Ulaanbaatar — Places to eat
A gridlocked capital with endless steppe an hour away.
- Modern Nomads (Metro Mall) — Khorkhog, buuz and khuushuur on one table; a safe first Mongolian meal
- Khaan Buuz (State Department Store) — Mongolia's fast-food buuz chain, open 24 hours
- Mongolians Restaurant (Shangri-La Mall) — Polished tsuivan and khuushuur at the top of a mall
- Ikh Mongol (Great Mongol) Restaurant & Pub — Naadam khuushuur and draught beer in one of UB's biggest beer halls
- BD's Mongolian Grill — Pick your bowl, watch it hit the big griddle
- Seoul Restaurant — A big restaurant with Korean, Chinese and other menus, long a community meeting spot
- Zochin Mongol Zoog — Salty milk tea and boortsog, Mongolian tea-house style
- Luna Blanca — Meatless Mongolian buuz at UB's best-known vegan spot
- The Bull Hot Pot (Seoul Street) — Personal hot pots of Mongolian beef and mutton
- Grand Khaan Irish Pub — UB's classic traveller pub, by the Drama Theatre
- Chinggis Beer Club — Brewery-run hall pouring house lager and dark beer
- Tom N Toms (near State Department Store) — Café chain for an Americano and a pretzel break
- ROC Caffeine Bar — Mongolia's own roaster-café chain
- Sakura Bakery Cafe — Japanese cheesecake and katsu with a daily lunch queue
- Millie's Espresso — A 20-year expat favourite for coffee and brunch
- Tenger (Kempinski Khan Palace) — Mongolian dishes in a hotel dining room
- Veranda — Italian-Mediterranean with a 30-day aged T-bone
- Silk Road Restaurant — Trans-Eurasian decor, easy for groups
- Hazara — North Indian for 15+ years, big portions
- Namaste (Baga Toiruu) — Curry and naan from Uttarakhand cooks
- The Bull Hot Pot (Blue Mon) — Hot pot with a choice of broths, 3rd floor
- Agnista Vegan Restaurant — Buuz, khuushuur and tsuivan, all plant-based
- Foody Vegan Experience Center — Meat-free khuushuur and buuz, all plant-based
- Loving Hut (Chinggis Khaan National Museum) — Vegan stop after the museum