Tasty Tuesday: First Nepal Butter Chicken

First Nepal is this tiny Indian restaurant in the Chungdae area of Cheongju.  The decor is adorably Indian: bright colors, Hindu art, and paisley.  But for me, the real draw is the butter chicken makhani...so much so that I will suffer a 45 minute, poorly ventilated bus ride (the local buses are a bit sketchy) thorough the twisting and turning countryside just to have lunch.

The butter chicken is just wonderful!  Slightly spicy, and the sauce is so smooth and creamy...it's really one of the best things ever.  Add the fresh naan bread and some rice and, if you manage to finish the meal, you are full all day.  Even if you follow up with a marathon shopping trip.

How can explain how to get there?  I can't.  Chungdae is a bigger maze or streets, walkways, and alleys than even Hongdae.  Your best bet is to take a taxi or ask a local.  If you get off the bus at the Sachang Sagori there are lots of young college students around, most of whom should have basic English skills, that you can ask.

Or if you are just determined to go alone...get to the Lotte movie theater in Chungdae.  Go inside and take the side exit by the elevator.  Watch your step on the way down, the stairs are steep and uneven.  Turn right.  You will cross an alley/access road with a Watson's on the corner.  Its on the right almost immediately once you cross...on the second floor.