Uran Khairkhan

Top choice in The Gobi


Enter through the ramshackle side entrance into jovial Uran Khairkhan, an atmospheric brick house with cosy booth dining. There's no English menu, but you'll find your usual favourites: tsuivan, goulash, bif-shtek (beef patty topped with a fried egg on rice), known collectively as tsagaan khool (white eats), along with a few Korean and Western dishes.


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