Kazbegi Restaurants

There were so many cows returning at sunset that I believe almost every house had at least one. Being a great fan of fresh milk and all sorts of dairy products, especially of unindustrialised ones (harder to find nowadays), I decided to take some with me for the way back to Tbilisi. That is how I found myself in a funniest posture - looking for milk & dairy in every shop I could find, trying to communicate what I wanted through signs (simulate milking) and sounds (muuuu-muuuu) rather than words. To my profound disappointment, all I was offered was some UHT milk and slices of Hochland!

Ultimately, I managed to buy some excellent eco products from an ordinary house, after making a fool of myself once more ļ

Kazbegi has several restaurants, but none seem to provide food. Tempting signs with illustrations of khingkali and mtsvadi give the illusion that you can eat inside, but either the restaurants were boarded up, or I was told "no food here". The kiosks in the square offer a range of stale biscuits, plastic chocolate and odd flavoured fizzy drinks, although look hard enough and you can scrape together a meal of strong salty cheese, peanuts and beer. The local grocery shops aren't much better, full of tasteless cakes in packets and tinned food with sun-faded labels. I discovered two shops which actually sold a few more items than these, but these luxuries were well hidden behind the counter and only produced if you happened to stumble across the right Georgian word and pronounce it properly! I tried and tried to ask for cheese in one shop, but the woman just looked at me blankly and asked "Snickers?"!!! If you can find it, try some of the local 'halva', which is similar to halva found in the rest of the Middle East except that it is vaguely green (halva is a sweet crumbly mixture of sesame seed paste and sugar, which goes quite well with bread). If the baker on the square is in the mood to deal with you, he may sell you some freshly baked bread. If not, you'll be stared at as if you've got two heads.

The restaurant is a small restaurant.

It is run by an old women and her daughter.

They have a small kitchen with open fire.

Alle specialities are handmade with love.

The salads are very good.

The price value is great!

Favorite Dish: Salad and Schaschliki!