My trip to Kathmandu and Nepal was already a while ago, but I still remember eating momos and loving them. So when I found a new restaurant in Vienna, called Kathmandu Kitchen, serving Nepalese and Indian food, I was all for giving it a go. It seems to be popular with other people as well, as a delivery guy was waiting outside for his order to be ready.
waiting for the food @Kathmandu Kitchen
Inside, it looked like a typical Viennese tavern that had been spruced up with a bit of Nepalese flair, aka some prayer flags over the doorway to the bathrooms. The restaurant and bar area showed no such signs and came across as rather nondescript.
bar area @Kathmandu Kitchen
We ordered a round of starters, which included Bhatmas Sadeko and Thukpa. The names already bode well for what was to come, as I at least remembered the name of the soup, Thukpa. It came in a vegetarian version or with chicken, and both found a taker at our table.
chicken Thupka @Kathmandu chicken
The soup was tasty, with plenty of noodles and vegetables, but astonishingly, the chicken was dry. Which sounds weird, but that was the case, and I was not really impressed with the meat. In truth, that happened in Nepal sometimes as well, so quite authentic.
Bhatmas Sadeko turned out to be a Nepalese salad with marinated soybeans, red onions, fresh coriander, green chilies, ginger, garlic, mustard oil and fresh lemon juice. It was quite spicy and overall really lovely and fresh. But I cannot say that I remember ever having eaten anything similar while in Nepal. Nonetheless, this was a great starter.
Bhatmas Sadeko @Kathmandu Kitchen
As a main dish, we all ordered momos, each of us in a different version. My vegetarian friend went for the larger portion with twelve pieces, half filled with vegetables and the other half with paneer. She liked the paneer version better, something I could relate to.
large version of momos @Kathmandu Kitchen
I had ordered the mini version of momos, six little pieces filled with beef, chicken and vegetables. The vegetable version was bland and boring, so the less said about it the better. The beef version was really tasty, and the chicken was okay. I would order the beef momos again in a heartbeat. Especially with the red sauce, they were really good!
starter version of momo mix @Kathmandu Kitchen
The last version of momos was Jhol Momo in vegetarian form, also available with chicken, served in a lightly spiced soup. From the look of it, I would assume it was Thukpa soup, but it might have been something completely different. I didn’t hear any complaints, but there were no rave reviews either. And as there was no choice of momos, there was nothing to compare them with.
Jhol Momo @Kathmandu Kitchen
Kathmandu Kitchen also has Nepalese and Indian beers on offer, and we tried two different brands. I went with the Nepalese one, as it seemed a more authentic match for the momos. In any case, both were tasty.
available beer @Kathmandu Kitchen
Kathmandu Kitchen serves some really delicious food, and I can vouch for the momos at least. They tasted like the ones I had in Nepal, and I especially loved them with the sauce. Definitely something I will come back to here at Kathmandu Kitchen. Maybe next time I will even try the Indian food, as the chef hails from India. Yours, Pollybert
Kathmandu Kitchen
1090 Wien, Rotenlöwengasse 17
Tel: +43 1 3173313
WhatsApp: +43 676 5618760
Email: reservation@kathmandu-kitchen.at
Thu-Tue: 11:30-14:30, 17:30-22:30
https://kathmandu-kitchen.at/
