Published:  16:09 Thursday - July 07, 2011

The coffee shop was festooned in Tibetan decorations and sold incense, purifying perfumes from natural herbs, handicrafts and rare seedlings from the foot of the Himalayas.

Opened last September, Tibetan Coffee Shop’s owners are Lan and her husband who fell in love with Tibet and follow Vajrayana Buddhism, a Tibetan religion. Vajrayana is a complex and multifaceted system of Buddhist thought. Lan said that she had followed Vajrayana for six years and her husband 11 years.

Garlic gruel, a specialty of Tibetan people. The gruel is cooked with garlic and mushroom

The furniture is all Tibetan. 

The shop has three unique floors. The first floor houses a collection of the owners’ souvenirs and is decorated with colorful Tibetan items. It also has an altar. The second is a quiet place to work or read books. This room is very Zen and has a mixture of Tibet and Bhutan decorations. The patterned cushions are made from rattan. The third floor has a small music stage.

Especially, in Tibetan Coffee Shop, guests will have opportunities to enjoy art performances  introducing  new forms of musical products

Lan  is the owner of Dzambala Company, which owns Dzambala shop that sells Tibetan books and items, and two coffee shops called Tara Lounge. She said all the furniture of the coffee shop was produced by her company.

Photos of Tibetan Coffee Shop