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Must-Visit Restaurants
Top 20 Must-Visit Restaurants in Lhasa [2025]
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MAKYE AME
4.4
/5
530 reviews
Tibetan Cuisine
From MXN$257
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: Southeast corner of the intersection of Dongzisu Road and Barkhor Street (opposite the telecommunications bureau)
No.3 of Local Restaurants in Lhasa
Highlights:
A modern Tibetan restaurant full of ethnic charm, with window seating offering great street views
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#Romantic Life Recorder #City Life Map #My Food Daily #Life Needs a Sense of Rituals #Show You My Life
Barkhor Street Q Best Street View Restaurant, suitable for stopping for a sweet tea after visiting Jokhang Temple Q, and ordering some hard dishes is also good, mainly to see the Barkhor street view, there are not many seats, you have to wait for a seat during peak hours, and after eating and drinking, you can also flip through the guestbook and have a conversation across time with friends from all over the world.
The first time you come to Lhasa, you must eat local Tibetan food. This is an old restaurant. You can see the lively street scene from the window on the second floor. However, there is no smoking ban. I don't like the smell of smoke and it will be a bit uncomfortable to meet guests smoking.
I can only order one thing for one person, so I ordered the most classic potato fried lamb chops. The portion is not large, the lamb chops are cut into small pieces, and the potatoes are actually French fries. The taste is good and very fragrant.
The service is also good, and the waiter is friendly. Some people say that the service is not good, but I personally think it is mutual. As a guest, you are polite, and the waiter will naturally welcome you.
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LHASA NAMASTE RESTAURANT
4.1
/5
318 reviews
Western-style
From MXN$172
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 2F, No. 30 Yutuo Road (near Dossenger South Road)
No.5 of Local Restaurants in Lhasa
Highlights:
Trending restaurants serve amazing global delicacies
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It was my first time eating Nepalese food, and I could accept it and it tasted good. I ordered the beef curry set and the mutton curry set from the Nepalese set. Each set included curry beef (mutton) and cucumber slices, carrot slices, jicama slices, some green vegetables and a small bowl of mung bean soup, with a large piece of naan. I tore a piece of naan by hand and dipped it in the curry beef sauce, then ate the meat and vegetables and drank the soup. It tasted good, the beef (mutton) was fresh. The environment in the restaurant was Nepalese style.
This Nepalese restaurant is located on the second floor near Barkhor Street and is quite popular. I ordered the most classic Masala chicken with Nan, potato beef buns, fried lamb chops and Nepalese sweet tea. Except for the fried lamb chops, which tasted too stinky, the other dishes tasted good. Especially the Nan (naan), which is hollow in the middle and tasted very fragrant. The potato beef buns are actually fried potato balls, which are a little greasy. In general, Nepalese food is full of fried high-calorie foods, and I felt a little bloated while eating.
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TIANCUN
5.0
/5
62 reviews
Hot Pot
From MXN$200
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.3 km from downtown
Address: 丹杰林路茶百道楼上
Highlights:
Tibetan elements showcase local character, and the sour soup with yak meat offers excellent flavor
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Taste and ingredients
• Unique sour soup: Sour soup is the soul of sour soup yak beef. The unique sour and refreshing taste can stimulate people's appetite and make people's mouths linger. The sour soup bases of different restaurants are different. Some contain sauerkraut, tomatoes, day lily, cordyceps flowers and other ingredients. The sour and spicy taste is moderate. It is not only delicious, but also has the effect of appetizing and relieving greasiness.
• Fresh and tender yak meat: Yak beef is the main ingredient of sour soup yak beef. The meat is tender and juicy with excellent taste. The freshly cut yak beef is bright and uniform in color, with clear texture, and every bite is full of chewiness. Some restaurants provide yak beef with uniform thickness and exquisite knife skills, which greatly enhances the eating experience.
Environment and service
• Elegant environment: The environment of many sour soup yak beef restaurants is elegant and comfortable, and the decoration style incorporates Tibetan elements, which is simple and generous. Warm lighting, comfortable seats and clean and tidy tableware make customers feel relaxed and happy when dining.
