French bread and yak cheese breakfast.There are loads of Europeans visiting Nepal, and the dining options reflect that: German bakeries serve chocolate croissants, banana pancakes, cinnamon rolls, omelets, and scrambled or hard-boiled eggs.
Germans, Austrians, and Dutch seem (by our non-quantitative, aural observations) to represent the largest groups of Euro-tourists, followed closely by the French, British, Australians, and North Americans. There's a scattering of Italians as well, but given the ubiquitous choice of Italian food, you'd think there were more, which testifies to the popularity of their cuisine.
Italian coffee at the Tibet Guest House.
Matt's b-day feast.Thankfully there are a decent amount of places serving actual Nepalese food. For Matt's birthday dinner, we went to the Thamel House Restaurant, which serves nothing but Nepalese food in a lovely outdoor courtyard. The candles at each table add a romantic touch, but they're really there for a practical reason: Kathmandu experiences frequent rolling power outages, so most hotels and restaurants have generators.
On our way to Pokhara, we stopped for lunch at a resort, where Matt indulged in his favorite Napali dish: daal bhat, which is lentil stew poured over rice. Many people in Nepal eat this dish twice a day.
