Teahouses

There are several Tibetan teahouses around town where you can grab a cheap cup of changamo (sweet tea). Most are grungy Tibetan only places, blasted by high-decibel kungfu videos, but there are a few exceptions. The best places are the Turquoise Dragon Teahouse, a Tibetan-style place with a fine balcony overlooking Dekyi Shar Lam, the teahouse underneath the Tashi Targyel Hotel and the pleasant teahouses around the ponds to the east of Potala Square.

Tibetan Dance & Drama Theatre 
 
Opposite the Lhasa Hotel, the theatre is mostly a lost cause, although it might be worth inquiring at the Lhasa Hotel whether there will be any performances that coincide with your visit.

Music Kitchen 
 
Music Kitchen,part of a string of bars and restaurants near the Lhasa Hotel,boasts the best Western music in Lhasa.

Gleckes Fresh Beer 
 
In the west of town near the Grand Hotel, Gleckes brews its own dark and lager-style beer and it's preety good. A glass of light/dark beer costs Y10/12; pitchers are Y23/28. Food is served but it's nothing special.

Dunya
 
The upstairs bar is popular with local expats and tour groups. A beer costs Y12; happy hour means a Y2 discount between 7pm and 9:30pm on Friday.

Makye Amye 
 
Makye Amye is a ood place for a beer or hard-to-find drinks such as Kahlua (mixers cost Y40), and sometimes stays open until the early hours if there are enough people around.

Last Bus 
 
Funky design makes this bar popular with Lhasa's trendies, mostly Chinese and male. Bottled beer costs Y12. It's easy to find-look for the bus stuck into the wall across from the Lhasa Hotel!

There are two mosques in Lhasa: The Large Mosque is located in the Hebalin area east of Jokhang Monastery, and the Small Mosque lies in Rase Lane south of the monastery. The Large Mosque covered only approximately 200 square meters when it was first built in 1716 or the 55th year of the reign of Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi. After 1793 it was repaired and expanded, and now covers an area of 1,300 square meters. Above the north-facing gate hangs a a horizontal board inscribed with three words meaning “mosque”. The mosque is centered on a prayer hall which faces east and covers an area of 285 square meters. On the western wall is a tapestry depicting Mecca, and against the northern wall is a stage for the imam. Xuanli Pavilion, also known as Bangke Pavilion, is the major pavilion in the mosque. Those conducting prayers enter the pavilion to call all followers of Islam to pray at the appointed times.

The Small Mosque was built in the 1920s for Muslims from Kashmir, Laddak and Southeast Asian count5ries who conduct business or travel to Lhasa. There are two Muslim tombs at Mountain Dodi Gully in the northern suburbs and at Gyical Luding in the western suburbs. Muslims residing in or visiting Lhasa are thus able to pursue their religious life in the city.