As much dad mom love taking me to mandirs, they like local eateries too. Upon finishing mom's shopping, we headed to Kirtipur. This time it was uncle's recommendation and no doubt it was worth every bite. The word Newa Lahana means Newa Civilization and the place was pretty obvious to its name, preserving Newari culture. A must place, if you want to taste of authentic newari dishes.
We were welcomed by an ornate gate with a big signage of "Lahana" followed by a stone paved trail with hanging pieces all the way. Fascinating as it was, the trail led us to Lahana museum. Pretty amazed with what we saw we had to go check how the popular Lahana restaurant looked like. The four storied concrete building wasn't that appealing. However, we did climb up to the rooftop and asked if they were serving any thing extra. We decided to go back to the museum for its more authentic environment, to see people at work and food of-course! The view was spectacle as the place had this open wall and the seating arrangement was simple yet very comfy on coushions. We started with a "samey baji" set and the plates kept coming until we could no more. Every dish was a delicacy and every bite, divine. Yum! I said yum with every bite. The dish I liked the most was "Sapumhichha" (liquid bone marrow encased in stomach lining). It was juicy and succulent, nothing like I've ever tasted, "Quati" comes second which I gobbled all my own. That gave me bad tonsillitis but again not as bad as from the last tour. I was on bed for two weeks and more not of tonsillitis but allergy.
We stopped by at Bagh Bhairav mandir for a brief look out.
We stopped by at Bagh Bhairav mandir for a brief look out.