Tbilisi, Georgia · Hosted dinner and folk dance
A hosted dinner at shared tables in a Tbilisi restaurant, with professional folk dancers and homemade wine.
Travellers describe lively dances, shared tables and hosts who turn a table of strangers into a party.
At a glance, in four lines
What it is, and what it isn't
A supra is the Georgian feast led by a toastmaster, most often among family and friends. This evening borrows the table, the food and the dancing and sets them in a restaurant, with a host who brings travellers together. It is a sociable first taste of the tradition. Nothing on the ticket promises a formal round of toasts, so take any you hear as a bonus.
You meet your host and the other guests at a central point in Tbilisi, then head on to the restaurant together. Tables are shared, so you will be talking to people from other countries. The host speaks English and Russian, and travellers say the host also explains Georgian customs along the way.
The dinner is vegetarian. Georgian cooking has plenty of dishes without meat, but some travellers say a meat option would help, so settle that before you book. Food allergies rule the ticket out. Homemade wine, lemonade and water come with the table.
Professional dancers perform Georgian folk dances during the evening. Later, guests are welcome to take the dance floor, where Georgian and international music plays. Which dances you see may vary between nights.
Six beats of a supra
These are the moments of a Georgian feast as the tradition runs them, drawn from the sources named in the guides on this site. They describe the custom, not a script for your night: a hosted dinner for travellers may keep only some of it.
Every supra has a tamada. The guests choose one, or the host does, and at a small gathering the head of the household simply takes the role. Once chosen, the tamada receives the first toast of the evening.
A toast is called a sadghegrdzelo. The tamada names a theme and speaks about it at some length while the guests hold their glasses, and only after the speech does the drinking begin.
Popular themes include God, Georgia, family, saints, friends and ancestors. The tamada decides the order and tailors each toast to the occasion.
After the tamada, the toast continues around the table, often counter-clockwise. A guest who wants to speak raises a glass and adds a few words. One who would rather not can simply drink after words that resonate. Eating during a toast is fine; talking over the speaker is frowned on.
Georgian feast songs include mravalzhamier songs and Zamtari, sung to remember ancestors. UNESCO lists Georgian polyphonic singing as a tradition that runs through everyday life, and Kakheti table songs ride on a long drone bass.
Georgian dance is a tradition of its own. One of its city dances, the davluri, is described as portraying the aristocracy and simulating an aristocratic feast on stage. Here, the dancing is a professional show first, with an open dance floor for guests later.
The ticket covers a dinner, a dance show and a host. A formal toastmaster and a full round of toasts belong to a family table, so treat anything like that as a bonus.
Pick your kind of evening
| Choice | What it covers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| The hosted social night (this ticket) | A host, shared tables, a vegetarian dinner, homemade wine, lemonade, water and a live folk-dance show over about four hours. | Solo travellers, pairs and small groups who want company and a ready-made evening. |
| The same night with hotel transfers | The same evening, with rides from and back to your hotel included in the option that offers them. | Guests who prefer a door-to-door evening and a driver at the end. |
| A table of your own at a folk-show restaurant | Your own menu, pace and party. The show, the drinks and any dancing follow the restaurant's own terms. | Families, friends and meat-eaters who want to choose the food. |
| A Kakheti day trip with a family winery | A day in Georgia's wine region with tastings, including wine made in clay jars, the tradition behind the supra table. | Travellers who care most about the wine and the countryside. |
What to decide first
The short version of the practical points that decide whether this evening suits you.
There is no meat option, and food allergies rule the evening out. If you want meat dishes, a table of your own at a restaurant is the better route.
The ticket covers homemade wine at half a litre each, plus lemonade and water, so a guest who does not drink alcohol still has a full glass.
Choose the option that includes rides from and back to your hotel, or meet your host at the central point. The booking calendar shows which option starts when.
The ticket costs the same for children, so weigh a four-hour evening of shared tables and dancing against your child's stamina.
Bags must stay small: luggage and large bags cannot come along, so leave them at the hotel before you meet your host.
On the night the host wears a red scarf at the restaurant entrance. The booking page gives the restaurant's address for taxi apps such as Yandex and its name for Bolt.
Dancers, tables and wine
General photographs of Georgian dance, food, wine and places. None of them shows this restaurant or this evening.
The table, and the country around it
The first card is the evening this page describes. The other three are separate day trips from Tbilisi, each run by its own operator.
A hosted group evening at shared tables, with a vegetarian dinner, homemade wine and professional folk dancers.
A ten-hour day from Tbilisi through Sighnaghi and Bodbe Monastery, with tastings at a family cellar and a large winery.
A long mountain day with Ananuri Fortress, a Gudauri viewpoint and Gergeti Trinity Church, plus honey and wine tasting.
A ten-hour history day around Georgia's old capital, a rock-cut cave town and two UNESCO-listed sites.
More to do in Tbilisi and across Georgia
Before the night arrives
Decide between meeting the host at the central point and the option with hotel transfers. The calendar shows the start time and meeting point for each date.
The dinner is vegetarian and the ticket does not suit people with food allergies. Make that decision before you pay, not at the table.
Look for your host in a red scarf at the restaurant entrance. Keep the booking confirmation handy for the taxi-app addresses.
Guests are welcome on the dance floor later, and shared tables mean you will be sitting close to strangers. Comfortable shoes and a layer you can shed are enough.
Without the transfer option, you will make your own way back after about four hours, so check your ride app before the evening starts.
A wine-region or old-capital day trip makes the supra tradition easier to place. The cards below are separate bookings, each with its own operator.
Guides to read first
The short answer 
Which evening FAQ
It is a hosted group dinner in a Tbilisi restaurant with a folk-dance show, not a private family supra. You get the shared table, Georgian food and wine and the dancing. A formal toastmaster is not part of the ticket.
Yes. The dinner is vegetarian, and food allergies rule the ticket out. Some travellers say a meat option would help, so choose a table of your own if you want meat dishes.
A Georgian dinner, homemade wine at half a litre each, lemonade and water, a live folk-dance show, a host and a seat at a shared table. Hotel transfers belong to one option only, and a photographer is available on request.
About four hours. The start time and meeting point follow the option you pick, and the booking calendar shows both for your date.
Yes. The evening is built around shared tables with travellers from different countries, and reviewers describe the host bringing the group together.
The ticket costs the same for children. It is a four-hour evening with shared tables and dancing, so judge it by your child's stamina.
Lemonade and water are included alongside the wine, so you are not left with an empty glass.
Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund, through your GetYourGuide booking.
Pick a date and the booking calendar shows the fare in your own currency.