DJ at the decks facing a packed crowd under blue light beams

Nightlife

A night out in Tbilisi starts late and runs long. These guides cover the wine bars and cocktail rooms for the first round, the techno clubs the city is known for and where to hear live music and jazz.

The Bridge of Peace, a pedestrian bridge over the Mtkvari River, illuminated at night.
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Tbilisi Nightlife Guide: Bars, Clubs, Live Music and Things to Do at Night

Tbilisi is known for its techno clubs. Here's how a night out works, where to drink and dance, and what it costs.

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Pain performing at Elektrowerk Club in Tbilisi, Georgia, on November 26, 2023.
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Tbilisi Techno Clubs: Bassiani, KHIDI and How to Get In

Tbilisi is known for its techno clubs. Here is what to know about the venues, face control, dress code and prices.

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Krasnye Zori, live in Revolution Bar in Tbilisi
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Live Music and Jazz in Tbilisi: Where to Hear a Band Tonight

Tbilisi has live jazz every night of the week. Here are the bars, clubs and halls worth an evening, and when to go.

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Shavteli Street Tbilisi at night
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Tbilisi Pub Crawls: The Organized Crawls and DIY Bar Routes

Tbilisi has four organized pub crawls and plenty of bars close together. Here are the crawls, the routes and the costs.

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Ensemble “Basiani” was created in 2000, under the blessing of his Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II.
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Folk Music and Dance in Tbilisi: Polyphonic Singing, Sukhishvili and Dance Shows

Georgia is known for three-voice singing and fierce folk dance. Here is where to hear and see both in Tbilisi.

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Galaktion Street in historical old part of Tbilisi, Georgia.
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The Best Wine Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for natural and qvevri wine. Here are the best wine bars, what a glass costs and what to order.

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A packed Wednesday meetup at the bar of Crossroads Bar in Tbilisi, expats and locals talking over cocktails
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The Best Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for wine, but its bar scene goes further. Here are 12 bars I rate, what drinks cost and where to go.

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A pale creamy cocktail on ice with a lemon twist at Crossroads Bar
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The Best Cocktail Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for wine, but its cocktail bars hold their own. Here are the best ones, the speakeasies and the prices.

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View of the eastern part of the Saburtalo District of Tbilisi from Zemo Vedzisi neighbourgood, taken from the stairs connecting the upper Meri Davitashvili
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The Best Rooftop Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for its sunsets over the old town. Here are the rooftop bars to watch one from, and what a drink costs.

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Craft Beer in Tbilisi: The Best Beer Bars and Breweries

Tbilisi has a young craft beer scene. Here are the best beer bars, the breweries to order and what a pint costs.

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