Houhai Café & Bar

This low-key, beautifully decorated café and bar has large rattan chairs from which you can enjoy a vista of cyclists, vendors, and sightseers and locals ambling alongside Houhai Lake. It serves teas, coffees, beers and liqueurs, and is one of the best in a long strip of bars and cafes. (noon-late)

Address: 20 Houhai Nanyan, Shichahai 什刹海后海南沿20号
Phone: 6613-6209

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