Cafe Greenland
The halfway stop between the border and Batumi
HH48+XV3, Gonio, Adjara, Georgia — 10 min from the Sarpi border crossing
Cafe Greenland is a large garden cafe in Gonio, about ten minutes past the Sarpi border crossing on the E70 and roughly fifteen minutes short of Batumi. Restaurant Guru ranks it first of the twenty cafes in Gonio, on 499 votes. The draw is range rather than one speciality. Georgian dishes sit beside European ones, there are proper vegetarian options, and the kitchen runs from charcoal kebabs and river trout through borsch to crepes, cheesecake and house ice cream. Reviewers keep returning to the same point: the prices are low for what arrives. It serves until 23:00, later than most places nearer the border, which makes it the practical dinner stop if you crossed in the afternoon.
APPA tip
Gonio is where the Roman fortress of Gonio–Apsaros stands, about 2 km north of the cafe — worth an hour if you still have daylight. There is Wi-Fi and cards are accepted, so it is a sensible place to sort out your Batumi booking before the last stretch. The cafe is not wheelchair accessible.
Good to know
- #1 of 20 cafes in Gonio
- 10 min from the Sarpi border
- Garden seating
- Georgian and European menu
- Vegetarian options
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cards accepted
- Open until 23:00
What to eat and drink
Prices are what visitors reported recently and can change — treat them as a guide.
Shish kebab (mtsvadi)
Charcoal-grilled skewers, the dish named most often in recent reviews.
Trout
Local river trout, grilled or fried — a standard of the Adjaran hills.
Borsch
On the menu alongside the Georgian dishes — useful if you are travelling with children.
Crepes and cheesecake
The desserts reviewers mention, along with the house ice cream.
What people say
Reviews left by visitors on Restaurant Guru. We do not edit them.
“Very tasty dishes and big variety, also when you need to please some teenagers not eating meat or with lactose intolerance.”
“A wonderful place with excellent value for money. The food is absolutely amazing, with very reasonable prices. Service is outstanding.”
Photos
Photos of the area and of the dishes served, not of this venue's own interior.
Gonio on the Black Sea coast, between Sarpi and Batumi
The walls of the Roman fortress of Gonio–Apsaros, 2 km from the cafe
Batumi seen from the hills above Gonio — about 15 minutes on