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! |
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