Toma's Wine Cellar

Top choice in Kutaisi


Becoming a Kutaisi essential in just a couple of years, Toma's offers you the chance to dine on traditional home-cooked foods that you'll be unlikely to find in most restaurants. The set meal is enormous, and includes Toma's delicious homemade wine and dishes such as jonjoli (pickled wildflowers) and gebzhalia (cottage cheese in mint and sour cream). Reservations essential.


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