Restaurants in Kathmandu
Kathmandu is blessed with a surprisingly vibrant dining scene, thanks largely to the culinary demands of the thousands of global-trotting trekkers who pass through every season.
You’ll find everything here from Nepal dhal bhat (rice and lentils) to Tibetan momos (dumplings), Thai curries, Korean barbecues and convincingly Italian-tasting pizzas. Most eateries are in Thamel, where the earthquake only caused limited damage.
The Kathmandu restaurants below have been grouped into three pricing categories:
Expensive (over US$18)
Moderate (US$8 to US$18)
Cheap (up to US$8)
These Kathmandu restaurant prices are for a three-course meal for one, including service but not drinks.
Expensive
1905
Cuisine: European, Asian.Hidden away in a courtyard on the edge of Thamel, this stylish restaurant is housed in a former Rana's palace and the menu is packed with intriguing East meets West fusion dishes. It's popular with diplomats, government ministers and the UN crowd.
Address: Naxal, Narayan Chur, Kathmandu, 44601Telephone: +977 1 441 1348
Chez Caroline
Cuisine: FrenchThis up-scale eatery in the Baber Mahal Revisited complex (now restored after the 2015 earthquake) is a darling of well-to-do expats and their visiting friends and relatives. The food is French with an exotic twist, while the atmosphere is sophisticated and international.
Address: Singha Durbar, Baber Mahal Revisited, Tanka Prasad Ghumti Sadak, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 426 3070.
Website: http://www.chezcarolinenepal.com
Ghar-e-Kebab
Cuisine: North IndianThe Indian restaurant at the Hotel de L'Annapurna serves the best North Indian cuisine in the city, with live Indian music in the evenings, Mughal paintings on the walls and a glass-walled kitchen where you can see your meal being prepared.
Address: Kamaladi, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 422 1711.
Website: http://www.annapurna-hotel.com
Moderate
Fire & Ice
Cuisine: ItalianNepal's finest pizzas and gelato, served in pleasantly informal surroundings in the heart of Thamel. The pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired oven, on thin, crisp bases, topped with the finest local and imported ingredients.
Address: Thamel, Sanchaya Kosh Bhawan, Tridevi Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 425 0210.
Website: http://www.fireandicepizzeria.com
Kaiser Café
Cuisine: EuropeanThe café at the Garden of Dreams is one of the city’s favourite escapes, with superior food from the same cooks who cater for Dwarika’s Hotel. The romantic setting and European-inspired menu might almost allow you to forget you are in the heart of noisy, traffic snarled Kathmandu.
Address: Thamel, Tridevi Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 442 5341.
Website: http://www.kaisercafe.com
Roadhouse Cafe
Cuisine: PizzaFamous for its wood-fired pizzas, this Thamel favourite also serves excellent coffee and delicious Nepali snacks, but with so many trekking groups competing for space, getting a table can be a challenge.
Address: Thamel, Chaksibari Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 426 27885
Website: http://roadhouse.com.np/thamel
Cheap
Fren's Kitchen
Cuisine:This vegetarian friendly restaurant offers a range of cuisines from Italian to Indonesian. Fren's Kitchen also provides authentic Nepali fare, for those travellers who enjoy the local flavour. With a chilled out atmosphere and excellent food, eating here is great experience.
Address: Thamel, Jyatha 30, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 9803 4399 13
Website: http://frenskitchen.com
Himalayan Java
Cuisine: EuropeanThis calm coffee bar looks out over the main road into Thamel but offers a welcome respite from the crowds. People gather here throughout the day for superior cakes, excellent panini and international breakfasts, plus the best espresso in the valley.
Address: Thamel, Tridevi Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 1 442 2519.
Website: http://www.himalayanjava.com
Yak Restaurant
Cuisine: TibetanA long-standing favourite for backpackers, with inexpensive, filling Tibetan and Nepali meals, cold beers and even tongba (traditional millet beer) on the menu.
Address: Thamel, Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, 44600Telephone: +977 981 3289894
