KRISHNARPAN RESTAURANT at Dwarika’s Hotel

Signature Dishes: Six Course Dinner (US$38)

Opening Hours: 6 pm to 10 pm

Budget: Rs. 7500 including Drinks for two

Parking: Hotel Parking

Call: 01-4479488 for reservations

Dwarika’s Hotel is a heritage in itself designed with social, cultural and geographical diversity in its artifacts and services. Food and Culinary adds that richness in culture which cannot be replaced by anything else. And, food is one of the main aspects of Nepal’s ethnical values. Here, at Krishnarpan, which literally means offering to Lord Krishna, the main purpose is not only to dine but to serve an experience of aesthetic Nepalese culture; a journey through Nepal’s diverse culinary arts.

Krishnarpan endeavors excellence at its service and environment. Warm gestures from culturally dressed hostesses and cultural music in the background will simmer your night. Dining like Malla Maharajas should be your choice by reserving a six course dinner here.

Krishnarpan looks after every minute detail of a luxurious dinner from washing hands to managing the apron. A customized menu will be waiting just for you as soon as you choose your seating. The six course dinner starts off with Newari starter- Samay Baji. Samay Baji, an assortment of different Newari flavors with Bhuja (bitten rice), is believed to be a sign of enduring vigor and is served during religious ceremonies. In the second course, this Terai dish of Puri, Roasted Mushroom marinated with Nepalese Spices and Sautéed organic spinach is a boon for the taste buds. Afterwards, in a traditional pot, will arrive the third course, Mo:mo. With a just-cooked steamy vapor rising, it is a traditional Nepali dish of minced meat dumplings served on the leaves with Chutney.

After a good start, who wouldn’t love to sip warm and creamy mixed vegetable soup cooked with Nepalese spices? And yes, it is the fourth course at your table. One may want to take a little break between the courses and chat along, but with food so great, one will feel enticed to carry on with the delicious cuisines. Moving on, the next fifth course is the main course. The central aspect of the main course is steamed organic rice or/and brown rice which are accompanied by organic lentil flash fried with Himalayan herbs, traditional Nepali chicken curry cooked with aromatic Nepalese herbs and spices, stir-fried potato, bean curry, okra fried, bottle gourd and soybean curry cooked in thick gravy, all served one by one on the table. There are also home-made mixed vegetable pickle and hog plum pickle to pamper the meal.

The Nepalese delicacy entails an equally tempting dessert. The emulsion of Five Nectars i.e. milk, yogurt, sugar, honey and ghee is a sign of good luck and charm. It tastes sweet and lip-smacking tangy that will lwave you wanting for more. This sixth course also consists of traditional semolina pudding along with freshly cut seasonal fruits. After the six course dinner, one can also request tea/coffee according as per preferences. The surprises don’t stop here as Krishnarpan don’t let its valuable customers leave without souvenirs.

Krishnarpan is renowned for majestic Twenty two courses dinner. Every added course beyond six represents extended no. of cuisines. For reservations, you ought to make reservations; before 5 pm for six courses, before 2 pm for nine courses, before 10 am for twelve courses and a day before for sixteen and twenty two courses.

The uniqueness about Krishnarpan is that it is breathtakingly royal. Its kind services and food will make a person question if he or she can feel any more special? That’s not it.  Come with your loved ones. You can get luckier today and tomorrow if you’re an NRM card holder as you can get 30% off the bill.

HAUS CAFÉ

Signature Dishes: Meat Lovers’ Pizza (Rs. 799), Spaghetti Olio Olio (Rs. 389), Grilled Lamb Chops (Rs. 1699)

Opening Hours: 10 am to 10:30 pm

Budget: Rs. 2500 including drinks

Parking: At the premises of Bhupu-Sainik

 Call: 01-2211777

Days can turn lovely if you’re up for a delicious meal at Haus Café. Located halfway through the road from Pulchowk to Sanepa, it’s hard to miss this three storied building with white interiors and uniquely carpeted Nepalese paper. With a clean and peaceful environment to make the customers feel at home, there is no doubt that its name, Haus which is a German word for House, has justified itself.

