The spiral metal staircase leads to a glass door. A gentle push and you bathe in the aroma of coffee. The grinding of beans, clanking of cups and gurgling of a freshly brewed cuppa, and you are in ...

It’s easy to find Himalayan Java which is on the right as you enter Thamel. One floor up and you just follow the crowd. More difficult is which of the over 35 coffees to choose from. I am always ...

When Himalayan Java opened for business in 2000, coffee culture was almost non-existent in Nepal. While the Valley was littered with chiya pasals, even in the narrowest of gullies, a search for a ...