Despite being open for under gour hours a week and being only slightly bigger than your average garden shed, Steppe Inn is close to the heart of any westerner who spends more than a few days in UB. Whereas most embassies around the world are more renowed for diplomacy and issuing visas, the British Embassy in Mongolia is famed for the pub that sits in its grounds.
Every Friday night, the doors open around six, and the small wood cabin at the back of the main embassy building becomes the most happening little nook in northeast Asia.
Steppe is an atmospheric place with wooden walls bedecked in a combination of Mongolian and Commonwealth paraphinalia. From shortly after opening until around closing time at 9.30 it is generally bursting at the seems with UB's expat population, making it the place to be on a Friday evening
Drinks can be paid for in either Mongolian Togrogs or U.S. dollars, with the American option working out cheaper, at just a dollar per drink. There is a wide variety to choose from too, including Australian beers like Fosters and VB, through to a good variety of spirits and several bottles of wine.
The British Embassy is on Peace Avenue around 300m past the National Wrestling Palace.