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Visit the three top bars in Kathmandu, Nepal.
What is the Current State of Asia's Emerging Cocktail City!
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The bar scene in Kathmandu, Nepal has been getting a bit of attention in Asia's 50 Best Bars for the past few years.Cocktails in Nepal? It may be hard to imagine, but drinks journalist Nicholas Coldicott, known for his book "Tokyo Cocktails'," visited three major bars in Kathmandu, BlackBird, BARC, and Bitters & Co.He visited three major bars in Kathmandu, BlackBird, BARC, and Bitters & Co., and reported on the latest bar scene in Nepal.
writer:Nicholas Coldicott
BlackBird, one of the three top bars in Nepal.
Basically, it's all boring cocktails. ......
In the narrow streets of Thamel, Kathmandu’s frenetic nightlife district, a young man sells black-market cigarettes from a tin bucket. Beside him, another man in faux military gear beckons to a sign offering ‘exclusive dances’. Nearby, another sign advertises an all-night cocktail special: Two Pink Ladies for the price of one!”
Cocktail menus throughout the area focus on the tired drinks of yesteryear: Screwdriver, Blue Lagoon, B-52, Jägerbomb—not a fresh ingredient in sight. But my host knows where to find an exception.
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