Downtown Pub & Grill

Bhaktapur


This plush eating, drinking and entertainment venue sits just outside the southern boundaries of the old town. The food, cocktails and entertainment (Fridays only at this stage) have filled a need in sleepy Bhaktapur.


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Nearby Bhaktapur attractions

1. Potters’ Square

0.24 MILES

Hidden down shop-lined alleyways leading south from the curving road to Taumadhi Tole, Potters’ Sq is exactly what you would expect – a public square full…

2. Nasamana Square

0.25 MILES

This square just northwest of Potters' Sq lost its temples in the 1934 quake, but it still has a large Garuda statue praying to a vanished Vishnu shrine…

3. Jaya Varahi Temple

0.26 MILES

About 200m west of Potters' Sq, the red-brick Jaya Varahi is dedicated to Parvati as the boar-headed Varahi. Look for two very different depictions of the…

4. Ni Bahal

0.28 MILES

Signposted next to a hairdresser, look for the tiny, tunnel-like entrance to this small Buddhist temple dedicated to Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha…

6. Khalna Tole

0.31 MILES

Southeast of Potters' Sq and above the river is the wide open square of Khalna Tole, the setting for the spectacular Bisket Jatra festival. Many flanking…

7. Cremation Plinths

0.33 MILES

These contemporary cremation plinths are across the river from the Khalna Tole.

8. Til Mahadev Narayan Temple

0.34 MILES

This interesting temple at Taumadhi Tole is hidden away behind the buildings at the south end of the square. The Til Mahadev Narayan Temple is set in an…