Healthy Eating

Eating well is an integral part of our commitment to nurturing wellness from within. Developed over 25 years by a global network of expert nutritionists, COMO Shambhala Kitchen is a healthy-eating concept that emphasises whole foods and natural flavours.

Dishes from COMO Shambhala Kitchen are available at Bukhari — our award-winning restaurant that features both Bhutanese and international dishes with strong flavours and an elegant finesse. Ingredients are sourced from local farmers and our own organic kitchen garden.

Address

Paro Valley, PO Box 222 Paro, Bhutan

Opening Hours

Breakfast: 6.30 am to 10.30am
Lunch: 11.30am to 3.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm to 10.30pm

Contact Details

E. uma.paro@comohotels.com
T. +975 8 271597

Our Culinary Philosophy

COMO Shambhala Kitchen maintains a commitment to rigorous nutrition. Cooking techniques preserve the bioavailability of nutrients and essential components within them, allowing diners to benefit from the ‘life force’ of the specific ingredients — many of them raw, and brought from field to table with minimum delay.

Dishes are low in sugar, salt, and are free of artificial additives. Recipes support various wellness intentions, such as brain and cardiovascular health, blood sugar stability, and craving control. The food is wholesome and satisfying, but also light and easily digested, with a wide range of fresh salads and soups.

Developed by Nutritionists

Recipes and dishes from the COMO Shambhala Kitchen have been researched and developed by the COMO Group’s Executive Chef, Amanda Gale, and nutritionist Eve Persak. This is delicious food, flavourful, nutritious, and balanced — because cooking and eating the COMO Shambhala way should be nothing but pure, unadulterated pleasure.

Bukhari is our award-winning restaurant at COMO Uma Paro — named for the traditional Bhutanese fireplace that forms a dramatic centrepiece to its circular, pavilion-style design. Its design means 270 degrees of panoramic Paro valley or forest views while enjoying our seasonally driven, nourishing meals.

Our inventive menus rely on local organic produce ranging from red rice and hand-ground buckwheat flour to an array of vegetables, fruits and herbs. Valleys in the east and middle of the country supply our freshly-churned butter, farm cheeses, apple cider vinegar and wild flower honey.

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The Pleasures of Eating Well

Recipes from the COMO Shambhala Kitchen are also available for homecooks in the brand’s cookbook, The Pleasures of Eating Well: Nourishing Favourites from the COMO Shambhala Kitchen. 147 recipes are featured, including classics like the Green Goddess Soup, Muscle Mylk, and COMO Shambhala Ginger Tea.

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