A sleek Thamel speakeasy using local ingredients, fat washes and infusions in seasonal bird-named cocktails.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
Chaksibari Marg, Thamel, Kathmandu, NepalThamel
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- Style
- Seasonal Nepal-inspired modern cocktailsChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- Seasonal cocktails featuring local ingredients.Checked 2026-10-04 · Source
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The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
22.9 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 74.5
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 14.5
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 50.4
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
72/ 100
Score context
Blackbird helped open Kathmandu's craft chapter — a darker room, an early Asia listing, a night-out counterweight to Barc. Guests who remember 2022 still go. Newer visitors tend to book Barc first and treat this as the second stop.
Guest score details
What guests like
- Dark-winged 2021 opener that first got Nepal onto Asia's extended list
- Part of the trio (with Barc and Bitters) that made cocktail culture locally plausible
- Night-out energy versus Barc's hospitality thesis
What to know
- Has been outpaced in press by Barc's awards run
- Thin recent drink-by-drink notes
- Kathmandu late nights still fight electricity, staffing, and crowds
Other cited sources
Crowd signal
Google 4.8★ across 214 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
Asia's 50 Best Bars
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.