Entertainment

Kalamandapa Institute of Classical Nepalese Performing Arts
Nepali dances (and occasional theatre) are performed here at the Hotel Vajra most Tuesdays at 19:00. Phone ahead to check schedules. There are sometimes Newari music concerts on Fridays or Sunday evenings.
in Hotel Vajra
Bijeshwari
tel: 4271545

Jai Nepal Cinema
On the south side of the new Royal Palace this cinema shows some foreign films and is the best in town.
Lal Durbar
tel: 4442220

Latin Quarter
This place has hot and sweaty salsa dance nights on Friday and Wednesday and you can even arrange salsa dance tuition here. It's owned by a famous Nepali singer/actor and is in the Babar Mahal Revisited complex.
In the Babar Mahal Revisited complex
Maitighar