Nepal tea houses
A living directory of chiya restaurants in Nepal that already have more than three Google reviews. Each house has its own address, like chiya-chu-cafe.chiya.me.
Pokhara’s busiest chiya café in this directory, at Nalamukh, with matka tea plus a café menu of snacks and plates.
The tea café that opened the specialty-chiya style in Biratnagar, on Airport Road, with masala tea, lemonade, and a rotating snack board.
The Lagankhel tea room of Chiya Ghar, with clay-cup tea, indoor and outdoor seats, and a Saturday evening rush.
A courtyard tea house down a narrow Baneshwor lane, with swing seating upstairs and matka chiya on the menu. The room gets more praise than the food.
A spacious Kupondole café with a long tea list, bakery snacks, and service that guests describe as uneven.
A Pokhara tea hall near Ratna Chowk. Guests like the seating layout and are harder on the tea and the wait.
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A painted family café on the Bardibas–Jaleshwor highway, with masala tea as the cup people name first.
Evening tea room at Katyani Chowk with games on the tables and music in the room. Guests praise the hangout more consistently than any single cup.
Lokanthali tea room where guests keep coming back for the milk tea and a short snack menu.
A New Road café for matka chiya, chatpate, and momo, with enough seats for a family or a friend group.
A Masbar tea restaurant with parking and several kinds of seats. Cutting chiya is the cup people order on a short stop.
A Pepsicola counter for tea, chuski, and fried snacks, with the owners usually on the floor.
A bright Chyasal café that serves breakfast and tea under a wall of photographs from around Nepal.
Shankhamul tea and snack room by the river, better known for lemon tea, momo, and a late sit than for milk tea alone.
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A Kathmandu hangout built around tea, board games, and room to sit without feeling packed in.
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A Kapan tea room people use for a long sit, crispy aloo, and an unhurried evening.
A Thimi restaurant on Radhe Radhe Road serving tea alongside a fuller meal menu. Recent notes disagree on both the cup and the wait.
A Bhimsen Tol café with a view, brunch plates, and tea, set a little above the lakeside bustle.
An early-opening Sapredhunga tea garden for matka chiya, alu chop, and a round of games.
A compact Prayag Marg tea counter that regulars describe as a cozy stop for milk tea with friends.
A planted corner in Pokhara’s Patan neighborhood for matka tea, iced tea, and a quiet cup away from the main road.
A Durbarmarg tea room inside Heritage Plaza, closed on Saturdays, with a short menu of plain and flavored tea.
An Imadol tea stop with a split record: some guests get a fast cup, others report long waits.
A small Kathmandu café with a short, uniformly warm set of reviews for the tea and the quiet.
A Ratna Chowk stall pouring buffalo-milk tea in the middle of Pokhara, kept simple on purpose.
A small Nalamukh shop on the Baglung highway pouring tea next to Newari snacks.