It's the quintessential New York buddy story: Two friends from Woodside—one Brazilian, one Nepalese—decided to open a restaurant. But they squabbled over what to serve: One loved the grilled steaks and coconut-milk-laced stews of his South American homeland; the other adored the meat jerkies and outsize dumplings of Nepal. So against the advice of others, they decided to fuse both cuisines in a single restaurant, and Katmandu Spice was born. It may be the only Brazilian-Nepalese restaurant in the world.
Though a mere two blocks from the 7-train stop at 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, the place is a bit difficult to find, since you have to dogleg left on Woodside Avenue through a pocket park filled with children of more ethnicities than can easily be identified. The restaurant façade is dominated by a concrete wheelchair ramp leading into a wide, shallow dining room clad in lacquered woods, with little in the way of embellishment except a Buddha head in a niche. As it happened, one of the friends moved back to Brazil, leaving the other guy in charge, hence the Asian vibe. Quite gloriously, the tall windows swing open, making you feel like you're dining outdoors—so sit by a window if you can.
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