In our recent food hunt to find adventurous and innovative dishes, we came across a newly opened pizzeria in Chabahil, Kathmandu. This restaurant, although a pizzeria, is actually famous for its dessert. Obviously, being the foodies that we are, we decide

The kids’ dessert pizza is one of the biggest highlights in the menu. With a light and airy chocolate pancake base and frosting, the pizza is a well balanced main course and dessert fusion. As given by its name, the dish’s base is layered with toppings as a normal pizza, except the toppings are whipped cream, cherries and “gems” candy instead of pepperoni and mushrooms. With an 8 inch dessert, there is a chance that it can be too sweet. But Impasto pizzeria does a gracious job of pulling off the flavors in the dish by balancing the sweetness of the toppings with the savory-sweet pancake base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But the showstopper here is definitely the fried ice-cream. Upon first sight, it looks like a normal butterscotch ice-cream scoop, but when you dig in, it is a party of flavors in your mouth. The outer layer of the scoop is deep fried butterscotch while the inner layer is actual frozen butterscotch ice-cream. Besides that, the flavor of the ice-cream is a satisfying with well balanced consistency. Moreover, the cherry liquid base of the dish is definitely icing on the flavor cake.

These dishes, although primarily aimed at kids who love a sugar rush, work just as well with the flavor palette of any kind of a person who just happens to enjoy sweet dishes. Overall, the restaurant has a soothing ambiance, well accessible location and a wide range of pizzas in addition to these two specialties, priced relatively well. If you’re a pizza lover looking to try new specialties, a fusion food enthusiast, or have a sweet tooth, you should definitely try Impasto!