Restaurant Khukuri in Dudelange: the website by Dineora

A Nepalese and Indian table in Dudelange

Restaurant Khukuri takes its name from the curved Nepalese knife: its logo crosses two of them beneath mountain peaks and an orange sun. Located in Dudelange, in the Italian quarter, it brings together the cuisines of Nepal and India on a very complete menu written in English: starters such as vegetable samosas, keema samosas or onion bhajees, tandoori oven grills such as chicken tikka, seafood, chicken, beef and lamb dishes, from chicken makhani to lamb saag by way of beef vindaloo.

Then come the vegetarian dishes, including palak paneer, the house specialties with their biryanis, rice, naans baked in the clay oven, Khukuri noodles, desserts such as mango kulfi, drinks and extras. The images on the website show a warm place: an illuminated storefront under the Khukuri sign with its terrace, a bar with pink-lit shelves holding a statue of Buddha and the flag of Nepal, tables covered in white and burgundy cloths.

Restaurant Khukuri home page: banner of pictograms, then the bar with a statue of Buddha and the Nepalese flag

The challenge: two neighboring cuisines, a single identity

Khukuri brings together two traditions that are close but distinct. The website had to make both origins clear at a glance, without confusing them, and make people want an evening at the table rather than just a menu.

It also had to keep such a long menu, written in English on a French-language website, easy to browse, on a computer as well as on a phone. The answer lies in imagery for the atmosphere, in navigation by sections for the menu, and in two buttons always visible at the top of the screen for booking or ordering.

Restaurant Khukuri home page on a phone: Réserver and Commander buttons, golden name, storefront and shrimp curry

Restaurant Khukuri home page on a phone: shrimp curry, napkin with mountains and banner of pictograms

Art direction board for the Restaurant Khukuri website

Art direction in copper and spice

The palette is that of spices and copper: deep brown, gold, burgundy red, saffron, lifted by the green of fresh herbs. The dishes are served in hammered copper bowls with chased handles, set on embroidered fabrics, among small dishes of spices and lit lanterns. The visuals show momos and their spicy sauce, a shrimp curry topped with a lemon zest, tandoori chicken on a sizzling plate with red onion rings, golden naans, a whole grilled fish.

The large headings, starting with the name of the restaurant on the home page, are written in a typeface drawn after the letters of the logo, in golden serif letters. The painted buttons, Réservation in burgundy and Commander in copper, are topped with a small golden peak that recalls the mountains of the logo.

A home page composed like a poster

The home page looks like a large poster. At the center, “Restaurant Khukuri” and the line “Cuisine népalaise & indienne authentique”; around it, handwritten notes, “Des épices qui racontent une histoire”, “Des moments savoureux à partager”, and three words that sum up the place: warm atmosphere, pleasant terrace, authentic dishes. The illuminated storefront can be made out on the right, above a platter of samosas and grills.

Scrolling down, a napkin printed with mountains announces “L’Inde et le Népal dans votre assiette”, then a banner of five pictograms sums up the spirit of the house, from “Recettes traditionnelles” to “Au cœur de Dudelange”. A second poster opens on the bar, before the momos, the tandoori chicken and “Un voyage culinaire entre l’Inde et le Népal”. Further down, a gallery presents plates of grills in front of the glowing logo and a grilled fish served with its rice and curry.

Restaurant Khukuri home page: momos and their sauce, creamy curry in a copper bowl and tandoori chicken on a plate

The Restaurant Khukuri ordering page on a laptop and a phone

A menu of spices for ordering, for pickup or delivery

The ordering page opens on “Menu & Commander” in golden brush-drawn letters, under a mountain medallion, in the middle of a dark setting of gold and red scrollwork, bowls of paprika, turmeric and pepper, cinnamon sticks and copper jugs. Each section is presented on a parchment framed in carved wood, garnished with chilies, star anise and small dishes of spices.

The dishes appear there with their visual, often in a copper bowl, their name, their price and a short description. A bar at the top of the page lets you move from one section to the next, from starters to tandoori grills, from chicken to vegetarian dishes and Khukuri specialties. You add your dishes to the basket, choose pickup at the restaurant or delivery, and payment can be made online.

Restaurant Khukuri ordering page on a computer: “Menu & Commander” in golden letters over a setting of spices and scrollwork

Restaurant Khukuri menu on a phone: Starters section with the samosas and the basket bar

Restaurant Khukuri's menu: a few dishes

Dishes as they appear on Restaurant Khukuri's online menu, with the restaurant's own names, descriptions and prices.

Starters
Vegetable Samosa
Puff pastry filled with potatoes and green peas.
€7.85
Tandoori Grilled
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices, broiled in the clay oven.
€23.50
Seafood Dishes
Shrimp Curry
Shrimps cooked in curry sauce.
€23.60
Chicken Dishes
Chicken Tikka Masala
Grilled chicken cooked in a well flavoured sauce of tomatoes and diced capsicum.
€23.50
Beef Dishes
Beef Vindaloo
Diced beef cooked with ginger, garlic and onions in a spicy sauce.
€22.50
Lamb Dishes
Lamb Saag
Diced lamb, simmered in our spinach gravy.
€22.50
Vegetarian Dishes
Begam Bahar Curry
Mixed vegetables cooked with Indian cottage cheese in a creamy butter sauce.
€21.50
Khukuri Specials
Chicken Biryani
Aromatic basmati rice cooked with chicken, onion, peas, nuts and saffron.
€22.50
Rice
Extra Saffron Rice
Additional portion of saffron basmati rice.
€6
Naan Bread
Plain Naan
Leavened fine flour bread baked in the clay oven.
€5.60
Khukuri Noodles
Vegetable Noodles
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables.
€18.50
Desserts
Mango Kulfi
Traditional Indian mango ice cream.
€7.50

Booking in front of a carved wooden panel

The Réservation button opens a large carved wooden panel, titled “Réservations” in golden letters, with a few words of welcome about the restaurant’s cooking. The form fits on a single screen: full name, phone number, email, date, time, number of guests and special request, in parchment-colored fields.

