It is a privilege to sip coffee in an airy cafe on a Monday afternoon, all relaxed and nothing much to worry (well I think worrying is a waste of time anyway!...if you can't solve it, let it go). While I am waiting for this jerk friend of mine who is almost...mmm ½ hr late, thought till then I will write something.
Living in US almost all his life, he doesn't know places in Kathmandu to hangout. He asked me, where is a nice place to have coffee; so I asked him to come to this coffee shop where I normally hang out. That gave me an idea why not write about some of the coffee places in Kathmandu and Lalitpur, for future reference to all of you out there :).
This is in random order and in no particular preference. This thread is for the coffee shops in Kathmandu District, since I am here having my Iced Americano ....ssssurrrpp!!!!
Snowman Cafe, Jocchhe – Oh who doesn't love this place....if you haven't been to this place, man you are missing out on a major hangout pilgrimage. It has not changed since decades. Same setting, same food, no fancy menu, just simple coffee and cake.Must try is my favorite Apple Crumble, Apple Pie and Chocolate Cake“Sasto, Ramro, Bharpardo” this is a hangout for all ages.
Coffee Beans, Durbarmarg – Located at Sherpa Mall, this place is pretty pocket friendly reasonable with good selection of coffee, tea and smoothies. If you are a non smoker, you might want to skip this place. This is for chiya churot people. Very friendly and helpful staff ( my personal experience). Not a dating place but to meet bunch of your retarded friends.
Coffee Pasal, Durbarmarg – Now, this is a dating spot. Fancy décor to fancy menu, this is NOT a pocket friendly place. But you pay price for the ambiance. Coffee is good so is their tea selection. A quiet, nice place to have a one of one chitchat, take selfies and get a little cosy. It has a non smoking and smoking arrangements. The breakfast menu is also good ( will not go into much details on FOOD as another thread is on its way for the
foodies psss pssh)
Coffee Talk, Hattisar – Previously located in the Marcopolo Hotel premises, it has moved to Hattisar. The exact location is between Kamalpokhari and Jai Nepal crossings, it is on the right from JaiNepal and left from Kamalpokhari. Sharing its location with Societe Cafe, Coffee talk serves good Nepali Organic coffee in a very very reasonable price. It is for again friends hangout and chilling. If you are hungry they also get you food for the next door cafe. Good place to spend a day with friends over coffee.
Bento, Basantapur Dabali – On the East side of the dabali, this is a very small joint which serves Nepali coffee. Just to sit alone and chill, perfect!!!! I love their non caffeine drinks like, Strawberry lemonade and Mint lemonade. This place is recommended for a quick pit stop while you are shopping around ;).
I have skipped on focusing the places in Thamel area, since that is a trial and error, hop scotching place.Too many options and a cafe or a restaurant every other building. I have also not mentioned places which are more focused on food than coffee. These places promote Nepali Organic Coffee and some of them also have a roasted coffee packets which you can buy in kgs.
In another thread I will suggest you more options on coffee shops around Lalitpur District. Next time when you are in Nepal, I hope this thread is going to be your reference chit. Happy Coffeeing!!
P.S. This thread is specially dedicated to Nas jyu, he had been asking me for coffee places since I have mentioned that I am a caffeine addict :D!!!!
