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Green Castle Center Restaurant
MONGOLIAN$$$
(Luxury Restaurant; mains T8000-10,000; 10am-midnight; )
Overpriced, but clean and
comfortable. The food here is tasty, and there's beer and fresh coffee (T5500). Has spa-
ghetti bolognese and chicken dishes as well as Mongolian food. English menu.
Gobi Sands Hotel Restaurant
MULTICUISINE$$$
$$$
(mains T10,000-15,000; 8am-10pm, bar to midnight)
With great views of the town and the
distant mountains, this 7th-floor restaurant and bar is undeniably attractive. Portions are
small for the price, but the food is tasty and well presented. There are plenty of Mongoli-
an options, plus pizza and pasta, but there's no English menu, so you may have to mime
your way through ordering. Beer from T2000.
Information
Bathhouse
(shower T2000; summer 8am-11pm, winter 9am-10pm)
In a green building on
your right as you walk away from the centre.
Internet Cafe
(per hr T600; 8am-11pm)
In the Telecom office.
Khan Bank
( 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat)
Changes cash and has a foreign-friendly
ATM. On the same side of the road as the Telecom office. Also has an ATM in the lobby
of Dalanzadgad Hotel.
Getting There & Away
AIR
The airport is 5km north of town, along a paved road. Taxis cost about T10,000 one way.
(T180,000 to T250,000). English spoken. You can pay with a Visa card.
UB every day in summer, and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in winter. One way
from T135,000. Not much English spoken.
BUS
A twice-daily bus travels between Dalanzadgad and Ulaanbaatar (T28,000, 12 hours,
553km), departing at around 8am and 4pm via Mandalgov (T13,600, seven hours).