Bhaktapur Restaurants

  1. Big Bell Guest House

    The best-value food in town is in the courtyard of the Big Bell Guest House , near Tachupal Tole, where you can get standards like sweet-and-sour vegetables with rice.

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  2. Café Nyatapola

    Right in Taumadhi Tole, this café is in a building that was once a traditional pagoda temple - it even has erotic carvings on some of the roof struts. It's a cramped tourist-only zone but the location is irresistible. Prices are comparatively high but part of the profits goes to a local hospital.

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  3. Marco Polo Restaurant

    On the corner of the square and beside the Nyatapola Temple, this is a cheaper bet than the Café Nyatapola if you want a substantial meal, and it's open in the evenings when many of the other tourist places are shut. There's a small balcony with limited views over Taumadhi Tole.

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  4. Newa Chhen Restaurant

    Serves up local snacks in a creaky old building but wouldn't be noteworthy if it weren't for the single corner table which has killer views of Tachupal Tole. Grab it early and don't let go.

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  5. Sunny Restaurant

    Consists of two places; one atop the guesthouse of the same name and the other next door. Both offer a terrace and great views over the square, though the hotel restaurant is 10% more expensive. Local specials include the Newari set meal and Bhaktapur's famous speciality: juju dhau, 'the king of curds' (yogurt).

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