Nepalese
Photo: Kushal Goyal · CC BY-SA 3.0

5 nepalese restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.

Gorkhali Kitchen ★ 4.4

$$NepaleseCarrollwoodTampa

Gorkhali Kitchen in New Tampa holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Himalayan and Nepalese cooking, with steamed momos and big-bowl thalis the table builds.

OrderA plate of steamed buff momos with chili sauce and the chicken thali platter for two.

TipThe strip-mall room is unassuming; bring a group and order across the thali, momo and biryani sections to taste range.

Gorkhali Kitchen ★ 4.4

$$NepaleseCarrollwoodTampa

Gorkhali Kitchen in New Tampa holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Himalayan and Nepalese cooking, with steamed buff momos and thali platters built tableside.

OrderBuff momos with chili sauce and the chicken thali platter.

TipStrip-mall room with no frills; bring a group and order across the thali, momo and biryani sections.

Himalayan Bistro ★ 4.3

$$NepaliSouth Fort CollinsFort Collins

Himalayan Bistro brings Dawa and Tashi Sherpa's Nepali, Tibetan and Indian cooking to Council Tree Avenue in Fort Collins, est. 2016 at Front Range Village.

OrderA plate of momos, then a Sherpa-spiced curry

TipThe owners come from Nepal's Solukhumbu Valley and also founded Mt Everest Cafe in 2004; order momos before anything else.

Himalayan Bistro ★ 4.3

$$NepaliSouth Fort CollinsFort Collins

Himalayan Bistro brings Dawa and Tashi Sherpa's Nepali, Tibetan and Indian cooking to Council Tree Avenue in Fort Collins, est. 2016 at Front Range Village.

OrderA plate of momos, then a Sherpa-spiced curry

TipThe owners come from Nepal's Solukhumbu Valley and also founded Mt Everest Cafe in 2004; order momos before anything else.

Kathmandu Momo Station ★ 4.2

$NepaleseOld MarketOmaha

Kathmandu Momo Station serves Himalayan dumplings and Nepalese small plates downtown, open late and cited as one of Omaha's most underrated casual kitchens.

OrderSteamed momo dumplings: the filling changes daily and the kitchen makes them by hand each morning.

Book food experiences in Tampa

See all 102 food experiences in Tampa