Restaurants in Nepal
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Marco Polo Restaurant
Marco Polo is located on the corner of the square beside the Nyatapola Temple, offers cheaper food than the competition.
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Hamro Hotel Restautant & Bar
Hamro Hotel Restautant & Bar makes for a delightful spot to breakfast on the banks of the Rapti.
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Hill Way Café
Every evening, Hill Way Café attracts couples keen to sit at the cloth-covered tables set out on the village square.
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Café de Cosmopolitan
Café de Cosmopolitan. Nearby Basantapur Sq, this is a cheaper eating option than Festive Fare Restaurant.
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Sheela Bakery & Coffee Shop
Right by Camping Chowk, this popular little bakery tempts early risers with cakes and freshly-baked baguettes.
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Hira’s Coffee Shop
On the wide lane south of the temple is Hira’s Coffee Shop, a quaint cafe in a village house.
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Star Hotel
This simple tandoori canteen serves cheap and tasty thalis (Indian plate meals) and tandoori chicken.
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Peacock Restaurant
The touristy Peacock Restaurant is in the wood-fronted math on the north side of the square.
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Old House Café
The Old House Café is set in an old Newari house in the northeastern corner of the square.
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Bamboo Garden Restaurant
This laid-back place serves all the usual traveller favourites and the terrace catches evening breezes.
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Peace Land Restaurant
Popular with locals, this lime-green restaurant has tasty chicken chow mein, curries and cold beer.
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Lovely Utterly Butterfly Delicious Juice & Hot Sandwich Café
This tiny Lakeside shack is brimming with tropical fruits, and its name sums it up beautifully.
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Himanchal Cabin
A reliable misthan bhandar (sweet shop and vegetarian restaurant) close to the clock tower.
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Indian Restaurant
Further along the strip, this place serves similarly good food but it has less atmosphere.
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Brezel Bakery
This bakery, one of a cluster in the area, is pretty good, especially for breakfast.
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Cafe De Stupa
You can get lunch at tourist-oriented Cafe De Stupa.
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Pooja Sweets
A reliable misthan bhandar (sweet shop and vegetarian restaurant).
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Mike’s Breakfast
As the name suggests, this place specialises in big American-style breakfasts (Mike was a former Peace Corps worker), served up to a mix of expats and well-heeled locals. It’s a bit out of the way but it’s certainly a laid-back way to start (and occupy most of) the day, in the attractive, leafy garden of an old Rana house. The breakfast menu includes excellent waffles, fresh juices and great eggs Florentine (Rs 345); all prices include organic Nepali coffee from Palpa. Lunch extends to Mexican quesadillas and daily salad/soup combos; the barbecue fires up on Sunday evenings (Rs 550). While you’re here take a wander through the excellent Indigo Gallery. The restaurant is…
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Moondance Restaurant
The much-loved Moondance is a Lakeside institution. Quality food, good service and a roaring open fire all contribute to the popularity of this tastefully decorated restaurant. Its menu features salads, pizzas, steaks and decent Indian and Thai curries. For dessert, the lemon meringue pie is legendary. Wi-fi is available.
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Punjabi Restaurant
An authentic, Punjabi-run place churning out tasty vegetarian curries and tandoori breads. The front section has an inviting atmosphere with wicker lanterns and candles. The paneer curries and masala dosas are sensational.
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Krua Thai Restaurant
North of Sam’s Bar, this is another good open-air Thai place. The food is reasonably authentic (ie spicy), with good curries, tom yam soup and papaya salad, although some dishes taste more Chinese than Thai.
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Moondance Restaurant
Good service, good food and a roaring open fire all contribute to the popularity of this upmarket-looking place. The menu features salads, pizzas, steaks and decent Indian curries. There are pool tables upstairs but watch the spiral staircase after a few beers.
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