Ludis Moedani Dighomi, Ghvinis Ezo, Sanadimo and Theatre — indicating that Ethno Tsiskvili forms part of a larger multi-restaurant compound rather than a single standalone building. Travellers arriving from central Tbilisi would typically approach via Beliashvili street; the website does not give parking, metro or public-transport details, so visitors are advised to arrange a taxi or confirm transport options when booking.

Good to know

• Part of the Tsiskvili Group, which the company says was founded in 2002 and now runs eight restaurants in and around Tbilisi.
• Shares its Beliashvili 99 address with several sister restaurants in the same group.
• Menu prices are stated to include VAT.
• Allergen information is available on request from the waiting staff rather than printed on the menu.
• The group says it employs more than 750 people across its restaurants.
• The group states it hosts cultural events and festivals, including Tbilisoba, across its venues.
• No chef’s name, dress code, or opening hours are published on the official website pages reviewed.
• A delivery/order option is referenced on the site, though the covered locations are not specified.

Questions travellers ask

What type of cuisine does Ethno Tsiskvili serve?

Traditional Georgian cuisine. The menu includes regional khachapuri varieties, pkhali, cheese platters, stewed and grilled meat dishes such as khashlama and lamb shank, khinkali-style and qababi grills, and Georgian desserts like churchkhela.

Does Ethno Tsiskvili take reservations?

The Tsiskvili Group lists a central phone number (+995 32 2 00 55 55) and email (info@tsiskvili.ge) for enquiries. No restaurant-specific booking line or online reservation system is published for this location.

Is Ethno Tsiskvili good for group dining?

The menu includes several shared platters designed for groups, such as a fish platter, a meat platter, a cheese platter and an elarji platter, as well as a mtsvadi (grill) platter and a qababi platter meant to be shared.

What are the opening hours?

Opening hours are not stated on the official website pages reviewed. Visitors should contact the restaurant via the group’s phone number or email to confirm hours before visiting.

Where exactly is the restaurant and what else is nearby on site?

Ethno Tsiskvili is at Beliashvili street 99, in the Didube–Dighomi area of northwestern Tbilisi. The same address also hosts several other Tsiskvili Group restaurants — Ludis Moedani Dighomi, Ghvinis Ezo, Sanadimo and Theatre — so the location functions as a compound with multiple dining concepts under one ownership rather than a single isolated restaurant.

Sources

• Ethno Tsiskvili — official website (tsiskvili.ge)
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Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 27 October 2026 from the property’s official website; photographs are the property’s own, from its official website, credited under each image. Not sponsored; tell us if something has changed.