Mountain Café is popular with tourists and is one of the highly rated eateries in Paro. Located in the heart of Paro town, Mountain Café is a perfect place to relax over a cup of coffee or over a scrumptious meal.

Taking a break from the local cuisine Mountain Café serves gourmet–influenced meals of organic ingredients (including salad leaves, root vegetables and herbs) for salads, pastas, sizzler, pizzas, various Indian snacks, assorted cakes and pastries, eggless cakes and many more.

Tou Zaiga Restaurant is an off shoot of the Bongde Institute of Hospitality and Tourism overlooking the beautiful Paro valley. The Institute is a training hotel providing on-the job/training- learning experience for unemployed youths, an initiative focused on optimizing hospitality training along with operating a self-sustaining tourist standard boutique hotel. 

Tou Zaiga meaning ‘have you eaten?’ emphasizes on organic, fresh and simple fine dining experience serving multi cuisine dishes with fresh organic vegetables and fruits straight from the farmers market in town. Inspired by Michelin stars restaurants, their local, western and continental cuisines are well considered and they also provide Indian dishes as per the requirement of the guests.

Complementary to its modern facilities, the entire complex boasts a panoramic view of the Paro valley. You can either dine in or out at the terrace with the beautiful view of Paro valley.

Located in the heart of Paro town, Sonam Trophel restaurant exudes homely ambience with good food and friendly staffs. They serve excellent home style Bhutanese cooking fused with Indian and Chinese dishes adapted to foreign taste. Their dumplings (veg and non – veg), cheesy potatoes and any of their vegetarian dishes are well regarded and the restaurant is positively reviewed on the popular TripAdvisor forum.

Located in the heart of the Paro town, My Kind of Place is a cozy restaurant catering to both locals and tourists. My Place is clean and lively, managed by an excellent hostess and her group of hospitable and efficient staffs.

They serve delicious Bhutanese cuisine, local ethnic snacks, Indian, Chinese and Continental including non – vegetarian dishes like Malaysian Laksa, Indonesian noodles, Beef and Chicken Rendang and many more.  

Located in the heart of the Paro town, Park 76 is a cozy pub serving continental, local and Indian dishes and snacks, beers on tap, various cocktails and mocktails along with a stage for live music. Their burgers and sizzlers are a favorite amongst a variety of fast food choices.

More like a sports bar/pub with tastefully done interiors Park 76 is a favorite hangout for both locals and tourists with popular local and international bands playing during the weekends. Park 76 is usually crowded in the evenings, nonetheless a great place to unwind and interact with the locals and enjoy the nightlife of Paro.

The Namgay Artisanal Brewery is one of the best place to relax and unwind after a day of sightseeing in and around Paro town. Overlooking the valley and the airport strip, the place offers dining options with musical performances by local artists during the weekends. Their locally and organically infused Continental meals and snacks with a local beer or wine is a favorite with both locals and visiting tourists.

Craft beer is gaining popularity in Bhutan and this is one of the few breweries that have sprung up in recent times. One can also enjoy a guided tour of the microbrewery followed by a beer tasting session of all the 8 different flavors produced; Red Rice Lager, Dark Ale, Wheat Beer, Indian Pale Ale, Milk Stout, Pilsner, Pineapple Gose and Apple Cider.

Another cozy addition to the numerous eateries in Paro town is the Take Away Cafeteria specializing in locally friend chicken and snacks. If you have a taste bud for spicy stimulating  veg and non-veg local and continental dishes and snacks, the Take Away Cafeteria is the place to visit for a quick bite.

The cafeteria serves melting cheese pizzas, noodles, momos, parathas, fried chickens, beef stir fried noodles; and for vegetarian, you can try their delicious puri with kewa datsi (potato with cheese).

If the local cuisine gets a bit monotonous as you travel around Bhutan, then for a quick palate change you must visit Authentic Pizza and grab your favorite bite. Located in the heart of the town, Authentic Pizza serves local and organic ingredient infused pizzas, various snacks set in a pleasant ambience with quick service and great hospitality.

