Jimbu Thakali opens 80-seat Nepali restaurant in Gurugram

Kathmandu-based Jimbu Thakali has opened an 80-seat, 2,500 sq ft restaurant in Gurugram, serving Thakali thalis and flavours linked to Mustang.

The restaurant takes its name from jimbu, a Himalayan herb associated with Mustang, where founder Vivek Man Sherchan said the brand’s culinary roots lie. Its signature thali includes rice, black lentils, fermented leafy greens, radishes and spicy tomato chutney.

The dining room has dark-wood tables, teal banquettes, red-brick walls, thangka art, brass-filled niches and hand-carved Newari lattice screens. Sherchan said the windows were made in Kathmandu and installed in Gurugram, drawing on design language from Bhaktapur and Kirtipur.

The kitchen plans to source much of its produce locally, including from Himachal. Sherchan identified jimbu and timmur, or Sichuan pepper, as ingredients that are harder to procure.