"The so-called “Georgian cheese boat” craze has died down a little since the late 2010s, and Instagram feeds might not be brimming with luscious khachapuri photos anymore, but that’s no reason to love Skalka any less. The cozy bakeshop does a variety of savory khachapuri from around the former Soviet republic, like the classic eye-shaped khachapuri adjaruli, with a gooey sulguni cheese, a butter pat, and a sunny egg, or the khachapuri imeruli, which hides the cheese inside the bread like a giant pupusa. They also do creative modern takes that are just as delicious, like a beef stroganoff khachapuri with pickles and an egg on a sulguni cheese base. Fun fact: The word skalka means “rolling pin” in Georgian!" - Meg van Huygen
