Pearky Beans

Pearky Beans:

Lakeside, just north of the intersection at Khahare Baidan and the Sailing Boat Ghat road

Pokhara, Nepal

Not yet mentioned in any of the guidebooks, Pearky Beans is my all-time favorite café and coffee shop on Pokhara’s lakeside strip. This super clean, breezy, mocha and cream-colored stop has a pleasant enough atmosphere that visitors want to engage one another in agreeable morning conversation and share travel tips. Even with honey instead of maple syrup, the French toast is perfect. The coffees are good enough to order multiples while browsing through magazines and books filled neatly on the in-house bookshelf.

For a truly delectable breakfast, order the Chapatti Roll, which consists of two freshly made Indian style chapatti each wrapped around perfectly scrambled eggs, sautéed onions, cheese, and fresh tomato chunks. If you are in a hurry, ordering breakfast might not be the best idea but be sure to take advantage of the to-go coffee—a rarity here in Nepal—and pastries! The owner is also the primary waiter, so you can be sure to get warm attentive service each time you go.