About Us
Fresh Elements is a restaurant, bar and lounge in the heart of Lakeside, Pokhara, serving fresh dishes across the day in a relaxed setting.
From a chef’s passion to Pokhara’s table
More than twenty years ago, our founder Ramesh Karki moved to Japan and began his career as a chef, cooking across many restaurants and cuisines from every part of the world.
Along the way he developed a passion for cooking with fresh ingredients, learning from local and international kitchens and bringing those influences together in his own approach.
Fresh Elements grew from that approach. Today, the restaurant brings its kitchen, bar, rooftop, projection screen and live music together in one Lakeside space.
Four promises in every dish
These principles shape how we prepare and serve every dish.
Fresh ingredients first
Dishes built around fresh produce, with flavour coming from the ingredients and the way our kitchen prepares them.
Minimal oil, no added MSG
Every plate leaves our kitchen prepared with minimal oil and without added MSG, so the flavour comes from the ingredients themselves.
Daily hygiene standards
Our vegetables are washed in filtered water, and hygiene is treated as a priority throughout the kitchen.
Variety for every guest
Continental, Nepalese, Chinese, Italian and Indian dishes, with a relaxed children’s menu for families and creative specials from our chefs.
A restaurant, a rooftop and the Longest Bar
Each level of Fresh Elements offers a different mood: a warm, family-friendly dining room, a terrace with a calming garden view, and the Longest Bar, where our mixologists pour a selection of wines and cocktails. Music and our projection screen add another dimension to the space.
Our focus remains the care behind each dish and attentive service from a team that values every guest’s experience.
Open every day in Lakeside
Monday – Sunday · 7:00 – 24:00
Planning a visit? Browse our menu, discover the Longest Bar, or contact us with a question, or request a table.