Nanuchka

The story behind Nanuchka is just as interesting as the menu. For years, the restaurant served traditional Georgian cuisine of meaty dumplings, cutlets, stews, and the like. But when owner and chef Nana Shrier became vegan in February 2014, so did her restaurant. Now it carries the proud title of ‘the first Georgian Vegan restaurant,’ where Shrier can be found frying spinach and bean cutlets instead of chicken, and stuffing traditional Georgian pastries with mushrooms instead of minced beef. One thing has remained the same though: The nostalgic décor with red walls adorned in Nana’s favorite poetry and Communist Era memorabilia.