SUPPORTED BY FREE COPY Fr day AND MORE BAR EVENTSGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 2011 BAR GUIDE 2011 fridayweekly.com.np Fr day Fr EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE Fr day AND MORE BAR EVENTSGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 2011 fridayweekly.com.np DISCLAIMER The details provided in the listing are tentative and subject to change. Please contact the respective bars for accurate details. The contents are for general information only. The publisher will not be responsible for any information that may become irrelavent or outdated during printing of this booklet. Published by ECS Media Pvt. Ltd. Kupondole, Lalitpur. 5011571, 5011639 All right reserved © copyright 2011, ECS Media Pvt. Ltd. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the written consent of the publisher. All editorial inquiries and submissions to Friday Weekly must be addressed to [email protected] Color Separation: CTP Nepal Pvt. Ltd, Hattiban, 5250466, 5250468 Printing: Jagadamba Press, Hattiban, 5250017/18/19 Fr !day Bar Guide 2011 5 Live Cultural Performance representing different ethinic dances of Nepal Seperate Hall for seminars and confirence. Lal Durbar, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Tel.: 4430170 Fax: 4431014 [email protected] www.utsavrestaurant.com CONTENTS EDITORIAL 1 13 Courtyard Restaurant 52 Patan 78 Garden Court Picasso 80 MAPS Restaurant & Bar 52 Absolute Bar 82 Babar Mahal 28 Cloud 9 Café’ Bar 54 Bronco Billy 84 Durbar Marg & Lazimpat 38 Malingo Restro Bar & Gazal 54 Casa Toscana 86 Patan 78 Gazeebo 56 Café De Patan 86 Thamel 116 Chhahari Resort 56 Bu Keba, The Organic Village 88 AD INDEX 160 160 Buzz Café & Bar 57 Chapter 9 Restro Bar 90 Tehzeeb 58 Chopstix 92 RESTAURANT Trance Sports Bar 58 Chai Chai Cafe 92 Coffee Shop 60 Babar Mahal 28 D Square Cafe & Restaurant 95 Eatempus, The Eating Boudha Stupa Lounge & Bar 30 Café & Restaurant 60 New York Café & Bar 32 Café Olla Restaurant & Bar 61 Bugles & Tiger Bar 32 Barkha Bar 61 Baithak 34 Utsav 62 Cocktail Club 62 Casa Blanca Restaurant & Bar 34 Fusion Bar 64 Shogun Japanese Restaurant 36 Tripti Bar 64 Walter’s Restaurant & Bar 36 Lost Horizon Bar 65 Zoom Café & Bar 37 Splash Bar & Grill 65 Attic 66 Durbar Marg & Lazimpat 38 Mom’s Kitchen 40 Bhumi Restaurant & Bar 68 Mike’s Breakfast 42 Sufi House 68 Royal Saino Restaurant & Bar 42 Irish Pub 70 Vintage Café & Pub 44 Nepali Chulo 72 Cube, The Club Jazz Upstairs 72 & Candles Restro Lounge 46 The Corner Bar 73 Bhojan Griha 46 Long Alley 73 Huzza Madz Lounge 48 Tipsy Lounge & Bar 74 Bourbon Room Restro Bar 50 Koto Restaurant & Bar 76 Eden Restaurant Rox Bar 76 & Lounge Bar 50 Fr !day Bar Guide 2011 7 CONTENTS Cinnamon 95 1905 128 Maya Pub 145 Degaa Resto Lounge 96 Buddy Beer 130 Namaste Café & Bar 147 EZER Lounge Cafe 99 Villa Everest Korean Food 130 Neon Pub 147 Dhokaima Café 99 Comfort Zone 132 Northfiel.d Cafe 149 Jazzabell Café 100 Alchemy 134 Oh Lala Café & Bar 149 Jardin Food & Wine Garden 100 T n T Rock Bar 134 Old Lhasa Restaurant & Bar 150 Lhakpa’s Chulo 103 Electric Pagoda Bar & Cafe 137 OR2K Restaurant 150 Le Trio Funky Buddha 137 Paddy Folish Irish Pub 153 Restaurant & Bar 103 Fuse Fine Dining Raggae Bar & Cafe 153 New Orleans Cafe 104 Restaurant & Bar 139 Rice ‘N’ Bowl Restaurant 154 Moksh 104 Jatra Restaurant & Bar 139 Galleria Café 141 Rodi Bar 154 The Ambience Sam’s Bar 157 Restaurant & Bar 106 J Bar 141 Shisha Terrace Peri Peri Restaurant 106 Jessy Penny 143 Bar & Restaurant 157 Tamarind Restro & Bar 108 Kat.hmandu Spice Garden Villa Rendezvous Revolving Restaurant 143 Restaurant & Bar 158 Lounge & Bar 111 Le Bistro The Celtic Pub 158 The Ghangri Cafe 111 Restaurant & Bar 145 Black Pepper 112 Rum Doodle 159 Aalishan 112 The Place Garden Café Du Temple 114 Restaurant & Lounge 159 Apple Bees Bar 114 Thamel 116 The Tantra Garden Restaurant Lounge Bar 118 Aqua Java Zing 120 Bamboo Club Restaurant & Bar 120 Thamel House Restaurant 122 The Factory 124 Third Eye Restaurant 126 +977 Restro & Lounge 126 Ying Yang Restaurant 128 Fr !day Bar Guide 2011 9 INDEX +977 Restro & Lounge 126 EZER Lounge Cafe 988 1905 128 F A Funky Buddha 1377 Aalishan 112 Fuse Fine Dining Absolute Bar 82 Restaurant & Bar 1399 Alchemy 134 Fusion Bar 644 Apple Bees Bar 114 The Factory 1244 Aqua Java Zing 120 G Attic 66 Galleria Café 141 The Ambience Garden Court Restaurant & Bar 106 Restaurant & Bar 522 B Gazeebo 566 Baithak 34 The Ghangri Cafe 111 Bamboo Club H, I Restaurant & Bar 120 Huzza Madz Lounge 488 Barkha Bar 61 Irish Pub 70 Bhojan Griha 46 