Pokhara is a great tourist city with many activities to do, many places to go, people to meet, and chilk to be had. However what it is not, it turns out, is a foodie paradise.
Even the good places to eat in Pokhara turn out to be incidentally good, as if that's not what they were originally going for but ah well they ended up with a great chef since he was desperately looking for a Job and with the ongoing recession there were no better options. Of all the places we went to MED 5 was the only decent place, and it too was insanely pricey. Like, the price difference between decent places in Manhattan and such places are about a factor of 2 which is crazy if you account for the difference in economies.
Like an average eatery in Kathmandu, not even near the touristy bits is 'quite good'. An average pokhara, at touristy spots is 'meh', and that's even accounting for the super popular pricey places that should be decent considering their price& they are but not by the multiple they should be. You know?
Why I was expecting anything is silly, I guess the US and 'hidden treasures in food' cities have spoiled me. The truth is nobody goes to pokhara for their food really it's the mountains and lakes and the chill vibes. But still. I had hoped against chance of getting lucky with food and the reality set in. Ah well. Still had a good time, guess that's all that matters anyways.
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