Two Brighton Beach Georgian Tables From Cheese Boats to Khinkali
One Neptune Avenue cafe bakes cheese boats and pours Georgian wine for family tables. The other, steps from the subway, hand-rolls khinkali and bakes lobiani.
Neptune Avenue and Brighton 4th Street
Cheese Boats on Neptune Avenue
Toné Café cooks homemade-style Georgian food. The cheese boat combines egg, butter and cheese, with more cheese baked into the crust. Khinkali, shkmeruli in garlic-butter sauce, lobio and walnut salad fill out the menu. Servings are generous, the dining room welcomes families, and Georgian wine is poured.
Hand-Rolled Dumplings by the Subway
Geo Khinkali sits steps from the Brighton Beach subway in a home-like room. The kitchen hand-rolls khinkali and bakes lobiani, with Georgian sodas to drink. Staff sometimes show guests the traditional way to eat the dumplings.
Cheese Boat or Dumpling Feast
Toné Café suits a longer family meal with a cheese boat, salads and a bottle of Georgian wine. Geo Khinkali suits a dumpling-focused stop near the train with Georgian sodas.
