| So you find yourself in Kathmandu after a hard | | | | back around 600NPR including drinks and tax. |
| trek and you are fed up of rice and lentils, had | | | | JAPANESE |
| enough of noodles or just perhaps a bit home | | | | Get your taste buds singing with some amazing |
| sick. You may be craving some simple steamed | | | | sushi at a little restaurant called Momo Taru. |
| vegetables or a crisp salad but you have no idea | | | | Tucked away at the top end of Thamel, this gem |
| where to start looking, well I'm here to shed | | | | of a restaurant is managed by professional |
| some light on the hidden treasures of | | | | Nepalese staff in partnership with an elderly |
| Kathmandu's culinary delights. | | | | Japanese couple. Many of the ingredients are |
| PIZZA | | | | flown in from Japan, including the seafood. The |
| One doubts that there are many people in this | | | | food is AMAZING and a great tasting healthy |
| world that travel and don't crave pizza from time | | | | meal here is not going to break the bank either. |
| to time. At one stage you could not get a decent | | | | Around 400NPR will see you with a nice plate of |
| pizza in Nepal, nowadays there are a host of | | | | Maki Sushi, a Ramen noodle dish, unlimited tea, |
| restaurants that make pretty dam good wood | | | | miso soup, a selection of pickles and perhaps a |
| fired pizza's, in fact, dare I say better than we | | | | chilled Ashi Beer. The atmosphere is cosy with a |
| can get at home!! But like all good things in life, | | | | choice of table or cushion seating and the staff |
| there is a price. Pizza's range from 300 to 550 | | | | are super friendly and speak English and Japanese. |
| rupees depending on the toppings! The best place | | | | A CHOCOLATE HIT |
| to get pizza is Fire and Ice which somewhat of an | | | | So we have all been there, after a nice meal we |
| institution in Thamel. A great place to relive the | | | | still feel a tad unsatisfied and out taste buds are |
| highlights of your trek with friends, while enjoying | | | | craving that sugar hit. Kathmandu may offer |
| a delicious pizza and beverage of choice. | | | | some great international cuisine but it not really |
| PASTA | | | | known for desserts. Alas, allow me to let you in |
| A hearty dish of fresh handmade pasta will | | | | on a little secret - Try the absolutely amazingly |
| always satisfy any appetite. On those cold winter | | | | delicious sizzling chocolate brownie at Road |
| days, head to La Dolca Vita. Three floors of well | | | | House....did I mention it's amazing. Add a scoop of |
| decorated dining rooms and an alfresco style roof | | | | homemade vanilla bean ice cream and you will |
| top terrace invites the diner in for a pasta feast. | | | | surely be in chocoholic's heaven! |
| Serving sizes are generous and delicious. My | | | | HOME COMFORTS |
| personal favourite is the handmade Gnocchi del la | | | | Ever seen the movie Ratatouille, the scene when |
| Rossa (Gnocchi in a red wine and tomato sauce). | | | | the critic cries as the meal gives him a memory |
| Here the salads and pizza are also really good. | | | | of his mothers cooking! We all get that home sick |
| Finish your meal off with a Lavatzza Italian Style | | | | feeling sometimes, and food can give us real |
| Imported coffee. | | | | comfort when we need it. Head on to Northfield |
| STEAK | | | | Cafe, the beef stroganoff served with mashed |
| For the carnivores out there, we all crave that big | | | | potatoes is the dish that almost brings me to my |
| juicy hunk of red meat. For those familiar with | | | | knees crying for my mum......right down to the |
| Hindu Culture, it's against custom to eat beef, so | | | | lashing of cream and hint of rosemary. It is the |
| most red meat product in Nepal is in fact Buffalo | | | | perfect dish to help me over the homesick blues. |
| meat, slightly more textural and chewy than a | | | | Other home comfort delights on their menu |
| good lean beef steak. Everest Steak house, found | | | | include Sheppard's pie and everyone's favourite |
| both in Thamel and Lake side Pokhara, serves up | | | | bangers and mash! |
| the best steak this side of New Orleans. You can | | | | So there you go, though the local food in Nepal is |
| order real imported beef steak, rib eye, eye fillet | | | | GREAT, we all need our home comforts from |
| or sirloin, cooked to your liking and served with a | | | | time to time. I hope this helps you to fill that hole |
| side of French fries and steamed vegetables. A | | | | in your stomach with something other than Dhal |
| meal at The Everest Steak House will set you | | | | Bhart Tarkuri. Happy eating... |