District · Tbilisi
Vake and Saburtalo
Newer residential areas with parks, gyms and cafés; 15–25 min by car to the old town.
Key facts
- Suits
- Longer stays, families
What it's like
- Suits:
- Longer stays, families
- In short:
- Newer residential areas with parks, gyms and cafés; 15–25 min by car to the old town.
About these names
A first visit fits in a strip about 4 km long on both banks of the Mtkvari: the old town and Narikala at the south-west end, Sololaki and Freedom Square in the middle, Rustaveli Avenue running north-west, and the cathedral hill of Avlabari across the river.
Stay here?
Not a base in this guide
Drink and nightlife
Lines from the Tbilisi drinking guide that name this district.
- Georgian beer · Lager and craft beer on tap · until about 01:00 · ₾6–12 a half litreVera, Fabrika, Saburtalo bars
Shopping
Markets and shopping streets from the Tbilisi buying guide that name this district.
- Lisi and Vake weekend markets · Local produce and crafts · Weekends (check) · haggling: noResidential markets with fixed prices.
Built from this guide’s Tbilisi districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.