Tbilisi

Breathtaking views, good music, delicious food and fine cocktails are the main features of this lovely venue. In the afternoon, you can enjoy the sun on the beautiful terrace, but come by in the evening if you want to have the most romantic view of Tbilisi, with the soothing notes of the saxophone as background of your unforgettable night.

This former Soviet-era publishing house has been transformed into a design-centric hotel with on-point interiors, a glass-bottomed pool and a grand café which serves modern takes on traditional Georgian dishes. It perfectly encapsulates a city on the cusp of change. Beyond its main building, Stamba Hotel presents a series of outside spaces including a verdant courtyard garden that leads to the hotel’s outdoor amphitheater, the presence of which further cements Stamba’s deep connection with key Georgian arts and cultural institutions. This second structure additionally offers an open working space, designed to support individuals and businesses in the city’s creative industries, reinforcing the hotel’s status as a new hub for local visionaries.

Pilitika shares a literally cracked (in the best post-Soviet fashion) building with Tumanishvili Theatre on a busy Aghmashenebeli Avenue — yet this bar offers smooth and cosy atmosphere inside, as well as on its terrace with a cute DIY fountain. Most popular with hip guests on Fridays and Saturdays towards the evening, though it is also a good place to grab a coffee during the day.

Valiko Mansion is an atmospheric bar in an old house with red lighting, vintage furniture and plenty of art. The cocktails are deliciously spicy and the music list is carefully curated. Chat up the bartender or check the bar's instagram to find out when all the rooms turns into a sweaty dance floor with the help of invited DJs.