Around the panel, the scene remains that of the restaurant: a plate of momos and its sauce in the foreground, the bar, the Nepalese flag and a lit lantern. A wooden plaque hung at the side shows the phone number, the Instagram account and the address of the restaurant.

The Restaurant Khukuri website on a phone resting on a set table

On a phone, the poster reads in portrait

On a phone, the home page poster is recomposed in portrait: the logo, the name in golden letters, the storefront, then the platter of grills and the shrimp curry. The buttons become Réserver, in green, and Commander, in copper, and stay at the top of the screen. The banner of pictograms and the gallery stack up naturally.

The booking form switches to a single column, in a vertical panel topped with prayer flags, a mountain painting and a lantern. On the ordering page, the parchments are read dish after dish, the sections slide past at the top of the screen, and the basket bar, adorned with lanterns and small dishes of spices, stays fixed at the bottom.

Restaurant Khukuri booking form on a phone, vertical wooden panel under prayer flags

Restaurant Khukuri chicken dishes on a phone, in copper bowls, with the basket bar

A website prepared for local searches

The website is built around what people look for in Dudelange: a Nepalese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a grill, a chicken dish, the name Khukuri or its menu, including for those who search in English. The page title, its description and its texts present the restaurant, its town, its quarter and its two cuisines clearly, for visitors and search engines alike.

A detailed presentation page complements the home page, and the full menu can be read as text on the ordering page. No one can guarantee a place on Google: the work consists of giving search engines accurate, structured and consistent information, page after page.

A Nepalese restaurant in Dudelange: a multilingual website from menu to booking

In Luxembourg, a menu gets read in French, German or English, sometimes all three at one table. A Nepalese and Indian restaurant like Khukuri, with its momos, samosas, tandoor grills, biryanis and naans, has to show itself in those languages. A Nepalese restaurant website in Dudelange therefore offers the full menu, takeaway or delivery ordering and booking, for the table from the Italian quarter as for hurried cross-border commuters.

A neighbourhood budget: no agency between the restaurateur and the screen, no quote, no commission on delivered curries.
From idea to screen in minutes: name the address and the whole menu files itself, starters to drinks.
Hammered copper, spices, golden peaks: the identity of the dining room, not a standard Orient backdrop.
One more naan, one dish fewer: the menu is retouched live by the restaurateur, who watches the site change on the spot.
Straight to the table: bookings, takeaway and deliveries return to Khukuri, never to a commercial relay.
Himalayas, Luxembourg and the rest: the site speaks several languages and takes the local currency, like those in Bordeaux, Rabat or Sydney.

For a Nepalese or Indian restaurant in southern Luxembourg, Dineora delivers a site that keeps the warmth of the room and the precision of a well-ordered menu.

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The outcome: the Himalayas a click away

The Restaurant Khukuri website links two cuisines and one address in Dudelange. It sets the atmosphere with copper, spices and lanterns, makes a very rich menu easy to read, and keeps in view the uses that matter: booking a table, ordering for pickup, having it delivered.

The website in pictures

Screenshots of the live website, on a computer and on a phone.

Restaurant Khukuri home page on a computer: name in golden letters, illuminated storefront, platter of samosas and grills, glass of wine and lantern

Restaurant Khukuri menu on a computer: section bar and parchments of the chicken dishes

Restaurant Khukuri home page: shrimp curry in a copper bowl and a napkin reading “L’Inde et le Népal dans votre assiette”

Restaurant Khukuri booking form on a carved wooden panel, with a plate of momos in the foreground

Restaurant Khukuri: practical information

Address: Restaurant ''Khukuri'' Dudelange, 155 Rue de la Liberation, 3512 Dudelange
See the address on Google Maps
Cuisine: Nepalese and Indian
Services: Online ordering for pickup · Delivery · Online table booking · Online payment
Menu sections: Starters · Tandoori Grilled · Seafood Dishes · Chicken Dishes · Beef Dishes · Lamb Dishes · Vegetarian Dishes · Khukuri Specials · Rice · Naan Bread · Khukuri Noodles · Desserts · Drinks · Extras
The restaurant's website: dineora.io/khukuri

Questions about this project

Who designed the Restaurant Khukuri website?

The Restaurant Khukuri website was designed by Dineora: art direction, home page, online menu, an ordering page with pickup and delivery, and a booking form.

Can you order online from Restaurant Khukuri?

Yes. The ordering page presents the whole menu, from the starters to the specialties: you add your dishes to the basket, choose pickup at the restaurant or delivery, and you can pay online.

Can you book a table at Restaurant Khukuri on its website?

Yes. The Réservation button, at the top of every page, opens a single-screen form: full name, phone number, email, date, time, number of guests and special request.

How can a Nepalese restaurant present its menu in several languages?

The restaurant’s site speaks several languages and shows the local currency. The owner keeps control of dishes and prices, with no agency.

Can a Nepalese restaurant sell momos and curries for takeaway without commission?

Yes. The site takes takeaway and delivery orders itself, they reach the restaurant directly and Dineora takes no commission.