Himalaya Restaurant

Unique place, different taste, but enjoyed all the different dishes we tried. Would definitely eat there again

Our visit to Himalaya came at the end of a family gathering weekend. What a great last experience! Really delicious food. Everything was awesome and the service was great. Recommended!

This was one of the best Himalayan meals I have ever had, which is strange because New York City (where I’m from) has so many of these types of places. We were driving up to Quebec and we stopped in Plattsburgh because we wanted to see what northern NY has to offer. The town was cute and this place is situated right on the main street. Parking is somewhat easy to get because the town isn’t too crowded. This place is easily recognizable due to its colorful atmosphere on both the inside and outside. This place prides itself on décor, painstakingly decorating every inch of the restaurant to make it look authentic and lively. There are beautiful portraits, Himalayan flags and photographs, and colorful lanterns. While this place has a distinct upstate NY feeling, it feels as if I was dining in Tibet. Service was decent, although they were not quick because they only had 3 – 4 staff in the whole restaurant (including the kitchen). She took our order on an iPad, which was interesting. This place felt very homey, like I was dining in someone’s decorated house.
The menu is EXPENSIVE for anywhere, even for dinner. Their rice and breads are $ 3 each, their momos are $ 12.50, their soups are $ 15, their Tibetan choices are $ 16-​$ 18, their Bhutanese choices are $ 15-​$ 18, and their Nepalese choices are $ 17-​$ 20. They had no lunch menu when we went, so when sampling 3 entrees, an order of momos, and two appetizers, it came out to $ 80 for 3 people. These prices may be alright for dinner because the food is definitely authentic, but the portions aren’t huge. I love how they broke up each dish into its separate country because it really helped when ordering.
We started off with their mixed momos which come 8 to an order (3 beef, 3 chicken, 2 vegetable). I couldn’t guarantee that they were made to order, but they definitely tasted homemade. The dumpling skin was a bit too thick, so it took away from the filling. However, the filling was delicious. The beef was extraordinary and the chicken was yummy, both seasoned perfectly. Even the vegetable one was fantastic. It was served was pickled sliced cabbage, which was also aromatic and delicious, which countered the spice of the next dishes. We also wanted to try their roti, which is an Indonesian-​inspired bread which they served here. It wasn’t incredibly authentic because it was perfectly round and wasn’t too flaky. However, it tasted fantastic: somewhat sweet, slightly savory.
For entrees, I tried the Shapta, which is beef sauteed with vegetables, garlic, and ginger, served in a red sauce. Since I knew beforehand that when an Asian restaurant asks you how spicy you want your dish, chances are that NORMAL is spicy for most people. I do not tolerate spice particularly well, so I got a level 4 (out of 9) spice, which was perfectly spicy for me. While the sauce had elements of spice, it wasn’t overwhelming. The beef was slightly tough, but I didn’t mind it because the flavor was what mattered. The vegetables were nice along with it and the ginger was really prominent. The rice served with it was fresh and yummy. We also ordered two Ngoethuk, which is egg noodles sauteed with vegetables, potatoes, and beef. One was with level 1 spice (she has a really low spice tolerance), and a level 7 spice (he tolerates spice well). The level one spice was not bland at all, which was strange because the level of spice was so low. The level seven spice was really spicy, a little bit too strong for his liking. The level 9 spice must be extraordinarily spicy, so I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone unless they can comfortably eat extremely spicy foods. The beef in this dish was fantastic and the potatoes were really nice with the meat. We couldn’t leave here until we tried their drobuk, or dough bread. It was very good and was delicious when dipped in the sauce (by itself, it doesn’t taste like much, which is typical).
I was really surprised to find such a place and I wouldn’t regularly come back here (it’s 5 hours away from where I live). However, if we do decide to drive up to Quebec again (which seems highly likely), I would definitely stop here again.

Stopped here on road trip from Canada to NYC. Food was spectacular. Everything was fresh and local, with great attention to detail. I’d highly recommend this place.

Absolutely the best food in Plattsburgh! Such wonderful atmosphere and generous hosts! We’re a family of 12 and so accommodating

This is purely signal-​boost: other reviews are accurate and comprehensive. Numinously authentic food served gently. Heck, even the $ 3 I paid for the experience of trying buttered tea — as bad as I expected! — was more than worthwhile. And everything else was delicious (although I found that it benefitted from copious additional salt: the ‘Himalayan’ salt on the tables is harvested in pakistan but packed in south africa, which made me goggle); a quiet and unassuming gem.

