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Cafés in Vera

Roasters and breakfast cafés on Barnovi, Janashia and Nikoladze streets, a short walk from Rustaveli.

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Vera, or Vere, takes its name from the Vere river; the older name of the settlement was Skvireti, and the word Vere appears from the 13th century as the name of the Vere gorge.1 The caravan road to Trialeti passed through, guarded in the 18th century by a special detachment, and the land was an estate of the Gabashvili family.1 Intensive building began in the 1880s, and by 1900 houses reached the Varaziskhevi ravine on the edge of Vake.1

The 13th-century Blue Monastery still stands here, beside a church of St John the Baptist built in the early 20th century.1 In August 2026 the travel site Brooklyn Of named Vera the "Brooklyn of Tbilisi", ahead of Sololaki, Marjanishvili and Vake, for its Soviet-era blocks given over to natural wine and design studios.2

Local tip: Ask at Shavi about its public cuppings; the roastery runs them alongside its coffee classes.4

At a glance

45Cafés listed
17With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Hello breakfast, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: ზილიკო, until 01:00 (Daily 12:00–01:00).
  • Most common features: open late (18%), wi-fi (16%), outdoor seating (16%).

ვესთერნ კოფე

Western Coffee

  • ვერიკო ანჯაფარიძის ქუჩა 2ა
  • Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00 · Sun 12:00–19:00
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პრალინე

Praline

  • პეტრე მელიქიშვილის გამზირი 10
  • Daily 09:00–21:00
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ქაფ

Kaf

  • პეტრე მელიქიშვილის გამზირი 14
  • Daily 08:00–21:00
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Honey Boba

  • ერეკლე ტატიშვილის ქუჩა 38
  • Bubble tea
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Coffee chains in Vera

Stamba on Kostava Street

Stamba occupies the former headquarters of a Soviet printing press on Merab Kostava Street, where Georgia's first communist newspaper was published; it opened as a hotel in May 2018, with the old printing equipment hung in the lobby and two courtyards for events.3

Café Stamba roasts on a Probat 25 and runs two Kees van der Westen Spirit machines; its Dessert Bar serves the full coffee menu, and breakfast starts early with smoothies and fresh juices.4 Stamba Bakery opened in late 2025, baking with Georgian wheat from Stamba's regenerative farm at Udabno, and it has a heated terrace.5

Shavi and Hello Breakfast

Shavi Coffee Roasters was founded in late 2021 by Ryan and Laurie McCarrel and Thibault Flament. Jakub Sevcik, a Slovak Brewers Cup champion, roasts there weekly on an in-house Giesen, and the café holds public cuppings.4 Instead of a kitchen of its own, it works with its neighbor Hello Breakfast.4

Shavi opens at 08:00 and closes at 21:00, and Hello Breakfast on Zandukeli Street serves 08:00–20:00 daily, with outdoor tables.

Janashia and Nikoladze streets

Pulp, at Simon Janashia 22, began in 2019 as a café its owners renovated themselves, with a micro kitchen of 2 m²; it bakes sourdough, cardamom buns and cherry galettes and pours natural wine at night.5 BNKR's larger Vera branch is on the same street.5

OKRO Coffee Roastery opened in late 2023 on the ground floor of a new hotel on Iakob Nikoladze Street, roasting beans from Guatemala, Colombia and Ethiopia on site; its pastry chef, Laurent Deruere, works with about a dozen flours.5 OKRO serves 08:00–18:00, and Madzeba, a few doors down, until 22:00.

Tatishvili Street and Melikishvili Avenue

Red Man Cafe, at Erekle Tatishvili 32–34, serves an all-day breakfast that includes poached eggs on matsoni and a rooibos-based "red espresso", and its street-facing windows and reliable Wi-Fi draw people with laptops.5 Hurma, at Melikishvili 9 near the Concert Hall and Vera Park, keeps a laptop zone to the right of the counter.5

Hurma is open 09:00–23:00 daily, and Zillico on Vasil Barnovi Street stays open until 01:00, the latest in Vera.

Sources

  1. ვერა (თბილისი), Wikipedia (Georgian), accessed October 2026
  2. Vera named the "Brooklyn of Tbilisi" (Ana Dumbadze, 17 August 2026), Georgia Today, accessed October 2026
  3. Soviet publishing house in Tbilisi transformed into Stamba Hotel (Calum Lindsay, 14 December 2018), Dezeen, accessed October 2026
  4. The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Tbilisi, Georgia (Nikita Solberg, 16 August 2022), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  5. The 26 Best Cafes in Tbilisi for 2026 (Emily Lush, updated 2 July 2026), Wander-Lush, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Vera cafés: questions

Where are the coffee roasters in Vera, Tbilisi?

Shavi Coffee Roasters, founded in late 2021, roasts on an in-house Giesen and holds public cuppings. OKRO Coffee Roastery opened on Iakob Nikoladze Street in late 2023 and roasts beans from Guatemala, Colombia and Ethiopia on site. Café Stamba, in the Stamba hotel on Kostava Street, roasts on a Probat 25.

Why is Vera called the Brooklyn of Tbilisi?

In August 2026 the travel site Brooklyn Of named Vera the "Brooklyn of Tbilisi", ahead of Sololaki, Marjanishvili and Vake. It pointed to Vera's Soviet-era blocks given over to natural wine and design studios.

Where can you have breakfast in Vera, Tbilisi?

Hello Breakfast on Zandukeli Street serves 08:00–20:00 and partners with Shavi next door. Red Man Cafe on Erekle Tatishvili Street serves an all-day breakfast with poached eggs on matsoni, OKRO opens at 08:00 with quiches and pastries, and Café Stamba starts early with smoothies and fresh juices.

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