IFANI — Gastronomy in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia

In short

IFANI is a Georgian-European restaurant at 24 Rustaveli Street in Abastumani, a mountain resort town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia. It operates as part of the EIKON ABASTUMANI project, which also includes EIKON APARTMENTS, a short- and long-stay apartment property in the same building. The restaurant is described by its operator as combining Georgian and European cooking, with a menu that draws on the culinary traditions of the surrounding Meskheti area.

The concept, the chef and the room

According to the operator, IFANI was created alongside EIKON APARTMENTS as the dining component of a single hospitality project in Abastumani. The website describes it as a “Georgian-European” restaurant offering what it calls a refined yet warm atmosphere, with a menu built around local ingredients alongside international dishes. No chef is named on the official site, and no detail is given about the interior design, seating capacity or decor beyond the general description of the atmosphere.

The restaurant shares its building and address with the EIKON APARTMENTS, and guests of the apartments are offered table reservations at IFANI as one of the property’s listed services, alongside a billiard room, a conference room and building-wide Wi-Fi. This points to a setup in which the restaurant serves both apartment guests and outside visitors, though the website does not state whether it is open to walk-in diners from outside the property.

Abastumani itself is a long-established spa town in the Adigeni municipality of Samtskhe-Javakheti, developed from the late nineteenth century onward as a mountain climate resort, with a history tied to its sanatoriums, pine forests and, on a nearby peak, an astrophysical observatory. Rustaveli Street, where IFANI stands, is one of the town’s central streets, named after Georgia’s medieval national poet, Shota Rustaveli, as is common in towns across the country.

What to order

The official website does not list a detailed menu or name specific dishes with prices. It does highlight several categories of food that feature at IFANI, described in general terms as follows:

• Signature stews — described by the restaurant as part of its core offering, tied to the cooking traditions of the Meskheti region in which Abastumani sits.
• Freshly baked khachapuri — Georgia’s cheese-filled bread, mentioned by the restaurant among its specialities.
• Grilled meats — described on the site as “succulent meats grilled to perfection,” offered as part of the Georgian side of the menu.

The site frames the overall menu as a mix of these Georgian staples with European dishes, but does not specify which European dishes are served, nor does it publish a wine or drinks list.

Menus, hours and prices

The official website does not publish restaurant opening hours, a printed menu or food and drink prices for IFANI. The only prices stated on the site relate to other services at the property: billiards is priced at 50 GEL per hour, and the conference room, which is separate from the restaurant, is available from 10:00 to 18:00. No information is given about set menus, tasting menus, seasonal changes or whether breakfast is served to apartment guests at IFANI.

Reservations and practical details

Table reservations at IFANI are listed among the services of the EIKON ABASTUMANI property and can be arranged through the same contact channels as the apartments: phone and WhatsApp/Viber at +995 596 398080, or by email at info@eikonabastumani.com or reservations@eikonabastumani.com. The conference room, a separate facility in the same building, is booked through a related number, +995 596 388080. Billiard reservations, the site notes, should be made at the Bar rather than through the main reservation channels.

No separate booking platform, deposit policy or dress code is mentioned for the restaurant itself. The cancellation and check-in/check-out policies published on the site (check-in from 15:00, check-out by 12:00, with a stated free-cancellation window before a late fee applies) refer to the apartments, not to restaurant bookings.

Location and getting there

IFANI is located at 24 Rustaveli Street in Abastumani, within the same building as EIKON APARTMENTS. Abastumani lies in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of southern Georgia, within Adigeni municipality, reached from Tbilisi via Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe or via Vardzia-area roads further south; the town is set in a forested mountain valley and has historically been approached by road from the Kura valley lowlands near Akhaltsikhe. The website gives no further driving directions, distances or public-transport information beyond the postal address itself.

Good to know

• IFANI operates inside the EIKON ABASTUMANI complex, sharing its building with EIKON APARTMENTS.
• The restaurant is described as Georgian-European, with no chef named on the official website.
• No printed menu, dish-by-dish list or pricing is published for the restaurant.
• Reservations can be made by phone, WhatsApp, Viber or email via the property’s general contact details.
• Billiard tables (Russian and American pool) are available in the same building at 50 GEL per hour, booked separately through the Bar.
• A conference room in the building operates from 10:00 to 18:00 and can include coffee breaks and lunch service.
• Wi-Fi is available throughout the building, including in the restaurant.
• The address is 24 Rustaveli Street, Abastumani, Samtskhe-Javakheti.

Questions travellers ask

Is IFANI open to guests who are not staying at EIKON APARTMENTS?

The official website does not state this explicitly. It lists table reservation at IFANI as one of the services offered through the EIKON ABASTUMANI property, which suggests outside diners can book, but this is not confirmed in writing on the site.

Does IFANI serve a fixed menu or à la carte dishes?

The website does not publish a menu. It mentions stews, khachapuri and grilled meats as part of the Georgian offering, combined with unspecified European dishes, but gives no detail on menu format, courses or pricing.

What type of food can diners expect at IFANI?

The restaurant describes its cooking as Georgian-European, drawing on the culinary traditions of the Meskheti region in which Abastumani is located, alongside European dishes. Specific stews, khachapuri and grilled meat dishes are mentioned by name only as categories, not as individual recipes.

How do I book a table at IFANI?

According to the official site, reservations go through the same channels as the apartments: phone, WhatsApp or Viber at +995 596 398080, or by email at info@eikonabastumani.com or reservations@eikonabastumani.com.

Is there anything else to do at the property besides dining?

The site lists a billiard room with Russian and American pool tables at 50 GEL per hour, a conference room available from 10:00 to 18:00 for meetings and events, and Wi-Fi throughout the building, all part of the same EIKON ABASTUMANI complex as IFANI.

Sources

• IFANI — official website (eikonabastumani.com)
• IFANI: Learn more
• IFANI: APARTMENTS
• IFANI: 24, Rustaveli street

Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 28 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.