Long-form writing from a sixty-year-old garden restaurant in Thamel — where to eat, what to listen for, and the stories behind the dishes.
A neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to where to eat in Thamel, Kathmandu — written by a restaurant family that has been on Chaksibari Marg since 1962.
Shangharsa Bista
11 minA traveller's guide to live Gandharva folk music in Kathmandu — what the Sarangi sounds like, what the Madal does, and where to hear a full ensemble play in Thamel every single evening.
Pratishtha Amatya Bista
8 min
How a Peace Corps volunteer from Minnesota named Mike Frame brought Mexican food to Kathmandu in the 1960s — and what to order at Thamel's oldest tourist restaurant six decades later.
The Northfield Journal
7 minYou've just come back from Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Circuit or Langtang. You want red meat, a serious cocktail, and a piece of pie. Here is exactly where to eat — written by a Thamel restaurant family.
Shangharsa Bista
8 min