The best Tibetan - Nepalese restaurants Kathmandu

Don't look for an entrance visible from the street, you'll have to climb to the second floor of a Thamel building to find this small local address frequented by regulars. You'll be seated around small tables set up with kitsch oilcloths. The cuisine is vegetarian and vegan, with local specialties, at very low prices and efficient service. We love the flavors of the dishes here, absolutely authentic and assertive. A real favorite.

Long-established, this is one of Thamel's best-known addresses, famous for its Indian specialties and especially its tandooris prepared in a traditional oven, especially the herb-marinated chicken, which retains all its tenderness (you can adjust your chilli level). Naans and thalis are also delicious. For a more authentic meal, take a seat on the cushions around a candlelit coffee table indoors, or in the pleasantly romantic, quiet garden. Very hearty portions.

Located in the Dilli Bazaar district, a long way from the touristy Thamel area, this Nepalese restaurant is housed in a magnificent 150-year-old stone building with multiple rooms, some of which are suitable for groups. You'll be spoilt for choice: everything is delicious, and the Newar speciality menu includes snacks, dals and maseura tarkari. Ingredients are sourced from the restaurant's organic farm, which organizes folklore evenings with dances and has a ceramics store. Don't miss the Kamasutra bar with its erotic engravings.

Here is an address that will not be to everyone's taste because it is literally taken by storm by groups of tourists in the evening. "Chulo" is a Nepalese term for a stove. We like the setting: this magnificent wing of a royal palace more than 150 years old. We also appreciate the tasting menu with its typical Nepalese and Newar dishes whose recipes are said to come from the great grandparents of the founders, and the dances, kitschy but bewitching. A place mainly for tourists, but after all why not!

In the heart of an old 19th century Newar building, you come here as much for the atmosphere as for the typical cuisine. Throughout the meal, the dancers intervene several times on the small stage. Nothing artificial for all that, the atmosphere is relaxed for everyone, even the waiters who are very friendly. This restaurant offers a beautiful evening of discovery around Nepalese specialties, newar dishes, very copious tasting menus (quite expensive it is true) against a backdrop of traditional dances. Rakshi offered by the house.

Greenery, calm and elegance: this restaurant, a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of Thamel, scatters its many tables in a large garden with sheltered terraces and green plants. A very pleasant setting. From Nepal to Tibet via Bhutan, the flavors of the Himalayas are served here: sets of each nationality in particular (the Nepalese is very spicy!), Tibetan thukpa (noodle soups), gyakok (hot pot). Excellent pork bao, hearty and sprinkled with greens.

Here's a restaurant that doesn't look like much, but it's always full. Low-budget travelers come to join a Nepalese clientele. A guarantee of quality. And for good reason: the dhal bat is good and copious! The recipes are prepared according to the purest thakali tradition (a community originally from Mustang). Most of the ingredients even come directly from the region of Kali Gandaki where the village of Tukche is located, which gives the dishes that very special flavour. For an immersion in the heart of typical Nepal!