The Batumi List
Five editorial picks, ranked by the only filter that matters: why you are dining.
Café Literaturuli
The old-town literary café where modern Adjarian cooking met Georgian-wine sophistication — Batumi's most self-assured dining room.
Shemoikhede Genatsvale
The Batumi khachapuri house that locals actually go to — where the Adjarian boat is the size of a small pillow and costs $6.
Retro Batumi
The glass-fronted seafront restaurant that pairs contemporary Georgian cooking with a Black Sea sunset — the most atmospheric terrace in the city.
Porto Franco
The hotel-pier seafood room where Black Sea sturgeon, Georgian shrimp and a serious international wine list meet the most grown-up dining in Batumi.
Heidelberg Haus
The improbable Black Forest tavern on the Black Sea — Bavarian cooking, house-brewed beer, and the one place in Batumi where the crowd is 90 percent local regulars.
Best for First Date in Batumi
Intimate, conversation-friendly rooms. Impressive without being intimidating. The tables where first impressions are made.
Café Literaturuli
The old-town literary café where modern Adjarian cooking met Georgian-wine sophistication — Batumi's most self-assured dining room.
Shemoikhede Genatsvale
The Batumi khachapuri house that locals actually go to — where the Adjarian boat is the siz