"Kathmandu, a ridiculous, meaningless and absurd capital city in a rush to become a metropolis," senior cultural scholar Kamal Prakash Malla's essay "Kathmandu Your Kathmandu" presents this city in this way.

Following the letter drawn by Malla almost half a century ago, Kathmandu has now truly become a meaningless metropolis. 

When Malla wrote his essay about Kathmandu, hippies intoxicated with marijuana and hashish were everywhere in the streets of the city. Jhochen, Basantpur area was a hotbed of hippies. Kathmandu was a paradise for them as hashish and ganja were readily available. Jhochen was a tourist attraction for a long time. From local Newari eateries to exotic restaurants, you can also find here. Besides, the habit of eating marijuana is very old in Kathmandu. Elderly people used to sing bhajans while blowing smoke by filling the chilim. In the kirtan of the deities, the ganja circu would probably give heavenly pleasure. 

Senior Indian actor and filmmaker Devanand came to Kathmandu after seeing the arrival of these hippies and made the movie 'Hareram Harekrishna'. With the increase in the number of hippies addicted to ganja, hashish, western music also arrived in Kathmandu. Along with this, crime also started to increase. After the increase in crime, the government banned marijuana and hashish. The point of tourism stopped by Jhochen slowly shifted to Thabahi. The tourism development which started from Chaksibari area has now expanded a lot. Though transformed into Thamel, it still remains a tourist attraction. Thamel has given the charm of cosmopolitan Kathmandu. Thamel's attractions include restaurants, pubs, clubs and hotels catering to global tastes.

Thabhi, Jhochen were tourist attractions while Masangalli, Asan, Dallu, Naxal, Paknajol etc. tolls were local attractions. Vah, Bara, Chatamari, Chhwayla, Kachila, Aluchhwa, Musya, Palu... and Ayla, Thwa. These dishes were usually the common menu of all restaurants. Most of the Newars in the valley used to make ayla (liquor), thwa (juice) in their homes. Those who made and sold ayla, thwa commercially were very limited. Connoisseurs used to get excited when they heard Saimy's wine. Their wine was considered very good.

slums were scattered in Kathmandu where proper roads had not been built. Ranipokhari West, Bishnummati East were the largest settlements. The settlements scattered outside this perimeter in Bagbazar, Dhobidhara, Dillibazar, Battisputli, Kuria village, Hadigaon, Maligaon, Naxal etc. were considered outside the city. 'Dhwakhan Dune, Dhwakhan Pine', the settlements inside and outside the city were defined like this. 

Satdobato area was outside Patan city. Senior cultural expert Hariram Joshi remembers that at that time, the people in the city understood that Bhatti had arrived rather than Satdobato. Joshi says that Thapathali's Harancha khaja ​​and Naxal's Tuyucha potatoes were very famous. Eateries were very limited as eating out was not much of a trend. Hrivanacha behind the Krishna temple was very famous. Hruvanacha's descendants still maintain that fame, which is almost a century old. Hrivanacha's potatoes were bitter, Tuyucha's slightly less bitter. "There was a Newari Khajaghar near Putlisadak, Singha Darbar, otherwise the army chamena house inside Singha Darbar would have been the only option for government employees," recalls Joshi. 'Chhwayla burnt in straw, egg burnt in the same bulu mee (straw ash), where can you get such a taste now?' Joshi, who is about to turn ninety years old, feels that the society of Kathmandu has changed a lot culturally in the last thirty/thirty-five years. 

Paras Hotel, Coronation Hotel, Royal Hotels catered to tourists coming to Kathmandu at that time. After Solti, Crystal, Shankar etc. hotels were built, those hotels gradually dried up. It was closed over time. Otherwise, the restaurant in Paras Hotel near Geopark was a meeting place for political and intellectual personalities. There was tea meeting in the morning, cheers meeting at night. The Coronation Hotel in Baghbazar was the only hotel that catered to state guests. Its coffee shop on the ground floor was very famous.

The streets of the city were lined with eateries crowded with ordinary people. Masangalli was one of the famous streets where such eateries were found, which was likened to a furnace. There were many restaurants. Narayan Dai's Mamcha Shop was one of them. Which is now aiming to become a chain restaurant. Journalists, writers, musicians, singers, poets, artists and various other types of people met daily in the furnaces of Masangalli. How many poets' poems were written there, how many musicians' music, how many writers' essays were written, is being evaluated by history. 

