Drink in Guangzhou,China

Tea houses

The culture of tea drinking, also known as Yum Cha (饮茶), runs deep in Guangzhou. After all, the city was at the center of the massive tea trade that existed between China and Europe during the 19th century.

• Simple Love Tea Shop, #102, 94 Tianhe Nan 1 Lu (Down from the south gate of Teem Plaza). 3PM-2AM.

• Tian Chang Di Jiu, 1 Zhengping Zhong Jie, Taojin Lu, ☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎ +86 20 8358-1627.

• Chun Ya Yuan Teahouse, 19 Siyou Xin Ma Lu (4/F, Changcheng Hotel), ☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎ +86 20 8761-2888 ext.6488. 7PM-1AM.

• Crystal Tea House, 6 Longkou Dong Lu, Tianhe (1/F, Yuan Yang Hotel), ☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎ +86 20 8759-6988 ext.67. 10AM-2AM.

• Wong Chun Loong Herbal Tea. Several branches at 17 Wenchang Nan Lu, 109 Huagui Lu, 51 Dishipu Lu, 504 Xihua Lu, 859 Longjin Dong Lu, 25 Longjin Xi Lu, 142 to 144 Huanshi Xi Lu, 4-lst No.1 street, Xiwan Dong Lu, 320 Duobao Lu and 120 Shangjiu Lu.

 Coffee

• People's Cakes & Coffee, #102, 17 Jianshe 6 Ma Lu (建设六马路17号102房), ☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎☎ +86 20 8376-6677. Enjoy cakes and coffee at this Western coffee shop run by Koreans. There is another branch at 98 Taojin Nan Lu (Tel. +86 20 8348-8085).
• Starbucks is also gaining great popularity in Guangzhou. (To give some perspective, now in May 2007 there are 9 Starbucks. 4 years ago, there were none.) The benefit to many travelers is the free wireless internet. A newly opened one on Shamian Island (February 2007) is large, spacious, with plenty of comfortable furniture. Perfect way to relax away from the noise of Guangzhou. More popular locations are on Taojin Lu by the Guangzhou Friendship Store, and just across Huanshi Dong lu in the Peace World Plaza is a 2-storey location. It is across the street from the Garden Hotel. TIP: Pick up a brochure from the milk/sugar/spices bar that lists locations throughout Guangdong province (Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen). Addresses are written in English and Chinese and very handy for showing a taxi driver.

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