Naza Hotel (Na Zhai Jiu Dian 那宅酒店)
One of the most luxurious places to stay on the island, this full-service boutique hotel boasts a sunny cafe, a gracious garden, and bright white rooms with baller touches like circular beds. The best room is a suite with a jacuzzi bath in a bathroom of floor-to-ceiling windows lording over a small town square. There’s […]
Big Mama’s Home-Cooked Sichuan (Pang Ma Si Chu 胖妈私厨)
Don’t be confused by the “Kapok” logo on the glass or the advertisements for Western dishes on the outside of the restaurant’s entrance, which is set in a few steps from the street: this is actually a creative Sichuan-influenced fusion noodle house, run by a native Kulangsu woman who loves to smile. Her spicy pork noodles […]
The One Place In The Life Bar (Yi Xi 一席)
This recently opened bar and restaurant took over a large swath of the island’s Xiamen-facing outdoor-bar territory between the Lun Du ferry port and the San Qiu Tian tourist ferry terminal, along the Xiamen-facing boardwalk. If you turn left as you’re stepping out of the San Qiu Tian tourist ferry terminal, it’ll be the biggest bar garden in […]
Cai Yuan Zi Music Restaurant (Cai Yuan Zi Yin Yue Can Ting 菜园子音乐餐厅)
They say that back in the day, every house on Kulangsu had a piano. This touristy but lovely garden across the street from the tea house is holding up the tradition with an upright that sits just inside the entrance, but it only gets played by children. There is a lush, expansive garden with a […]
Marine Garden Hotel (Hai Shang Hua Yuan Jiu Dian 海上花园酒店)
Red turrets cap this giant hotel, which is strategically situated near to the entrances to Sunlight Rock and the Piano Museum. Facilities are fancy, as the property is tailored to special groups and official visitors. Marine Garden is a sprawling landmark on the island’s southern shore, visible in every aerial shot of Kulangsu. Inside the complex is a genteel garden worthy of […]