Must-see restaurants in Kathmandu

  • Weizen Bakery

    Kathmandu

    This bakery-restaurant has decent cakes, breads and pastries, with bakery goods (but not cakes) discounted by 50% after 8pm. The pleasant, attached garden…

  • K-Too Steakhouse

    Kathmandu

    The food and warm and buzzy atmosphere here are excellent. Dishes range from chilli lemongrass chicken to healthy salads, but it’s really all about the…

  • Thamel House

    Kathmandu

    This place is set in a traditional old Newari building and has bags of atmosphere, as well as a dance show at 7pm. Choose between the downstairs courtyard…

  • Garet Express

    Kathmandu

    There are several sandwich shops in Thamel, but this French-style épicerie is a definite grade above them all. Choose from nak cheese from Jiri, French…

  • Curry Kitchen/Hot Bread

    Kathmandu

    This bakery on the main Thamel junction does a roaring trade in sandwiches, bread rolls, pizza slices and pastries. Add an espresso and head upstairs to…

  • Kumari Restaurant

    Kathmandu

    Next to the Century Lodge, this basic but friendly hang-out is one of few places that seems to have hung onto some of the mellowness of times past. Grab a…

  • Organic Farmers Market

    Kathmandu

    This weekly organic food market in the Le Sherpa Restaurant is popular with foreign residents who come here for the French cheese, jams, breads and…

  • Pumpernickel Bakery

    Kathmandu

    Bleary-eyed tourists crowd in here every morning for fresh croissants, quality breads and reviving espresso in the pleasant garden area at the back…

  • Bluebird Mart

    Kathmandu

    One of a chain of Bluebird Marts that offer one of the best selections of foodstuffs in the city.

  • Rum Doodle

    Kathmandu

    The original Rum Doodle in Thamel was a favourite meeting place for mountaineering expeditions – Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, Ang Rita Sherpa and Rob…

  • Snowman Restaurant

    Kathmandu

    A long-running and relaxed place, perhaps too dingy for some, this is one of those rare Kathmandu hang-outs that attracts both locals and nostalgic former…

  • Cosmo de Café Restaurant

    Kathmandu

    This is perhaps the best value of the several rooftop tourist restaurants that overlook Durbar Sq. The views over the destroyed Maju Deval temple are not…

  • BK’s Place

    Kathmandu

    This place has a reputation for good old-fashioned chips (French fries), with a variety of sauces (try the house sauce of mayo, ketchup and onions), as…

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