Food recommendation
You must eat yak hotpot when you come to Shangri-La. The yak here is fresh, cheap and delicious. One night, I went to the entrance of Dukezong ancient city to eat another yak hot pot for dinner. It feels very good and popular. I have been waiting in line for a long time.
Address of Snowy Hot Pot: North of Gucheng Commercial Street, Dongdaemun, Gucheng150m (opposite to Dezhuang Hot Pot)
Zhuo Ma highland barley cake
Another yak hot pot is a small shop opened by an old couple, just on the street of Dukezong ancient city. It is easy to find. Its name is Yak Hotpot Restaurant. The old couple are very enthusiastic, the hot pot tastes good and the ingredients are fresh. Eating yak hot pot on the plateau is also fresh. I feel warm after eating yak hot pot every day.
Old Tibetan Yak Hotpot Restaurant Address: No.2 Chigulang, Cangfang Community, Gucheng, 200 meters south of the back door of the military sub-district.
Recommend a reliable shop for everyone, just opposite the long-distance bus station. Before leaving Shangri-La by bus on the last day, I went to a restaurant with good reputation and taste. I recommend it to everyone. You can try it when you go. Shangri-La coach station is directly opposite. The specialties of this restaurant are butter tea and corn Baba, especially fried yak meat, which is really good.
Shangri-La-Colorful Snow Tibetan Restaurant, address: Shambhala Avenue (opposite to the bus terminal), business hours: 9:00-22:00.
This fried yak meat is really delicious and highly recommended. Then the boss is also very enthusiastic. Bald men, like lamas, will tell you what is delicious, whether the weight is enough and so on. When sitting and eating, many guests enter the store because it is opposite the bus stop. The boss will ask if he is in a hurry and suggest changing it, because it will take some time. Sincere and reliable, worthy of recommendation.
If you stay in Shangri-La for a long time and are tired of eating Sichuan and Tibetan food, you can change your taste. Many friends think that Shangri-La has only Tibetan food, yak and hot pot. But in fact, some people want to eat western-style desserts. After all, there are many foreigners living and traveling in Shangri-La. For example, on the street of Shangri-La, there is a good western restaurant, compass, which should be regarded as the most authentic western restaurant in Shangri-La. Many foreign friends dine here, which used to be a famous western restaurant in Dukezong ancient city. Because the fire was destroyed, it reopened outside the ancient city. If Shangri-La doesn't like Tibetan food or is tired of eating yak hot pot, you can come here for a change.
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After so many years of development, Yubeng has many walking rest stops, and the arrangement is reasonable. Although the food is not much, the taste is not too bad. It doesn't matter if you are full. We stayed at Shangyubeng Village Inn and had a very good dinner. You can book in advance, because chicken soup and yak soup need to be cooked for a long time. Breakfast was not satisfactory. Many friends think that they can't get in and can't walk without eating. Fortunately, I prepared a lot of dry food and instant porridge in advance, and the breakfast problem was solved smoothly. In order to prevent hunger when hiking, it is recommended to bring digestible and high-energy snacks in case of emergency. Fruit is a luxury. Yubeng Village sells them, but there are not many, and the variety is single. You can buy it in Deqing before entering the mountain, but it is very tiring to carry it back to Yubeng Village, and you can do what you can.
Where to eat?
Shangri-La's diet is dominated by Tibetan flavor. Buttered tea and Bazin are the main foods of Tibetans in Shangri-La. Buttered tea here is stronger than Lijiang's. Yaks are the main livestock of Tibetans. Yak milk can be made into milk residue. Yak meat can be braised in brown sauce, which is very delicious. Pipa, Nishi Chicken and Braised Chicken with Tricholoma matsutake and Cordyceps are all Shangri-La cuisines. The following restaurants are recommended for everyone. Shangri-La locals will also patronize these restaurants. They taste authentic and are very popular. They are really nice.
buttered tea
Buttered tea is an indispensable necessity in the daily life of Tibetan people. Tibetan families drink tea at least three times a day, and some even as many as a dozen times. Buttered tea can not only produce a lot of heat, but also keep out the cold after drinking, and it can also produce fluid to quench thirst. Many people who haven't tasted butter tea will feel bad at first, but after a few bites, they will really appreciate its delicious taste and long aftertaste.
1. Haba Snow Mountain Buttered Tea Restaurant (30-50 yuan/person)
Here you can taste authentic buttered tea and Tibetan specialties.
Address: Dalalang 108, Jiantang Town (next to the new gate of the ancient city)
2. Annan Buttered Tea Restaurant (30-50 yuan/person)
Ditto. You can go here if you want to experience authentic local food.
Address: near 85 Shambhala Avenue
Nixi chicken
Nishi earthen pot chicken must be stewed in Nishi earthen pot. No need for superb cooking, original flavor and rich nutrition. This is the essence of Nishi native chicken. Nishi's Tibetan chicken soup is golden in color, fragrant and delicious. Those who have tasted this taste will probably never forget it.
There are many Nixi clay pot chicken restaurants on Longtan Road, where you can taste Nixi chicken. The price is between 60-80 yuan/person.
Yak feast
Diqing yak lives in the area above 3500 meters above sea level all the year round. Many wild medicinal materials such as Fritillaria and Cordyceps grow in these places. Yaks often eat these herbs, and the meat is delicious. After slaughter, it can be braised in brown sauce, stewed in clear soup or dried in the air. Its taste is very unique.
1. Tibetan dragon restaurant (whole yak table) (80- 100 yuan/person)
Address: Changdu Road 13
2. Hongda Restaurant (whole yak table) (80- 100 yuan/person)
Address: No.62 Changzheng Avenue
3. A yak (public consumption) (30-50 yuan/person)
Address: No.25, 26 and 27, Shangri-La Ancient City Commercial Street, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
If you don't like it, you can go to these popular restaurants that locals like to go to.
1. Dawn Snacks (30-50 yuan/person)
Typical local cheap small restaurants, mainly farm dishes along the Jinsha River, are local people's favorite restaurants.
Address: Changzheng Road near Gamali and Dahua Road.
2. Cooking smokers (30-50 yuan/person)
Dai restaurants have all kinds of Dai snacks, which are delicious.
Address: No.55 Tangyang Road, Jiantang Town
3. Dali Hui Hotel (30-50 yuan/person)
There are many restaurants opened by Dali Hui people in Shangri-La, which are affordable, full of weight and pure in taste. They are a good place to taste highland beef and a favorite restaurant for local people.