Tucked away in a narrow alley in culturally and architecturally rich Patan area, these 100 years old Newari sweets shop ‘Shree Ghanashyam Mithai Bhandar’ and ‘Shree Nanda Mithai Bhandar’ are largely known to locals and regulars. Owned by two brothers, it is now the fourth generation who are running these sweets shops. These places look very modest and seem like it hasn’t changed much since the beginning of the shop a century ago. These shops are located just a few houses apart from each other in the alley named Momarugalli behind the Krishna Mandir (Patan Durbar Square), Managalbazaar.
They sell various types of Newari sweets such as Lakhamari, Aaitha, Fini etc.‘Shree Ghanashyam Mithai Bhandar’ is popular for its delicious creamy soft Barfi– probably the best in the town. You can see the people making sweets in front of your eyes. Next time when you are in Patan, do not forget to visit this places and get some delicious Newari sweets.
Shree Ghanashyam Mithai Bhandar
Source: https://www.thegundruk.com/100-years-old-newari-sweets-shop-patan/
