Khachapuri, Clay Pots and Egg Tarts in Brooklyn

A Bensonhurst day split between Georgian and Cantonese cooking, with khachapuri and khinkali in curtained booths, shoti bread from a bakery counter, sizzling clay pots on 86th Street and matcha egg tarts to finish.

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18th Ave Cafe G
4.9 (782)
Mon – Wed, Fri – Sun, 12:00 – 22:45
8611 18th Ave

Adjarian khachapuri, juicy khinkali and kvari, a cheese and potato dough pocket, come on decorative dishes at this green-filled Georgian room at 8611 18th Ave with private curtained booths. The lamb chops are a house favorite.

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Georgian 1 Bakery
4.7 (352)
Mon – Sun, 10:00 – 20:00
2270 86th Street

Fresh shoti bread, cheese-filled khachapuri and churchkhela come from the counter of this bakery at 2270 86th Street, which also sells savory pies, custom cakes and Georgian spices. It is open daily from 10 AM to 8 PM.

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Zhe Zhe Pot
4.8 (653)
Mon – Thu, Sun, 11:00 – 22:00; Fri – Sat, 11:00 – 23:00
1929 86th St

Cantonese clay pots cooked by the high-heat zhe zhe method, from perilla frog legs to black pepper beef and abalone with chicken, fill tables at this room at 1929 86th St. It is open daily from 11 AM.

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NaiSnow Tea & Bakery
4.7 (468)
Mon – Thu, Sun, 09:00 – 22:00; Fri – Sat, 09:00 – 22:30
2141 86th St

Flaky egg tarts, including a matcha version that keeps sweetness restrained, come with coconut matcha and avocado smoothies at this roomy bakery at 2141 86th St. It opens daily at 9 AM.

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