8848 Momo House Australia: Complete Guide to the Nepali Momo Chain (Menu, Locations & Story)

If you've searched for momo in Australia recently, you've almost certainly come across 8848 Momo House — the Queensland-born chain that has quietly become the largest dedicated Nepali momo restaurant network in the country. With around 17 trading locations across five states and territories, it's the brand doing the most to put momo on the mainstream Australian food map. Here's the complete rundown: the story, the menu, every location, and what makes it different from a traditional Nepali restaurant.

What is 8848 Momo House?

8848 Momo House is an Australian restaurant chain built around Nepalese dumplings — momo — and a broader Oriental-fusion menu. The name comes from the approximate height of Mount Everest: 8,848 metres, and the mountain branding runs through everything from the logo to the "Mount Everest Sunrise" mocktail.

The company (4H Group Pty Ltd, ABN 96 660 411 816) was founded by Hom Pyashi, whose story will be familiar to many in the diaspora: he arrived in Australia, missed the taste of home — especially momo — and built a restaurant to fix that. The brand markets itself as established in 2016 and has grown from a Brisbane favourite into a national franchise network.

One honest note: 8848 doesn't claim to be a strictly traditional, authentic Nepali kitchen. The brand describes its food as Nepalese-inspired, adapted for the Australian palate — momo at the core, but with fusion plates like Momo Carbonara and Butter Chicken Momos sitting next to pork sekuwa and buffalo sukuti. Think of it as a gateway to Nepali food rather than a purist's version of it.

Every 8848 Momo House location in Australia

The official store directory currently lists these Australian locations. We've verified and mapped each one below — tap through for the address, phone, opening hours and directions:

Queensland

• 8848 Momo House Fortitude Valley, Brisbane — Brunswick Street Mall · open daily to 11pm
• 8848 Momo House Cleveland — Cleveland Central Shopping Centre
• 8848 Momo House Nundah — Sandgate Road, Brisbane northside
• 8848 Momo House Mango Hill — Halpine Drive, near North Lakes
• 8848 Momo House Mount Gravatt — Logan Road, near Garden City
• 8848 Momo House Springfield Lakes — Greater Springfield
• 8848 Momo House Forest Lake — Forest Lake Blvd · live music nights
• 8848 Momo House Gold Coast — Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise
• 8848 Momo House Sunshine Coast — Duporth Avenue, Maroochydore
• 8848 Momo House Cairns — The Esplanade, waterfront
• 8848 Momo House Rockhampton — George Street, CBD

New South Wales

• 8848 Momo House Town Hall, Sydney — Kent Street, CBD
• 8848 Momo House Parramatta — Marsden Street, Parramatta CBD
• 8848 Momo House Gregory Hills — Lasso Road, south-west Sydney

Victoria

• 8848 Momo House Melbourne CBD — Bourke Street

Western Australia

• 8848 Momo House Perth — Albany Highway, East Victoria Park

ACT

• 8848 Momo House Kingston, Canberra — Giles Street, Kingston foreshore

A note on two listed locations: the official directory still shows Warner and Jimboomba (QLD), but both currently display as closed every day on the brand's own site, so we haven't listed them as trading restaurants here. The head office also lists a Frankfurt, Germany store.

The menu — way beyond just momo

What it costs

Published prices at the flagship Fortitude Valley store give a good line (prices may vary slightly by store): a 10-piece steamed momo starts at $16 (veg/chicken/pork; buffalo and cheese & spinach are $18), kothey pan-fried from $18, chilli momo from $20, and jhol momo from $19. Butter Chicken Momos run $19, the 20-piece sharing platter is $38 (buffalo $40), and the 30-piece King of Happy Times platter is $55–$60. On the cheap end: momo sauce is $2, paratha $3, bhatmas sadeko $9.95, and the kids menu is a flat $12. Each location page below carries its current menu where published.

The momo range (five styles)

• Steamed momo — the classic. Fillings: vegetable, chicken, pork, buffalo, cheese & spinach, prawn.
• Kothey momo — half-steamed, half pan-seared. Crispy , juicy top. The crowd favourite.
• Deep-fried momo — crunchy all over, including a tandoori chicken variant.
• Chilli momo — fried then wok-tossed with capsicum, onion and chilli-tomato sauce. Order this if you like heat.
• Jhol momo — steamed dumplings drowned in a tangy tomato, sesame and herb broth. If you've only ever had dry momo, this is the upgrade. Find jhol momo near you.

Signature fusion dishes

• Butter Chicken Momos — steamed chicken momos swimming in butter chicken curry. Exactly as good as it sounds.
• Momo Carbonara a la Nepalese — chicken or pork momos in carbonara sauce with bacon and parmesan. The most divisive dish on the menu; people either love it or call it sacrilege.
• Momolicious Loaded Fries — fries topped with momos, cheese, house momo sauce and chilli.
• K'Man Doo range — wings, sizzler and poke bowl built on the house signature seasoning.

Nepali street food & sharing

This is where the menu gets properly Nepali: chicken choila, pork sekuwa, buffalo sukuti, bhatmas/peanut/chow chow sadeko, street fish fry, and Sherpas' egg drop soup. For groups, the Nepali Friendly Platter (20 pieces) and King of Happy Times Platter (30 pieces) mix all four momo styles on one board.

Rice, noodles, kids and dessert

Fried rice and chow mein with six protein options, Nepalese chicken and goat curries, the 8848 Khaja Platter, a kids menu (momo in butter sauce is a winner for little ones), and desserts including Chocolate Momo — steamed chocolate-filled dumplings with toffee sauce — and Nepalese kulfi.

Drinks

8848 runs as a restaurant-bar hybrid: Nepalese beers Nepal Ice and Mustang, Khukri rum, an 8848 House Lager, wines and spirits, plus mocktails, masala chai, and the cult-favourite Tokla iced chai.

How the chain actually works — the Brisbane kitchen model

Here's the detail most customers don't know: 8848's momos are handcrafted centrally in a Brisbane kitchen and supplied to stores ready to heat and serve. That centralised production is the backbone of the franchise — it's why a momo in Cairns tastes the same as one in Melbourne, and why the brand can run lean in-store teams.

Franchise material lists dine-in, takeaway, delivery and even food-truck formats, with the franchisor providing training, marketing and supply-chain support. Disclosure data recorded 17 Australian units (16 franchised, one company-owned) — which tells you this is very much a franchise-driven expansion. Individual store ownership isn't publicly documented, so we list all locations simply as part of the official network.

Should you go?

For the diaspora: it's a reliable fix when you don't want to fold 80 momos yourself — and the jhol momo, choila and Tokla chai hit the right nostalgia notes. It won't replace your favourite family-run Nepali kitchen, but it's not trying to.

For the curious: this is genuinely the easiest entry point into Nepali food in Australia — familiar format (order, share platters, drinks), a mountain of dumpling options, and enough fusion to ease in cautious eaters.

For groups: the platters plus a couple of sekuwa plates and a Mustang or Tokla is an easy crowd-pleaser, and most locations take reservations.

Explore more

• All Nepali restaurants in Australia
• Find momo near you — steamed, jhol, kothey
• Nepali restaurants in Brisbane · Sydney · Melbourne · Perth
• Frozen momo brands in Australia — for the freezer

Location and menu details verified against the official 8848 Momo House directory and published menu. Hours and availability can change — check the linked location page or call the store before visiting.