Masangalli's snack shops were as famous as Gopaldai's shop and Jyatha's snack shop. Kapil Maharjan says, "Who wouldn't come to Jyatha when you hear the Chhwayla shop in front of the square where Nanimaiya used to live?" Journalists, singers, masters, writers, leaders... all.' RC Momo of Ranjana, Buddhi Sahu's Khajaghar of Nahgh, Gucha Momo of Indrachok, Bhattis of Basantpur Gwachimb Galli, personalities of various genres who were struggling in Kathmandu four/five decades ago, almost all have many memories of these Khajaghars. "Going to Nepal", he used to say to the village. Nicknamed 'Nepal', Kathmandu Khaldo is a city of dreamers. Young people from all over the country would enter Kathmandu Khaldo with dreams of various possibilities and get lost in the crowd here. This process is still ongoing. 

As the population of Kathmandu grew, so did the restaurants. Along with the growth of restaurants, the Raithane food served there also started to change. In the 1930s, a businessman from Madras opened a coffeeshop near Juddhasadak, Peoplebot. He used to grind coffee beans and make coffee. He was the one who gave the people of Kathmandu the taste of coffee made from coffee beans. Bangalore Coffee House. The coffee house was very famous at that time. Later it moved from Nayasadak near Tindhara. This coffee house no longer exists. Himalayan Java Coffee House is credited with popularizing Vince Coffee in Nepali society. Established in 1999, this coffee house has now become a brand. There are many people who make and sell different brands of coffee in the coffee market now. 

A young man with some innovative ideas opened Park Restaurant and Nanglo Restaurant in Ratnapark in the 70s. Shyam Kashpati was the owner of Nanglo Restaurant. Different from Bhatti and Sasana restaurants, these restaurants brought a massive change in the restaurant culture of Kathmandu. Various pop bands performed at this restaurant, which increased the interest in pop music among the youth of Kathmandu. At that time there was a petrol pump and common office building in Shantiwatika area where Ganeshman's Salik is now. Along with that, where the police office was, there was the Bagmati Superintendent's office. The Park Art Gallery was in the same vein as the Park Restaurant. Senior artist Kanchakumar Karmacharya remembers that art studies and teaching were also held in this art gallery run by Ramanand Joshi. The photo studio operated by Shyam Chitrakar was in the same wave. It is not known where the park restaurant ended up but Shyamsundar Kashpati expanded the bare restaurant and made a brand. Nanglo moved from Ratnapark to Durbarmarg and is now operating under the name of 'Sam's One Tree'. 

In the 1940s, the number of restaurants in Kathmandu increased rapidly. At that time there was a massive increase in the number of momo shops as eateries. In Mahabuddha, Ranjana, Kamalakshi and Buddhist areas, you had to wait for your turn to eat momo. At this time, Burger also took steps to establish itself in the market of Kathmandu. Centerpoint near New Road Peopleboat was a very popular burger house. The credit for introducing burgers to Kathmandu residents goes to Shyam Kashapati, the owner of Nanglo Restaurant. 

Italian citizen Annamaria Fargioni is credited with introducing the taste of pizza to Kathmandu residents. Since the Fire and Ice restaurant established by Fergioni, excellent pizzas of various flavors have been serving Nepalis for four decades. The prevalence of pizza has increased so much that pizza is easily available in many cities including Kathmandu. Although a cheese processing center was established in Kiangjin Gompa, Langtang in 1953 with the help of the Swiss government, the taste of cheese was not widespread in Nepali society. Cheese production, which helped to increase the income of the farmers in the high Himalayas, took a long time to reach the tongues of the common Nepalese. Now, apart from yak cheese, goat cheese is also being produced in the Nepalese market.

With the political changes in the country after the 046 mass movement, people felt a sense of openness. Along with this openness, dance restaurants, ghazal restaurants, pubs, clubs and discotheque culture made Kathmandu's dark night life colorful. The attraction of young people started to increase. Along with the entertainment of night life came inconsistencies and distortions, quarrels and prostitution. This field of entertainment continues to run under the guise of the administration. Rich in heritage and culture, with its own identity, costumes, language, cuisine, Kathmandu is accused of becoming absurd and meaningless, but this city is still alive. Every month some sort of Jatra festival keeps the city alive. To celebrate these fairs, the Newar community of Kathmandu plays Dhime and Bhusya, dances and sings, worships the gods and goddesses and finally eats a feast. There are about eighteen types of feasts in the Newar community. In any special feast, up to forty meat dishes are made.