A TASTE OF NEPAL’S WARMTH IN GURUGRAM

PEOPLE trying to make a home out of this busy, bustling city are often met with a kind of coldness so persistent that even the most stonehearted eventually feel homesick. In moments like that, what does one crave? Usually something simple—warmth, fresh hot food, and maybe a corner where the world slows down for a bit.

- UTHAMA SANKARANARAYANAN

Thamel, a new vegetarian café tucked into a quieter part of Gurugram, leans into exactly that. It isn’t trying to impress at first sight. Instead, it unfolds slowly, with corners that seem designed for urban exhaustion—tables for the laptop-wielding worker, a nook for readers who like to dissolve into a book unnoticed, and even a compact presentation-ready setup for those who can’t entirely escape work over a weekday lunch.