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Georgia · community hub: Old Town (Kote Abkhazi St) · airport TBS, about 30 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
Chabad Tbilisi states flatly 'There is no Eruv in Tbilisi' (FAQ and Shabbat page, read Nov 2026), and Gil Travel says there are no eruvs in Georgia. No status page exists. Plan on no carrying, including strollers; Chabad House, the Great Synagogue and Beit Rachel are only 135-300 m apart.
Kosher hotel with a kosher restaurant (Gil Travel, updated Apr 2026: strictly kosher and Shabbat-friendly). Booking.com Q&A says it gives both card and mechanical keys for Saturday, serves Friday-night and Shabbat-lunch meals and has a synagogue on site; a Tripadvisor guest says all food is kosher and the hotel 'Shabbat friendly'. Not walkable to the Old Town shuls (about 2.3 km straight line, roughly 35 min walk): the same guest calls it a poor location for Shabbat, so plan to pray on site or ask Chabad. Elevator listed; no Shabbat elevator stated. · +995 32 224 23 21
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list: 1 min to Chabad House, about 2 min to the Great Synagogue and 3 min to Beit Rachel (my estimate). Chabad's list gives no Shabbat details. Booking.com lists 'Key access' (not 'key card') and an elevator; its Q&A has nothing on keys, Shabbat elevator or kosher breakfast. Google (4.2/5, 396) mixes praise with recent complaints of in-room theft: ask about a physical key. Rechecked Nov 2026: Tripadvisor reviews and Google reviews have no Shabbat, key-type or kosher mentions. A generic Booking.com Q&A answer covering five hotels said they 'typically' use key cards, but it was not property-specific and Booking lists 'Key access', so this stays unknown. · +995 599 80 19 92
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list (5 min); about 430 m (7 min) to the Great Synagogue and 180 m to Beit Rachel. Booking.com lists 'Key access', an elevator and 24-hour desk; no Shabbat statement, and its Q&A has no key or kosher-breakfast information. Google (4.2/5, 320) includes a bed-bug complaint. Rechecked Nov 2026: Tripadvisor reviews and Google reviews have no Shabbat, key-type or kosher mentions. · +995 32 243 96 00
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list (7 min to Chabad House); about 8 min to the Great Synagogue. Booking.com lists 'Key access', an elevator and a restaurant; Booking score 7.9. No Shabbat information found; Google guests mention noisy street-facing rooms and some mold complaints. Ask for a courtyard room and a physical key. Rechecked Nov 2026: Tripadvisor reviews and Google reviews have no Shabbat, key-type or kosher mentions. · +995 557 99 98 89
Totally Jewish Travel (kosher-travel site) lists it as 'Non-Kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly', Israeli-owned, offering a kosher kitchen for guests to cook their own meals, 7 min walk from Chabad; it is also on Chabad's nearby-hotel list (8 min) and named by Gil Travel as walkable to Chabad. No mechanical key, Shabbat elevator or kosher breakfast is stated: ask. Booking.com lists both 'Key access' and 'Key card access' plus an elevator (score 9.0). Google guests (4.7/5) note the entrance is on a pedestrian lane, so heavy luggage is a hassle; one reports bar music at night and one that staff said no food was available. · +995 595 08 72 09
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list (7 min to Chabad House), by the river near the sulfur baths; about 9 min to the Great Synagogue. Booking.com lists an elevator, restaurant and 24-hour desk but no key type; its Q&A has no Shabbat information. Booking 8.9, Google 4.7 (1,552 reviews), none mentioning Shabbat. Ask for a mechanical key and elevator arrangement. Rechecked Nov 2026: Tripadvisor reviews and Google reviews have no Shabbat, key-type or kosher mentions. · +995 32 200 60 60
On Chabad's nearby-hotel list (7 min to Chabad House); about 13 min to the Great Synagogue. A kosher group programme (Winter 2021, Rabbi Nachshoni's supervision, Arkia flights) used this hotel with a beit knesset and Sefer Torah on site (koshertravelers.com PDF): group arrangement only, not a standing hotel policy. Booking.com lists both 'Key access' and 'Key card access' plus an elevator; no Shabbat elevator stated. · +995 32 243 90 00
