A note on the words: Ebisu is a restaurant-dense neighborhood one stop south of Shibuya. Momo are the steamed dumplings of Nepal and Tibet, pleated shut and eaten with a dipping sauce. Saag means a dish built on cooked greens, usually spinach. Momoko and Berapiaza are the shop’s own names for dishes and are carried here as they are written. Otoshi is the small dish you are served and charged for on sitting down, which is not a scam but the cover charge. Prices are as of this writing (August 2026).
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Kunbira on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hey, this is Hangover Meshi. Today I’m off to an authentic Nepalese restaurant in Ebisu!!!
It’s right by the station, but so is the place next door — this whole block is surrounded by love hotels ^^ The shop’s purple-toned color scheme and exotic interior blend right into the neighborhood’s vibe, lol. It’s funny how it starts to look like it could be a completely different kind of shop ^^
Once inside, the place turns out to be extremely tall and narrow. Each floor holds maybe three or four tables, and I have no idea how many floors it goes up, lol. We were shown to a table on around the 3rd floor, and having the hotel across the street visible through the window felt a little awkward ^^
Himalayan hot pot course, 4,500 yen
I’d actually meant to order everything a la carte.
But then a friendly, gently forceful (lol) staff member recommended this instead — the Himalayan hot pot course, since it comes with a bit of everything and is their top pick. She pushed hard, saying she’d order it herself and that it was the way to go, so I went with the course!
A little something that works as an otoshi.
Beer first, of course!
Nepalese soup dumplings (momo). The sauce is properly spicy with a curry kick to it ^^ Delicious.
I learned that dipping dumplings in curry is a genuinely great combination.
It’s a bit different from Japanese tofu — think of it as a firm, well-drained tofu.
Spinach purée is spooned over the top. Stir this straight into a chicken curry and you’d basically have saag chicken ^^
Since we were here anyway, we figured we’d order a curry too, lol.
The (gently) forceful staff member stopped us: if you want a drinking snack, it’s not curry, it’s this! And she pointed us to this dish instead. There’s nothing wrong with curry as a drinking snack, I thought, but this looked good too, so fine by me.
Lamb stir-fried with fragrant spices, properly spicy — and yes, it does go beautifully with beer.
The flavor is fairly close to the Berapiaza from before ^^
Condiments come out first (and refills on those are free too!)
And here’s the Himalayan hot pot! Huge! Look at all those ingredients.
It’s stuffed full of vegetables, lol, and I’m pretty sure there’s a whole chicken’s worth of meat in there. Pea shoots, garlic chives, cabbage, kabocha squash, mushrooms.
They told us vegetable refills are free so eat as much as you like — but I’m already doubting we can finish even this one bowl, lol.
We ordered another beer and settled in to eat little by little.
The seasoning includes turmeric, so it has a strong curry character — a curry hot pot, basically.
It’s simmered in a broth made with turmeric and Himalayan pink salt, so it’s easy enough to eat, but the sheer quantity is another matter ^^
We added a strong Nepalese beer to help finish the pot ^^
There was a rice porridge finish available afterward, but at that point we were properly full and politely declined.
A drink they recommended as a must-try: the Madam D Tequila. It really is refreshing and good ^^
The place has a fun, slightly offbeat atmosphere, lol. The staff push hard, but they clearly look after you well, and it was a genuinely fun evening. The course comes with a serious amount of food, so 4,500 yen is a real bargain — and now I understand why she pushed it on us so hard! Having tried the Himalayan hot pot course once, next time I think I’ll go a la carte and focus on the curries. The Nepalese food here was delicious!
Kunbira (Nepalese / Ebisu Station, Daikanyama Station, Nakameguro Station)
Tabelog dinner rating ★★★☆☆ 3.2
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
