The best Georgian cooking classes in Tbilisi and beyond

Which Georgian cooking class is best?

The best Georgian cooking class for most visitors is the family dinner class in Tbilisi, where you cook five dishes in a family home and eat them as dinner with homemade wine, for $55 a person. For a cheaper hands-on class, Chakandrila’s workshop has you make khachapuri and khinkali yourself for about $36 (95 GEL), and for a class of your own with a market walk, book the private market class with a Tbilisi home cook.

Best for cooking dinner in a Tbilisi home
Family dinner class3 hours, sharedfrom$55a person Book See the day
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Best value for a hands-on class
Workshop class2 hours, hands-onabout$36a person for the two-hour class95 GEL Book with Chakandrila See details
Best for a private class you shape yourself
Private market class4 hours, private$197a person for 2 to 4, fee included Book See the day

Making Adjaruli khachapuri
Pick 1 of 3First-timers wanting a home kitchen
Family dinner class
from$55a person
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Cooking class with a local family. Run by Gamarjoba Georgia Tours, booked through GetYourGuide.
Five dishes cooked with your own hands in a family home, then eaten as dinner at the family's table.
The teaching goes through a translating guide, and the ride home after dinner is not included.
- 3 hoursmeet 17:30 at Avlabari metro
- Shareda group, with a guide translating
- 5 dishescooked by you, eaten as dinner
- Freecancellation up to 24 hours before
The day17:30 to about 21:00
1. 17:30Meet by the operator's flag at the Avlabari metro entrance
2. 18:00A ride to the family home, included in the price
3. EveningCook khinkali, khachapuri, aubergine with walnuts, salad and mchadi
4. DinnerEat what you made, with homemade wine and chacha
5. About 21:00Make your own way back; the ride home is not included
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Why it's great, and who should skip it
Why it's great
- You make khinkali, khachapuri, aubergine with walnuts, a salad and mchadi cornbread yourself.
- Dinner is the food you cooked, with sulguni cheese, homemade wine and chacha.
- A guide meets you at Avlabari metro, takes you to the home and translates all evening.
- $55 a person, free to cancel up to 24 hours before.
Skip it if
- You want the class to yourselves, or to ask for particular dishes: the Private market class.
- You want a particular cook: the operator uses more than one family home and cook.
- You want a shorter, cheaper hands-on class: the Workshop class.
In the price
- A guide who translates for the cook all evening
- Hands-on khinkali, khachapuri, aubergine with walnuts, Georgian salad and mchadi (cornbread)
- Dinner of the food you cook, with sulguni cheese
- Homemade wine, chacha and water
- The ride from the metro to the family home
Not in the price
- The ride back from the family home
- Tips
CancellationFree cancellation up to 24 hours before
Price checked 6 October 2026.
Khinkali
Pick 2 of 3Hands-on cooks on a budget, and families
Workshop class
about$36a person for the two-hour class, 95 GEL
Book with Chakandrila
Georgian Golden Standard: khinkali and Adjarian khachapuri. Run by Chakandrila.
Make a boat of Adjarian khachapuri and five or six khinkali each, then eat them with homemade wine.
A small workshop-cafe rather than a family home, and direct bookings carry no published cancellation terms.
- 2 hours2.5 for the churchkhela class
- Hands-onkhachapuri and khinkali, by you
- Age 5+adults and children
- Askno published terms when booked direct
Why it's great, and who should skip it
Why it's great
- Hands-on from start to table: you shape your own khachapuri and khinkali, with the cooks beside you.
- An Adjarian khachapuri and five or six khinkali each, with a glass of homemade wine.
- Or book the churchkhela class, about $54 (140 GEL) in all, or the vegetarian class.
- About $36 (95 GEL) a person for two hours in central Tbilisi.
Skip it if
- You want dinner in a Georgian family home: the Family dinner class.
- You want free cancellation in writing: the Family dinner class cancels free up to 24 hours before.
- You want the class to yourselves, or dishes you choose: the Private market class.
In the price
- Making an Adjarian khachapuri and khinkali with the cooks beside you
- An Adjarian khachapuri and five or six khinkali for each guest
- A glass of homemade wine
Not in the price
- Other dishes and drinks from the menu
CancellationNo cancellation terms published for bookings made direct
Price checked 6 October 2026.
Churchkhela drying
Pick 3 of 3Families, groups and vegetarians
Private market class
$197a person for 2 to 4, fee included
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Traditional Georgian cooking class in Tbilisi with a local family. Run by a Tbilisi home cook, booked through Traveling Spoon.
Tour Dezerter Bazaar with a home cook, then cook two or three dishes in her kitchen; requests welcome.
Several times the price of a shared class, with drinks extra and no refund inside 48 hours.
- 4 hoursfrom 10:30 or 14:30, market first
- Privateyour group only, up to 7
- 2 or 3dishes; you may request them
- 48 hoursfull refund up to then, less a 4% fee
The day
1. 10:30Meet your host at the main entrance of Dezerter Bazaar (14:30 on the later slot)
2. MarketTour the market lanes; you may buy a few fresh ingredients
3. ThenOn to her family home, near Tbilisi Mall
4. About 2 hoursCook 2 or 3 dishes alongside her in the kitchen
5. LastThe meal at her table; done by 14:30, or 18:30 on the later slot
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Why it's great, and who should skip it
Why it's great
- Ask for dishes and your host sets a seasonal menu around them, after a tour of Dezerter Bazaar, a lively food market.
- Private for your group of up to 7, with a vegetarian menu on offer; other diets go to your host with your booking.
- Children aged 5 to 11 pay half and under-5s are free, and the price a person falls as your group grows.
- A lived-in family home, with recipes from Lechkhumi, Imereti, Racha and Samegrelo.
Skip it if
- You are one or two on a budget: the Family dinner class cooks in a home too, for far less.
- Your plans might change in the last two days: the Family dinner class cancels free up to 24 hours before.
In the price
- A tour of Dezerter Bazaar with your host, where you may buy a few fresh ingredients for the class
- Hands-on cooking of 2 or 3 dishes, such as lobio, chakhokhbili or khachapuri; you can ask for dishes, and your host confirms a seasonal menu
- The meal at the family table
- A sweet to finish, such as churchkhela
Not in the price
- Wine and other alcohol, $18 a person, before the 4% fee
- Hotel pickup and drop-off, $95 a car, before the 4% fee
CancellationFull refund, less the 4% payment fee, up to 48 hours before; nothing back inside 48 hours
Price checked 6 October 2026.