Gil Travel lists it as adjacent to Chabad House (about 350 m by coordinates, 6 min to the Great Synagogue). No Shabbat information found. Google guests say it is a two-floor building where luggage goes up stairs, the rooftop was closed in October and the in-house restaurant seemed not to operate. Rechecked Nov 2026: Google reviews have no Shabbat, key-type or kosher mentions; not found in Booking.com inventory. · +995 555 68 20 91
Totally Jewish Travel lists it as 'NON Kosher, Jewish Observant Friendly' and '2 minutes walk from Chabad'; by coordinates it is about 80 m from Beit Rachel, 210 m from Chabad House and 230 m from the Great Synagogue. No key type, Shabbat elevator or kosher-breakfast statement found, and not listed on Booking.com under this name. Google guests (4.7/5, 126 reviews) mention private parking and an owner who answers WhatsApp quickly; none mention Shabbat. Ask about a mechanical key and the elevator before booking. · +995 550 05 43 33
Kosher hotel per Totally Jewish Travel (supervision 'Local Rabbi/Vaad'; 'Kosher Badatz Kehillot and Rabbi Chaim Attias'); Booking.com Q&A (Nov 2026) calls it a kosher property and says a guest who asked about booking for the whole Sabbath was told to book the room and pay for late check-out; Google guests praise the kosher restaurant (undated). Same district as Cron Palace, about 2.2 km straight line from Chabad House and the Old Town shuls, so not walkable on Shabbat. Synagogue, Shabbat meals, Shabbat elevator and key type are not stated (Booking lists both 'Key access' and 'Key card access'): confirm before booking. · +972 2-624-1292 (Israeli number on Google)
Minyan: Fri night: about 10 min after candle lighting (17:32 on Fri 6 Nov 2026, so about 17:42; Chabad's prayer page says the time is updated weekly on its Shabbat registration page, which shows only candle lighting and Shabbat end); Shabbat Shacharit 9:30; weekday Shacharit 9:00. The same prayer page lists weekday Mincha 20:00 and Maariv 21:10, but its metadata shows it was last changed 8 Jul 2026, so these are summer times and no winter Mincha/Maariv schedule is published: confirm by WhatsApp. Shabbat ends 18:32 on 7 Nov (Chabad). House opening hours on Google: Fri 9:00-17:00, closed Sat.
Contact: +995 32 242 97 70 · WhatsApp +995 551 009 655 · office@chabad.ge · chabadtbilisi.ge
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026: checked Chabad's pages, Google reviews and travel guides). Chabad's Synagogues page (chabadtbilisi.ge/en/judaism-type/189/) lists it as Shaarei Tefilah, Kote Afkhazi 45, 'active and open all day'. Google guests describe daily services and Shabbat services (undated), and jguideeurope advises attending on Shabbat or holidays when the congregation is large. Georgian Jewish rite (Wikipedia also lists Nusach Ashkenaz). Two floors, each with its own prayer hall (Google guest). Tourist hours Sun-Thu 9:00-15:00, closed Fri-Sat (Google); ask the guard in the courtyard.
Contact: No phone published; ask Chabad WhatsApp +995 551 009 655
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). Chabad's Synagogues page (chabadtbilisi.ge/en/judaism-type/189/) lists it at Kote Afkhazi 28 as 'active and open at prayer times'. Google lists it as 'Little Synagogue' (4.7/5, 256 reviews). Chabad's prayer page lists only the Chabad House schedule. jguideeurope says Shabbat and festival services are held regularly here with a welcoming Shabbat dinner for visitors; the men's mikveh inside is open during prayer times (Chabad). A Google guest calls the davening serious and not rushed; another found the door closed outside services.
Contact: No phone published; ask Chabad WhatsApp +995 551 009 655
Chabad's Friday-night Shabbat meal is held here (shabat.ge): preregistration is mandatory, price and time not published. The restaurant page lists 'Prepared food for Saturdays and holidays' and 'Shabbat and holiday meals'. Google guests can pray Maariv here. Another Chabad page says open daily 12:00-midnight; the restaurant's own page (used here) is shorter, and shabat.ge's generic 10:30-15:00 / 17:30-23:00 daily hours do not match it.
Hours: Sun-Thu 14:00-21:45; Fri 12:00-15:00 (Google shows to 16:00); closed Sat · +995 550 001 836 · shabat.ge
Sit-down only on its page (khachapuri, pizza, omelettes, salads, coffee and tea station); baked goods are certified too (Totally Jewish Travel). Shabbat meals are booked separately with Chabad.
