Woodside Himalayan Restaurant With Fermented Flatbreads

Fermented flatbreads set the tone at Dawa's, the Woodside Himalayan restaurant on Skillman Avenue where regional cooking and New American plates share one menu. Plants, Tibetan details, and vintage tableware fill the dining room, giving a weekday lunch or an unhurried dinner a calm place to land.

The kitchen works through specialties like chatamari and chana gwaramari, alongside beef noodle soup and momos. Many plates lean unexpectedly light, then a Bhutanese pork belly with fermented bamboo shoots pulls the table toward deeper, earthier flavor. Portions are modest, which makes ordering across the menu and sharing the natural approach.

Staff stay highly attentive, and the kitchen gives gluten free and dietary requests careful handling, which helps a table with mixed needs. Doors open at noon, with 10 PM closings most nights and 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. Tuesday is the one day the room stays dark.