Chicago Diplomat Cafe Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Chicago Diplomat Cafe, where modern European charm meets authentic Georgian flavors. Nestled in the heart of Chicago, this café specializes in comfort food that transports you straight to Georgia. The menu is a delightful fusion of bold flavors and traditional recipes, perfect for both newcomers and Georgian cuisine enthusiasts.
- Hot Starters: Indulge in vegan options like the Chashushuli, a savory sauté of mushrooms, or try the classic Elarji grits paired with flavorful sauces.
- Fresh From the Oven: Experience the renowned khachapuri—a boat-shaped cheese-filled delight—and a variety of puff-pies bursting with rich fillings like homemade beef or spinach.
- Cold Starters: Savor dishes like Nigvziani Badrijani, stuffed eggplant with walnut paste, and a vibrant Cold Appetizers Mix to experience a range of textures and flavors.
With rave reviews celebrating its authentic taste and welcoming atmosphere, Chicago Diplomat Cafe is a true gem that elevates your dining experience with every bite.
Cold Starters
Nigvziani Badrijani
Stuffed eggplant with walnut garlic paste. Vegan.
Cold Appetizers Mix
Mix of nigvziani badrrijani (eggplant with walnut garlic paste), chefs choice of pkhali (variety of vegetable pate with herbs and walnuts) and Georgian bread. Vegan.
Pkhali
Chopped and minced eggplant, spinach, beets and leak with ground walnut. Vegan.
Charkhali Tkemalshi
Beet bites in Tkemali garlic sauce. Vegan.
Bazhe
Your choice of chicken, fish or mushroom in homemade walnut sauce.
Satsivi
Your choice of chicken, fish or mushroom in homemade walnut sauce.
Salmon Kindzmarshi
Steamed salmon in kindzmari sauce.
Soko Kindzmarshi
Mushrooms in kindzmari sauce. Vegan.
Soko Ketze
Baked mushrooms with cheese on a traditional clay pan. Vegetarian.
Julliene
Chicken and mushrooms baked in cream sauce and cheese.
Meat Crepes
Georgian style beef crepes accompanied with sour cream.
Chashushuli Soko
Sauteed in wine mushrooms with caramelized onion, garlic and herbs. Vegan.
Elarji
Traditional grits meal cooked with sulguni cheese. Recommended with satsivi or bazhe
Soup of The Day
Daily freshly prepared vegetarian or meat-based soups.
Hot Starters
Fresh From the Oven
Cheese Penovani
Georgian puff-pies stuffed with cheese.
Meat Penovani
Georgian puff-pies stuffed with beef.
Khabitzgina
Bread stuffed with potato and fresh cheese.
Megruli
A double-layered Samegrelo region khachapuri stuffed with mix of cheeses and topped off with smoked sulguni.
Pkhlovana
Freshly-baked bread stuffed with spinach and cheese.
Imeruli
Imereti Georgian bread stuffed with mix of Georgian cheeses.
Ajaruli
Traditional Georgian boat-shaped dough stuffed with cheese, butter and egg yolk.
Lobiani
Freshly-baked bread stuffed with pinto beans and spices.
Diplomat Salad
Lettuce, tomato, red cabbage, mint, cucumber, onion served with lemon olive oil dressing.
Lobio Salad
Bean salad with garlic, onions, fresh herbs and suneli without walnuts
Greek Salad
Classic Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, romaine, onion, olives, feta cheese tossed in olive oil and wine vinegar.
Ojakhuri Salad
Family-style traditional salad with tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley and cilantro tossed in homemade walnut dressing.
Mushroom Salad
Mushroom salad made with onions, carrots, peppers, garlic with marinade sauce.
Salads
Meats Entrees
Chkmeruli
Traditional Georgian-style oven-baked chicken soaked in garlic cream sauce served in a clay pan.
Chicken Tabaka
A pan-fried crispy whole chicken served with a trio mix of Georgian sauces on the bed of Georgian country-style potatoes.
Georgian Kababi
Grilled minced meat of your choice with dried barberries and spices served with lavash fresh onion and sumac.
Ojakhuri
Pork kabob pieces, potato, onion and Georgian seasoning served in a clay pan.
Mtsvadi
Grilled juicy meat of your choice marinated in freshly squeezed pomegranate juice, onion and our chiefs spices.
Lamb Chops
Tender grilled lamb chops served with Satsebeli sauce.
Khinkali
5 pieces. Georgian-style dumplings made of twisted knobs of dough, stuffed with spices and meat.
Chakhokhbili
Chicken stew with tomato, onion, bell peppers and herbs.
Lobio Rachuli
Pinto beans cooked with fresh herbs, bacon, spices accompanied with a small pickle plate.
Chakapuli
Lamb stew made with onions, tarragon, tkemali, fresh garlic, herbs and white dry wine.
Beef Chashushuli
Beef stew made with tomato, fresh georgian herbs and spices.
Chakhokhbili Stew
Chicken stew with tomato, onion, bell peppers and herbs.
Chakapuli Stew
Lamb stew made with onions, tarragon, Tkemali, fresh garlic and herbs.
Lobio Rachuli Stew
Pinto beans cooked with fresh herbs, bacon, spices accompanied with a pickle plate.
Chashushuli Stew
Beef stew made with tomato, fresh Georgian herbs and spices.
Stews
Seafood Entrees
Salmon Kabob
Grilled salmon kabob served with nasharapi sauce and garnishes.
Trout
Fried whole trout served with Georgian pomegranate sauce
Lobio
Pinto beans cooked with fresh georgian herbs and spices served with pickled vegetables.
Mushroom Ojakhuri
Mushrooms, potatoes, onions and Georgian herbs served in a clay pan.
Vegetarian Chakapuli
Oyster mushrooms stew made with onions, tarragon, Tkemali, fresh garlic and herbs.
Ajapsandali
Classic Georgian vegetarian dish made of eggplant, potato, tomatoes, bell peppers, onion and traditional seasoning.
Vegetarian Chashushuli
Eggplant stew made with garbanzo beans, tomato bell peppers, fresh Georgian herbs and spices.
Vegetarian Entrees
Side Orders
Deep-fried Country Style Potatoes
Ghomi
Traditional cornmeal bread.
Olive Mix
Pickle Plate
Rice
Honey Cake
Homemade cake.
Ice Cream
Dessert of the Day
Homemade Desserts
Drinks
Georgian Limonati
Tarragon, pear, cream flavours.
Borjomi Likani
Naturally carbonated mineral water.
Soft Drinks
Juices
Ask for flavors.