Makye Ame
མ་སྐྱེས་ཨ་མ།
A yellow Tibetan-style café-bar at the southeast corner of Barkhor Street, famous for the legend behind Tsangyang Gyatso's love poems. Its upper floor overlooks the flow of pilgrims.
Makye Ame occupies a yellow two-story Tibetan building at the southeast corner of Barkhor Street. Legend says the 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, once met his beloved here, and the name 'Makye Ame' comes from his love poems. It is now a bar and restaurant serving Tibetan and Nepali food, including yak steak, butter tea and Tibetan yogurt. Window seats and the terrace upstairs overlook the pilgrims walking the kora. The average cost per person is about 100 yuan. The guestbook is a special feature, and in peak season you may have to queue.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–22:00
Nearby sights
- Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
- Guangming Sweet Tea House
- Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Street
- Tromsikhang Market
- Ramoche Temple
- Potala Palace Square
- Lukhang Park
- Potala Palace