Mongolian restaurants in Mongolia
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BD's Mongolian Barbeque
This is the first American chain restaurant to open a franchise in Mongolia - ironically, it's not American cuisine but Mongolian barbecue. Despite the staged atmosphere, Mongolians seem to like it and it's certainly a filling option if you're half-starved after a countryside trip. Profits from the restaurant go to the Mongolian Youth Development Federation (MYDF).
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Taliin Mongol
Once you've eaten at this delicious restaurant Mongolian food will never taste the same again. Walk inside to find walls covered with tasteful art and tamga (traditional livestock brands used by herders), as well as a miniature felt ger with faux fire and furniture. Start your meal with a 'soup of power' (flavoured with aarts, a type of sour whey), and then try any number of Mongol treats, including grilled yak cheese with yogurt, Buriat pancakes, lamb khorkhog (steamed meat)traditional Kazakh horse sausage and even boiled lamb's head! Wash these gourmet delights down with a glass of camel milk or sea buckthorn wine. It's located on the east side of the Mongolian GIA…
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Nomad Legends Mongols Club
A branch of City Nomads, this smaller restaurant-café is a great place to stop for a Mongolian milk tea or plate of not-so-greasy khuushuur (fried meat pancake). The décor of contemporary Mongol art looks touristy, but it's quite popular with locals. Both this place and City Nomads are related to the inferior Modern Nomads.
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Naran Café
The Naran serves up some decent plates of meat with either ondogtei (egg), chinjuurtei (peppers) or moogtei (mushrooms). Vegetarians can order a plate of salads and rice (but the potato salad will invariably come with bits of ham). After 21:00 it turns into a very dark disco.
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Chigistei Restaurant
Large restaurant with a retro-Soviet décor and Mongolian meals. The owner, Tuya, plans to expand the menu to include cheeseburgers(!) and Korean dishes, so it's worth checking out. Tuya speaks English and can help travellers find guides and horses for countryside trips.
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Tiger Café
Owned by the former Khentii governor, this is one of the better places in town. Meals are served in sizzling iron dishes shaped like a cow, although promises of fried fish on the menu are unfounded. It's on the 2nd floor of a distinctive green building on the main street.
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Kharkhorin Restaurant
If you've already eaten at the Tansag, and for some reason you're still in Baruun-Urt, try this restaurant near the main square. The pictures of Mongolian pop stars, presumably those who stopped by and played here, add a little bit of character to the place.
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Sutai
If you've been jonesing for a goulash or bowl 'o mutton come down to the Sutai to get your fill of luke-warm Mongolian food. The restaurant includes an attached billiards hall and karaoke bar and also offers basic accommodation for around Tug7000.
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Casablanca Bar & Restaurant
Various Russian and Mongolian dishes and beers are served to customers sitting in huge leather couches. Try the azu, a fried meat and veggie dish inspired by Chinese cooking. It's located in the department store (Uilchilgeenii Töv).
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Qinggis Pub & Restaurant
A couple of doors down from Ikh Mongol is the Qinggis Pub, another restaurant that goes beyond goulash (try one of their soups or a steak). Guns and daggers mounted on the wall add a touch of the Wild West.
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Gaav
Clean, good-value restaurant located just north of the square serving soups, salads, goulash and tsuivan (steamed flour slices with meat). One of the waitresses can speak some English.
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Best Restaurant
A local favourite, this place doles out excellent Mongolian dishes, we recommend the bainshte shöl (dumpling soup). It's in the second floor of a brown brick building.
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Oig Zoog
Disco beats, black lights and a socialist mural provide the backdrop for this funky '80s-style café. Serves Mongolian food and some vegetable dishes. It's in the Mandal Hotel.
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Bayankhangai Restaurant
Between the market and Kharaa Hotel, Bayankhangai serves some tasty dishes including moogtei khuurag (mushroom and meat) and sharsan takhia (fried chicken).
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Orgil Restaurant
Amid the row of downtown shops and guanz. Has an English-language menu that includes cream soup, goulash and vegetable khuushuur(fried meat pancake).
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Indra
Located just off the Square, this popular eatery, housed in a converted basketball court, serves decent pasta, ramen (Japanese egg noodles), salad and pizzas.
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Buren Khaan Tsainy Gazar
Dadal has a few guanz (canteens/restaurants) that serve up hot soup and goulash, the best of which is probably Buren Khaan Tsainy Gazar.
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Döl Café
One of the more progressive places in town, the Döl serves meals during the day and is a popular evening haunt for dancing and drinking.
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Khan Brau
Popular European-run place in the city centre, the porch attracts a good crowd in summer. There is live music from Tuesday to Saturday.
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City Nomads
Upscale Mongolian atmosphere although most of the menu is Western in style and taste. It's attached to the Negdelchin Hotel.
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Uran Khairkhan
If the restaurants in the Seoul or Khongor hotels are closed this place may be able to rustle something up for you.
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Jaragalan Café
The streetside patio at this Mongolian restaurant is worth visiting on a warm day. It's just northwest of the square.
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Michid Restaurant & Bar
For a hot meal, try this restaurant located in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Hotel. It has some reasonable Mongolian food.
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Ma Bagsh
In Tariat, try Ma Bagsh, a better-than-average restaurant serving mainly Mongolian meals. It's near the bridge.
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Gobi Restaurant
A decent second choice if you've already been to the Michid. It's behind the market.
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