• Thoughtful service: The waiters are dressed in special costumes and have a warm and thoughtful attitude. From welcoming guests to ordering and serving dishes, every link makes people feel at home. Some restaurants also provide Tibetan special gifts such as Hada to add a sense of ceremony to customers.
Suitable for a wide range of people: Sour soup yak beef is suitable for people of all ages. Whether they are old or children, they can find the pleasure of satisfying their taste buds in this dish. For people with high altitude sickness and no appetite, this dish is a good appetizer.
• High cost performance: While enjoying the delicious food, the cost performance of sour soup yak beef is also quite high. The prices of different restaurants vary, but in general, the prices are relatively reasonable and the portions are relatively sufficient, so that people will not feel over-consumption while enjoying the food.
In summary, sour soup yak beef has won the praise of customers for its unique taste, fresh ingredients, elegant environment and thoughtful service. If you haven't tasted this dish yet, you might as well find an opportunity to try it. I believe you will also be attracted by its charm.
Lhasa Barkhor Street Guide: Have you checked in on all these?
Some people say that I finished Barkhor Street in an hour
It doesn’t feel like anything
👉🏻You should read this guide and go back to visit again~
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Barkhor Street, which carries a thousand years of history
Ancient streets,
The smell of butter tea,
Tibetan architecture,
Pious pilgrims
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🏞️Attractions
1️⃣Jokhang Temple: This requires a ticket🎫
2️⃣Tang-Tibetan Alliance Monument
3️⃣Langzixia Exhibition Hall
4️⃣The Office of the Minister in Tibet (during the Qing Dynasty)
5️⃣Gendun Gonpeiji Memorial Hall
6️⃣ Muru Temple Branch
7️⃣ Thangka Mural
8️⃣ Night view of Barkhor Street
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♨️ Food
✨ Front Station Yak Yogurt (Yogurt Cake🍰Yogurt Ice Cream🍨)
✨ Atiao Milk Tea🧋 (Lam Lacuo Milk Tea Half Sugar)
✨ Tiancun Copper Pot Sour Soup Fresh Yak Meat
📍 Atiao 2nd Floor, Barkhor East Street
🔸 Sour Soup Base: Sour and Spicy Good Appetizer~
🔸 Freshly cut yak meat, you can try different parts~ The meat is tender and juicy, super delicious, there are so many slices in one plate! The portion is so generous!
The service is also thoughtful and enthusiastic. There are also singing and dancing performances during the meal. It’s just that you have to queue up at meal time, so come early~
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🎏Photography
You can take pictures anywhere in Barkhor Street. This is the dream place for photography~
People say "There was Jokhang Temple first, and then Lhasa City". When you come to Barkhor Street, start from Jokhang Temple and walk around in a clockwise direction~ It’s worth the trip~
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Yangqingcang Tibetan Restaurant
4.4
/5
50 reviews
Tibetan Cuisine
From MXN$250
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 2 km from downtown
Address: No. 9, Lane 3, Balangxue 3, opposite the Barkow Shopping Mall (Beijing Xigaze Jewelry), East Beijing Road, Lhasa
No.1 of Local Restaurants in Lhasa
Highlights:
A Tibetan restaurant with local characteristics and multiple culinary awards
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Yangqingcang Tibetan Restaurant is a very distinctive restaurant with typical Tibetan decoration style. The yak beef hotpot here is delicious, and the cumin grilled lamb chops, ginseng fruit homemade yak yogurt, etc. taste good. The Tibetan food is quite authentic.
The store is clean and hygienic, the boss looks very friendly and has a good attitude. The Tibetan food here tastes very authentic. Tibetan yak hotpot is the specialty of this restaurant. The hotpot seasoning is made from local Tibetan ingredients. The waiter helped us to prepare it. The yak hotpot is very large in quantity and has a rich variety of ingredients, including beef tongue, beef, beef balls, beef bones, chicken, white radish, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, vermicelli, cabbage, kelp, etc. The portion is very large. We also ordered a grilled lamb chop, which was also large in quantity and tasted very good. I recommend it.