Because this place is my all time favorite, my review might be biased. Pricey, but excellent food. Get any of the Tibetan soup, or as I call them, hangover soup. Get momos, get tharkari. An extra bowl of good dal would make your day (unfortunately, they change the dal a couple times. Still pretty good though). Cozy atmosphere, extremely lovely staffs and owner. Be careful of the time though, they close on Sunday.

Finding vegetarian food in upstate NY is rare, finding DELICIOUS vegetarian is close to a miracle. rice, dal and shamo tsoem, yum yum yum! And the atmosphere took me right back to my homeland of India and bhutan where i spent a good part of my childhood.
I HIGHLY recommend this fantastic restaurant !

Food was excellent, service was admirable. outside seating was nice, but cramped. We were there on a warm day and the indoor area was unbearably hot.

We decided to do a day trip to Plattsburgh simply to try some food we’d never tasted before — Tibetan, Nepali, and Bhutanese. It was well worth the 2 ¼ hours drive up and a bit longer on the way home in some heavy rain.
Inside, the exposed brick walls are decorated with framed photos of Himalayan life, while paper lanterns and bunting of Tibetan prayer flags hang from the ceiling. The dining room is small, holding maybe 25 –30 customers. There are also a few tables outside on the front sidewalk with an awning above.
We arrived just past 5:30 on a Saturday and garnered two of the few remaining seats. The hostess promptly provided us with menus and a carafe of iced water. The menu is divided into appetizers, side orders, momo (dumplings), and entrées from the three ethnic cuisines. There is also a separate beverage menu proclaiming at its top that all house wines are from Trader Joe’s. In addition, they also offer soda, bottled beer, and a variety of teas. We went with the bottles beer, each enjoying a Lake Placid Ubu ($ 5 each).
The two of us were definitely in agreement that we wanted to try the Momo ($ 11.25 for eight dumplings). These are native to both Tibet and Nepal and can consist of either meat or vegetable encased in flour dough and steamed. There are eight to an order and they are served with a shredded cabbage salad and a moderately hot sauce. We opted for the mixed variety which gave us two vegetable, and three each chicken and beef. The vegetable and the chicken were our favorites as they both had really nice combinations of spices and flavors. The beef variety was a little less moist and not quite as flavorful.
My wife selected a Tibetan dish for her entrée, Shapta ($ 16.75) — meat sautéed with seasonal vegetables, garlic, ginger, and served with either rice or drobuk. My wife chose beef for her meat, and in case you’re wondering what drobuk is, it is steamed, white flour dough bread. And that’s what she chose. Once again, the thin slices of beef were on the chewy side, but the spicing on the beef and vegetables, and the broth at the bottom of her bowl were absolutely delicious. Tearing off pieces of the drobuk allowed her to soak up all that broth to fully appreciate this preparation.
My selection was from the Bhutanese cuisine on the menu, Tsipsha Paa ($ 16.75) — three large, slow-​cooked pork back ribs with kale in a mild pepper powder served with white rice. Supposedly, it is a delicacy enjoyed during annual rituals. The ribs were very tender and coated with both a very light batter and seasoning like I’ve never had before. The kale was tasty and I used every bit of the rice to soak up and enjoy the sautéing oil on the bottom of my plate. I could definitely make this an annual ritual!
We had no idea what Tibetan butter tea (Suja) was, but it sounded very intriguing. It was listed both on the appetizer menu and on the beverage menu. We asked our server about it after we had placed our food order and she replied that she thought we would have enough food with what we had just ordered. I later looked it up on Google to satisfy my own curiosity. She was also right, we did have plenty of food to fill us up.
I don’t want to overlook that each of us was asked how spicy, on a scale of one to ten, we wanted our entrees. My wife chose a six and I said a little less than hers. I could still taste some spiciness in my dish, but didn’t find hers to be too spicy either.
If we don’t find someone closer to offer these cuisines, I think we may have to plan more trips to explore Plattsburgh. I’ll take their word that the food is authentic, and you can tell that a lot of care has gone into preparing this food.

