# Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) — Gastronomy in Tbilisi, Georgia > gtour.ge — G Tour, Gateway to Georgia. Cite as: GTour desk, gtour.ge. - Canonical: https://gtour.ge/georgia-places/place-maharajah-restaurant-tbilisi/ - Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze - Published: 2026-09-14 - Updated: 2026-10-28 - Language: en - Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/georgia-places/place-maharajah-restaurant-tbilisi/ ### In short Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) is the flagship branch of a Georgia-wide chain serving Indian, Arabic and halal cuisine. It stands on Hovhannes Tumanyan Street in Old Tbilisi, at the corner of Kote Abkhazi Street by the Meidan Bazaar, one of the oldest and busiest corners of the historic district. The restaurant says it was the group’s first venture in Georgia, opened in 2013, and has since grown into a network covering Tbilisi, Batumi, Borjomi, Kazbegi and Kutaisi, plus a separate Maharajah Lounge and a Grand Maharajah event hall, both also in Tbilisi. On Google the Tbilisi restaurant currently shows a rating of 4.3 from 2,217 reviews. ### The concept, the chef and the room Maharajah positions itself as a specialist in Indian and Arabian cooking prepared entirely to halal standards, aimed at travellers from the Indian subcontinent, the Gulf states and beyond who are passing through Georgia’s main tourist centres. The restaurant says its menu covers vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain-friendly dishes, built around what it describes as traditional recipes and fresh ingredients. The company does not publish the name of an individual head chef on its website; the emphasis instead is on the kitchen’s adherence to classic North Indian cooking methods and spice blends, supplemented by Arabic dishes and a line of Indian-Chinese soups that reflect the wider South Asian diaspora kitchen. The Tbilisi address is described by the restaurant as its flagship location, set in the heart of Old Tbilisi on the corner of Kote Abkhazi Street, immediately next to the Meidan Bazaar. This is one of the most walked-through junctions of the old town, close to the Sioni Cathedral and the cluster of souvenir shops, courtyards and cafés that make up the Meidan quarter. The company’s marketing material describes its restaurants generally as spacious, with private family halls available at its various branches; it does not give specific seating capacity or room layout figures for the Tbilisi address itself. *Image: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) — Street-facing exterior of the restaurant with distinctive orange-framed glass facade and signage. — Street-facing exterior of the restaurant with distinctive orange-framed glass facade and signage. Photo: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi), official website (maharajah.ge).* *Image: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) — Dining area with colorful upholstered armchairs, wooden tables, and patterned tile flooring. — Dining area with colorful upholstered armchairs, wooden tables, and patterned tile flooring. Photo: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi), official website (maharajah.ge).* *Image: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) — Building exterior at dusk with illuminated arched windows and rooftop terrace seating. — Building exterior at dusk with illuminated arched windows and rooftop terrace seating. Photo: Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi), official website (maharajah.ge).* ### What to order - **Vegetable Samosa (2 pcs)** – the familiar fried pastry parcel filled with spiced potato and other vegetables, listed as a starter. - **Onion Pakora** – sliced onion in spiced gram-flour batter, deep-fried, from the starters section. - **Paneer Pakora** – cubes of Indian cheese coated in the same spiced batter and fried. - **Lachha Onion** – a side condiment of sliced red onion with herbs and spices, served alongside North Indian mains. - **Tomato Shorba with Coriander** – a tomato-based soup finished with fresh coriander. - **Chicken Manchow Soup** – a hot, peppery soup from the Indian-Chinese repertoire, listed among the restaurant’s chicken soups. - **Fish Do Piazza, Chicken Do Piazza, Paneer Do Piazza and Mutton Do Piazza** – the restaurant’s own featured “Do Piazza” preparations, an onion-based North Indian curry style, offered with a choice of fish, chicken, paneer or mutton. - **Saag Wala and Tikka Masala dishes** – two of the main-course categories the restaurant highlights on its menu, covering spinach-based curries and tomato-cream tikka masala preparations respectively. ### Menus, hours and prices The published online menu for the Tbilisi branch is organised into categories that include salads, soups, starters, Do Piazza dishes, Tikka Masala dishes, Saag Wala dishes, pulao and further non-vegetarian sections; the same menu template is used across the group’s other branches. Prices are given in Georgian lari (GEL). Examples from the salads and soups sections include Lachha Onion at 7.80 GEL, Cucumber Salad at 11.70 GEL, Green Salad and Toss Salad at 15.60 GEL each, and Russian Salad at 23.40 GEL. Soup prices