Not only a different ambience, but also its innovative menu is a pretty surprise. In Haus, there is no worry if it takes a little extra time to decide which pizza to order. Like nowhere else, one can invent Pizza by choosing 4 toppings from more than a dozen items. Apparently, with a Meat lover’s Pizza with pepperoni, ham, chicken, sausage and roasted chicken on the table, the meat lovers can’t wish for more.

A visit to Haus Café is really not complete if you don’t try Spaghetti Olio Olio. It is a bomb of flavors from chopped garlic, Capers, Herbs like bay leaves and Spices throwing a smell worth seizing.  We realize that Haus Café is providing perfect value of money with every roll of hot spaghetti in the fork. Special treat of Grilled Lamb Chops may seem extravagant but it is one of the dishes you should try. It is the ambrosial concoction of herbs sprinkled on the scrumptious grilled lamb chops flavored with a tint of garlic and rich red wine jus.

Haus’s innovative dishes add more value to its hospitable service. The manager, Ms. Anu Parajuli, also recommends Sizzling Chicken Mo:mo which comes in a sizzler setting. Time will fly without notice if you have single or double flavored hookah/sheesha while waiting for the food.

Haus Café is much more than a simple Café that it looks like. It also has a separate line of bakery. For dessert, have a Chocolate Truffle Tart which is a sweet surprise for your taste-buds after the satisfying meal. If pre-ordered, it can also prepare special cakes for special occasions. One can also join in for its special events from time to time such as Salsa and Beer Pong for which you’ll have to check their facebook page under same name.

If you live or work nearby or if you have to pass by, you could come to Haus Café for exemplary delicious treat. Especially to the NRM Card Holders, don’t miss this chance to get exclusive 30% off today and tomorrow.

CAFÉ ATRIUM

At Summit Residency

Signature Dishes: Chef’s Signature salad (Rs. 450), Cajun Chicken (Rs. 600), Deep Fried Prawns (Rs. 600)

Opening Hours: 6 am to 10 pm, 24 hours for in-house guests

Budget: Rs. 1500 to 2000 for two including drinks

Parking: Complementary

Call: 01-01-4112636/37/38/39 For Reservation

Summit Residency, a 3 Star Hotel, claims its customers to receive nothing less than any 5 star hotel’s food and service. Locating in front of Tribhuwan International Airport, Café Atrium is Summit Residency’s glaze-roofed central court. It is the hotel’s main multi-cuisine food outlet which not only serves standard and room services but also, buffet lunch and dinner. Café Atrium can accommodate 40 people indoor and 25 in the outdoor lounge.

Surrounded by wall waterfall, the indoor lounge also has a see-through kitchen. To start with, one can order Chef’s Signature salad with a Thousand Island dressing. 

Mouthwateringly, it is a blend of organic salad with assorted meat cuts of Chicken and bacon. Adorned with fresh herbs, the pan grilled Cajun chicken is another specialty of Café Atrium. It tastes more intense when combined with mashed or fried potatoes, vegetables and brown gravy. Beautifully presented Deep fried prawns are the pink prawns marinated in the traditional Hunan recipe. Juicy in the inside and crispy on the outside, it is just what you want for a delicious snack with loved one. Mr. Ashish Basnet, F&B Executive, also recommends Chowder soup for a happy tummy, which is made from puree of mushroom, tomato, spinach, sweet corn, served with fresh cream and garlic bread.

A Café without a special quality in its coffee line is like a cake without cream. In Atrium Café, especially Cappuccino is remarkable because more than half of it is foamy and creamy.

The thing that makes Atrium Café stand out is its carefully specialized menu including the most loved starters to outstanding desserts. Plus, it’s not only about the main food that has its name written in bold letters but also the complementary food items. Customers can enjoy complementary rice/bread that comes with traditional Indian curry without needing to ask.

