Chamdo dining presents two  basic options: Tibetan or Chinese. Tibetan restaurants are, on the whole, less than Chinese and located mostly in the eastern part of town.

A good place to load up on vegetables and foodstuffs is the large vegetable market opposite the post office.Chinese restaurants are plentiful on the northern part of Changdu Xilu while there are a few Tibetan places east of the Post Hotel.

For a cheap pseudo-alternative, check out the rather frighteningly named Friendship Happy Good Food City; it's the closest thing you'll find to American fast food. The produce market in town (not open in the evenings) is a good place for fresh fruit and vegetables, with street food vendors selling dirt-cheap yet tasty fare.

Yin Xing Jiu Jia Restaurant is one of the classiest joints in town,with both Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine,as well as some refreshing fruit desserts.