Guidebook for Kathmandu
Food Scene
Cafe Soma
A cozy coffee shop, with limited food menu, to get your work done.
A nice restaurant that serves Indian, Chinese, and Continental dishes. Also on menu is popular Nepali snacks such as momos and chillis. Only 1 min walk away from our home. Entree between 4-7 USD.
Entrance Cafe
A nice restaurant that serves Indian, Chinese, and Continental dishes. Also on menu is popular Nepali snacks such as momos and chillis. Only 1 min walk away from our home. Entree between 4-7 USD.
A popular restaurant that serves a wide range of business client. Their cocktails with aila (distilled alcohol made of rice) is a hit! Also, really good cakes for dessert.
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Dhokaima Cafe (Yalamaya Kendra)
Patandhoka RoadA popular restaurant that serves a wide range of business client. Their cocktails with aila (distilled alcohol made of rice) is a hit! Also, really good cakes for dessert.
An incredible bakery that also bakes European breads. Quite popular among locals and expats alike.
19 locals raden deze aan
Hermann Helmer's German Bakery
Jhamsikhel RoadAn incredible bakery that also bakes European breads. Quite popular among locals and expats alike.
An incredible Korean restaurant with helpful staff. Large portions on a budget price. Highly recommended!
Korean Taste Restaurant
An incredible Korean restaurant with helpful staff. Large portions on a budget price. Highly recommended!
An extremely popular coffee shop. Great Ambience. A little on the expensive side though.
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Top of the World Coffee Pvt. Ltd
764 Jhamsikhel MargAn extremely popular coffee shop. Great Ambience. A little on the expensive side though.
A popular pizza-chain restaurant in the capital. They also serve wide pastas, sandwiches, and soups. Recommended!
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Roadhouse Cafe
A popular pizza-chain restaurant in the capital. They also serve wide pastas, sandwiches, and soups. Recommended!
A hole-in-the-wall bakery that is run out of the ground floor of a residential house. Intimate. Not the best bread in the neighborhood, but they are just too cool!
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Secret Bakery
A hole-in-the-wall bakery that is run out of the ground floor of a residential house. Intimate. Not the best bread in the neighborhood, but they are just too cool!
Highly recommended for daal-bhat, the national Nepali cuisine. Eat as much as you can eat for less than 3 USD.
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Mustang Thakali Kitchen
Highly recommended for daal-bhat, the national Nepali cuisine. Eat as much as you can eat for less than 3 USD.
Upscale North Indian restaurant. Incredible Biryani. Home-made chocolate. Lunch boxes available.
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Tasneem's Kings Kitchen
Jhamsikhel RoadUpscale North Indian restaurant. Incredible Biryani. Home-made chocolate. Lunch boxes available.
A cozy, homey restaurant that serves good North Indian curries. Recommended: Potato chops and prawn curry.
mama's Curries
A cozy, homey restaurant that serves good North Indian curries. Recommended: Potato chops and prawn curry.
Our own cafe that specializes in local ingredients, food heritage, and ethnic cuisine. Our menu offers dishes from different cultures of Nepal and celebrates the food traditions.
रैथाने । Raithaane
Kupondole Heights RoadOur own cafe that specializes in local ingredients, food heritage, and ethnic cuisine. Our menu offers dishes from different cultures of Nepal and celebrates the food traditions.
Sightseeing
An incredible temple complex surrounded by a range of restaurants. Our advice is to grab tea/coffee and watch people while you soak in the sun.
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Patan Durbar-plein
An incredible temple complex surrounded by a range of restaurants. Our advice is to grab tea/coffee and watch people while you soak in the sun.
A small temple complex that has been quite affected by the earthquake. A nice place to sit and watch people passby.
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Swotha Narayan Temple
A small temple complex that has been quite affected by the earthquake. A nice place to sit and watch people passby.
Bangalamukhi Temple
क्वबहा: - क्वन्ती लँA large, bustling Hindu temple. Go there!
Also called the 'monkey temple,' Swayambhu is a temple complex of Buddhist and Hindu deities located on a hill-top about 30 mins bus ride from our home. Highly recommended. Visit early mornings or late night to avoid crowd and enjoy serenity with sunrise or sunset.
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Swayambhunath Stupa
Also called the 'monkey temple,' Swayambhu is a temple complex of Buddhist and Hindu deities located on a hill-top about 30 mins bus ride from our home. Highly recommended. Visit early mornings or late night to avoid crowd and enjoy serenity with sunrise or sunset.
