Apani

I devoured that large khachapuri all to myself ($ 7 and couple of cents) FOR A HUGE ONE. It was so good. I wish I had hot sauce or sambal to eat it with. It called for that in my opinion (that’s probably how I would eat it) and drink with beer. BUT NO, I ate this shamelessly and stuffed it all in my face while waiting for the B at the Sheepshead Bay.
PLEASE, NEW YORK, COME HERE.
Take the trip here, it’s so worth it.

Great cheese khachapuri and brick chicken (tapaka). The olivier salad can be hit or miss, but mostly hit these days. There’s a baguette that tastes just like a really great pretzel. They have deliciously delicate sweet-​cheese patties with raisins, and their nut cake is beyond addictive. Quick service and fresh food, especially if you call ahead to get that tapaka fresh out of the oven. Highly recommend!

Small, friendly and obvously the local place for people who like Georgian baked goods (no, not pecan pie… the OTHER Georga!). Like most others, I had a slice of khachapuri, a cheese filled bread with a million calories I’m sure and worth every one of them!
The woman behind the counter was helpful and friendly. I came later in the day on a Saturday and did not find much to choose from but I am sure earlier in the day there is more of a selection to choose from!

Oh God!!! This is what heaven tastes like!
I was passing by and saw this small bakery and decided to give it a try. I bought a square khachapuri, it was warm and crispy and just melted in my mouth! I also got sirniki, amazing as well. I went to meet friends, and was craving more of their stuff, so came back with friends.
I bought olivye salad (the best I’ve ever had!), smoked Georgian cheese Sulguni (have it for breakfast every day, delicious!!!), napoleon cake (ammmazing!!!) and long cheese khachapuri. Everything was so delicious!!!
Too bad I dont live in Brooklyn, but I will totally take the 40-​minute subway ride from the city to this place just to get more of their stuff.

I am a huge fan of any meal involving dough stuffed with meat, cheese, veggies, this was the ultimate street food of the Soviet Union, practically, every corner had a small stand that sold fried dough stuffed with meat, called pirozhki, they were cheap and filling, and the concept exists in every cuisine of the former republics. Over the years, I have tried various knock-​offs of the khachapuri, the Georgian variety, and they were always sub-​par-​either too much dough and not enough filling, or the dough is too stale. We stopped by Apani as a friend brought us loaf of their bread which my kids fought over, so the goal was to pick up a loaf but when we came, there was a 15 minute wait for the bread, a good sign in my book meaning it’s fresh and goes fast, as we were in a hurry, I decided to grab the khachapur instead and this was divine. A proper balance of airy dough to the salty cheese, I made a mistake of only buying 3, hubby and I devoured them on a drive home, should have gotten all 6 they had at the time. I will certainly be back to load up on more of their goodies, they are so friendly, this is the real thing.

Came here on a cold and rainy autumn night looking for something hot to snack on. The cashier told me, to my dismay, that they were no longer serving Khachapuri. While disappointed, I was still determined to settle with something else.
Decided to get the kharcho soup, which was microwaved (eh?) and given in a small to-​go paper-​based container that was a little bit leaky in the plastic bag. The soup was okay at best, nothing to write home about. Definitely on the salty side, even for kharcho.
I would’ve been more satisfied if they just told me they were closing and had nothing left for sale rather than trying to sell off a stale salty soup that she microwaved in front of my face. I would have come back during the day time and tried something a bit fresher. But alas, the experience I had ruined it for me and I have no intentions of coming back.

This tiny places offers a huge taste and warm, friendly service. They are open late, so on many occasions I was able to pick up tasty dinner at a very modest price.
Anything from soups, salads to meat dishes and baked goods is excellent. Their bread, khachapuri and condensed milk cake are beyond description — one should try them to understand.

Just a few stores down from the Sheepshead Bay subway, this small, mostly take-​out eaterie specializes in Georgian cuisine. I especially liked the chopped chicken, walnut-​filled eggplant, and the ratatouille-​type dish, as well as the shoti bread and – oh! – the apple cake was fabulous!

I don’t even know how this tiny place can do it, really, it’s the size of a closet. Nonetheless this was the best bread I’ve had since I was a four year old in Tbilisi. You can smell the doughy heavenly scent from the street. The shoti bread was fresh out of the oven, cheap, and the best bread I have ever had. Ever! If u buy a loaf don’t expect to have any left within the next hour. Also try some Phali to go along with it. Sniff, munch and enjoy

Apani is a small bakery shop, carrying different types of baked good — especially Georgian food.
I came by for a quick fix of khachapuri. To my surprise they had 2 different sizes, small ($ 4) and large ($ 6). The khachapuri is given fresh, still hot to the touch and had a crunch along the outer rim of the pie bread stuffed with cheese. A little messy to eat but nonetheless a really good snack for a long walk.
They have other goodies and a ton of dips. I’m looking forward to their bacon khachapuri and the one with a cracked egg on top.

Georgian food may be my new favorite– why– it is s soooo good. Apani is right on Sheepshead Bay Road, next to the subway. The have the famous Khachapuri bread, which is insane if you’ve never tried it. The breads plain or with cheese or meat or bacon go perfectly with oily dips.
I went with a hot bread out of the oven with meat.
Russian potato salad and an eggplant dip with string beans– total– $ 7
Now you don’t see the oven in the front like Georgian Bread Bakery, but the breads look just as good. The dips while quite good– the eggplant dip had canned, string beans, but still tasty. Want to try the cheese and bacon bread next time.

It might well be selective attention, but it appears to me that the number of bakeries in Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, and Midwood serving Georgian breads grows every few months.
Apani is a worthy recent addition to those — I haven’t seen a Georgian bakery in the city make better use of their Facebook page (
). They have an extensive selection of Khachapuri, and are perhaps the only Georgian bakery offering bacon as a filling, even naming their shop after the pastry dough version of the Khachapuri. They also have a yeast dough version with pork and onions: Kubdari.
I can’t say that I’m a fan of their Imeruli that seems buttered to resemble a pizza (and expand the market to those unfamiliar with the charms of Georgian cheese breads), and my ambivalence is mainly a result of the heavier cheese filling inside (I doubt that it was the traditional, Sulguni). But, I have enjoyed the Megruli (w/​double cheese) and the Penovani (pastry dough with cheese). The latter being my favorite item on their menu, as the many folds of thin, buttery pastry serve as an excellent vehicle to showcase the cheese.
There are a host of other items on the menu for fans of Georgian food, including the popular salads: Badrijani (eggplant with walnut), Pkhali (spinach with walnut), Lobio (red beans and onion stew), along with the soupy dumplings (Khinkali), Chicken Satsivi (with walnut sauce), Chakhokhbili (chicken stew with onion, tomatoes).
Service has been courteous and helpful — with the Ukrainian server even insisting that I carry the box of Khachapuri flat so as not to cause the cheese bread to lose its shape and become a crumpled mess. Had it not been for the heavier cheese, that warning would have been redundant, for I would otherwise polish off the bread between the shop and the subway station (maybe 40 steps away).