Leh: Old Town Ladakhi Kitchen
Thukpa, skyu, momos and butter tea below Leh Palace
What travellers loved
See more reviewsEverything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
Everything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
Full description
A small family kitchen in Leh’s old town serving home-style Ladakhi food: skyu (hand-rolled pasta stew), chhutagi, thukpa, steamed momos and gur gur chai — salted butter tea. Open from May to October, when most visitors are in Leh.
At a glance
- Cuisines
- Tibetan
- Food type
- Veg & non-veg
- Opening hours
- 8am–10pm
- Approx. cost for two
- 800
- Services
- Dine-inTakeaway
Menu
SkyuLadakhi
Thumb-pressed wheat pasta in a vegetable and barley stew.
₹260Mutton thukpa
Noodle soup with mutton and greens.
₹320Steamed momos (8)Popular
Vegetable or chicken, with tomato-chilli chutney.
₹220Gur gur chai
Salted butter tea, churned the traditional way.
₹80
Prices are set by the business and may change. Send an enquiry to confirm availability and the final price.
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Customer reviews
Review summary
Everything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
Everything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
3 reviews
Tasty food, slow service
The food was very good but service was slow on a busy evening. Go early or be patient.
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Best meal of our trip
Everything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
Best meal of our trip
Everything we ordered was fresh and full of flavour. The staff explained each dish and suggested the right portion size for two.
