Himalayan Bistro

Specialties

Himalayan Bistro is proud to be the first Nepali restaurant in the Greater Boston area. Nepal food is very healthy, nourishing, practical and tasty. It is not fattening! All of our dishes are prepared similar to the way the Nepali royal family is served. As you are our guests, we want to serve you like royalty also. Our menu also includes Indian cuisine. Our dining hall is elegant with a high ceiling. We also have authentic music and antique statues for your enjoyment.

Traditional Nepali Food which includes Bhaat (steamed rice), Daal (lentil soup) with pure cow ghee, chicken curry, Tarkari (seasonal green vegetable), Bhatmasko Achar (Dried soybeans with herbs & Nepali spices), with rashbhari /​chiya /​coffee /​milk /​soft drink or kheer (rice pudding). Traditional Nepali Food is available for vegetarian also.

History

Established in 2006.

I’ve been seeing Nepali waiters in local Indian and Southeast Asian restaurants for several years, so it was only a matter of time before there was a Nepali restaurant. (A second will open soon in Arlington.) The food at Himalayan Bistro is only part Nepali; there is also a full Indian menu, with some very good versions of Indian-​restaurant food. That said, Chef Dumbar Thapa is clearly a master of the spice palate and tandoor oven.

The space is a converted ice-​cream parlor, but it looks like it was designed to be a trendy bistro, with high ceilings, well-​spaced tables on a polished-​wood floor, splendid Buddhist art on the walls, and beams painted pale orange against a yellow ceiling and walls. Sitar music and exotic aromas make it clear that we aren’t in Kansas or West Roxbury anymore. But good food makes this restaurant welcome anywhere.

Meet the Business Owner

Ram D.

Business Owner

Working in Restaurant for 15 years.