Kathmandu & Lhasa dining reccos?
 

I'll be in Kathmandu & Lhasa in October for the first time and would love any recommendations for favorite restaurants.

Or share a favorite experience...

Many thanks in advance!

There was a great steakhouse in Kathmandu, where you could get potato leek soup and thick cuts of fillet mignion. This was in '97, so I don't know if it's still around. Definitely worth seeking out though. :)

baaj I think we are thinking of the same place!! I am trying to remember the name. Had the most amazing galic steak there!!!
In Kathmandu I also love the lemon merangue pie which tastes especially good after 3 weeks of hiking.
I will try to remember the name of the steak place.
J

I was last in Kathmandu in 1994,so I doubt the same restaurants are still there. The Chimney Room at the Yak and Yeti had great continental and Russian food. Eating there was quite an expereince. There was a place across the road from the entrance to Yak and Yeti drive called Ghar E Kebab that had the most wonderful Indian food. At the time it had been reviewed as the "best Indian food outside of Delhi" I have no idea whether it was the best, but it was fabulous.

I was in Kathmandu two months ago - alas, I fear recommendations from a decade ago may not be much use.
I'd check out the Nepali restaurant in Dwarikas hotel. www.dwarikas.com - check out their accomodation specials - last time I looked you could stay 7 nights for $550. It's the best hotel in KTM. Yak and Yeti is O.K. too.

My hot tip for most remarkable, awesome adventure in Nepal - instead of Nagarkot and Dhulikel go stay 3 nights at Phulbari.
www.apalagi.com [click on Nepal Mountain Retreat]
or www.villa-srilanka.com [look for Phulbari]

Spend extra time at Patupatinath - the longer you sit and watch the more will be revealed. Don't run in, screw up your nose, and run out. Wonderful old people's home in temple grounds - ahhh, I could go on...

The place was called Everest Steak House. Again, I don't know if it's still there or still under the same management, but it was one of the highlights back then.

baaj and jules, probably none of the places we mentioned are still operating, but the question brought back great memories for me.

dogster, I've heard a rumor that they have cleand up the air a bit in Kathmandu (mostly by outlawing those horribly polluting one-stroke engine tuk-tuks). Is it true?

I wish, Kathie, I wish. Air quality in the Kathmandu Valley is still foul - you really notice it when you drive down from the hills along the road from Nagarkot - once you hit Bhaktapur it's like sinking into diesel, dust and muck. After breathing all that mountain air up at Phulbari it's a shock to the system.

Not that this should EVER stop anyone planning a trip. There's still a lot of wonder left in Kathmandu.

Many thanks baaj, jules39, Kathie & dogster for taking the time to respond!
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Kathie I agree that old recs will be invalid but like you the question brought back memories that had my mouth watering! The pies have been a long standing yummie tradition so I am sure they are still around. I have had some really good meals in KTM but as I said their yumminess could very well be enhanced after 3 weeks of trekking!
J