Tbilisi - Post Report Question and Answers
Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?
People buy rugs but I don’t really see the appeal. - Aug 2023
Yes. Rugs, pottery, artwork, and baskets. - Sep 2022
Lots of neat Georgian products and crafts, but I wouldn't say its a huge shopping post. - Jun 2020
Favorite shop: Ornament, for gorgeous Georgian enamelware. Cool little fashion boutiques with one-of-a-kind apparel, in both the center and in Vake. Handicrafts in shops in the center (especially in the basement of the Tbilisi City Museum) and at the Dry Bridge Market. Really cool international stuff to buy at the annual IWA Winter Bazaar (usually first Saturday in December). Some antiques and fun shops in the Marjanashvili section of town, both in the newly restored and pretty pedestrian street, and also a few blocks further up from the river. Crafts boutiques at Fabrika. (Also, breakfast at Fabrika!) - Jan 2019
No, not really. Lots of wine. Hand-knitted (and itchy) wool socks. Some people buy local art. It's inexpensive and easy to get things framed, so we've picked up some posters and pictures. - Apr 2017
Local art is unique and everywhere. - May 2016
Wine, great food, sheeps skins, cool hats, wooden spoons, Svan salt, and cool paintings - Jul 2014
Exploring the rural areas of Georgia! Travel is the best way to spend money here. There is little of interest to buy, though there are some interesting antiques and artwork at the Dry Bridge Market. Sampling the many varieties of wine is also a good option; many people in villages make their own wine, some of which is very good. - Oct 2011
Nothing great to buy here. - Sep 2011
Nothing here is unique. - Apr 2011
Carpets from the North and South Caucasus. Wine, jewelry and art. - Jun 2010
Georgian wine is good, artwork isn't too bad. - Oct 2009
If you like oil paintings you can find some gems. Just start looking at the beginning of your tour to determine your taste. You can even have some pieces commissioned. Rugs are decent but aren't as cheap as in Baku, Istanbul. You can spend money on flights out of the city as they are pricey. Travel, travel, travel as much as possible. - Jan 2009
