Maia and Nina's Magic Kitchen
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Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend a half-day immersed in the regional cuisine of Georgia in a Tbilisi local’s kitchen. Your private group will enjoy personalized attention and an intimate atmosphere as you learn to make dishes such as khachapuri, khinkali, fkhali, and others. Your hosts will explain the importance that each dish has in the local cuisine as you cook; then sit down to eat the feast you’ve made with more conversation about Georgian culture and food.
- Private cooking class for your party only
- Learn about Georgian cuisine and culture
- Dine on the food you make
- Pickup and drop-off at the Vaja-Pshavela Metro
Sample Menu
Main
Khinkali
Georgian dumpling, fillings of khinkali - meat (beef and pork)
Main
Khachapuri
Traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread.
Starter
Eggplants with walnuts
Walnut sauce wrapped in roasted eggplant
Starter
Mushrooms
Mushrooms with cheese, Baked in oven in In clay vessels
What's Included
- Dinner
- Private transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 24, T'bilisi, Georgia
Our address is Vajha-Fshavela 3 block, 24 building
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 49 reviews
Margaret_W, Jul 2025
Wonderful, authentic experience. Maia and Nina are talented cooks, hospitable hosts, and excellent teachers. The lesson was efficient, informative, and hands-on. There will almost certainly be leftovers of most of the foods you cook, and you will get to take them with you. I would recommend this real life experience to anyone traveling to Tbilisi. Didi madloba, Maia and Nina!
Joshua_G, May 2024
This whole experiance was so fun. We met them at their apartment and they walked through how to make each dish step by step. They had good conversations with us in the time that everything was cooking. Everything that we made tasted and looked great. I would reccomend this experiance completely and will probably do it again with a different menu the next time we come to tbilisi.
Response from Host, Jun 2024
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the experience and the dishes. We look forward to welcoming you back to try a different menu next time you're in Tbilisi!
Jemma_C, Apr 2024
Great cooking class! Maia and Nina clearly explained how to cook the dishes. They had prepared a few bits and pieces (eg dough, because it needed to rest for a few hours) but otherwise it was a really hands on class. It was not just a cooking demonstration. They sequenced the class so we were always making something, while another dish was cooking. The food was delicious and they are very friendly. I would recommend this class!
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our cooking class with Maia and Nina. It’s great to know that our hands-on approach and step-by-step guidance made the experience enjoyable for you. We're glad you found the food delicious and appreciated the flow of the class. We work hard to ensure everyone feels involved and welcome, so it’s wonderful to hear that you found us friendly. Thank you for recommending us, and we look forward to cooking with you again soon!
RaY, Dec 2022
Great experience with Nina and Maia , just great day learn and cook the Georgian food, the family enjoyed it
Thanks
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Thank you very much
Lucas_S, Jul 2022
The cooking class with Maia and Nina is amazing. Once arrived at their home, they will show you the best of the Georgian cuisine. We made Khinkali, Khachapuri and eggplant rolls with walnuts ourself. Every step is well described and making your own Khinkali is fun with them!
When ready, they serve it for you with Georgian wine and bread in their living room. Also, we learned a lot from Nina about Georgia while talking during the dinner.
In sum, we spent 3 lovely hours at their home and could take away the leftover food for the next day.
We would absolutely recommend this class, also beccause it tastes as good as restaurant meals!
Chris_S, May 2022
Maia and Nina's kitchen was a wonderful experience!
We arrived to their quaint apartment after being warmly greeted by both Maia and Nina.
After that, we got to cooking. We did a vegetarian cooking class and did potato khinkali, adjaruli khachapuri, stuffed mushroom and walnut-stuffed eggplant. We've had all of these dishes in town while visiting, but making them with the talented Maia and Nina and their special recipes full of love, really made them stand out.
After the fun of cooking and learning the techniques about how to replicate these dishes back at home, we sat down to enjoy the feast with some nice wine and nice conversation with our hosts. We bravely tried to eat as much as we could, but it was impossible. We ended up bringing leftovers home with us, perfectly packaged, to enjoy for another two meals.
Highly recommend visiting these two kitchen pros on your trip if you want to have a true Georgian experience!
Response from Host, May 2022
Thank you very much for your kind words <3
Cody_W, Nov 2021
We loved this experience, Maia and Nina were so friendly and the lesson was fun. We enjoyed the night and dinner very much and can’t recommend this enough to anyone considering it.
Marjorie_B, Oct 2021
We have spent a wonderful time in Maia ane Nina’s kitchen. It was so pleasant to learn how to cook georgian food, with a lot of advices. This is the best memories we could bring at home.
100% recommended
Response from Host, Oct 2021
Thank you very much for you review and for nice class, was pleasure for us to cook with you <3
Uro_J, Sep 2021
Maia and Nina are great hosts and pleasant people who’re willing to share traditional national recipes of making Georgian dishes! Beautiful and enjoying experience!
Michelle_R, Sep 2021
This was by far one of my favorite experiences in Tbilisi. On my way to their location, I got lost and was extremely late. Nina and Maia were so kind and gracious and even allowed me to stay late so that I could get the full experience. They are both incredibly talented and immediately made me feel at home. The meals they taught were authentic and traditional Georgian dishes that could easily be replicated at my own home. After preparing the food, we sat down together to eat, drink wine, and just talk. Their true kindness was evident so many times throughout the night, and I was sad to leave. They sent me home with all of the leftovers as well as a copy of the recipes. I cannot recommend these ladies and this experience enough. The next time I am in Georgia I will be sure to book with them again!
Ling_T, Jun 2021
I loved cooking with Maia and Nina! They had all the ingredients prepared nicely so it would be easy to cook even for beginners. I really enjoyed making khinkali and the eggplant with walnut paste. There is so much food! They even packaged up the leftovers nicely for me to take back to my hotel.
I would recommend Maia and Nina's cooking class to everyone. They are so kind! They even give you a certificate of completion afterwards and a pdf of the recipes you made with them plus more!
Matthew_C, Dec 2019
Maia and Nina are amazing hosts. I would highly recommend. They were flexible for our children as well.
Robin_O, Nov 2019
Our visit to Nina and Maia's home was a highlight of our trip to Georgia/Tbilisi. We very much enjoyed learning more about authentic Georgian cuisine and culture with them along with the very nice dinner that we made together. Nina provided recipes and asked that we message her if we had any questions at any time in the future. Very much recommended!
Response from Host, Nov 2019
Thank you very much 🥰
Sabah_A, Sep 2019
We had a great time visiting Maia and Nina’s home, and learning how to make traditional Georgian dishes. After preparing the food we sat down to eat a meal together, where we had some great conversations and we’re able to learn more about Georgian culture. Thank you for being such kind, welcoming hosts!
Response from Host, Sep 2019
Thank you very much 🤩
Thanos K, Jul 2019
Excellent hospitality and food. Nina got in touch with me prior to the class to make sure I don't have any specific diet requirements which was really good as I am mostly vegetarian. She also picked us from the metro station and took us to her house where the cooking class was. We cooked Khachapuri, Khikali and lobio which we shared at the end with Maia and Nina. The hosts treated us to delicious house red wine. Overall, a very nice experience and a great way of immersing into the local cultures and mingle with the local. I would recommend it to everyone.
Response from Host, Jul 2019
Thank you <3
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