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A taste of Lhasa

Amdo Nuozeng Tibetan Restaurant

安多诺增藏餐

An Amdo-style Tibetan restaurant — the cooking of the northeastern Tibetan plateau rather than central Tibet — known for meat pies, yak dishes and Tibetan hotpot. The smell of yak butter runs through the whole room, which tells you this is a place Tibetans eat rather than a place built for coaches.

¥75–100 per person≈ US$11Ctrip Lhasa list No. 14Barkhor Street / Jokhang Temple area (八廓街、大昭寺), Chengguan District. Reported address: Balangxue Lane 5 (八朗学五巷), not independently confirmed.
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Why come here

A place worth making time for

No. 14 on Ctrip's Lhasa must-visit food list, rated 4.7, for authentic Tibetan dishes

The house favourites

What to order

Point at the Chinese. Staff will understand it even where the menu has no English at all.

  • Tibetan meat pie (藏式肉饼)
  • Tibetan hotpot (藏式火锅)
  • Yak momos (牦牛肉包子)
  • Butter tea (酥油茶)

What it actually tastes like

The yak butter smell is strong and lingers in clothes — some visitors find it hard going before they have eaten anything. Expect offal in the hotpot and butter tea poured without asking.

Allergens in this kitchen

dairygluten/wheatsoy

This is the kitchen, not one dish. Woks, fryers, blanching water and utensils are shared in almost every Chinese restaurant, so for a serious allergy treat the whole premises as the unit rather than ordering around it.

Get to know the menu

Local specialities to try here

Yak Butter Tea 酥油茶Salty, oily and savoury rather than sweet — much closer to a thin buttery broth than to tea.Tibetan Hotpot 藏式火锅Mild, clean and savoury; the broth is barely spiced, and heat comes from a side dish of chilli.