How much does a cooking class in Tbilisi cost?

Most shared cooking classes in Tbilisi cost $29 to $55 a person, and a smaller class in a cook’s own home costs $100 to $197 a person for a couple, with wine extra on some of them.

Narikala fortress and the old town of Tbilisi at dusk — What one person pays in each class by the size of your group, on prices checked 6 October 2026. The private class includes its 4% checkout fee and costs less a person as the group grows.

Private class, group class or a home kitchen?

A shared class suits solo travellers, couples and anyone watching the budget; a private class suits families, groups and anyone with dishes or a diet to plan. In a home kitchen class the host matters more than the venue, as with any of our hand-picked experiences in Georgia.

Seven questions to ask any class before you pay

Is it in a family home or a restaurant, and will you see the kitchen?
Which dishes do you make with your own hands, and is the dough made in class?
How many people share the class, and is it only your group?
Is a full meal included, and are wine and chacha in the price?
Can the menu change for a vegetarian or another diet?
Is transport included both ways, or only to the class?
Until when can you cancel with a full refund?

Is a private cooking class worth it?

Yes, a private cooking class is worth it for a family or a group of five to seven, where the private market class falls to $155 a person with its checkout fee, children aged 5 to 11 pay half, and you may ask for dishes, which the host confirms on a seasonal menu. For a couple it costs more than three times the family dinner class, which cooks in a home too.

What do you cook in a Georgian cooking class?

You cook khinkali and khachapuri in both the family class and the workshop. The family dinner class adds aubergine with walnuts, a salad and mchadi cornbread, Chakandrila’s khachapuri is the boat-shaped Adjarian one, and the private class cooks two or three dishes, such as lobio, chakhokhbili or khachapuri, agreed with the host on a seasonal menu. To taste many dishes rather than cook a few, see our Tbilisi food tours.

Khinkalidumplings pleated into a knot at the top, filled with spiced meat, or potato, mushroom or cheese
Khachapuricheese bread: Imeretian filled with salty cheese, Adjarian a boat with butter and an eggFamily dinner class: you make itWorkshop class: AdjarianPrivate market class: if you ask
Walnut dishesaubergine rolls and pkhali, vegetables pounded with walnuts: the meat-free side of the tableFamily dinner class: aubergineWorkshop class: custom menu onlyPrivate market class: if you ask
Winepoured with the food in two classes, and an add-on in the private oneFamily dinner class: wine, chachaWorkshop class: one glassPrivate market class: $18 + fee

Are cooking classes in Tbilisi suitable for vegetarians?

Yes, if you say so when you book. The family dinner class makes vegetarian khinkali on request, Chakandrila swaps the meat for vegetables or runs a whole vegetarian class for about $73 (190 GEL), and the private class’s host offers a vegetarian menu. Vegans should ask before paying on our three picks, because Chakandrila cooks with cheese and eggs and khinkali dough can contain egg, or book the vegan class at Nana’s Kitchen, above. Khinkali can be filled with potato, mushroom or cheese, and the walnut dishes such as pkhali are meat-free.

Cooking classes in Kutaisi and Batumi

In Kutaisi, book the small-group evening class at a guesthouse in the centre, or a private class with a family in their home 2.5 km out; in Batumi, eat the Adjarian khachapuri where it was born and do your cooking in Tbilisi or Kutaisi. Some multi-day wine and food tours build a cooking session into the itinerary, so check the day-by-day plan before you book one separately.

Which khachapuri comes from Kutaisi, and which from Batumi?

Kutaisi is the capital of Imereti, home of Imeretian khachapuri (ხაჭაპური), filled with salty white Imeretian cheese and often called the mother of all khachapuri. Batumi is the capital of Adjara, home of the boat-shaped Adjarian one, with butter and an egg yolk in the middle.

Cooking class questions

How long is a Georgian cooking class?

Most Georgian cooking classes last two to four hours. Chakandrila’s class takes 2 hours, the family dinner class 3 hours from the metro, and the private market class about 4 hours with the market walk.

Can children join a cooking class?

Yes, children can join. The family dinner class takes guests aged 5 to 79, Chakandrila teaches children from age 5, and on the private class children aged 5 to 11 pay half and under-5s are free. Ask the host before you book whether the cooking suits your child’s age.

How we picked

We compared the cooking classes sold in Tbilisi on GetYourGuide, Traveling Spoon and Tripadvisor with those the cooking schools sell on their own sites, and read each shortlisted class’s reviews for complaints that repeat. Between 29 September and 6 October 2026 we checked prices by group size, start times, meeting points and cancellation terms on the booking pages. The test for each pick was how much you make with your own hands, the dough included, where you eat, who shares the table and what the price leaves out.

The best Georgian cooking classes in Tbilisi