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A colourful South Asian table at RASA

Jhamsikhel · Kathmandu Valley

This is what home tastes like, after dark.

A contemporary Nepal–India dining house built around charcoal, tandoor heat, Himalayan produce and the generous rhythm of a South Asian table.

Kitchen

Nepal × India

Heat

Charcoal + tandoor

Produce

Valley-led

Service

Lunch + dinner

A South Asian curry and bread spread
A crisp South Asian snack plate

Our kitchen

Not fusion. A conversation across the border.

The food begins with things we already know: timur, jimbu, mustard, ghee, smoke, achar, lentils, greens, river fish and slow-cooked meat. We keep the memory, then change the format.

Inside our kitchen

On the table

Familiar flavours. Different posture.

Not tiny tasting-menu portions. Not a banquet. Food arrives in a rhythm designed for sharing.

Jhol Momo

Jhol Momo

NPR 620

Chicken dumplings, sesame–tomato jhol, chilli oil, coriander.

Tandoor Chicken

Tandoor Chicken

NPR 1,480

Yoghurt, Kashmiri chilli, fenugreek, charred lemon, mint.

Mustang Lamb

Mustang Lamb

NPR 2,180

Slow lamb shoulder, black cardamom, roasted garlic, lapsi glaze.

Chiya Tres Leches

Chiya Tres Leches

NPR 620

Milk cake, masala chiya, cardamom cream, pistachio.

The room

South Asian warmth, at conversation volume.

Layered light, tactile materials, an open kitchen and enough breathing room for dinner to unfold naturally.

Kathmandu evenings

Kathmandu evenings

Warm light, low music and enough room for the night to stretch without turning dinner into theatre.

The open kitchen

The open kitchen

Charcoal, tandoor and the pass stay visible, so the room carries the energy of dinner without shouting over it.

A table made to share

A table made to share

Large plates, breads, rice and condiments arrive in waves and leave room for conversation.

Guest notes

अतिथि देवो भवः

01 / 04
“The flavours feel familiar, but the room and plating make you experience them differently.”

Aarav S. · Dinner guest

Landscape near the restaurant location

Jhamsikhel

Come hungry. Stay for the chai.

A contemporary dining room in Lalitpur, minutes from Jhamsikhel Chowk.