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5
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吉祥圣雪藏餐
4.7
/5
152 reviews
Tibetan Cuisine
From MXN$210
Zhaji Temple | 2.2 km from downtown
Address: No. 5, Lane 2, Group 9, Zhaxi New Village, Junmin Road (near Beijiao Waterworks and Shengmeijia Supermarket)
No.8 of Local Restaurants in Lhasa
Highlights:
A nostalgic Tibetan eatery where traditional cooking presents authentic Tibetan cuisine
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This time, I took a self-driving tour in Tibet for more than ten days. The scenery along the way included snow-capped mountains, blue sky and white clouds, high mountains, steep mountain roads, and 72 bends on the mountain road. After a long journey, I sought stability in danger.... I came to Lhasa, Tibet, and tasted the Internet celebrity restaurant, Jixiang Shengxue Tibetan Restaurant. The very hospitable proprietress introduced the history of the restaurant. Thank you very much👍
Lhasa's No. 1 Internet celebrity restaurant - Jixiang Shengxue Tibetan Restaurant, is located deep in the alley. The boss lady opened the restaurant in 2008 and shares her story with guests every day, introducing the customs and practices of the Tibetans: Now I know why Tibetans don't eat fish. In addition to the reason of water burial, it is also because of respect for life [smile]
The boss lady's mother-in-law was a member of China's first Mount Everest climbing team and preserved the signature of Pan Duo, the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from the north slope.
Listen to stories, taste Tibetan food, learn Tibetan, a good place to experience the life of modern Tibetans up close [strong]
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6
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旬食·藏地时令定食(八廓街店)
4.6
/5
22 reviews
Innovative Cuisine
From MXN$82
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.7 km from downtown
Address: No. 12 Barkhor Street (opposite Bark Impression) (opposite Bark Impression and Gushu Yogurt)
No.6 of Light Bites in Lhasa
Highlights:
A premier local restaurant, its signature pea and mixed sauce noodles are exquisite and flavorful
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Come to Lhasa to play, you have to eat well! I originally wanted to go to a small shop full of Tibetans to eat a bowl of Tibetan noodles for 6 yuan, but my companion couldn't stand the strong and solidified smell [JoyTears][JoyTears][JoyTears], so I searched for this "Junshi", which is near the Jokhang Temple. The house number is not conspicuous, but it is very surprising to go in. The ingredients are all found in the mountains. It is a very interesting video of foraging. I ate a bowl of Tibetan wild mushroom chicken soup noodles, which tasted very delicious. It was served with fruits and side dishes, and ordered another portion of yak beef. It was December at this time, and there were newly picked Tianma. It was the first time to taste steamed Tianma with honey.
Later, I wanted to taste a small mouthful of noodles, and the store owner happily agreed. I didn't expect that another big bowl was served. Hahaha, it felt like I ate two servings.
The environment is also very comfortable. My companion didn't sleep well the day before because of altitude sickness. After eating, he actually fell asleep in the store. It is really a very leisurely store!
Ten-day Tibetan seasonal set meal (Barkhor Street): On the last day of the Tibet trip, I had a flight in the afternoon. I planned to go to Barkhor Street again in the morning. I searched for nearby food and saw this recommended restaurant. My wife's romantic journey 5, Liu Tao and others also came to taste it. Come and taste it before leaving Lhasa. It only opens at 10:30 in the morning. I strolled around and came here when it was open. The decoration style is simple and Japanese. The food is the first Tibetan organic set meal. I ordered a Tibetan wild mushroom chicken soup powder set meal, and seasonal wild vegetables + fruits + organic yak yogurt were given as a gift. The price is more expensive than ordinary rice noodles. The soup base of the rice noodles is very rich and sweet. The menu introduces that the soup base is freshly boiled for 6 hours, using selected wild mushrooms, medicinal materials, native hens, pork bones, etc. Rice noodles can be added once for free. The cold dishes and snacks are also delicious. Because I didn't have breakfast, I ate a bowl and a half of rice noodles by myself, which was enough.
