Taste of Boudha Sherpa Bar · Pokhara
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The hand-painted Sherpa Bar storefront on Lakeside Street in Pokhara, with a slate mountain mural framing the entrance.

Sherpa · Tibetan · Nepali · Lakeside, Pokhara

Mountain spirit,
from the top of the world.

A family-run Sherpa kitchen and bar in the heart of Lakeside — rare Himalayan dishes, homemade chhang & tongba, and a late-night room where the mountains feel close.

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4.8 on Tripadvisor Daily · until late Dog-friendly garden

The hand-painted Himalayan mountain mural and prayer flags inside the restaurant.
Coco, the restaurant's Doberman, beside a cocktail. Coco keeps
the door

Our story

A Sherpa home, two days' walk from Everest — set down in Pokhara.

Taste of Boudha is run by the Sherpa family — host Thupten, who loves nothing more than sharing a tongba and a story, and Pasang, who teaches travellers to fold momos and walks them into the hills. The recipes, the herbs, even the millet for the chhang trace back to the family farm in Kurima, Solukhumbu.

Upstairs there's a Sherpa bar with live music; out back, a garden lit with string lights. It's warm, unpretentious, and proudly home-cooked.

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Eat this first

Signature Sherpa plates

The dishes regulars come back for — many you genuinely won't find anywhere else in Lakeside.

A plate of freshly steamed Sherpa momo with house tomato achar. Bestseller

Steamed Momo

रू 250

Hand-folded, juicy, served with our fiery tomato achar.

Sherpa chowmein noodles with a side of steamed momo. Crowd favourite

Sherpa Chowmein

रू 300

Wok-fired noodles with the works — pairs perfectly with a plate of momo.

A smoking signature drink at the Sherpa bar. Traditional

From the Sherpa bar

रू 250

Homemade chhang, hot tongba and signature pours — the late-night ritual.

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Why guests love Taste of Boudha

  • Rare Sherpa dishes

    Syabaley, syapta, gyuma and thenthuk you won't find elsewhere in Lakeside.

  • Chhang & tongba

    Traditional Himalayan brews, served the way they're served back home in Solukhumbu.

  • Family herb farm

    Wild Everest ginseng, shilajit, mad honey and reishi from our farm in Kurima.

  • Classes & hikes

    Roll momos with Pasang, then walk the hills above Pokhara with a Sherpa guide.

  • Open late

    Kitchen and Sherpa bar running until the early hours — live music and karaoke upstairs.

  • Dog-friendly

    Coco the Doberman keeps the door. Bring yours; there's a garden out back.

From our farm

Himalayan herbs, carried down from Solukhumbu

Wild Everest ginseng, shilajit, mad honey and reishi — gathered and grown on the family's high-altitude farm in Kurima, then brought to the table. Taste them in a Mad Honey Latte or a shilajit honey pot, or take some home.

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The bar's spirit and herbal-product shelf beneath a carved Himalayan deity.
The garden at night, full of guests under warm string lights.

More than a meal

Roll momos. Walk the hills. Stay for the music.

Join a hands-on momo cooking class with Pasang, take a guided Himalayan hike above Pokhara, or simply settle into the garden for a late, music-filled night.

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From our guests

Loved in Lakeside

4.8 / 5 average · Tripadvisor

  • “Our favourite spot in Lakeside. The Sherpa food is fresh and comforting, and Coco the dog completely made our evening.”

    — Tripadvisor guest

  • “Authentic dishes you genuinely can't find anywhere else in Pokhara. The buff sukuti with a tongba was unforgettable.”

    — Google review

  • “Did the momo cooking class and a hike with Pasang — easily the highlight of our whole Annapurna trip.”

    — Tripadvisor guest

  • “Finally found real homemade chhang. Thupten sat with us and shared so much about Sherpa culture.”

    — Google review

  • “Himalayan treasures of the highest quality. We took home their wild ginseng and mad honey.”

    — Tripadvisor guest

  • “The mountain mural, the prayer flags, the late-night bar upstairs — it has a soul most places don't.”

    — Google review

  • “Came for momos, stayed three hours for the live music. The garden at night is magical.”

    — Tripadvisor guest

  • “Warm, unpretentious and proudly family-run. We ate here four nights in a row.”

    — Google review

  • “The thenthuk after a long trek was exactly the hand-pulled noodle soup my legs needed.”

    — Tripadvisor guest

  • “Dog-friendly, open late, and the kitchen doesn't hold back on spice when you ask. Perfect.”

    — Google review

Find us

On Lakeside Street, next to Three Sisters Trekking

  • Khahare, Lakeside Street No. 21–22 (next to Three Sisters Adventure Trekking), Pokhara 33700
  • Open daily, morning until late (≈2:00–3:30 AM)
  • +977 982-8215851
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Good to know

Questions, answered

Everything travellers ask before they visit — the food, the bar, reservations and our Sherpa drinks.

What kind of food does Taste of Boudha serve?

Taste of Boudha is a family-run Sherpa, Tibetan and Nepali restaurant and bar in Lakeside, Pokhara. The kitchen specialises in Himalayan home cooking — momo (steamed dumplings), thenthuk and thukpa (noodle soups), syabaley (fried stuffed bread), syapta (sautéed meat), laphing (cold spicy noodles), dal bhat thali, plus traditional drinks like chhang and tongba.

Where is the restaurant and what are the opening hours?

We're on Khahare, Lakeside Street No. 21–22 in Pokhara 33700, Nepal, right next to Three Sisters Adventure Trekking. We open daily from the morning and the bar runs late into the night. Exact daily hours are best confirmed by message before a late visit.

Do you take reservations?

Yes. The fastest way to book a table is to send us a quick WhatsApp message — use the Reserve form on this site and it opens WhatsApp with your details pre-filled. We also welcome walk-ins and offer table service, takeout and delivery via Pathao.

What are chhang and tongba?

Chhang is a traditional Himalayan rice or millet beer — mildly sour, lightly fizzy and homemade. Tongba is hot fermented millet served in a wooden vessel that you sip through a bamboo straw, topping it up with hot water. Both are Sherpa staples and signatures of our bar.

What are syabaley and thenthuk?

Syabaley (sha-pa-ley) is a Tibetan fried bread stuffed with seasoned meat or vegetables. Thenthuk is a warming hand-pulled noodle soup with vegetables — the comfort food trekkers crave after a day in the mountains.

Do you have vegetarian and vegan options?

Plenty. Most momo, noodle, laphing, thali and snack dishes come in a vegetable version, and there's a dedicated vegan breakfast and organic veg thali. Tell us your preference and the kitchen will guide you.

Is the restaurant dog-friendly?

Very. Coco, our Doberman, is the unofficial host, and there's an outdoor garden where well-behaved dogs are welcome.

Do you run momo cooking classes and guided hikes?

Yes — Pasang runs hands-on momo cooking classes where you learn to fold and steam your own dumplings, as well as guided hikes in the hills around Pokhara. Message us on WhatsApp to arrange a date.