Since its 4 years of establishment, Atrium Café has always been on toes to support Summit Residency’s in-house guests and walk-in guests. Because of nearby world heritage sites such as Pashupatinath and location opposite to Airport, it is a central destination for tourists; comprising of westerners and Indians as 60% customers. With an aim to be more familiar to Nepalese food lovers, Café Atrium opens its doors to welcome you. So, if you have an NRM card, hurry up as you can even get 30% off today and tomorrow.

Erma Restaurant at Hotel Shambala

Signature Dishes: Norwegian Grilled Salmon, Nasi Goreng, Chicken Wrap

Opening Hours: 6:30 am to 10:30 pm

Budget: Rs. 3000 for two

Parking: Complementary

Call: 01- 4650251/ 4650351

Located in Bansbari near Narayan Gopal Chowk and in close proximity to major tourist attractions, INGOs and embassies, lies Hotel Shambala. Entering Hotel Shambala feels like entering an exotic contemporary themed boutique hotel inspired by Tibetan art and architecture; creating an ambiance that is traditional yet modern.

Just a six month old and targeted for high-end customers and tourists, their two special restaurants are open to all guests.  Among them is the Erma Restaurant. A Tibetan contemporary styled ambiance, an outdoor spacious lounge with serene waterfall, fully equipped authentic wine & signature cocktails bar, cloud painted walls with a mild lighting and with fresh flowers in the entrance door, this is how Erma Restaurant welcomes you.

Erma restaurant, located on the ground floor of the hotel offers a range of Continental and Asian cuisines prepared by their experienced chefs. One can also enjoy freshly made espresso beverages with fresh bread and pastries baked in-house. The cafe offers both indoor and outdoor dining options by the garden and the bar accommodating total of 80 people.

The word “Erma” means culture in Tibetan language and we here focus on providing the cuisines all over the world with personalized Nepalese and Tibetan hospitality” says the executive chef, Mr. Gyanendra Poudel who also look after the restaurant as manager and F&D executive.  Mr. Poudel greeted us with the first signature dish of Erma, Nasi Goreng, where ‘Nasi’ stands for fried and ‘Goreng’ stands for rice. This Thai/Indonesian influenced fried rice, cooked with shrimps and chicken, served with prawn crackers, poached egg , bbq chicken and peanut butter sauce will fulfil your cravings for Thai culinary delight.

Their Chef special chicken wrap, a chicken roasted in clay oven and wrapped in French bread served with green chutney and onions is well presented and is mild in taste. Another dish that will mesmerize your taste buds is Norwegian Grilled Salmon. This delicious continental dish consists of grilled salmon fillet, mash potatoes, sauted green vegetables and one can have choices of sauce ranging from pepper, tomato salsa, apple and or cream sauce.

Make sure you save a little space for their Mango Yogurt Cake which is an art itself treating your eyes and taste buds at the same time. Their desserts can assure every bite melting in mouth with an irresistible look. The restaurant also organizes corporate brunches and musical events on special request of guests. “We try to give our personal touch so that customers feel closer to us” added Mr. Poudel. It is one of the best looking restaurants in the town which offers a value meal worth for every penny you spend. 

MAKO’S RESTAURANT 

at  DWARIKA’S HOTEL

Signature Dishes: Sushi, Tempura, Teppanayaki

Opening Hours: 11:30 to 2:30(Lunch), 6:00 to 10:00(Dinner)

Budget: Rs. 5000 including Drinks for two

Parking: Hotel Parking

Contact: 01-4479488 (Prior Reservation recommended)

Entering Dwarika’s Hotel feels like entering an exotic cultural heritage with rich Nepalese hospitality. Every corner features authentic architectural tradition from stone taps to standing lamps. Live music from a ‘Sarangi’ player relaxes our mind as soon as we walk in the antique yet exquisite hotel. Listed as a 5 star hotel, though targeted for high-end customers and tourists, its fusion bar and three special restaurants are open to all guests.  Among them is the Japanese Maco’s Restaurant.

Have you ever been to Japanese Paradise in Nepal? If you haven’t, then you can visit Maco’s Restaurant, located in the left wing of Dwarika’s Hotel. It provides Japan’s peaceful environment in wooden and bamboo-built lounge and steals our heart with aromatic, musical ambience and warm lighting. Traditional Japanese plates, vessels, dolls and even dresses beautify this quiet place.

