Kathmandu Travel Notes 4️⃣ Wandering in Thamel

Thamel is a place you can't avoid when traveling to Kathmandu.🥤🍿 However, to be honest, apart from a few popular handicraft shops on Xiaohongshu, most other shops are of poor quality and have inflated prices. I still haven't gotten used to traditional Nepali food. Of course, this varies from person to person, and I know some friends who really love local cuisine.🥩 Thamel is an area with various types of restaurants, so over these few days, I gradually discovered a few restaurants I like.🥙 When I was in Kathmandu, I basically only had one proper meal a day. In the morning, after practicing yoga, I would take advantage of the fewer cars on the road to slowly enjoy a breakfast. These restaurants are like my little secret with Thamel.🍭 1. Organic Smoothie Bowl and Cafe - Thamel This small shop has a small courtyard where you can cool off, and the overall decoration style is natural and comfortable. 🍮 It's the restaurant I go to most often. You can basically order blindly from the menu without disappointment.🌰🌰 But I once got tempted by the attractive names on the menu and greedily ordered two drinks or two main dishes at once. Recommended is the Guacamole Toast, which is made of avocado mash mixed with chili, coriander, onion, black pepper and other spices, served with freshly baked sour bread.🍡 If you have time, it's recommended to go in the morning.🍜 2. French Creperie I only ate at this shop once, and I ordered avocado toast. There are many avocado trees in Nepal, and you can often see small fruits hanging on them on the road. 🍞 They are tender green, look different from those commonly seen in China, and taste good. After coming to Nepal, I hardly ate meat for fear of upsetting my stomach. 🍊 Avocado, as a healthy fat that's easy to consume, is the ingredient I order most often in restaurants. The avocado toast here is delicious, with a large portion, and two poached eggs on top. When you pierce them with a knife, there's an intuitive sense of happiness.🍩🍩 The only downside is that because the shop is too generous, the toast is piled high, making it a bit messy to eat. It's recommended to let go and eat heartily.🌮 3. Third Eye Restaurant This can be said to be the only Indian restaurant I like. It's very clean, the service is good, and most importantly, it's an air-conditioned restaurant. 🍖🍖 Those who know Nepal know that it's not easy to get air conditioning here, especially in June, when the sun is very hot at noon in Kathmandu. Sitting in an air-conditioned room for a meal is a luxurious enjoyment.🍻🍻 In the afternoon, I went back to the restaurant's courtyard and had a bowl of coconut ice cream, which should be their seasonal dessert. It looked good but was overall too sweet, so I won't recommend it here.🍱🍟 👀👀Overall, I think Thamel is a place where you can take a motorcycle directly to your destination, eat, shop, and then leave.💕💕 If you come here, it's recommended to bring a mask to block the dust on the way.🥕 #NepalTravel #Kathmandu #Thamel