Georgian Cuisine & Wonderful Hosts

Our 2 nights in Butami were a perfect introduction to Georgia and Georgian cuisine.⁣⁣
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We booked an Airbnb, expecting a place to ourselves, but ended up staying with a Georgian family in their home. The home was listed incorrectly on Airbnb, but the moment we walked through the door we couldn’t have been happier.⁣⁣
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Giorgi, a 19 year old student and barman introduced us to his family. He was studying to be a captain and spoke English very well.⁣⁣
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On arrival Giorgi’s mother laid out a delicious spread of fruits and we had our first Georgian coffee. We were offered dinner and of course we eagerly accepted; we’d arrived in Georgia with no cash so until this point we were expecting dinner to be quite disappointing.⁣⁣
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The food was just delicious, we tried lobio which is like a bean stew with beans, coriander, garlic and onion in a delicious sauce. This was served with salad and bread. We also enjoyed a glass of champagne.⁣ ⁣⁣
Giorgi explained that his family is a typical Georgian family, his sister concurred: “we are relaxed – make yourself at home.” If we are lucky enough to meet people as good as this family, I have no doubt that our stay in Georgia will be very special.⁣⁣
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During the day we strolled around Batumi enjoying Georgia and figuring out what it had to offer. ⁣⁣
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My favourite part of the day was visiting the restaurant Giorgi works in, The Heart of Batumi. I highly recommend, it – just look at our fantastic meals! ⁣⁣
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All of the food here is traditional Georgian food. The service is great, the price is right and the food and wine is just delicious! If you’re heading to Batumi – you should call by at The Heart of Batumi and if Airbnb is your thing we highly recommend a stop with Giorgi and his family.