Guidebook for Pokhara
Food Scene
Best and permanently cheapest sandwiches made with home-made baguettes, milk-shakes, lassis and warm pastries. Best place for breakfast.
Namaste Bakery and Sandwich Point
Baidam RoadBest and permanently cheapest sandwiches made with home-made baguettes, milk-shakes, lassis and warm pastries. Best place for breakfast.
Clean and always fresh main dishes by a cook experienced in working in big hotel chains abroad. Very popular with tourists, Western-style, Chinese food. Friendly family. Best is their chicken curry!
Ambar's Kitchen
Clean and always fresh main dishes by a cook experienced in working in big hotel chains abroad. Very popular with tourists, Western-style, Chinese food. Friendly family. Best is their chicken curry!
A legendary coffe shop near Hallan Chowk, coffee from presso machone, cakes, sandwiches, salads. Try out the cakes!
Pokhara Java Coffee House
A legendary coffe shop near Hallan Chowk, coffee from presso machone, cakes, sandwiches, salads. Try out the cakes!
Amazing view of the lake, while sipping real coffee, and tasting the various fresh sandwiches. Good for main dishes. Evenings are especially romantic here. With wifi.
Namaste Cafe & Sandwich Point
Amazing view of the lake, while sipping real coffee, and tasting the various fresh sandwiches. Good for main dishes. Evenings are especially romantic here. With wifi.
For those who are addicted to real espresso and its variations. A legendary and high quality place, also serves good food. Slightly expensive.
Black & White Cafe
Lakeside RoadFor those who are addicted to real espresso and its variations. A legendary and high quality place, also serves good food. Slightly expensive.
Pokhara Thakali Kitchen
Gauri MargTraditional Nepalese Thakali food with many side dishes. Non-veg.
The Cheese Shop
Some Western-style cheeses.
Vegetable Market
25 Buddha MaargaOpen market with vegetables, fruits, legumes, meats and fish.
If you really cannot be without a morning espresso... (Also serves food). Rather expensive. For cravings-emergency only...
Kuti Resort & Spa
Durbar marg LaneIf you really cannot be without a morning espresso... (Also serves food). Rather expensive. For cravings-emergency only...
Shopping
Western-style supermarket with most foods foreigners like.
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Saleways Mart
Western-style supermarket with most foods foreigners like.
Shopping mall with huge range of Western-style food, and upper floors for all department store items.
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Bhatbhateni Supermarket & Departmental Store Pvt. Ltd.
Shopping mall with huge range of Western-style food, and upper floors for all department store items.
Our local Baidam supermarket. Basic Western food items available here. Fixed prices (supermarket style shopping). Friendly owners.
Goose Cash And Carry
Our local Baidam supermarket. Basic Western food items available here. Fixed prices (supermarket style shopping). Friendly owners.
Those interested in anyting Tibetan, from jewelry, thangkas, clothes, religious items, can find a few choices here.
Tibetan Mini Market
Lakeside RoadThose interested in anyting Tibetan, from jewelry, thangkas, clothes, religious items, can find a few choices here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Busy Bee Cafe
Baidam RoadFavorite of tourists.
Parks & Nature
Takes around 3 hours to climb from a few trails along Fewa Lake. Then you get an amazing view of the range of the Himalayas. Also often tourists pay a taxi to bring them up early morning to see a special Himalayan sunrise.
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Sarangkot
Takes around 3 hours to climb from a few trails along Fewa Lake. Then you get an amazing view of the range of the Himalayas. Also often tourists pay a taxi to bring them up early morning to see a special Himalayan sunrise.
A nice walk along the lakeside, with small cafes and restaurants, or further, combined with a longer hike to surrounding villages.
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Fewa Lake
A nice walk along the lakeside, with small cafes and restaurants, or further, combined with a longer hike to surrounding villages.
Sightseeing
The Peace Pagoda or Shanti Stupa is on the small hill above Fewa Lake. Nice and comfortable hiking up-hill, around 2 hours, then you can take a tea of snack and return. Also possible to combine with a bat crossing through thee Lake, or by taxi or local bus ride.
Stupa, Pokhara
The Peace Pagoda or Shanti Stupa is on the small hill above Fewa Lake. Nice and comfortable hiking up-hill, around 2 hours, then you can take a tea of snack and return. Also possible to combine with a bat crossing through thee Lake, or by taxi or local bus ride.
Getting Around
Tourist Bus Park station
Most tourists from Kathmandu arrive and depart from here.
Pokhara Airport
Many tourists arrive and depart to and from Kathmandu from here.
Bus Station for local buses (not tourist coaches!) going to anywhere south, Kathmandu, Lumbini, Sonauli (border with India) etc. Warning: local buses in Nepal are speedy and not comfortable.
Prithivi Chowk Pokhara
Nayabazar RoadBus Station for local buses (not tourist coaches!) going to anywhere south, Kathmandu, Lumbini, Sonauli (border with India) etc. Warning: local buses in Nepal are speedy and not comfortable.
This bus station is for buses and jeeps going to trekking starting points like Nayapul. Buses can be speedy. They are not tourist coaches!
Pokhara Baglung Bus Park station
Pokhara-Baglung HighwayThis bus station is for buses and jeeps going to trekking starting points like Nayapul. Buses can be speedy. They are not tourist coaches!
Entertainment & Activities
One of the more than 70 paragliding companies in Lakeside, Pokhara, you can choose from...
Avia Club Nepal
Lakeside RoadOne of the more than 70 paragliding companies in Lakeside, Pokhara, you can choose from...
As the name shows, it is about rafting, kayaking and everything related to water sports on rivers.
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Paddle Nepal
As the name shows, it is about rafting, kayaking and everything related to water sports on rivers.
Right in our Namaste Apartments building, you can relax, exercise Yoga Asanas, get a massage or Reiki session by a Nepalese naturopath and licensed Yoga teacher, who studied in Australia. Cheap, pleasant and friendly home environment.
Yoga Chautara
Right in our Namaste Apartments building, you can relax, exercise Yoga Asanas, get a massage or Reiki session by a Nepalese naturopath and licensed Yoga teacher, who studied in Australia. Cheap, pleasant and friendly home environment.
A classical trekking route starting usually from Lamjung District and passing Muktinath, Jomson and back to Pokhara. Eventually make a half circle by car/jeep/place to Jomson, then Muktinath and back the same route. You will need two permits to arrange in Pokhara for about two times 20 usd each and it is advisable to take at least a porter (cheaper) or a tourist guide for safety and orientation.
Annapurna Circuit
A classical trekking route starting usually from Lamjung District and passing Muktinath, Jomson and back to Pokhara. Eventually make a half circle by car/jeep/place to Jomson, then Muktinath and back the same route. You will need two permits to arrange in Pokhara for about two times 20 usd each and it is advisable to take at least a porter (cheaper) or a tourist guide for safety and orientation.
A popular light trek possible to make in a single day from Pokhara, combined with bus ride. Amazing views of the Himalayan Range from Poon Hill. Ghorepani and Ghandruk are the places to get accommodation, food and transport.
Ghode Pani
A popular light trek possible to make in a single day from Pokhara, combined with bus ride. Amazing views of the Himalayan Range from Poon Hill. Ghorepani and Ghandruk are the places to get accommodation, food and transport.