Slow tea,
fast friends.

Masala chiya brewed the Nepali way, first-flush Ilam tea and sel roti fresh from the kadai. A quiet corner of Thamel since 2009.

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☀ Open daily 7:00 – 21:00 · Free Wi-Fi · Card, eSewa & Fonepay accepted

Today's favourites

The full menu has 40 items. These are the three everyone orders.

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Masala Chiya

Milk tea slow-boiled with cardamom, clove and ginger. NPR 80.

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Sel Roti Plate

Two rice-flour rings with aloo achar. NPR 160.

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Jhol Momo

Buff or veg dumplings in a sesame-tomato soup. NPR 220.

“The best chiya in Thamel, and I've tried them all.”

— a regular since 2012

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