Kathmandu's food section carries 2 curated guides. The restaurants guide holds 12 verified entries. The cafes guide holds another 12. Both sit at the 12-entry selection cap, meaning our researchers found enough quality in each category to fill every slot.
Open the restaurants guide first if you're planning meals across Kathmandu. The cafes guide covers different ground, with its 12 entries better suited to slow mornings or afternoon pauses between sightseeing. With 12 entries in each, both guides carry enough range for several days of eating out without repeating a stop.
August in Kathmandu averages 27°C highs with 31 rain days. September drops to 26°C with 29. Both months bring warm, wet afternoons, and the cafes guide's 12 entries tend to become the starting point for visitors looking for somewhere dry between downpours.
August averages 27°C and 31 rain days in Kathmandu, so expect near-daily afternoon showers shaping when and where you eat.
- 12 picks
Best restaurants
The 12 restaurants that define eating in this city Gangnam Galbi Barbeque · The Best kathmandu Kitchen · Kathmandu Steak House Restaurant - 12 picks
Best cafes
Cafes for working, reading, or a real flat white Teafresho Tea Lounge · Pumpernickel Bakery (Thamel) (पम्परनिकेल बेकरी (थमेल)) · Samsara Coffee (सामसरा कफी)