Private Tour

Private Cooking Class with a Tbilisi Food and City Expert Dinara

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Overview

Available languages

Russian
English

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local Tbilisi home with your host Dinara. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Dinara will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Georgian dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's Georgian home.

• Learn to make Khachapuri and other Georgian dishes in a local home

• Dinara skillfully blends eastern and western cooking techniques to introduce you to traditional Georgian cuisine.

• 100% private activity

• Experience Georgian hospitality in the Saburtalo neighborhood of Tbilisi

• Get local recommendations from your host who is also a city guide

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Dinara at her Tbilisi apartment that she shares with her husband, daughter and friendly dog. Sip on a refreshing drink before joining Dinara at her large open kitchen to learn to cook a traditional Georgian meal from recipes that have been passed down through generations of her family. Your hands-on cooking class involves learning to make 3 Georgian dishes made from scratch and will last about 2.5 hours. Enjoy learning about the tips and techniques involved in preparing Georgian cuisine cooking before you sit down at the table to share the meal you helped prepare with host Dinara. Your family-style meal includes dishes such as khachapuri (cheese and egg filled bread), a Georgian salad, khinkali (Georgian dumplings) or Shkmeruli (fried chicken in a garlic sauce) and pkhali (a dish of minced vegetables, nuts and herbs). Your meal will conclude with a Georgian dessert like matsoni, yoghurt with honey and nuts. A former café owner, Dinara is a city guide who enjoys sharing the knowledge of her city and culture with travelers.

Sample Menu

starter

Khachapuri (traditional bread topped with cheese)

starter

Salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and nuts in a vinaigrette

main

Khinkali (dumplings) or shkmeruli, fried chicken in a milk and garlic sauce

main

Pkhali (a dish of minced vegetables, nuts and herbs)

dessert

Matsoni, Georgian yoghurt with nuts and honey

What‘s Included

Local wine

Gratuities

Cooking lesson with your host Dinara

Options

Cooking class and lunch

Cooking class and dinner

Reviews

4.33

6 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great food, great company!

    Tourist812656,,Dec 6, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We had the best day learning to make amazing Georgian food! Dinara and her family made us feel like family and were so knowledgeable about the food and traditions. Not only did we learn but we enjoyed sitting down and sharing a meal and stories. The recipes are going to bring back memories every time we make them at home. This truly was our favorite experience in Tbilisi.

  • Highly recommend/ ジョージア旅行のハイライトになりました

    Yuki S,,May 23, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Last time, I rated here 1, it was because of the bad attitude from Viator's Help Center. If the staff contacted Traveling Spoon with necessary action, the host nor I didn't had to go through this unnecessary things. Anyway, thanks to Traveling Spoon who had tried their best to contact the host Dinara, I was able to participate even just 2 days before the class. Dinara and I could communicate through whatsapp which made it easier for me to explain what I wanted to learn and also to know how to access to her place. Dinara and her families including cute dogs welcomed me warmly. Not only cooking together the Georgian foods, but also, we had a good time while drinking Georgian wines. Of course, learning how to cook is important, but what made me so glad is that we could know each other's culture through nice conversation. If you are looking for such kind of experience, I highly recommend to join. Dinara is quite busy, but I hope you could join. 以前、評価1をつけましたが、それは Viatorのオペレーターの対応に問題があったためでした。 実際Traveling Spoonの方は、きちんとホストに連絡を取ってくださり、主催日ギリギリでしたがなんとか参加することができました。 当日までのやりとりはwhatsappを使い、作ってみたい料理や道順など事前にディナラさんと連絡できたため、スムーズでした。 当日、ディナラさんやご家族とワンちゃんたちが温かく受け入れてくださり、ヒンカリを始めとするジョージア料理を一緒に作りながら、ワインを片手に楽しい会話もでき、本当に参加することができて良かったです。 お料理はもちろん、お互いの文化などなど こういったレッスンを通して、現地の方と 交流できる場はとても素晴らしいと思います。 彼女は他のお仕事もあって忙しいかもですが、タイミング合うならば、ぜひ参加してほしいと心から思います。

  • Not nice

    336yukiy,,May 8, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    I booked here and waited for a few days to be approved, but rejected without any reason. There was still the exact same date and time available even after the rejection. I think it is not polite to do so. Probably the lesson might be quite fun if I could join, but the attitude toward me was not good, so I rate here 1. 予約して承認されるまで数日ありましたが、理由もなしに承認されず、一方的にキャンセルされました。キャンセルするならば、理由は教えてほしいですし、キャンセル後、私が予約した同日時が空いていたので、不愉快です。レッスン自体は面白そうでしたが、残念です。

  • EXCITING AND DELICIOUS COOKING CLASS

    Manolo36215,,Oct 4, 2022

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    For us, it was really a pleasure and exciting to do this class with Dinara in Tbilisi. We had nice and funny conversations, so we felt very welcomed at her nice home. In the beginning we could taste some awesome georgian cheese with really good dry red saperavi wine. We made some Kinkhali, Salad und Chakhokhbili. She told us a lot of her cooking secrets and the taste was amazing. We definitely can recommend this to everbody, who loves delicious and authentic kitchens.

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  • Wonderful experience

    Nomad20149587737,,Dec 29, 2021

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Dinara was wonderful since the moment we booked the experience. We were welcomed with wine and delicious homemade chips; we always felt comfy and at home. We chose to learn how to make khinkali and she was super patient the whole time. Dinara guides you every step of the way and explains to you why things are made the way they are made. I also have to mention she’s very knowledgeable about Georgian culture and will share it with you. Everything we made was delicious, and she even gave us some Georgian candy/dessert and a bottle of wine for us to take home. And her dogs are adorable! So playful and cute, they made the experience even better. I will remember this experience with much love!

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  • Fun and informative experience with a knowledgable, welcoming, and friendly host

    sully08354,,Dec 29, 2021

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Dinara's class was relaxed, fun, and very interesting. We decided to learn how to make khinkali instead of khachapuri, and thanks to Dinara's patience and teaching skills, we were able to make beautiful and tasty khinkali! We also learned how to make several other Georgian dishes and learned a lot about Georgian food, history, and culture. Easily my favorite part of my trip to Tbilisi, only wish I had time to take more of her classes! Highly recommended!

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