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What gifts should you bring home from Georgia?

Food, drink and souvenirs that travel well and are appreciated.

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Short answer

The most popular things to bring from Georgia are wine and chacha, churchkhela, spices such as khmeli suneli and utskho suneli, tkemali and adjika sauces, Svan salt, Georgian tea and honey. Popular souvenirs include cloisonné enamel jewellery called minankari, ceramics, felt goods and Svan hats. Before buying alcohol, meat or cheese, check your country's import rules.

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Why

  1. Dry spices, salt, tea and churchkhela travel well and need no refrigeration.
  2. Minankari, Georgian cloisonné enamel, has been made since the Middle Ages.
  3. Many countries, including EU members, restrict imports of meat and dairy.

Details

Spices and churchkhela are cheaper at markets such as Tbilisi's Dezerter Bazaar or Batumi's Central Market. Pack wine and chacha well in your checked luggage when flying.

Tip

Spices, churchkhela and cheese are better value at markets, and wine at labelled brand shops.

What may differ

Prices in tourist spots are higher than at markets and neighbourhood shops.

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Sources

Information checked on October 3, 2026.

What to bring from Georgia

  • What markets are there in Batumi?

    Batumi's main food market is near the old bus station, selling fruit, vegetables, cheese, spices, meat and churchkhela.

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  • The Dry Bridge flea market in Tbilisi: what can you buy?

    The flea market by the Dry Bridge in central Tbilisi runs daily, with the most sellers at weekends.

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  • Where can you buy spices in Tbilisi?

    Spices in Tbilisi are cheapest at Dezerter Bazaar, where they're sold by weight, and also in Old Town shops and packaged in supermarkets.

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  • Where can you buy souvenirs in Tbilisi?

    Souvenirs in Tbilisi are sold in Old Town shops near Meidan and on Erekle II Street, at the Dry Bridge flea market with vintage items, paintings and jewellery, and in wine and chacha shops.

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