Top 4 Tibetan Bars in Lhasa
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Same as bars in inland of China, there are beauties, delicacies and good wine in Tibetan bars in Lhasa. The difference is the unique Tibetan style in these bars.
Ganglamedo is a bar next to the Barkhor Street. On the signboard of Ganglamedo, there are words of Ganglamedo written with Tibetan, Chinese and English. "Ganglamedo" means "snow lotus" in Tibetan language. It was opened by an artist of Han Nationality who worked in Tibet.
On walls of Ganglamedo, there are various paintings with Tibetan subjects. These paintings are works of professional and amateur art workers in Lhasa. These paintings are on sell. The owner of Ganglamedo also used the bar to make the business of painting and planed to open Thangka studio and tattoo business.
Every foreign visitor in Tibet knows the Dunya Bar, perhaps because the name of Dunya Bar means "the whole world". Then, the owner of Dunya Bar – Mr. Fred and Mrs. Fred and their friends Kris really ever travelled all over the world. At last, they stopped at Lhasa and opened the bar at Beijing Middle Road.
On the site of old house, there was a two floors building with Tibetan style and Western style built up. In Dunya Bar, these iron chairs were tailor-made in Chengdu, and many decorations were imported from Nepal.
In Dunya Bar, waiters, cooks and owners are foreigners. Hence, western dishes in Dunya Bar are the most authentic.
Backpacker Bar is on Beijing Middle Road. It was opened by two persons from inland. Because they love Tibet very much, they decided to open this bar in Tibet to provide convenience to backpackers. The specialty of Backpacker Bar is Tibetan steak pie and yoghurt. Few travelers who ever tasted foods of Backpacker Bar said that foods in Backpacker Bar are not tasty.
There is a special item in Backpacker Bar. It takes in voluntary workers. If backpacker have enough time and have nothing to do, he can work in Backpacker Bar. There, backpackers can enjoy sunshine and talk with other backpackers, while serve customers.
Makye Ame is a very common restaurant on the southeast corner of Barkhor Street. The appearance of the two-floor building is similar with nearby Tibetan restaurants. After coming into Makye Ame, you will realize the concept of perfect combination of Chinese style and Western style. The interior decoration of Makye Ame focuses on simple and comfortable European style. But antique Chinese romantic charm distributes every corner of Makye Ame. You can call it bar since there is idle atmosphere everywhere. The cozy sofa, relaxing music and cashier desk in the style of bar counter make it full of bar style.
The space of Makye Ame is not very large. There are some wooden desks. On the both sides of wooden desk, there are comfortable sofas. The most special is these postal cards on the desk, with subjects of Tibetan scenery, Tibetan custom or Tibetan Buddhism on these cards.
