Tbilisi Airport Food, Cafés & Shops

Yes, you can get a proper meal at Tbilisi International Airport.

There are cafés, pastries, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, hot meals, and quick snacks. Food is available both in the public terminal and farther into the departure area, so you do not need to eat everything before security.

Some outlets also operate 24 hours, which matters if you are flying late at night or early in the morning.

What Can You Eat?

The airport has a mix of coffee shops, quick-service food, and more substantial meals.

Current airport listings include Costa Coffee, Wendy’s, Dunkin’, illy Caffè, Tickerdaze, Need Stop, and Brewmark.

You can find coffee and pastries, sandwiches and breakfast items, as well as burgers, pizza, and other hot food. In other words, the airport is not limited to vending machines and snacks.

Food Before and After Security

The airport’s official terminal map shows food facilities both in the public part of the terminal and in the departure area near the gates.

So there is no need to rush through a meal before security just because you are worried there will be nothing later.

What is less clear is the exact location of every individual brand. The airport does not currently publish a fully labelled map showing each restaurant relative to security and passport control.

Secondary sources place Costa Coffee, Dunkin’, Tickerdaze, and Brewmark farther into the departure area, but these exact locations are not fully confirmed by the airport.

For Wendy’s and Need Stop, the available information is too inconsistent to say confidently which side of security they are on.

The useful takeaway is simpler: food is available on both sides of the passenger journey, even if every individual outlet cannot be mapped with certainty.

Late-Night and Early-Morning Flights

Costa Coffee is officially listed as open 24/7, and Wendy’s as open 24 hours.

The airport also has an official page for Cappadocia Café in international arrivals stating 24-hour service, although its current operating status is less certain because external listings disagree.

Duty Free is open 24 hours.

For a night flight, the airport therefore has round-the-clock options. What cannot be guaranteed from current official information is that a particular 24-hour food outlet will be accessible after you have completed all departure formalities.

So if you are flying overnight, rely on the airport having options — not on one specific brand being available at your exact stage of the journey.

Prices

Airport prices are noticeably higher than in the city.

According to menus currently published by the airport:

• bottled water: about 7 GEL;
• Americano: about 11–21 GEL;
• cappuccino or latte: around 20–24 GEL;
• simple breakfast or snack items: roughly 12–25 GEL;
• burgers and similar hot meals: around 23–45 GEL.

Larger meal combinations can cost more.

These are prices from menus the airport currently publishes, not guaranteed prices for the exact day of your flight.

Shops and Duty Free

Duty Free is after passport control and operates 24 hours.

Alongside standard airport products, it sells Georgian wine, chacha, churchkhela, sweets, and souvenirs.

There are also souvenir and small retail shops for local products and basic last-minute purchases.

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Bottom Line

Tbilisi Airport has enough food for both a quick coffee and a proper meal.

You can still find food after moving into the departure area, and the airport has some 24-hour options for night flights.

The only thing not worth relying on is a specific brand being on a specific side of security unless its location is clearly confirmed.

FAQ

Can I eat after security?

Yes. The official terminal map shows food facilities in the departure area near the gates.

Is food available at night?

Yes. Some outlets are officially listed as operating 24 hours, although a specific 24-hour venue after security cannot be guaranteed from the available official location data.

Is Duty Free open 24 hours?

Yes. Duty Free is after passport control and operates around the clock.

Is airport food expensive?

Compared with normal city prices, yes. Coffee is commonly around 11–24 GEL, simple snacks around 12–25 GEL, and many hot meals around 23–45 GEL based on menus currently published by the airport.