Where to eat in Ulaanbaatar

1. Guanz (canteen) lunch — buuz and khuushuurГуанз

   Sukhbaatar Square & Choijin Temple · Tempura and fried · sit-down

   Budget

   ₮ 8,000–20,000

   Walk-in canteen lunch of steamed buuz, fried khuushuur or tsuivan; go before 12:00 or after 14:00; cash only in most places.Walk-in canteen lunch of steamed buuz, fried khuushuur or tsuivan; go before 12:00 PM or after 2:00 PM; cash only in most places.

   • Buuz and khuushuur
   • ₮ 8,000–20,000
   • Cash or QPay
   • Order: Buuz, khuushuur or tsuivan at a guanz
   • Table seating

   Veg

   no

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

2. Milk-tea and bakery café near GandanСүүтэй цайны газар

   Gandan Monastery · Tempura and fried, Coffee, tea and sweets · sit-down

   Budget

   ₮ 5,000–15,000

   A warm stop after the monastery: salty milk tea, fried biscuits and a bakery item for ₮ 5,000–15,000, seated and heated; confirm the venue near the gate locally.

   • Salty milk tea
   • Warm after Gandan
   • ₮ 5,000–15,000
   • Order: Milk tea and a bakery item
   • Table seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

3. Modern Nomads (Mongolian restaurant)Modern Nomads

   Sukhbaatar Square & Choijin Temple · Coffee, tea and sweets · sit-down

   Mid-range

   ₮ 25,000–50,000

   A sit-down Mongolian restaurant with English menus: go at 12:00 or 18:30 for mutton, dumplings and milk tea at about ₮ 25,000–50,000 per person, and confirm the branch and hours before you walk.A sit-down Mongolian restaurant with English menus: go at 12:00 PM or 6:30 PM for mutton, dumplings and milk tea at about ₮ 25,000–50,000 per person, and confirm the branch and hours before you walk.

   • English menu
   • Reserve for dinner
   • ₮ 25,000–50,000
   • Order: Buuz set, tsuivan, mutton
   • Table seating

   Veg

   ask

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

4. Mongolian hotpot restaurantХүйтэн ба халуун хоол (hotpot)

   Sukhbaatar Square & Choijin Temple · Noodles, Coffee, tea and sweets · sit-down

   Mid-range

   ₮ 30,000–60,000

   A warm winter dinner: pick a hotpot restaurant near the centre, order thin-sliced meat and vegetables to cook at the table, go at 18:00 and budget ₮ 30,000–60,000 per person; confirm the venue locally.A warm winter dinner: pick a hotpot restaurant near the centre, order thin-sliced meat and vegetables to cook at the table, go at 6:00 PM and budget ₮ 30,000–60,000 per person; confirm the venue locally.

   • Winter dinner
   • Cook at the table
   • Book ahead
   • Order: Hotpot with thin-sliced meat
   • Table seating

   Veg

   ask

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

5. Seoul Street cafés and Korean restaurantsСөүлийн гудамж

   Sukhbaatar Square & Choijin Temple · Coffee, tea and sweets, Vegetarian, International · sit-down

   Mid-range

   ₮ 8,000–30,000

   For coffee, cake, a vegetarian option or a Korean meal, use the cafés and restaurants around Seoul Street east of the square: ₮ 8,000–30,000 per person, warm and English-friendly; confirm names and hours locally.

   • Warm and English-friendly
   • Vegetarian options
   • Confirm the venue
   • Order: Korean meals, coffee, vegetarian dishes
   • Table seating

   Veg

   yes

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   solo, couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

6. Traditional mutton restaurant (khorkhog and ribs)Уламжлалт хоолны газар

   Bogd Khan Palace Museum · Local dishes · sit-down

   Splurge

   ₮ 30,000–60,000

   For a big mutton dinner, choose a traditional-menu restaurant on the south side or near the river: go at 18:00, order by weight, budget ₮ 30,000–60,000 per person, and confirm the venue locally.For a big mutton dinner, choose a traditional-menu restaurant on the south side or near the river: go at 6:00 PM, order by weight, budget ₮ 30,000–60,000 per person, and confirm the venue locally.

   • Mutton by weight
   • Ask the price per 100 g
   • Confirm the venue
   • Order: Khorkhog-style mutton, ribs by weight
   • Table seating

   Veg

   no

   Halal

   ask

   Good for

   couple, family, group

   Voykit page: walk-in windows, diet and payment on file.

7. Supermarket and bakery snacks

   Any neighbourhood · Local dishes

   Budget

   ₮ 3,000–10,000

   Bread, dried curd, fruit — Cheap and useful for the road.

   • Order: Bread, dried curd, fruit

   Veg

   ?

   From the city eat guide; no Voykit page yet.

8. Hotel restaurants and tasting menus

   Centre hotels · Tasting menus, International · sit-down

   Splurge

   ₮ 60,000–150,000

   Mongolian and international menus — Reliable for a special night; check service and tax.

   • Order: Mongolian and international menus

   Veg

   ?

   From the city eat guide; no Voykit page yet.

Walk times are straight-line estimates (×1.3 for streets, 5 km/h3 mph); “(area)” means the cluster centre, not the door. Diet “ask” means possible with care; Voykit has not tested cross-contact.