Babesa Village Restaurant, Thimphu

Condé Nast TravelerNov 29, 2025

Shunali Khullar Shroff and her husband embrace companionable silence in Bhutan.

Traditional Bhutanese meal in a 500-year-old building.

6 things in this story

Babesa Village RestaurantRestaurantTraditional Bhutanese meal in a 500-year-old building.
Wangditse monasterySight18th-century monastery to hike up to.
Ap DorjiPlace88-year-old astrologer who calculates fortunes.
AmankoraHotelCalm, minimalist lodges in Thimphu and Paro.
Elsewhere
Tiger's NestSightParo, BhutanFamous cliffside monastery, hike up 10,240 feet.
Mount EverestSightEverest Base Camp, NepalCaptain points it out from the plane window.

Babesa Village Restaurant