With a separate kitchen for veg and non-veg cooking, the Authentic Pizza serves delicious Mushroom, Ham, Cheese, Chicken pizzas and many more. Their dried beef pizza with caramelized onions with a Bhutanese twist is delicious and popular.

Tshering Farmhouse enjoys a rural setting despite being only a few minutes drive from the main Paro town. Surrounded by paddy fields, organic vegetable garden and replete with farm animals, Tshering farmhouse offers the authentic farm experience complemented by homecooked local delicacies.

A menu is not required nor available, however be ready to be served an array of well-chosen traditional cuisines and snacks with especial care and attention to dietary preferences and restrictions. Managed by warm and hospitable family members, the ancestral house provides excellent meals, lodging, traditional hot stone baths and a chance to play a traditional game of archery. 

Located in the middle of the town and catering to mostly tourists Travellers is a convenient place to enjoy a sumptuous meal as you explore the many attractions of Paro valley. Being in the business for many years, their warm and hospitable ambience complemented by their quick and efficient service is a favorite amongst the tourists and tour guides.

They serve excellent home style Bhutanese cooking fused with Indian and Chinese dishes adapted to foreign taste. All their ingredients are local, fresh and organic picked up from the nearby farmers’ market. Their bar is also stocked well with local spirits like whisky, wine and beer.

Overlooking the Children’s Park and backyard Paro town, Soechey Restaurant specializes in serving authentic Bhutanese, Indian, Chinese and Continental dishes to tourists and locals alike. All their ingredients are local, fresh and organic picked up from the nearby farmers’ market. Their bar is also stocked well with local spirits like whisky, wine and beer.

Soechey rates highly in the TripAdvisor for their delicious meals and warm hospitality.

Dagmar Restaurant rates highly with tourists for their central location in town and their delicious array of menu. Dagmar specializes in a variety of healthy authentic Bhutanese, Indian, Chinese and Continental dishes to tourists with especial care and attention to dietary preferences and restrictions. All their ingredients are local, fresh and organic picked up from the nearby farmers’ market.

Your Café is a beautiful establishment built on an abandoned ruins of a traditional house located about 10-minutes drive away from the town. Housed in a restored traditional mud rammed building Your Café is part of the Neyphug Heritage Complex comprising of an art gallery, a retreat center, foot reflexology and a handicraft shop. Your Café has an indoor and outdoors seating areas with beautiful wooden furniture.

With the farm-to-table food concept they serve a variety of healthy meal sets, freshly baked goodies, pastries, bread and fresh brewed coffee of your choice. Enjoy your meal overlooking the beautiful terraced fields, their organic kitchen garden and the wide valley. Located below the Paro-Thimphu highway, Your Café looks absolutely beautiful after dark with the spectacular lighting of their rustic complex.

Modelled on a traditional farmhouse, Chencho farmhouse serves authentic homecooked Bhutanese dishes cooked and served in earthen pots. Local delicacies like dried pork, dried beef, dried red chilies with cheese, pumpkin soup are a few of the many dishes served. Typical of a farmhouse they also offer local spirit called ‘ara’ with red sandalwood and cordyceps along with traditional salt and butter tea with local snacks.

Located at the base of the popular Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Chencho farmhouse is the perfect place to have a meal after the dauting hike to the Monastery. The farmhouse also offer basic lodging and traditional hot stone bath facilities.

Located 10 minutes drive away from the Paro town towards the famed Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Paro Dhaba is a new addition catering to tourists and locals alike. Themed as an Indian highway restaurant Paro Dhaba serves excellent and authentic Indian cuisines in a cozy and peaceful ambience.

Their menu specializes in typical North Indian vegetarian and non – vegetarian thali (rice and curry palate) and beverages like lassi (yogurt drink) and masala chai/tea (flavored tea with a mixture of aromatic spices and herbs). They also serve coffee, fresh pastries, croissant and raisin rolls.