Tbilisi Currency Exchange: Cash and USDT Options from Freedom Square to Marjanishvili

Compare a cluster, not one office A practical route starts around Freedom Square and Pushkin Street; add Marjanishvili if it is on your way. Local discussions keep pointing to clusters rather than one permanent winner: neighbouring windows can quote different rates, and an airport counter trades convenience for a wider spread. InteliExpress at 89 Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue showed 4.0 from 65 Google reviews on 31 August 2026. Recent reviews mentioned smooth EUR-to-GEL exchanges and helpful staff. Low-rated reports repeatedly described rude service and refusal of dirty or damaged notes; one older reviewer said the branch visited accepted only dollars. FXHUB at 6 Pushkin Street showed 4.8 from 26 reviews. Its recent sample praised fast service, rates and zero commission. Most of those reviews, however, arrived within a narrow period and several were generic. The small low-rated sample included rude-service and opening-hours complaints, so the score is weak evidence on its own. AllTrust Center at 18 Atoneli Street showed 4.9 from 1,208 reviews, which makes it a prominent reference point near the centre. Read the rating as evidence about service only. Before exchanging a large amount, compare its exact payout with the independent windows around Pushkin Street or Marjanishvili. Running the comparison Bring the same notes and ask: “If I sell US$1,000, exactly how many GEL will I receive?” Check both the buy and sell columns: selling USD for lari means the office's USD-buy rate applies. Confirm whether marked notes, smaller denominations or a fee change the total. For a small exchange, two adjacent windows are enough; there is no need to cross the city. For a large one, a live local rate board such as Myfin works as a shortlist, but verify the total at the counter. Count the lari and keep the receipt. USDT The National Bank of Georgia registers virtual-asset service providers and requires registered status to be displayed from 2026. Search the exact legal entity in the NBG register; a Telegram quote or a cash-office sign is not enough. Agree the GEL or USD payout, wallet, KYC and receipt before transferring.