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(, Xuělián Cāntīng
MAP
883 8898; Zhufeng Lu; dishes ¥35-50;
9am-10pm;
)
A Nepali-run place that is popular with both locals and tourists. Watch as locals sip
thugpa
while travellers treat their taste buds to the city's best Indian curries. It's upstairs, next to
the Gang Gyan Shigatse Orchard Hotel.
Wordo Kitchen
TIBETAN
For something a bit special, head out to this stylish restaurant and museum in the southeast
of town. The pleasant Tibetan seating is decorated with old prayer wheels and yak butter
pots. Ask for Kelsang to explain the Tibetan menu and make sure you head upstairs to the
museum
before or after dinner. Dishes range from curried potatoes to more ambitious
braised yak ribs.
Songtsen Tibetan Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL
Popular Nepali-style place that serves hearty breakfasts, yak burgers and curries to Land
Cruiser groups. It has a great location on the 'pedestrian-only' street, offering good views
of the pilgrims ambling past.
Shopping
The street known as Buxing Jie (Pedestrian St) that runs northeast from Tashilunpo
Monastery is the single best place for Tibetan crafts. The monastery end has a concentra-
tion of monks' supply stores, selling everything from incense and wooden tsampa bowls to
bags, while further down are several souvenir, statuary and embroidery workshops.
Tibetan Market
HANDICRAFTS
The open-air market in the Tibetan old town is a good place to pick up low-grade Tibetan
crafts and souvenirs, such as prayer wheels, rosaries and traditional Tibetan boots. Bargain
hard. The street market just to the east is the best place to get a Tibetan
chuba
(cloak).
