Bhaktapur · Things to do

Community-run Newari kitchen off Taumadhi. Order the khaja set and buffalo choila; point at what looks good.

Potters at Pottery Square will sit you at the wheel for a small fee. Messy, brief and genuinely fun.

Bhaktapur's carvers still work to order around Dattatreya. Watch, or buy a small panel straight off the bench.

Big 15th-century walled tank just inside the western gate; locals gather on the steps at dusk.

Almost everyone day-trips. Book a guesthouse inside the walls and you get the dawn and dusk squares alone.