California's is a typical Cali-esque restaurant serving the usual burgers and milk-shakes. They also have some Asian cuisine including a few Mongolian specialties revisited for the modern palate. The decor brings you back to the USA and the terrace on Seoul Street makes for a pleasant lunch in the afternoon. The Caesar salad and the baby spinach salad come highly recommended and so do most of the delisous pasta dishes.

The restaurant also has a small selection of sushi dishes, but make sure to ask when the fish arrived in Mongolia, because fish in the country is pretty dubious to say the least. The open kitchen at the back makes for entertainment when all else fails. The staff are pleasant and efficient. The wines are too expensive but they serve a wide variety of American spirits and some shakes. The restaurant can be found after the Marco Polo restaurant on Seoul Street, opposite the Aeroflot office.

What would Mongolia be without Dave's Place? The one and only real British pub in Mongolia. Located right on Sukhbaatar Square, it has all the ingredients for a perfect evening. A large terrace overlooking the square (especially lovely in the warm summer evenings), beers exclusive to the pub, Thursday night quizzes, real fish and chips, all day full English breakfast . What more could you want?

Dave will look after you like a true pub landlord and make you feel welcome in the second British Embassy of UB. It is a regular haunt of the local expat community, even in the depths of the frozen winters, huddled downstairs on the red and green sofas. Dave has a large selection of British foods, British music, British spirits and British customers. Packed in summer with its outside bar, it has parking facilities, good security, and the staff are very friendly and professional. Dave's is also the end destination of the Mongol Rally car race from London to Ulaanbaatar in the summer, and it's always a pleasure to watch the survivors having their first good drink since London. That's after they've changed their money into Tugrugs!