The Kathmandu Valley will certainly not disappoint travelers wishing to try a hand in the authentic Nepalese cuisine available in the variety of restaurants scattered all around. Not just in Kathmandu, but you will find numerous dining options to suit all financial plans and exceptional tastes in other popular cities like Pokhara and Chitwan. Outside the major tourist hubs, options to eat out are more limited, though some of the cities in the Terai regions have a few restaurants that serve a blend of Nepali, Indian and Chinese food items. Some of the best places to eat in Nepal that serves a multifarious menu including authentic local dishes as well as international food are listed below:
- Restaurants around Patan Durbar Square for tasty, authentic Newari food
- Friend’s Café in Chitwan
- The Doko Restaurant and Bar, Lumbini
- Himali Kitchen in Thamel, Kathmandu
- Frituur No. 1, Pokhara for Belgian food
- The Village Café in Pulchowk, Lalitpur
- Thamel House Restaurant, Kathmandu
- Fresh Elements in Pokhara for Italian cuisine
- Krishnarpan Restaurant – Dwarika’s, Kathmandu
- Greasy Spoon Restaurant, Chitwan
- GG Café and Restaurant, Lumbini
- Byanjan Restaurant, Pokhara for Indian cuisine
- Viet Ngon Saigon Pho – Lazimpat, Kathmandu for Vietnamese dishes
- iBlues Restro, Pokhara
- Fire & Ice Pizzeria – Thamel, Kathmandu
- KC’s Restaurant & Bar, Chitwan
- French Creperie in Pokhara
- OR2K – Thamel, Kathmandu for Israeli-style all-day breakfast
- Taza – Pulchowk road, Lalitpur is a Middle-Eastern restaurant
- River Park Retreat, Chitwan
- Lumbini Invitation 365 Restaurant – Lumbini
- Utopia Garden & Snacks Bar, Pokhara
- Chez Caroline – Baber Mahal, Kathmandu is a French restaurant
- Snowman Café – Sweet tea and pie shop in Old Freak Street, Kathmandu
- Sunset View Restaurant and Bar, Chitwan
- Roadhouse Café, Pokhara
- Bawarchi in Kathmandu for Tangra Chinese and Indian fusion dishes
- Wunjala Moskva in Kathmandu for Russian cuisine
- Jalapeno Restaurant in Chitwan
- Umbrella Café, Pokhara
- Mike’s Breakfast, Kathmandu where nothing of Nepali origin is served
- Rosemary Kitchen, Pokhara