Picasso 80 Bhumi Restaurant & Bar 68 J The Place Garden Black Pepper 112 J Bar 141 Restaurant & Lounge 159 Boudha Stupa Jardin Food & Wine Garden 100 R Café & Restaurant 60 Jatra Restaurant & Bar 139 Raggae Bar & Cafe 153 Bourbon Room Restro Bar 50 Jazz Upstairs 72 Rice ‘N’ Bowl Restaurant 154 Bronco Billy 84 Jazzabell Café 100 Rodi Bar 154 Bu Keba, The Organic Village 88 Jessy Penny 143 Rox Bar 76 Buddy Beer 130 K Royal Saino Restaurant & Bar 42 Bugles & Tiger Bar 32 Rum Doodle 159 Buzz Café & Bar 57 Kathmandu Revolving Restaurant 143 S C Koto Restaurant & Bar 76 Sam’s Bar 157 Café Du Temple 114 L Shisha Terrace Café Olla Restaurant & Bar 61 Bar & Restaurant 157 Casa Blanca Le Bistro Restaurant & Bar 145 D Square Cafe & Restaurant 95 Restaurant & Bar 34 Shogun Japanese Restaurant 36 Casa Toscana 86 Le Trio Restaurant & Bar 103 Spice Garden Café De Patan 86 Restaurant & Bar 158 Chai Chai Cafe 92 Lhakpa’s Chulo 103 Long Alley 73 Splash Bar & Grill 65 Chapter 9 Restro Bar 90 Sufi House 68 Chhahari Resort 56 Lost Horizon Bar 65 Chopstix 92 M T Cinnamon 95 Malingo Restro Bar & Gazal 54 T n T Rock Bar 134 Cloud 9 Café’ Bar 54 Maya Pub 145 Tamarind Restro & Bar 108 Cocktail Club 62 Mike’s Breakfast 42 Tehzeeb 58 Coffee Shop 60 Moksh 104 Thamel House Restaurant 122 Comfort Zone 132 Mom’s Kitchen 40 The Tantra Garden Courtyard Restaurant 52 Restaurant Lounge Bar 118 Cube, The Club N Third Eye Restaurant 126 & Candles Restro Lounge 46 Namaste Café & Bar 147 Tipsy Lounge & Bar 74 The Celtic Pub 158 Neon Pub 147 Trance Sports Bar 58 The Corner Bar 73 Nepali Chulo 72 Tripti Bar 64 New Orleans Cafe 104 D New York Café & Bar 32 U, V Degaa Resto Lounge 96 Northfiel.d Cafe 149 Utsav 62 Dhokaima Café 98 Villa Everest Korean Food 130 Eatempus, The Eating O Villa Rendezvous Lounge & Bar 30 Oh Lala Café & Bar 149 Lounge & Bar 111 Old Lhasa Restaurant & Bar 150 Vintage Café & Pub 44 E OR2K Restaurant 150 Eden Restaurant W, Y, Z & Lounge Bar 50 P Walter’s Restaurant & Bar 36 Electric Pagoda Bar & Cafe 137 Paddy Folish Irish Pub 153 Ying Yang Restaurant 128 Peri Peri Restaurant 106 Zoom Café & Bar 37 Fr !day Bar Guide 2011 11 The Social Lubricant There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking — Ben Franklin Throughout history, alcohol has been used socially for many diverse purposes, such as calming feuds, giving courage in battle, sealing pacts, celebrating festivals, seducing lovers, etc. That’s history. For me, and for many like me, who enjoy a permanent love affair with their ‘glass’, a drink is a nice way to relax. And, it’s definitely one of the best ways to get to know people. It is also one of the best ways (and I am sure many would agree) to patch up after a quarrel. People resort to drinks for emboldened declarations, be it declarations of love or a raise in pay. Trying to categorize Kathmandu’s bar scene is like attempting to summarize the universe in a word. The city has a bar for every taste and most desires, whether you’re looking for music, a romantic date spot, a throw-down party, a gritty look at local life or a perfectly mixed craft cocktail. It’s a pleasure to bring to you a collection of the city’s best watering holes. The list may not be exhaustive but it should help when you’re trying to find a good place to relax with family and/or friends. We hope that with our easy- to-refer listings you’ll find the bar of your choice time and time again. Wish you a 2011 filled with all of life’s good moments. Drink responsibly. Cheers! Neeraz Koirala Manager – Editorial & Marketing [email protected] Fr !day Bar Guide 2011 15 Foreward It gives me immense pleasure to announce that ECS Media is com- ing out with a bar booklet providing information on the available bars in the capital city and the various services provided by them. The booklet will serve as a roadmap providing information on all the bars and on the plethora of flavored liquors and eye catching cocktails. As the President of Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) I wish ECS the very best in their endeavor and sincerely hope that the bar guide is a success. Tejendra Nath Shrestha President REBAN Blood and Sand INGREDIENTS 15 ml Scotch whisky 10 ml brandy 5 ml sweetweeet vermouth 60 ml orange juice Orange slice for garnish PREPARATION Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange slice. Cocktail Courtesy: The Factroy, Thamel Apple Cin INGREDIENTS 15 ml Vodka 5 ml SpicedSpicee Rum 60 ml Apple Juice 5 ml Sugar Syrup Cinnamon for garnish PREPARATION Add Vodka, rum, apple juice and sugar syrup into a shaker with ice.