Archive for the ‘Kathmandu Valley’ Category
Hungry Eye – Kaiser Cafe, Thamel
It was Friday night, but early as we were, we had Dwarika’s Kaiser Café Restaurant & Bar almost wholly to ourselves. All the better to admire the simple, tastefully done two-storey building comprising outdoor and indoor seating.
We were quickly ushered inside, installed next to a gas heater, furnished with menus, and left to admire the [...]
Kicking Kirtipur
It would appear that Kirtipur, the small town south-west of Kathmandu, has finally hit the big time. First it was the success of the community-run Newa Lahana that drew youth on motorbikes; then a series of festivals staged in the surrounds of the restaurant; and now it’s the five-day Kirtipur Mahotsav, the 2011 edition of [...]
Planet Nepal down at earth
Despite the distractions of Jazzmandu, I made my way to Patan Durbar Square before Tihar to catch the first evening of the Planet Nepal dhamaka, simply because there seemed to be a lot going on in this city of not much going on most of the time. Music, installations, films, roundtables, and all for a [...]
Thirsty gullet – Kilroy’s of Kathmandu, Thamel
The only thing I’d ever noted about Kilroy’s of Kathmandu was the large, slightly ridiculous advertising board on the left as you enter Thamel, which features an impressively bewhiskered old man raising a toast while declaiming the ‘SEXquisite’ food. These days I don’t even notice it, preoccupied as I am dodging the sarangi sellers, the [...]
Hungry Eye – Ramalaya Tea Room, Panipokhari
If you’re beyond the wide-eyed excitement of seeing restaurants and cafes crop up in the Valley like no one’s business, and have realised with sad resignation that momos, chicken chilli and beer are the very usual suspects everywhere, then you’d better hie thee to Ramalaya in Panipokhari. Chef Mohit Rana awaits with delicacies you’d never [...]
A little light music
My first thought as I sidled into the Nepal Army Auditorium was, ‘this place is surely more suited to Pakistani pop than French jazz’. Or was it Pakistani pop that went better with the middle-aged, middle class martial décor of the place, complete with huge, clumsy murals of stupas and temples on both sides, crossed [...]
Hungry eye – Marronnier, Chakupat
This one’s a real tuckaway, and perhaps one that deserves to remain so, if only for the continued patronage of those who’ve discovered it through dint of cultured curiosity. Hint: it’s above the Fuji Bakery and you’d be forgiven (though hungry) for retreating after opening the door to the sight of fine textiles on racks. [...]
