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Door and counter
Pay here on your way out.
[ 1 / 5 ]Patan Durbar Square, from the top
scrollA brick house,
about a hundred years old.
We repaired it
and kept using it.
Many Nepalis leave
to work abroad.
What is good here
is easy to forget.
So we cook Newari food,
to find it again, together.
A place where
being born in Nepal
is something to be proud of.
Ishara is a word
for a gesture, a sign.
the house
Five floors, behind Bhimsen Temple on Patan Durbar Square
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5F, the terrace at night
five floors
From the door on the street
to the terrace on the fifth floor.
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Kitchen
Where the Newari dishes are cooked.
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Floor seating
Low tables and cushions on the floor.
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Tables for two
Small tables under the old beams.
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Terrace and bar
The palace roofs, across the square.
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Ishara signature
Every glass starts with something that is already here.
Nepal’s own spirits, reworked one pour at a time — Aila, timur pepper and juju dhau curd standing in for gin, tonic and cream.
Khukri · Nepal’s rum
Khukri Old Fashioned
Spiced rum, chai spice syrup, bitters.
Aila & lapsi · the valley
Patan Sour
Aila, lapsi cordial, lemon, egg white.
Old Durbar · Nepal’s whisky
Durbar Sour
Old Durbar whisky, lemon, honey-ginger, egg white.
Juju dhau · Bhaktapur
Juju Dhau Colada
Khukri rum, king curd (juju dhau), pineapple.
Timur · the hills
Timur Mule
8848 vodka, lime, timur syrup, honey-ginger, soda.
Aila · Newar homes
Aila Negroni
Aila, gin, red wine, chai spice.
- Cocktails
food & drinks
Newari dishes from the kitchen on the second floor.
Cocktails made with Nepali spirits.
how to order
Our team signs.
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Point at the menu
Writing it down works too.
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Press the button on your table
It lights up when you press it.
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Someone comes over
A watch on our staff's wrist buzzes when you press.
Pay at the counter on the first floor.
Tonight's terrace, on Instagram.
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