Not only is the food exceptionally great, but the presentation and the restaurant’s atmosphere really set the mood. Highly recommended.

This is a tasty place and brings some welcome diversity to the Plattsburgh restaurant scene, and as others have mentioned, it is a friendly, welcoming place. But I am down to 3 stars since I will be seriously thinking twice about eating here in the future due to their recent increase in prices of 25% or more.
Of course, the owners have the right to charge what they want, and no doubt they have made a calculation that sales should drop off only slightly with the increase. If that’s the case, I wish them (and everyone else who can still afford to eat here) luck. But paying $ 16 instead of $ 12.75 for my favorite dish is a big difference for me and I don’t personally think is justified given the portions, quality or overall selection.

I went here a few months back. This is a small place, but the food and service are very good. The food is similar to Indian and Chinese food in that much of it is like a saucy stir fry, but different in a good way. I like spicy food and the Bhutanese dish I had did not disappoint me, but could have been spicier. The waitress said they tone the heat down a little for American tastes, but if I called ahead they could make a true Bhutanese spice version for me. The flavors were great. My wife and our friends also enjoyed their dishes.
The only down side is that they are not open for lunch on Saturday. We found that out when we tried to go there last weekend. Hopefully that will change.
I will go back and I recommend it for a change of pace.

Great Tibetan food in a quaint town of Plattsburgh. I ordered the thupten (a classic Tibetan dish) which was very good. They even ask you what spice level you’d like the food to be. Unfortunately they were out of butter tea. Overall the staff were very gracious and inviting.

We heard very good things about this place from locals so we were excited to try it out. We arrived a bit before they closed and thought to escape the warm outdoors by sitting inside– but that was a big mistake as it was burning hot inside and we kept drinking water to cool off.
They were out of butter tea– so we couldn’t try that. I got the chicken thali which was ok, but not really good. The roti was the best part. My husband got the sautéed thenthuk, which are noodles, and he liked it.
We didn’t really get to enjoy too much because it was so hot inside and we were too full of water– wish they had a way to cool off the restaurant.

Amazing food!!!

We had a pit stop at the Himalaya Restaurant on a recent road trip to Montréal. We were surprised to find a Himalayan restaurant in Plattsburgh.
Himalaya is located in the downtown area, pretty close to the interstate Highway 87. Parking was easy on the street.
The space was very nice inside and the service also was also ery good. As we were newcomers to Himalayan food, we took some recommendations. Everything we had was very good and I loved the Roti. The food for me was a cross between Indian and Chinese cuisines. Our party of three really enjoyed it. The only slightly negative point is it was a little pricey Not expensive by any means but a little higher priced then we expected.
I really liked the Himalaya Restaurant and I wish we had something similar around Philadelphia.

This is a wonderful little restaurant in downtown Plattsburgh. The food is all freshly prepared and absolutely delicious.

This is by far one of my favorite Bhutanese restaurants in New England. I’ve only been here once with a friend, but the food and customer service is exceptional. The owner came out and greeted us when we first stepped foot inside the restaurant, and went through the menu with us, and provided information that led to us choosing our dishes. I started out ordering some dumplings as appetizers. It was a good choice, because we didn’t want to be full before the main meal. After finishing up the appetizers, we ordered one of my favorite dishes, which were Tsipsha Pa. It’s pork ribs slowly cooked with green leafy vegetables, onions, tomatoes, chilli powder, ginger, and garlic until it is nicely tender. We also requested the kitchen chef not to add too much chilli powder, and it came out perfect just the way we wanted it. The dish came out nicely and tender, with a little spiciness to. Needless to say, I’m stoked the owner of the Himaylayn in Plattsburgh will be opening a new location in Burlington, VT.

Still as good as it was 2 years ago!
Finally got back there last night (my final evening in this area) and had the momos, steamed bread and salmon in a spicy homemade tomato curry broth (served with a pile of rice, a side of lentils, awesome flatbread and pickled baby carrots). I was so happy and ate everything to the last drop.
Seriously — I would be here all the time if I lived closer.
If you ask for spicy, you’ll get it.
Owner is very friendly and helpful — she will explain anything on the menu and even give suggestions as to the best ways/​traditional eating methods.