Essentials
This ATM allows you large withdrawals in Nepalese currency. You can withdraw 35000 NPR (almost 350 USD) at a time.
Nabil Bank ATM(2nos)
Yala Dhwakha MargThis ATM allows you large withdrawals in Nepalese currency. You can withdraw 35000 NPR (almost 350 USD) at a time.
Summit Hotel
Kopundole HeightA mid-range hotel with an outdoor restaurant. We recommend it for their swimming pool.
A large convenience store, where you can find all essentials.
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Big Mart Pvt. Ltd.
Jhamsikhel RoadA large convenience store, where you can find all essentials.
Just outside our driveway, this small moms-and-pops store is an all-purpose grocery. Highly recommended. We source our supplies from these guys :)
Saraswoti Cold Store
Maitri MargJust outside our driveway, this small moms-and-pops store is an all-purpose grocery. Highly recommended. We source our supplies from these guys :)
Himalayan Bank Ltd. Patan Branch
पुल्चोक रोडAnother ATM right around the corner. 5 mins walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
An intimate bar, with occasional live music, popular among locals and expats alike.
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Base Camp: Outdoor Lifestyle
Jhamsikhel RoadAn intimate bar, with occasional live music, popular among locals and expats alike.
Lot of young Nepalis and expats gather in this bar/restaurant in the weekends. Music most weekends.
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Tamarind Restaurant
Jhamsikhel RoadLot of young Nepalis and expats gather in this bar/restaurant in the weekends. Music most weekends.
Moksh Live has great jazz and rock-n-roll music on Tuesdays and the weekends. Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory is located in the premises.
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Moksh Bar
Moksh Live has great jazz and rock-n-roll music on Tuesdays and the weekends. Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory is located in the premises.
The most popular jazz hub in Kathmandu valley. This swanky place has funky jazz band that plays every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Must go! Drinks and food are reasonably priced. Door fee is 3 USD.
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JAZZ UPSTAIRS
Lazimpat RoadThe most popular jazz hub in Kathmandu valley. This swanky place has funky jazz band that plays every Wednesdays and Saturdays. Must go! Drinks and food are reasonably priced. Door fee is 3 USD.
The most funky nightclub in town. Door fees can be as high as 10 USD, but they bring the most exciting DJs in town. Techno, electro, house, and all varieties of music. Check their FB page for details and parties.
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Club 25 Hours
Gahana Pokhari MargThe most funky nightclub in town. Door fees can be as high as 10 USD, but they bring the most exciting DJs in town. Techno, electro, house, and all varieties of music. Check their FB page for details and parties.
Shopping
A super-store where you can buy groceries, electronics, clothes, and any consumer item you can imagine. Just 5-7 mins walk away.
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Bhatbhateni Patan
Sajha RoadA super-store where you can buy groceries, electronics, clothes, and any consumer item you can imagine. Just 5-7 mins walk away.
A travel agent. Right outside the driveway. A good place to recharge your phone balance also. Ask us before you book a ticket here; we might be able to arrange one without commission.
Partra express Pvt. Ltd.
Pulchowk RoadA travel agent. Right outside the driveway. A good place to recharge your phone balance also. Ask us before you book a ticket here; we might be able to arrange one without commission.
Entertainment & Activities
Not the most fascinating zoo, but a good outing with kids. They have rhinoceros there, in case you are not making a trip to the Nepalese plains.
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Centrale Dierentuin
Jawalakhel RoadNot the most fascinating zoo, but a good outing with kids. They have rhinoceros there, in case you are not making a trip to the Nepalese plains.
They are located in our building. Highly recommended. The masseuses are blind and well-trained. Plus, they are the nicest people!
Seeing Hands Clinic
Chhusya GalliThey are located in our building. Highly recommended. The masseuses are blind and well-trained. Plus, they are the nicest people!
The best cinema experience in Nepal. The cinema halls are located at the top-most floor of this swanky mall!
QFX Cinemas
The best cinema experience in Nepal. The cinema halls are located at the top-most floor of this swanky mall!
Everything Else
Patan Dhoka Post Office
Patandhoka RoadLocal post office!
Nidan Hospital Pvt Ltd
A local hospital with 24 hour emergency facilities and pharmacy.