How Nepali eatery in Queens earns New York recognition

Bimala Hamal Shrestha’s restaurant has become a source of pride for Nepalis in New York, earning a place on the New York Times’ list of the city’s 100 best restaurants and introducing authentic Nepali cuisine to a global audience.

Just outside the busy Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station in Queens, sits a small Nepali restaurant that has become one of the most recognisable symbols of Nepali identity in New York City.