Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaA bustling, authentic Mongolian-Chinese restaurant that serves the food Ulaanbaatar residents actually eat - tsuivan dry-fried noodles with beef, bansh tiny dumplings in soup, goulash, and the best homemade airag fermented mare's milk in the city. Cheap, crowded, and completely real.
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🍜 Food & Drink
City
Ulaanbaatar
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The best traditional Mongolian restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, serving beautifully presented versions of khorkhog (stone-cooked mutton), boodog (roasted whole marmot), tsuivan noodles, and huushuur fried dumplings in an elegantly designed ger-inspired interior. Modern Nomads proves Mongolian cuisine can be genuinely world-class.
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The finest Western restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, serving dry-aged Mongolian beef - some of the most flavorful grass-fed meat in the world - cooked on a Josper charcoal grill. Mongolian cattle roam freely on the steppe their entire lives, producing beef with exceptional marbling and a distinctive grassy richness.
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A long-established Mediterranean restaurant in a beautiful heritage building near Sukhbaatar Square, with excellent lamb dishes, mezze, and a wine list that is remarkably good for Ulaanbaatar. The candlelit interior and professional service make Casablanca the go-to choice for business dinners and special occasions.