International Food Recommendations for Lhasa Tours
In Lhasa, you definitely don't have to worry about not finding food that suit the taste of children or the elderly. Lhasa not only offers traditional local cuisine but also a variety of international foods that meet the needs of tourists from different countries.
Nepali-Style and India Restaurants
In Lhasa, Nepalese and Indian restaurants are popular, mainly due to their geographical proximity, historical trade exchanges and the deep integration of food cultures.
Lhasa Namaste Restaurant
This is a restaurant near the Jokhang Temple, specializing in Nepalese and Indian cuisine, and also offering Western food. The superior geographical location enables you to stop by this restaurant and enjoy delicious food on your way to visit the Jokhang Temple. The specialties here include curry beef rice, French potatoes, Nepalese sweet tea, Masala chicken, vegetable salad, grilled lamb chops and so on. Meanwhile, this restaurant also has open-air seats upstairs, offering you a different perspective to enjoy Lhasa while savoring delicious food.
Lhasa Snowland Restaurant
This is also a restaurant just a few hundred meters away from the Jokhang Temple. Here, you can enjoy hand-held yak meat, sesame-grilled lamb chops, ginseng fruit rice, yogurt cake and so on. Especially this yak beef, with its delicious texture, is well-known far and wide.
Lhasa Makye Ame Restaurant
Lhasa Makye Ame Restaurant is an eye-catching yellow building at the southeast corner of Barkhor Street and can be regarded as a internet-famous restaurant. Many tourists come here for its reputation and find that it is truly a feast for the palate. You can expect to eat yogurt cake, scones, lamb chops fried with potatoes, beef stir-fried with pickled radish and so on. The decoration of this store is particularly exquisite, with a Tibetan traditional and elegant charm. When you sit by the window on the top floor, the bustling scene of Barkhor Street is all within your sight.
Can you Eat Western Fast Food in Lhasa?
In the main shopping malls, commercial streets and airports of Lhasa, you can see the presence of Western fast food restaurants. When you are visiting Barkhor Street, you can enjoy McDonald's, KFC and Dicos. These fast food restaurants allow you to enjoy familiar flavors, and when you take them out, you can eat and play at the same time without affecting the progress of your trip.
Star-Rated Hotels Offers Buffets with International Flavors
Most of the star-rated hotels in Lhasa offer breakfast buffet. In addition to enjoying traditional Tibetan delicacies, you can also taste some European bread such as baguettes, bagels, Western desserts like chocolate mousse, various flavors of vegetable salads, bacon and so on. For the best buffet experience, five-star hotels such as St. Regis Lhasa Resort and (InterContinental Lhasa Paradise are preferred. You can enjoy standard Western-style buffet breakfasts such as salmon sashimi and raw fish slices. This kind of luxurious buffet will cover abundant Western hot dishes, cold platters and baked goods, with everything available.
Conclusion
These restaurants that offer international cuisine usually have English menus and the waiters can speak some basic English. Even if you encounter difficulties, you can ask your tour guide for help as an interpreter. There's no need to worry too much. However, it is worth mentioning that the deeper you go into the remotest part of Tibet, the fewer choices you will have. In some cases, you may only have traditional local foods to choose from. Therefore, it is recommended to prepare some snacks for your EBC tour and Ngari tour.
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We are a group of 15 (perhaps 17) who need to take the June 8th 15:27 train from Xining to Lhasa. We need to book this soon so prompt reply would be helpful. We are getting our permits from an agent and should have them in 6-8 days.
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Hi, I’m interested in doing the Mount Kailash tour. I only have holidays from 20/09 to 4/10 this year. Do you have a tour that includes these dates? How much would the tour be? Are the flights, visas, passes and permits included in your prices? Thank you kindly. Regards, Nirmala (Nationality: Australian Group Size: 1 person Arrival Date: 20/09/26) Nationality: Australian Group Size: 1 person Arrival Date: 20/09/26
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plan a 7-8days trip for me and my boyfriend in April
Hi! I would like to plan a 7-8days trip for me and my boyfriend in April (3rd to 10th ideally) to Nepal, Tibet, and, if possible, Bhutan. Do you think it would be doable? Based on what I read, there are some places/things to do to consider: Nepal: Everest Base Camp trek and the Annapurna Circuit, ancient temples, sacred sites like Lumbini, Kathmandu, Tibet: The Potala Palace in Lhasa and the Jokhang Temple. eventually the holy Mount Kailash or the high-altitude plains. Bhutan: Thimphu, Paro, and the famous Tiger’s Nest Monastery. To take part in cultural traditions, yoga, meditation... Of course I am open to any recommendations you could make. For your reference, we are both based in Asia: him, in Bangkok and myself in Macau. Thank you so much for the information you could provide and, if possible, an estimated budget for your offer.
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Hi , we are planning a Cycling Trip once Tibet opens for Tourism. The plan is we shall arrive to Kathmandu , travel to the border and enter via Kerung. Can you pls send a day to day Itinerary starting from Kerung - Lake Manasarovar - Darchen - Asthapath. We shall go around Kailash on foot and resume Cycling back to Kerung. We are a Group of 6-8 persons. Thanks Pls send ur reply to Kevin
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Also, could you please provide a detailed itinerary - I want to see how many hours are spent on buses/vehicles. Thank you! Deborah
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