Guangming Sweet Tea House
光明港琼甜茶馆
A long-established sweet tea house near the Jokhang, where a pot of sweet tea costs a few yuan. Share a table with locals and experience the slow pace of life in Lhasa.
Guangming Sweet Tea House lies on Danjielin Road near the Jokhang. It is Lhasa's best-known old sweet tea house. Wooden tables and benches fill with elderly pilgrims returning from the kora and with locals, who order sweet tea by the cup or by the pot. With a bowl of Tibetan noodles, you can spend half a day there. You pay by leaving small change on the table, which the waiter collects. Prices are very low. When it is crowded, you will share a table, which suits anyone who wants to rest after visiting the Jokhang and see the most authentic everyday life of Lhasa.
Opening hours
About 07:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Tromsikhang Market
- Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Street
- Makye Ame
- Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
- Ramoche Temple
- Potala Palace Square
- Lukhang Park
- Potala Palace