Lung Chen Restaurant — Restaurant in Dushanbe

I ordered beef with vegetables and the meat was spoiled. I tried two bites, and so did my friend (she smartly spit it out) and both of us agreed it was rancid. I told them, they didn’t believe us, and it’s 6 hours later and I’m very sick. It is such a pity because the dish looked amazing. That said, I was a meat inspector for the USDA and this is food poisoning from (most likely) Campylobacter and spoiled meat that was left out in the heat of the kitchen. I know when meat is bad, and my stomach is confirming it. Not only that, they charged me for it despite us telling them and sending it back. I’m not really complaining about that money, as people know, Dushanbe is very inexpensive. That said, when two people say the meat is bad and after two bites, and 6 hours later, the one that swallowed it is vomiting all I can taste is the horrible meat… the meat is...

The best and probably the most authentic Asian restaurant in the city.

After days of local food, I was craving for Asian cuisine and this restaurant quenched my thirst. I’ve tried some other Asian restaurants in Dushanbe but this place was the best. The menu is pretty simple with some touch of Xinjiang-Uighur food (大盘鸡，拌面，etc) and written in Chinese, Russian and English. There’re usually a couple of English-speaking staffs working there, so language won’t be a problem. They also do takeaways.

The building looks a bit of run-down but the Google map’s information is correct, so just enter the building and go up the stairs. The restaurant is on the third floor.

If you are an Asian guy looking for an Asian cuisine, or not but curious about the authentic Asian food, I highly recommend this...

Decent Chinese food, although a bit salty. Can be spicier but I suspect it's toned down to suit the local taste. Still, very authentic and a good selection, especially for stir fried vegetables. Their chinese dumplings are hand made as well. All the dishes we wanted were available, a rarity in this country. English menu is available and service is quick. We saw a few tables of Chinese eating here.

The restaurant is not visible from outside the mall but if you go up the stairs, you will see a huge red signboard with...