Japanese Manager, Ms. Maco Hidama, has 30 years of knowledge in Restaurant business and Grand Japanese Hotels in Thailand. To serve Nepalese Customers with Japanese delicacy, Ms. Maco states that she had waited 25 years. Now, she has been managing Japanese Restaurants in Dwarika’s Hotel, Kathmandu and Dwarika’s Resort, Dhulikhel for more than 3 years. She is enthusiastic and stern regarding the Japanese cuisine and its delivery. Maco’s have served customers from China, European Nations, Japanese Embassy, but only a few Nepalese which disheartens her.

The Maco’s Restaurant accommodates around 50 people but serves as per customers’ decent preference for seat around hotel premises. Maco confidently says “No Oily, No Salty and No Spicy.” Chef Laxman Lama with more than 13 years of specialization in Japanese cuisine has been working in Maco’s since its establishment. As in Japanese Culture, Green Tea, one of the healthiest drinks around the world, is served at first, with vegetarian Starter dish containing mainly cucumber and carrot. California Maki is an exotic Japanese roll, usually made inside-out, containing cucumber, crab meat, and avocado. It should be dipped in soysauce before eating. No Japanese meal is complete without famous Sushi where Sticky rice is rolled with cucumber, carrot and crabstick. With them, Miso Soup made up of Soybean goes really fine. A bowl of Horenso Spinach mingled with sesame is also tabled. Excellence can be tasted in Tempura which is made by frying prawn, egg and other vegetables crumbled in imported Tempura flour. They are best served hot with dipping soysauce with mereen water, ginger and radish paste. One should also try Teppanayaki, where customers choose among Chicken, Pork, Salmon, Prawn, etc. which are grilled or broiled with pepper, butter and salt. To enhance the taste, it is served with salad, sesame paste and soy sauce.  Finally, one should try Teriyaki, a cuisine in which meat is sauce-fried and comes with its own special salad. For Drinks, Maco’s Restaurant recommends Plum Wine or Japanese Traditional homemade drink named Hot or Cold Sake made from imported ingredients from Japan.

The desserts served here are nowhere else found in Nepal. The homemade green tea flavored ice-cream is mouth-watering. And, the Tempura Ice-cream will intrigue you both by its taste and way of preparation. It is uniquely prepared by frying tempura flour around the ice-cream within seconds before ice-cream melts.

Ms. Pallavi Singh, the Marketing Executive, confirms, “With benevolent waiters, sophisticated Japanese culture is reflected in this part of Dwarika’s Hotel.” Not only customers are served best quality Japanese cuisines, but they are also taught the proper eating way, thus proving Ms. Maco’s delightful claim: “There’s no target. Everyone who comes here is welcome here.” Embracing Japanese Culture is definitely a fine way to spend an evening with your loved ones. Come today or tomorrow if you got the NRM card as you can even get 30% off.

Cloud Zero

At Summit Residency Hotel

Signature Dishes: Chicken with oregano, Lamb chop, Chocolate Thunder

Opening Hours: 2 pm to 10 pm

Budget: Rs. 2500-3000 for two including non-alcoholic drinks

Parking: Complementary

Call:  01-4112636/37/38/39 For Reservation

Located on the 11^th floor of Hotel Summit Residency, just opposite TI Airport main gate, Cloud Zero will leave you intrigued and captivated by ambience it has to offer. Cloud zero sets a perfect destination to family gatherings and corporate meetings, accompanied by breadth taking view from the restaurant. Its sophisticated interiors situated at the height will make you feel like you are in the Nepali version of Burj Al Arab.

Make yourself comfortable in lounge area, bar, terrace or their revolving restaurant inside the ultra-modern dome at the top of their building, Cloud Zero with its wide range of seating arrangement accommodates around 128 people. As the city slowly rotates around, you can enjoy the panoramic vista on offer at Cloud Zero that will transport you to the most exclusive seat in the city, one which provides unparalleled 360° view of the Kathmandu Valley, complete with a Himalayan panorama.

