You’re My Butter Half: Love Is Like Khachapuri, It Melts My Heart

A common refrain amongst patrons of Georgia’s Feast seems to be that, if they had to describe one characteristic of the restaurant they’d tell you about how friendly the staff is before letting you know all about their tasty dishes. In fact, the homey vibe at Georgia’s Feast is one of the reasons why we love it for a date night destination. While you won’t be getting any fine dining table setting or fancy cutlery, what you do get is good food and heartfelt service that feels like you’re being taken care of by a doting aunt.

Cheers to date night

Opened in 2015, Georgia’s Feast serves up Georgian (and international) classics. Restaurant director Muhammet Annayev has been a part of Georgia’s Feast team since it opened five years ago. The loving husband and father of a 1.5-year-old boy named Adam, knows all too well the importance of date night when it comes to keeping the romance alive in a long-lasting relationship. The romantic-at-heart met his wife in a café, and “from the first second I looked at her I knew I would marry her,” Annayev tells beijingkids. Years later, the couple still adores each other as if they’re still in that café all those years ago.

Georgia’s famous for their great food and wine, which makes Georgia’s Feast an ideal option for a no-stress date night. “Our idea of date night would be getting a table with candles and roses by the window, a bottle of Georgian wine, and of course Georgian food to share,” says Annayev.

Chicken in garlic sauce, also called Chkmeruli, (RMB 88).

Georgian cuisine is amongst the most popular of all former Soviet country cuisine, and back in the old days, Georgia was regarded as USSR’s number one kitchen. The team at Georgia’s Feast brought their country’s delicious pride and joy to Beijing and has been a comfort food favorite with Beijing foodies ever since.

Georgia’s famous for their wines

Amongst their guest favorites is the chicken in garlic sauce, also called Chkmeruli, (RMB 88). The generous portion of tender, juicy chicken gives off an aroma that fills the restaurant. Enough to induce food envy at the next table. While their Chkmeruli can be for one, we recommend sharing it with your better half so you can leave room to sample more classics from the menu. After all, sharing is caring!

The famous Adjarian khachapuri

According to Annayev (and anyone who’s tasted the Georgia’s Feast specialty), if there’s one thing on the menu that you must try, it’s the Adjarian khachapuri, traditional Georgian cheesy bread. Now I don’t know about you, but they already had me at cheese and bread. The freshly baked boat-shaped bread is filled with cheese in the middle and topped with an egg. To eat, rip off pieces of the crust and dip in the warm ooey-gooey cheese. Khachapuri is the country’s national dish and it’s such an important part of Georgia’s culinary heritage that it’s currently in the process of becoming a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

To my fellow food-loving lovebirds planning their next night out on the town with their better half, a laid back evening of wine and carbs is just what we need to unwind and relax.