Nepal · FOOD & DRINK
Nepal gives most visitors fewer free days than they planned for. These 15 food & drink experiences are the ones that justify a slot, priced and timed so the decision takes minutes.
A 3-hour Kathmandu food walking tour from Thamel with 9+ Nepali dishes and drinks, led by local guides like Deepak, dietary options, and easy pacing.
“Great tour. Fantastic food, informative and helpful guide, nice people doing the walking tour with us. We had a lovely afternoon!”
A 3-hour Kathmandu walking food tour with 9-plus clean, carefully chosen tastings, guided by Deepak, plus stories, drinks, and sweet bites.
“Deepak and Laxmi have truly made it a pleasant tour. They’re very accommodating and fun to be around. Food was great, carefully chosen places. I’m glad i booked this tour, it positively added to my Kathmandu experience and made it worthwhile.”
Eat Newari specialties and Kathmandu street snacks at Ason Bazar, guided by Santosh, on a 2-hour market walk with drinks for $28.
“It was great! A funny & friendly guide who tells you interesting things about the market, the people and of corse the delicious food - 5 Stars plus 👍👍👍 also for the momos and samosas 😋😋😋”
A 3-hour Kathmandu rickshaw food and shopping tour through Thamel, Asan, Jyatha, and Chhetrapati, with full meals and drinks included.
“Fantastic experience and truly tried authentic Nepali food! Was able to buy authentic tea and spices as well. The guide, Deepak Kushwaha is very experienced and knows a lot about the food and culture!!”
Rickshaw and walking tour in Kathmandu’s Thamel for Nepali food, tea, and shopping tips with Deepak. 3 hours, $30.
“Our food tour guide, Deepak, was very kind and always willing to answer our questions. His explanations of the local dishes were clear and informative. After the tour, he even sent us the names of all the foods we had tasted, which helped us remember and better understand what we had experienced during the journey. It was a thoughtful touch that made the tour even more meaningful.”
A 2-hour Kathmandu food crawl with English guide Santosh Pandey, tasting 5+ local dishes around Ason Bazar and beyond for $28.
“The tour was really nice. The guide was super friendly, easy to talk to and gave is a lot of info about history, religion and food preferences of Nepalis people. I felt like I was at my grandma's s place, eating a lot of tasty food and walking out with a full tummy. He was really attentive, explaining us the ingredients and bringing me and my husband to real local hidden jems. The food was delicious and we had a really good time :)”
A 3-hour Kathmandu Thamel tour mixing street food, tea and coffee stops, plus guided market shopping and a fun rickshaw ride.
“Really great guide, very knowledgeable. with excellent English. We tasted the most unusual delicious food. Merci!!”
Private half-day Kirtipur medieval town tour with Newari lunch, temple visits, and pickup in Kathmandu, with entrance fees included.
“Didn't speak English understood nothing. We ended the tour early . Horrible refund expected. Make sure you know your guides can speak the language requestsd”
Taste 9 plus Nepali dishes on a 3-hour guided food walk in Kathmandu. Momo, Newari snacks, and stories behind every bite.
“The food was delicious and you could tell the food hygiene was really safe. There was a wide variety from refreshing sugar cane juice to steamed mo mo with amazing dipping sauces. Highly recommended!”
Half-day Kirtipur with Newari feast and ancient temples. Cobblestone lanes, a unique stupa, and big Kathmandu and Patan views.
Guided Thamel food walk in Kathmandu with Newari bites like momo, chatamari, sel roti, lassi, street snacks, and jalebi. $28.
“Great evening with Mr suresh, walking through the busy streets of Kathmandu. Tried some of the street foods and local drinks. Got to taste 5/6 types of foods; i found momo and chhoila the most delicious. Lassi at the end was good too.”
4.5-hour Kathmandu local food hunt with hotel pickup, Asan market bites, Durbar Square stops, and at least 5 dishes and drinks.
Private 6-hour Kirtipur tour with Newari food and drink tastings, stupa and temples, plus optional Monkey Temple, Chandragiri or Dakshinkali.
“Our Guide, Umesh Khanal, demonstrated the utmost professionalism and customer care, accompanying us on a tour in adverse weather conditions, making it an enriching immersive experience in Newari culture and history. He shared his knowledge on a wide range of topics, patiently and comprehensively answering our constant questions. In addition to being attentive to us, providing us with directions to safely complete our tour, he provided useful information for planning other excursions in the following days, ensuring we didn't miss out on meaningful experiences in Nepal's stunning landscapes. Kudos also to the skilled driver, who made sure we could navigate safe the chaotic city traffic at our ...”
Taste Newari street food in Kathmandu on a small-group walking tour, sampling momo, sel roti, lassi, and jalebi.
“Great evening with Mr suresh, walking through the busy streets of Kathmandu. Tried some of the street foods and local drinks. Got to taste 5/6 types of foods; i found momo and chhoila the most delicious. Lassi at the end was good too.”
A 2-hour Kathmandu local food tour from The Delicious Pizza House, tasting Newari bites, samosa and lassi with an English guide.
“Nice to see some local food places and get some insider tips, but the guide should be concentrated on the customers, mine was constantly on the phone with different people or alternatively walking about 20-40m in front of me, explaining little without being explicitly asked. Not recommended.”
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