Eat Sheet: Our Tips on Where to Dine in Tbilisi

Plus, Is Dublin the World's Most Walkable City?

Manage newsletters View in browser The entire world in your inbox. Hello all–   Summer is in full swing, and that means many of you are heading for New England's scenic shores, or traipsing around Europe's great cities. This time of year, one tiny little country at the edge of Europe finds itself the destination for travelers determined to find a bit of everything. No, not Portugal, but rather the Caucasus country of Georgia. Its capital city Tbilisi is downright spectacular and when I visited a few years ago it was positively thrumming with lively restaurants, bars, and clubs filling its unique streets.    Tbilisi is a major food destination now, so we've asked local journalist Paul Rimple to put together our second edition of the Eat Sheet on Tbilisi! (For an explainer on the Eat Sheet, head over here.)   Tomorrow is Bloomsday, which is the date when the advertising agent at the center of James Joyce's Ulysses, Leonard Bloom, walks Dublin from dawn till dusk. 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