Chiara Basso
A wonderful restaurant
The chef is called Thomas, but the soul of Kilroy - one of the best restaurants in Kathmandu - is Monsieur Dujardin, the restaurant manager. When it's quiet, he can be seen sitting at a table in the front of the restaurant, smoking a pipe and reading a book. Just the sight of him evokes Kipling, or Graham Greene. When I asked him why he wears bermuda shorts, with loafers and knee socks, he explained simply that he is a native of Bermuda. After returning emaciated and starving from a hike in the region, you'll be dreaming of steaks and desserts.
If it were in Europe, this restaurant would definitely have a Michelin star - at least one.
A refined kitchen, a charming dining room, a pretty courtyard garden and a terrace. Moderate prices - fifteen euro per person (a considerable sum in Kathmandu), with a fine Bordeaux or delicate Sauternes to wash down your food. Impeccable food. I won't put the address, as it's impossible to find an address in the maze that is Thamel. Better to ask; anyone will know Kilroy. A last note: Thomas, the chef, has cooked for Mick Jagger, Princess Diana, and Sir Edmund Hillary, when he came back to Kathmandu to celebrate the anniversary of his Everest climb ...
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