The nightlife of Lhasa begins with food and drink. About half past nine in the evening, Lhasa slowly gets dark. Some sweet tea houses are still open on big streets and small alleys. Sweet tea is a kind of drink left by English people and it has become the most popular leisure style of Tibetan people. Therefore, Tibetan people has formed the habit of killing time in sweet tea houses.
As there are lots of Sichuan people in Lhasa, the nightlife in Lhasa is somewhat leisure which is the same with that in Chengdu. Being influenced by Sichuan people, more and more Tibetan people accept the concept that nightlife begins with food and drink. They care little about where to eat but care more about whom they eat with. The places where Tibetan people spare their nightlife ca be divided into such categories: coffee house, sweet tea houses, Langma halls and bars.
Barkhor Coffee House
It offers coffees and other drinks. Both Chinese food and western food can all be found in Barkhor Coffee House. Business area is large and bright with a total of 40 tables.
Add: the second floor of the south side of the Jokhang Temple Square
Hours: 14:00~23:00
Tel: 0891-6326892
Revolution Sweet Tea House
Revolution Sweet Tea House is a popular tea house in Lhasa. It was opened in 1982 and by 2010, it has three stores which are located in the west of Lhasa City People's Stadium (headquarters), the east side of the stadium, near Beijing west Road Lhasa Customs House. Teahouse are divided into the inside room and the outside room. The interior of the tea house is shabby. Lhasa men and women who crowded on a long bench, with one swing looks, feels like a large dining hall in the past.
Add: the west of Lhasa City People's Stadium
Hours: 8:00~22:00
Tel: 13989909295
Tangula Wind
Tangula Wind is a famous Langma hall in Lhasa. Not only hordes of foreigners are attracted to go there, the locals also love to go with his family to chat there in Langma hall. Walking into the Tangula Wind, you can see posters of singers and performers who played in it.
Add: No.57 Hedong Road
Makye Ame Bar
Makye Ame Bar is the most famous bar in Lhasa. Dalai Lama VI Tsangyang Gyatso whose love poem had made the bar known to the world. Thousands of domestic and foreign visitors come there to look for preexistent nostalgia.
Add: the southeast edge of Barkhor Street, Chengguan District
Hours: 9:00~24:00
Tel: 0891-6328608
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