While each of these hotels have good restaurants, the cosy Dragon Restaurant (Old Market; mains 60-150) is the town s best eatery with freshly made local dishes such as churpa ( 150), a fermented cheese broth with fungi and vegetables that tastes much better than it sounds. breckenridge ski and racquet club Also don t miss the Tibetan tea. An acquired taste if ever there were one.
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