Tsiskvili in Tskneti — Gastronomy in Tbilisi, Georgia

In short

Tsiskvili in Tskneti is a traditional Georgian restaurant at 106 Rustaveli Street in Tskneti, a hillside village in the hills southwest of Tbilisi. It is one of eight venues operated by Tsiskvili Group, a Georgian hospitality company founded in 2002 that specialises in large-scale traditional restaurants combining Georgian cuisine, architecture and folklore. The Tskneti branch is presented by the group as a year-round destination for lunch, dinner, wine and views, away from the city centre, with a nightly live music programme.

The concept, the chef and the room

The official site does not name a chef or describe the interior in detail. What it does say is that Tsiskvili Tsknetshi is positioned as a retreat “out of town” — a place to come for a meal, a glass of wine, or simply to enjoy the surrounding views, in any season. This fits the group’s broader stated mission, which is to share Georgian cultural heritage “through food, architecture, and heartfelt hospitality” across its restaurants, and its claim to be one of the more prominent chains through which visitors experience Georgian cuisine, folklore and traditional building styles.

Tskneti itself is a well-known fact of local geography: a forested, elevated village in the hills above Tbilisi, on the southwestern edge of the city near Vake and the road toward Betania and Kojori. Thanks to its altitude and tree cover, it has long served Tbilisi residents as a cooler retreat in the warmer months, and the area has historically attracted restaurants, guesthouses and summer villas for exactly this reason. Tsiskvili’s choice of location continues that tradition of treating Tskneti as an escape from the city rather than a city-centre dining room.

The restaurant’s own branding emphasises live performance as part of the experience: every evening between 20:00 and 22:00, a band called “Trio” performs as part of what the website describes as a “Musical-Choreography Program,” in keeping with the folkloric, performance-driven dining format the Tsiskvili brand uses across its locations in Tbilisi and Mtskheta.

What to order

The official site does not publish an itemised dish list specific to the Tskneti branch; instead it points to a shared Tsiskvili Group menu structure built around broad categories. Based on what is stated, the menu is organised as follows:

• Dishes — the general Georgian food menu, covering the restaurant’s core traditional offering (the site does not specify individual dish names for this branch).
• Grill Menu — a separate, grill-focused section of the menu, offered alongside the main dishes.
• “All categories” — the site’s own label for viewing the full combined menu across sections.
• Wine — the restaurant promotes itself partly as a place to come for “a glass of wine,” though no specific labels or producers are named on the site.

Travellers wanting specifics on individual plates, local wine labels or seasonal specials should ask the waiter on arrival; the site notes that allergen information is available this way, which suggests the printed menu goes into more detail than the website does.

Menus, hours and prices

The restaurant’s stated working hours are 12:00 to 01:00, with the kitchen operating until 22:30. The site notes that menu prices include VAT. No specific prices, set menus or minimum spend are published on the official pages. A general group menu (shared across Tsiskvili Group restaurants, including dishes and a separate Grill Menu) is linked from the site, but it is not broken out by branch with individual prices in the text provided.

Reservations and practical details

Tsiskvili says it takes reservations by phone and WhatsApp, and its website offers direct options to “Book a table,” “Call to book,” or “Book on WhatsApp.” Contact numbers and addresses given are:

• Phone: +995 577 000 600
• Email: info@tsiskvili.ge or reservation@tsiskvili.ge

The site also mentions “Private Spaces,” indicating that the venue offers separate or reservable areas, useful for groups or private events, although no further detail on capacity or booking terms for these spaces is given.

Location and getting there

The restaurant is at 106 Rustaveli Street, Tskneti. Despite sharing a name with Tbilisi’s famous central avenue, this is a different, local Rustaveli Street within the village of Tskneti — a common naming pattern in Georgian towns, most of which have a street named after the national poet Shota Rustaveli. Tskneti lies in the forested hills southwest of central Tbilisi, beyond the Vake district, and is reached by road rather than by metro or city bus routes serving the centre. Visitors typically arrive by taxi or private car; Tsiskvili Group, as a multi-venue operator with branches across Tbilisi and in Mtskheta, is used to guests travelling between its locations by car.

Good to know

• Part of Tsiskvili Group, a Georgian restaurant company founded in 2002 that operates eight venues in Tbilisi, Tskneti and Mtskheta.
• Live music nightly from 20:00 to 22:00, performed by a band called “Trio,” as part of a stated “Musical-Choreography Program.”
• Kitchen hours run shorter than opening hours: food service stops at 22:30 even though the venue is open until 01:00.
• Menu prices are stated to include VAT.
• Private spaces are available at the venue, according to the official site, suitable for groups or private occasions.
• Reservations can be made by phone, WhatsApp, or email (info@tsiskvili.ge / reservation@tsiskvili.ge).
• The branch is one of two Tsiskvili-branded restaurants outside Tbilisi’s main urban core (the other being Tsiskvili in Mtskheta), reflecting the group’s strategy of combining city and out-of-town locations.

Questions travellers ask

Do I need to book ahead at Tsiskvili in Tskneti?

The restaurant encourages advance reservations and offers three direct ways to do so: by phone, by WhatsApp, or via the “Book a table” option on its website. This is especially worth doing given the nightly live music programme, which may draw larger crowds in the evening.

Is there live entertainment at this location?

Yes. The official site states that a band called “Trio” performs daily between 20:00 and 22:00 as part of a “Musical-Choreography Program,” consistent with the folkloric, performance-based dining format used across Tsiskvili Group’s restaurants.

What kind of food does Tsiskvili in Tskneti serve?

It serves traditional Georgian cuisine, in keeping with Tsiskvili Group’s stated identity as a chain built around Georgian food, architecture and culture. The website organises its offering into general “Dishes” and a separate “Grill Menu,” though it does not list specific named plates for this branch.

How late is the kitchen open, and how late is the restaurant open overall?

The restaurant’s general opening hours are 12:00 to 01:00, but the kitchen itself closes earlier, at 22:30. Guests arriving later in the evening can still expect the venue, bar and music to be running, but should plan meals before kitchen closing time.

How do I get to Tsiskvili in Tskneti from central Tbilisi?

The restaurant is located at 106 Rustaveli Street in Tskneti, a wooded hillside settlement southwest of central Tbilisi beyond Vake. It is not on the city’s metro or core bus network, so visitors generally travel there by taxi or private car; the drive takes you up into the hills away from the city centre, which is part of the restaurant’s appeal as an out-of-town destination.

Sources

• Tsiskvili in Tskneti — official website (tsiskvili.ge)
• Tsiskvili in Tskneti: ABOUT US
• Tsiskvili in Tskneti: Menu
• Tsiskvili in Tskneti: Contact

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.