State Department Store

Ulaanbaatar


On the ground floor of the State Department Store is one of the city's best stocked supermarkets. It has a good range of Western and Mongolian staples, including a deli that occassionally stocks airag (fermented horse milk) in July. Good for alcohol supplies, too.


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