The Cafe Journal — The Sky Cafe

Nish
Nish
Jul 28, 2017 · 3 min read

22 July, 2017, Saturday — Boudha, Kathmandu

Prelude

We bunch of guys — me, Mahendra, Bijay and his friends (now, my friends) were feeling hungry after the First Kathmandu Quora Meetup.

Some of us didn’t have anything for breakfast because of the early meetup settings.

Interlude

We were wandering like bunch of cannibals near the Boudha Stupa. All we had in our mind was to go for this cafe that VMAG Hunger Hunt had hunted down. After wandering like zombies we pin-pointed the location. Basically, it was like our own version of Food Hunt but with a stomach eager to try out “Big Sized Momo”.

Postlude

The place is homely. Nothing fancy about the building because it’s a residential home and probably the home business.

For me, the place was love at first sight. Open environment near the gate where lies the bar or some private Japanese like rooms where lie the tables.

The cabins give you the vibes of Japanese house — the low height tables, the chairless floor, the smirky mats. It’s like you are inside some kind of Japanese restaurant. The lights hanging from the ceiling — they are aesthetic. But we didn’t sit like a Japanese.

The openness of the private chambers gives way for cool breezes. You can get hypnotized by looking at the curtains sway with harmony. It’s so mesmerizing. Other than that, the outside noises are visible.

Food

The menu has varieties. Most of them are Tibetian dishes — Laphing, Thendruk, Ramen and yes momo.

On our list:

Poje Momo (I don’t know how it is spelled :D)

These are momo but each plate is served with 4 large sized dumplings with stuffing according to your choice : veg, chicken, buff.

Poser :P

For me, the momo were oily with unfiltered fat oil coming out from the dumpling as I ate.

So, be sure to squeeze the life out of those dumplings if you don’t like too much of oily stuff.

Thendruk

These are like crossbreeds of Laphing and Chowmein. With thick and flat noodles like stripes (I don’t know how I can describe it).

It was good.

For me, it was good. I found the spiciness of the chatni quite delicious.

Price

The price blew our mind — freaking Rs 1700. For:

Chicken Poje Momo — 3 plates

Chicken Thendruk Fried — 2 plates

Fanta — 2

Coca Cola — 4

It was more than we had expected.

But it’s inevitable provided the environment and many people looking like so called high-class folks were there. And the residential nature of the area itself might have upped the price I suppose.

My thoughts

Not a place to hang around often.

Once in a while —Hmm. Sounds cool.

But I won’t go back there unless someone sponsors me.

There weren’t any background music which was a disappointment for me.

Perhaps if I were the owner, I could make use of some calming music. May be something out from anime I watch. Or something that you hear near Boudha.

Nish

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Nish

Paradox. Solitude. Kafkasque. Trying to exist among Chaos, Caffeine and Code (and Words). http://www.nishanpantha.com.np/

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