As far as food goes, Cloud Zero excels in its speciality of BBQ and grilled dishes. A plate of french fries, sauted seasoned vegetables, grilled chicken breast served with rosemary sauce is called Chicken with oregano which is tasty as well as healthy option for meat lovers. The pork chop, with a garnish of pesto sauce and pumari mustard sauce, served with sauted seasoned vegetable is to die for. The dishes are grilled to perfection to ensure that they give the perfect flavour and are cooked just right. Mr. Ashish Basnet who is working as a F&D Executive from past one year in Cloud Zero stresses on the quality, hygiene and value for meal provided by the restaurant.

Cloud Zero offers a wide ran

ge of cocktails and mocktails in their uniquely located circular bar. Their Bubbling Cherry, Cloud Zero Special Cocktail and Flamingo will definitely help you beat the heat of the summer. “Along with our bar, tables, pillars, the dome shaped ceiling of this place is inspired by circular shapes to add symmetrical appeal to the restaurant” says Mr. Basnet.

To end an exquisite meal on a sweet note, there is Chocolate Thunder, a vanilla ice cream scoop seating on an American chocolate brownie. If you are planning to visit Cloud Zero this Friday and Saturday, a soothing monsoon evening would be a perfect timing. 

Walter’s Mitho Mitho

Signature Dishes: Pork Chop, Chiken Sworma, Spatchule

Opening Hours: 11 am to 9:30 pm

Budget: Rs. 800-1000 for two excluding drinks

Parking: Complementary at beer garden

Call: 01 – 5591723

Located in the midst of a residential area of the valley, Bhaisepati, Walter’s Mitho-Mitho offers a beautifully shaded Munich-style Beer Garden, a cosy and sunny Garden lounge with outdoor bar and of course Monssoon- proofed inside familiar guest rooms. Here you could spend entire afternoon in the shades of avocado trees with your family, friends or loved ones and can truly believe that life is good.

Owned by Walter Schwinger with nearly three decades of experience in field of restaurant business, originally started the restaurant at Babarmahal. Later, the restaurant expanded and shifted to Jhamsikhel serving culinary delights across globe that includes Austrian, Arabian, Mexican, German and Continental cuisines and now caters to multi cuisines lovers at Bhaisepati.

Walter’s mitho mitho probably serves the best Pork Chop in the town. Marinated with their special Himalayan herbs for an hour, the pork is cooked to perfection and is served with demi-glace sauce. Chicken Sworma, a Middle Eastern dish is another speciality of this place. An Arabic flattened bread stuffed with capsicums, onions, garlic and with the rich taste of the grilled chicken served along with fatule salad is a must try.

“The sole purpose of Walter’s is to cater our customers with a healthy and hygienic menu that varies from famous cuisines around the globe” says Anil Basnet, manager at Walters. They also arrange a buffet at short notice ranging from 10 to 500 in person. For those who cannot go without alcohol, they even provide guest house facilities to keep you safe from mapase. The restaurant also has traditional bowling alley and offers free Carlsberg for those who can score by striking all the pins. Letting your children play around the special children hut or feeding the rabbits that are hopping around, Walter’s mitho mitho is a perfect place to relax with your family. With these services, Walters is more than a restaurant and a small version of a family park.

The sibling chef duos, Hari Pd. Dhital and Arjun Pd. Dhital here prepares the exotic dishes that can be found only at Walters. One of them is their special German dish Spatchule. The dish has a little bit of everything; prepared with home-made egg flour dough and is served along beetroot salad, mix bean patties and sour crout. Another Middle Eastern dish, Vegg Sagi is a great delight to the veggie lovers. The grilled seasonal vegetables garnished with the fatus salad; seasonal vegetables mixed with olive oil and apple vinegar served with garlic sauce can definitely be treat for your taste buds.

All in all, with a seating capacity for more than 150 people, one can really relish the moments spent here. So, head to Walter’s mitho mitho along with your family members as there is something for everyone in your family. And today & tomorrow, they will even provide you with a 30% discount if you take along your NRM Privilege Card with you.