Located in the main town, Lotus Pond Restaurant is a local eatery which is also popular with tourists visiting Eastern Bhutan. Well known for their authentic local dishes, Lotus Pond offers simple dining experience serving multi cuisine dishes with fresh organic vegetables and fruits straight from the farmers market in town. Visitors rave about their veg and no veg momo (dumplings) and chicken chili. You can also pick up a bottle of homemade fragrant lemongrass oil.

Puensum Confectionary and Bakery serves fresh pizza, doughnuts, apple pie, fruit cake and chocolate eclairs. Located in the main town square, the Bakery is a good place for a quick rest as you explore the nearby attractions of the valley. 

Lhuentse is one of the furthest district in Eastern Bhutan and still remains remote and isolated with only a few tourist visitors due to the long distance from the capital and the Paro International Airport. With the limited options in dining, Shangrila Restaurant is located in the main town and is the most preferred restaurant and caters to all travelers including tourists.

Shangrila is a simple local restaurant serving traditional Bhutanese meals along with select Indian and Continental dishes.  All their ingredients are local, fresh and organic picked up from the nearby farmers’ market and neighboring farmhouses. Their bar is also stocked well with local spirits like whisky, wine and beer.

Phayul Resort & Restaurant is located along the Lhuentse highway in the beautiful and balmy riverside small town at Autsho. A great place to stop over for a meal or a quick break for coffee on the long drive, the traditional highway restaurant serves delicious meals, tea and coffee.

Their simple multi cuisine menu is an infusion of local and Indian dishes, featuring seasonally available local and organic vegetables and fruits. All their ingredients are local, fresh and organic picked up from the nearby farmers’ market and neighboring farmhouses. Their bar is also stocked well with local spirits like whisky, wine and beer.

Lepcha Restaurant is one of the few restaurants in the small quaint Trashigang town and very popular with both locals and the few tourist visitors exploring eastern Bhutan. Their restaurant is focused on both vegetarian and non-vegetarian traditional Bhutanese and Nepali cuisine along with a select Continental and Indian dishes. Their bar is stocked well with local spirits like whisky, brandy, wine and beer.

The Druk Deothjung Bakery is a cozy place serving instant coffee and milk tea along with select pastries like chocolate cakes, cream horns, doughnuts and fresh bread. Located in the main town square, the Bakery is a good place for a quick rest as you explore the nearby attractions of the valley.