City guide Batumi
- Best Coworking Space Terminal (Gogebashvili St, $15/day) or Loka Coworking ($10/day) LendSpace, Sherif Khimshiashvili Street 4, about 150 m from the sea: day pass 30 lari…
- Best Dessert Spots Dona Bakeshop (Parnavaz Mepe St) - Famous for cakes Dona Bakeshop and Dunkin on Abuseridze Street are both on Wolt in Batumi.
- Best Food Delivery App Wolt, Glovo Wolt and Bolt Food both deliver restaurant meals in Batumi. Wolt also runs Wolt Market for…
- Best Hospital Bau International Hospital (Khimshiashvili St) - caters well to foreigners Medcenter, a multi-profile hospital at 118-120 Pushkin Street, phone +995 596 22 60 60…
- Best Local Dish to Try Adjaruli Khachapuri (Cheese boat) at Retro ($5-7) Adjarian khachapuri, a boat-shaped cheese bread with an egg. Maspindzeli at 35 Akhmed…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Bolt (Standard ride $1-3), Yandex Go Bolt, with Economy, XL and airport rides in Batumi. The city page does not publish a…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Batumvelo (Orange bikes across the promenade, $1.50/hour via card) Batumvelo city bikes. The tourist information centre at 2 Ninoshvili Street sells the card…
- Birdwatching Locations Chorokhi Delta (One of the top migratory hubs in Europe) The birdwatching tower in Korolistavi, inside Mtirala National Park. The park names the…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Pebble beaches north of the city terminal toward Makhinjauri Only on designated sites inside Mtirala National Park. Park rules forbid fires elsewhere…
- Budget Accommodation TJ Hostel (Mazniashvili Street, $10/night), Back2Me ($12/night) Hostel Retro, 92 Pushkin Street, in the old town. Wikivoyage still shows a dorm near 25…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards accepted in supermarkets, malls, and restaurants; cash needed for small markets… Bank cards work on city buses and in malls, supermarkets and many restaurants. The fish…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Casino International, Eclipse Casino Eclipse Casino, 1 Lech and Maria Kaczynski Street. Wikivoyage notes many seafront casinos…
- City Batumi, Adjara, Georgia Batumi, capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia, on the Black Sea.
- Community Centers American Corner Batumi (in the Public Library) none
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules No strict CFC rules No controlled-foreign-company rules. Related-party prices can still be adjusted under…
- Cooking Classes Adjarian Wine House (Khelvachauri, 20 mins from city) none
- Corporate Tax 15% (Estonian model: only taxed on distributed profits) 15 percent on distributed profits under the Estonian model; retained earnings are not…
- Cultural Districts Piazza Square (Italian-style central plaza) Old Batumi and Piazza, the Italian-style restaurant square, with Europe Square and the…
- Currency & Banking 1 GEL ≈ 0.37 USD, 1 USD ≈ 2.70 GEL Georgian lari (GEL). National Bank of Georgia on 19 October 2026: 1 USD = 2.5982 GEL, so 1…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The 7km Seafront Boulevard (dedicated bike lanes) Batumi Boulevard, laid out in 1881, has walking and cycling paths for several kilometres…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 5% 5 percent withholding on dividends. A treaty rate applies when it is lower than this…
- E-commerce/Online Store Vendoo.ge, Mymarket.ge Extra.ge, a nationwide online marketplace. Wolt Market Batumi delivers a grocery catalogue…
- Gaming Lounges True Gamers (Gorgiladze St) none
- Grocery Delivery Wolt Market, Jmart Wolt Market Batumi, plus Goodwill, SPAR and Europroduct on Wolt. Bolt Market sits inside…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Aspria Fitness (Lech and Maria Kaczynski St, $40/month), Reformer Fitness Grand Fitness, 196 Bagrationi Street: 140 lari a month or 25 lari for one visit, 08:00 to…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 20% (Flat rate) 20 percent, a flat rate on Georgian-source personal income. There is no higher bracket.
- Highway Access S2/E70 Highway connects to Poti and the Turkish border (Sarpi) The S2 and E70 pass through Batumi, north toward Poti and south to the Sarpi border…
- Historic Buildings Apollo Cinema, Batumi Maritime Station Piazza, the Alphabetic Tower, and the Nobel Brothers Technological Museum at 3 Leselidze…
- Historical Sites Gonio-Apsaros Fortress (Ancient Roman fortification, $2 entry) Gonio-Apsaros fortress, a Roman fort 12 to 15 km south. An October 2026 guide lists 15…
- Internet Speed Average 40-100 Mbps (Magti/Silknet Fiber) Ookla median for Georgia in September 2026 was 54.89 Mbps down on fixed broadband and…
- Language Classes Batumi Language School (Gorgasali St) none
- Laundry Services Snow White (Takaishvili St) or self-service at many short-term rentals Diamond Shine on Zurab Gorgiladze Street. Wikivoyage records 30 lari for a large…
- Libraries & Study Spots Akaki Tsereteli Public Library (Vazha-Pshavela St) none
- Local Brewery Batumi Brewery (Khimshiashvili St) or Megobrebi (Craft beer) none
- Local Heritage Traditional Adjarian dance performances at local restaurants like Sanapiro Adjarian khachapuri is the local dish. Summer evenings at Argo Cable Car include Georgian…
- Local Markets Central Market (Pazari) on Mayakovsky St Fish market at 27 Baku Street, and the open-air food and clothes market on Chavchavadze…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Batumi Central Railway Station (Makhinjauri) for high-speed trains to Tbilisi Batumi Central (Batumi-Tsentrali) on Nobel Brothers Street, about 2 km north of the…
- Museums & Art Venues Adjara State Art Museum (Gorgiladze St, $2 admission) Adjara State Art Museum, 8 Gorgiladze Street, listed at 1 lari and closed Monday. The…
- Music Scene Conte Bar (Live DJs/Jazz), Backstage Batumi The State Drama Theatre at 1 Rustaveli Street, summer dance shows at the Argo upper…
- Must-See Landmarks Ali and Nino Moving Statue, Alphabetic Tower The moving Ali and Nino statue in Miracle Park by the port, the Alphabetic Tower beside…
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