Bridges Nepali Cuisine 4165 Hamilton Ave., Northside; 11 W. Seventh St, Covington; 6304 Vine St., Elmwood Place; 2459 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills (Coming soon) Bridges Nepali Cuisine gets its name from its goal to encourage diners to use food as a means of connecting to other cultures. The restaurant is one of the few places in Greater Cincinnati to offer Nepalese cuisine, and owner Ashak Chipalu creates Bridges’ menu using his mother's recipes. The dishes are rich with spices like ginger, garlic, cumin, chili pepper and cilantro, all of which elevate the simple ingredients like potato, lentils and cauliflower. Popular options include the rice bowls, which you can get with meat or as vegetarian, samosas and the Nepalese dumplings, momos, which can come stuffed with seasoned chicken, pork or vegetables. Photo: Hailey Bollinger

A popular Cincinnati restaurant is moving its Downtown location to a new neighborhood.

Bridges Nepali Cuisine says it will be closing its Court Street store after five years in business and transitioning to Walnut Hills. The restaurant says while the decision was difficult, they’re excited to join the neighborhood.

“We are extremely excited to announce that we will be opening soon to become part of this dynamic and flourishing neighborhood. The anticipation of our opening day fills us with eager enthusiasm as we prepare to embark on this new journey,” Bridges shared on social media Monday.

The Nepali restaurant says it will be closing the Court Street location in mid-May, with the new store expected to open in the former Hoity Toity Donuts space at 2459 Gilbert Ave. in July.

Bridges is also getting ready to welcome guests to its new Covington location, with a planned opening in April. That store will be located at 11 W. Seventh St.

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Bridges Nepali Cuisine, 4165 Hamilton Ave., Northside; 133 E. Court St. (until mid-May), Downtown; 6304 Vine St., Elmwood Place; 11 W. Seventh St., Covington; 2459 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills (opening in July). More info: bridgesnepalicuisine.com.

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Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she...