If you are a vegetarian and plan to travel to Tibet, you don't need to worry about what to eat during your trip in Tibet. There are many vegetarian restaurants in Tibet offering you a wide range of options. You can just specify when ordering.
1. Holy Land Vegetarian Restaurant located on Linkuo Bei Lu in Lhasa (at northern end of Ramoche Road). This restaurant is considered as the best vegetarian restaurant in Tibet. In this restaurant, vegetarians don't need to worry about the 'soy fish' or 'soy chicken feet', this is 100% vegetarian food, dressed up to resemble meat dishes. It is a large place with 2 floors of dining areas nicely and comfortably decorated. The wooden tables and Buddhist images on the wall give the place a simple Zen-like atmosphere. The English and picture menus help things along. Extensive English menu with photos features elaborate dishes. Open daily 9:30am-9:30pm.
2. Wonderful Vegetarian Restaurant at Jiangsu Lu, near the west gate of Tibet University, in Lhasa. This vegetarian restaurant in Lhasa offers an English menu that features a wide variety of hot dishes consisting of vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, and/or mockmeat. It also provides a variety of snacks, soups, cold dishes, drinks. Simple food without use of much herbs and spices. No eggs or dairy used. No alchohol or smoking. Open daily 10am-10pm.
