Tumanian Khinkali

Tumanian Khinkali sits on Tumanyan Street in Kentron and runs a menu built around khinkali — meat, cheese, chicken or mushroom, at 500 ֏, with fried meat or cheese versions at 520 ֏. Alongside that is a Russian-leaning pelmeni section (3700-3900 ֏) and Tatar buреки. Cold starters run from marinated mushrooms and fish to home-cured basturma, buzhenina and pashina, while salads range from a Caesar with salmon or tuna to one with burrata. Hot starters include thin pancakes with meat, mushroom or cottage cheese, plus a run of omelettes topped with salmon roe, bacon, basturma or mushrooms. Soups cover Tumanyan's own cold soup from the chef, tanapur, shorva, krchik, borscht and a corn soup. Tolma comes in several forms — classic, pasta-wrapped, grape-leaf, a summer version and one with cabbage. Hot dishes stretch from goat meat with machapuri (17000 ֏) to musaka, langet, kayl and liver pilaf, and the mangal section adds khoravats with vegetables, pork skewers, chicken fillet or legs, and trout. Garnishes include Indian pilaf, spaghetti, arishta, rice porridge and mashed potato, and desserts run to eclair, pakhlava, Napoleon cake and ice cream. A children's menu covers pilaf, mashed potato and porridge. With an average check around 4000 ֏, it suits groups wanting to share khinkali and tolma alongside heavier grilled or braised mains.