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PING GUO KANG SANG RESTAURANT
4.9
/5
28 reviews
Buffets
From MXN$609
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.1 km from downtown
Address: 6 / F, Pingcuo Kangsang View Hotel, 31 Dossenger Road
Featured in 2024 Greater China 100 - Restaurants for Views & Experiences
Highlights:
Magnificent views of the Potala Palace | Visited by Chen Kun
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It is really the best viewing platform of the Potala Palace. Every shot is a great film. I had afternoon tea with my friends in the afternoon, looked at the scenery and talked about the future. I hope this moment can be frozen. I will go there again if I have the chance! !
Very good hotel, there are Tibetan robes for free, the mother and daughter wore Tibetan robes to have afternoon tea, hehehe, it was also good, the service was very good, there were fruits and yogurt delivered in the evening, and dinner was booked for tonight
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拉萨之歌
5.0
/5
32 reviews
Bars/Bistros
From MXN$198
Xian'Zu Island | 2.7 km from downtown
Address: Binhe Road, Xianzu Island City, Tou Binhe Park Phase II, right 4-8-1
No.2 of Bars in Lhasa
Highlights:
Energetic live singers with diverse styles and Tibetan decor
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Lhasa's Songs is a rare nighttime entertainment in Lhasa. It plays songs that are familiar to us. It is divided into new and old stores. The old store is smaller in size, with a better atmosphere and not as noisy as the new store. The new store is larger in size, with a not-so-good atmosphere and more exciting music. There is no limit on the amount of consumption in either store. You can order a drink and sit all night. There are a lot of people, so you need to reserve a seat. If you don't mind sharing a table, you can try your luck.
Many bars in Lhasa are only visited by Tibetans. They usually play local Tibetan songs. It's not clear whether they are quiet bars or noisy bars. Don't try it easily
The atmosphere is great and it is always full. One of the most worthwhile places to visit in Lhasa
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措姆凉粉
4.5
/5
123 reviews
Snacks
From MXN$42
Barkhor Street/Jokhang Temple | 1.9 km from downtown
Address: 生态园路小野家の店对面
No.5 of Light Bites in Lhasa
Highlights:
A cozy little shop on the streets of Lhasa, the spicy and aromatic cold noodles are very popular
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After many years, I came back to this Tsom Jelly. It was actually more of a memory. A roadside shop on Ecological Road. I walked here with a group of friends after watching the sunset at Yaowang Mountain. Unfortunately, we are all gone now. There are still many people queuing, mixed with tourists and locals. But the taste is not as good as before. The jelly is so-so, the fries are not crispy enough, but the yogurt popsicles are good.
A small shop with a simple appearance. There are always a lot of people queuing in front of it. When I came to Lhasa, my friends recommended this shop to me. Auntie had to arrange it. The jelly is so delicious. It is sticky and tastes great. The homemade chili oil is very fan. The potato strips are also delicious. The sweet tea is also delicious. Nice🌸
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RU YI LIN KA TONG GUO MAO NIU ROU
4.5
/5
7 reviews
Hot Pot
From MXN$214
Potala Palace/Sun Island | 777m from downtown
Address: 宇拓路吉彩美食街14号(吉彩国际酒店旁)
Highlights:
A popular Tibetan restaurant showcasing highland flavors with its copper pot yak ribs
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I have always wanted to eat yak hotpot, but it is too lonely to eat alone, and I can't eat it. I talked to my friends in the Linzhi group and we hit it off immediately.
We found a restaurant with high ratings. Although it is not a traditional hotpot, it looks good.
The yak hotpot is a good small portion, with a lot of beef and large pieces. After eating, I shabu-shabu other dishes, added tender beef and fresh yak meat, all very delicious. The beef here is not easy to shabu-shabu.
The milk tea is more fancy, and the barley added is very fragrant. The waiter will help scoop it into the cup.
The barley cake is delicious. People who like European bread should like it. Eat it with milk tea.
The quantity is very substantial. One pot has four shabu-shabu dishes. 4 people didn't finish it. The service of the brother in the store is also very enthusiastic.
It can be regarded as a wish to eat yak hotpot.
The service is very good, the beef is delicious, and there will be impromptu performances, which is worth coming.
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