range from Lentil Soup at 13.00 GEL up to Chicken Noodle Soup at 26.00 GEL, with most vegetable-based soups priced between 15.60 and 18.20 GEL and chicken-based soups between 18.20 and 26.00 GEL. Starters include French Fries at 11.70 GEL, Onion Pakora at 15.60 GEL, Vegetable Pakora and Vegetable Samosa (2 pcs) at 18.20 GEL each, Crispy Fried Mix Vegetables at 19.50 GEL, Vegetable Spring Roll (2 pcs) at 23.40 GEL and Paneer Pakora at 24.70 GEL. The full price list for main courses, including the Do Piazza, Tikka Masala and Saag Wala dishes named on the site, is not reproduced in the material reviewed here; travellers should check the live menu on the restaurant’s website or ask staff on arrival for current pricing on mains. No fixed opening or closing hours are stated on the official site; the restaurant’s Google listing shows it as “open now” at the time of writing, and prospective diners are advised to confirm hours by phone before visiting. ### Reservations and practical details The restaurant takes bookings through a form on its official website, requesting full name, number of guests, phone number, preferred date and time, email address and an optional message. It can also be reached by phone at +995 579 06 95 55. The website additionally offers an online ordering function (“Order Now”) alongside the booking form, suggesting takeaway or delivery is available in addition to dine-in service, though delivery areas and conditions are not detailed on the pages reviewed. ### Location and getting there The restaurant is at Hovhannes Tumanyan Street 21 (the group’s own site gives the flagship address as number 22 on the same street), on the corner of Kote Abkhazi Street, right by the Meidan Bazaar in Old Tbilisi. This is a pedestrian-heavy stretch of the historic district, within easy walking distance of the Sioni Cathedral, the Bridge of Peace and the lower end of Kote Abkhazi Street’s shops and cafés. Visitors arriving by metro typically use Freedom Square (Liberty Square) station and walk down through the old town; taxis and ride-hailing apps can also drop passengers directly on Kote Abkhazi Street, since much of the immediate old-town core is pedestrianised or heavily trafficked by foot traffic rather than cars. ### Good to know - The restaurant describes its food as 100% halal across its menu. - Vegetarian and Jain-friendly dishes are offered alongside non-vegetarian options, according to the restaurant. - The Tbilisi branch is the group’s original location, opened in 2013, per the company’s own account. - Private family halls are mentioned as a feature of the group’s restaurants generally, useful for groups or families. - The same brand operates a separate Maharajah Lounge in Tbilisi and a Grand Maharajah event hall, distinct from this restaurant. - Other branches of the same chain are found in Batumi, Borjomi, Kazbegi and Kutaisi. - Prices on the online menu are listed in Georgian lari (GEL). - Bookings can be made via the website’s reservation form or by phone. ### Questions travellers ask #### Is Maharajah Restaurant in Tbilisi halal? The restaurant describes its cuisine as 100% halal across its menu, covering both the Indian and Arabic dishes it serves. #### Does the restaurant offer vegetarian or Jain food? Yes. The restaurant states that it serves vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain-friendly dishes, reflecting its stated aim of catering to guests from the Indian subcontinent, Arab nations and elsewhere. #### Where exactly is the restaurant located? It is on Hovhannes Tumanyan Street, at the corner of Kote Abkhazi Street next to the Meidan Bazaar, in the heart of Old Tbilisi. The group’s own website gives the street number as 22, while the address on file for this profile is number 21 on the same street. #### Can I reserve a table online? Yes. The official website has a booking form asking for name, number of guests, phone number, date, time and email, and the restaurant can also be reached by phone at +995 579 06 95 55. #### Is this the only Maharajah-branded venue in Tbilisi? No. Besides this restaurant, the same company operates a Maharajah Lounge elsewhere in Tbilisi and a separate event space called Grand Maharajah, in addition to branches in Batumi, Borjomi, Kazbegi and Kutaisi. ### Sources - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi) — official website (maharajah.ge)](https://maharajah.ge/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Menu](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_tbilisi/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Order Now](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_borjomi/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Order Now](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_batumi/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Order Now](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_kazbegi/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Order Now](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_lounge/) - [Maharajah Restaurant (Tbilisi): Order Now](https://maharajah.ge/en/menu/maharajah_kutaisi/) *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. 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