Must-see restaurants in Tibet

  • Lhasa Kitchen

    Lhasa

    With a wide-ranging menu of Nepali, Indian and Tibetan dishes, good breakfast options, decent prices, pleasant seating and a great location, it’s no…

  • Snowland Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This old-timer has a new location but is still an extremely popular place that serves a mix of excellent continental and Nepali food in very civilised…

  • Seyzhong Nongze Bösey Restaurant

    Lhasa

    Super-convenient if you’re visiting the next-door Ramoche Temple, this pleasant upstairs Amdo Tibetan restaurant offers great views over the street below…

  • Dunya

    Lhasa

    With calming decor and wide-ranging food, this cosy place is no longer Dutch-owned but it still captures Lhasa’s tour-group zeitgeist, and is often packed…

  • Tibetan Family Kitchen

    Lhasa

    This former mom-and-pop joint has upgraded to a stylish Tibetan building on the southeastern corner of the Barkhor. The homemade recipes such as yak meat…

  • Pentoc Tibetan Restaurant

    Lhasa

    Charming English-speaking Pentoc and her sister opened this simple local restaurant after working in longtime favourite Tashi I for many years. The menu…

  • Yaraso

    Lhasa

    Dimly lit, well-appointed modern restaurant offering authentic Sichuan cuisine, such as Chungking spicy noodles (重庆小面, Chóngqìng xiǎomiàn, ¥16), as well…

  • Kyaka Shak Kitchen

    Lhasa

    The atmospheric stone walls and wooden benches of this Tibetan restaurant on the Barkhor give it the feel of a traditional inn, which is fitting as the…

  • Woeser Zedroe Tibetan Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This is where visiting and local Tibetans come to fill up after a trip to the Jokhang. Add some pleasant traditional seating and a perfect location to the…

  • Father Vegetarian Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This hole in the wall ('Yebche Gartse Suertob' in Tibetan) is a good place to get an authentic vegetarian lunch. There's no English menu, so consider…

  • Tibet Steak House

    Lhasa

    This well-run restaurant serves a mix of excellent Continental, Indian and Nepali food in modern and fresh surroundings. The Indian dishes are…

  • Old Tibetan Kitchen

    Lhasa

    A good new Tibetan place down an alley off central Danjielin Lu. Ask the chef for the ganggo (¥58 to ¥98), currently not on the menu, but a wonderfully…

  • Monastery Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This monastery-run restaurant near the bus stop serves reviving tea by the glass or thermos (¥7), as well as bowls of shemdre (meat and curried potatoes)…

  • Ganden Monastery Restaurant

    Lhasa

    The monastery restaurant has thugpa (Tibetan noodles) and some fried-vegetable dishes. Head for the nicer upper-storey hall.

  • Kajala Restaurant

    Lhasa

    Named after a Bollywood film star, this Tibetan-run local restaurant gamely tries Chinese, Tibet (yak and potato stew), Nepali ( chicken tikka) and…

  • Tashi I

    Lhasa

    Old Lhasa hands like this unpretentious slice of vintage Lhasa for its mellow vibe, cheerful service, cheap prices and great location. The simple food can…

  • New Mandala Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This Nepali-run restaurant has good curries, thalis (set meals) and chicken sizzlers. The prime location overlooking Barkhor Sq was demolished in 2016 and…

  • Sera Monastery Restaurant

    Lhasa

    This simple monastery restaurant serves up cheap noodles and thermoses of sweet, milky tea in its pleasant back garden.

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