Gobi's Chef's Table – an experimental laboratory for Georgian cuisine

Aivar Hanson, 12.11.2024

Traditional Georgian cuisine is popular the world over. New Georgian cuisine, on the other hand, is virtually non-existent. You won't find it in Georgia itself, or in the big cosmopolitan cities. And yet, you can find it in Tallinn, Estonia. Falstaff went there to investigate.

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"Gobi" is Georgian for a wooden stool from which food is served. It is also the namesake of a unique restaurant in Tallinn –and unique is no exaggeration. It's one of the few places that experiments with new Georgian cuisine, offering a chef's table where six to eight guests can enjoy dishes prepared in front of them that no one else has ever tried before.

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