Hours: Sun-Fri 10:00-15:00; closed Sat · +995 551 009 655 (WhatsApp)
Register in advance on Chabad's form (app.flowiz.io/tblr/en/f/, one entry per parsha: Chayei Sara 6-7 Nov, Toldot 13-14 Nov, Vayetzei 20-21 Nov 2026) or by WhatsApp. Re-checked Nov 2026: the form, chabadtbilisi.ge/en/shabbat-meals/ and shabat.ge/shabbat/ give no price, meal time or deadline (they say preregistration is mandatory; shabat.ge describes a weekly Friday-evening meal at Mendi's and links a cancellation-policy page with no text). The FAQ lists Friday-night meals, Shabbat meals to-go and weekday prepared food; hotel delivery is not stated, so ask. A Google guest (undated) was welcomed without a reservation, but Chabad says pre-registration is required.
Hours: Fri night and Shabbat day; times not published · WhatsApp +995 551 009 655 · +995 32 242 97 70 · office@chabad.ge
Chabad's product list (chabadtbilisi.ge/en/food/57/, in Hebrew) shows Tzion Winery wines and grape juice (Etsion, Dolev, Kalil, Atsilim) and Salguni and Imeruli hard cheeses made under 'special kosher production', all 'for purchase at Chabad House'; no hechsher is stated for them. Store hours and stock are not published: ask Chabad on WhatsApp. Chabad House opening hours on Google: Mon-Thu 9:00-21:30, Fri 9:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-21:30, closed Sat. Chabad's FAQ also warns that Israeli-branded sweets and ice cream sold locally are not kosher (local versions differ).
Hours: Not published · +995 551 009 655 (WhatsApp)
Cafe with pizza, khachapuri, pastries, ice cream and coffee plus a mini-market (Google guests); one guest says it is the only place where Jews do the cooking (bishul akum) and that it sells kosher churchkhela. Closed Sat.
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 10:00-14:00; closed Sat (Google) · +995 555 72 12 27
Israeli-style menu (falafel, hummus, chicken fillet per Google guests). No Shabbat meal service found; closed Sat.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-17:00; closed Sat (Google) · +995 598 55 55 68
Georgian kosher menu; jguideeurope says it keeps strict kashrut, but no certifying rabbi was found in any source I read. A Google guest drank a kosher Georgian Saperavi (2024 vintage) here. Recent reviews complain of a 15% service charge added automatically and cash-only payment. Closed Sat. Rechecked Nov 2026: not on Totally Jewish Travel's Tbilisi list or Chabad's product list.
Hours: Sun-Thu 9:30-23:00; Fri 9:30-17:00; closed Sat (Google) · +995 593 68 08 82
Opened in the 2000s by Georgian Jews returning from Israel (jguideeurope). Google shows Fri to 18:00 and a Saturday opening at 21:00, so the Friday close looks late for winter: confirm. Reviews report a tip added to the bill and menu-price disputes.
Hours: Sun-Thu 8:00-20:00; Fri 8:00-18:00; Sat from 21:00 (Google) · +995 555 54 56 11
Next door to Chabad. Closed Friday and Saturday (Google), so no Friday lunch.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-23:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +995 555 59 44 44
Dairy type inferred from the name and guest reviews (halloumi salad); no certifying rabbi found, though a Google guest says the owner also runs Organique. Balcony seating. Closed Sat. Rechecked Nov 2026: no certifier in any source found.
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 9:00-16:00; closed Sat (Google) · +995 551 59 44 77
About 600 m west of the Great Synagogue; Google rating 4.9. Closed Friday and Saturday (Google).
Hours: Sun-Thu 14:30-23:00; closed Fri and Sat (Google) · +972 54 586 0272 (Israeli number on Google)
Kosher per guest reviews, but no certifying rabbi found. Opens Saturday night from 19:30 (Google). A guest used it for quick food on the way to the airport. Rechecked Nov 2026: no certifier in any source found.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-02:00; Fri 11:00-16:00; Sat 19:30-02:00 (Google) · +995 596 11 61 49
Booking: Book ahead ('Visits must be scheduled in advance'): +995 555 984 488 (attendant Diana Madinaradze, call or WhatsApp). Hours not published; the page says it is the only women's mikveh in Tbilisi (page last updated Oct 2023).
Booking: Open during prayer times (Chabad); no mikveh phone listed, ask Chabad WhatsApp +995 551 009 655