142 POIs · MICHELIN Fujian 2026, Black Pearl 2026, UNESCO and local guides · no Eater coverage
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This interactive map of Xiamen (China) brings together 142 hand-picked places: 57 attractions, 34 restaurants, 26 cafés and 25 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
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5-6 h · from the Dongdu pier to the west side · return ferry included in the ticket · book on 屿见厦门 up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 · 7 stops
6 h · enter the campus lottery 3 days ahead and book Nanputuo 4 days ahead · the cannon ceremony is at 10:00 and 16:00 · 6 stops
Morning and evening · start at 7:30 at Market No. 8 and finish in Shapowei · cash or WeChat Pay, almost nobody takes a foreign card · 7 stops
Half a day · the Hexiang East tea street is open 9:00-21:00 · in tea houses you pay for the tea, not for the time: the hot water is endless · 7 stops
Half a day · all free and with no booking, except that the museum closes on Mondays · L1 crosses the sea above ground before 集美学村: sit on the right · 6 stops
鼓浪屿 · 思明
A car-free, bicycle-free island facing downtown Xiamen: close to a thousand listed historic buildings, bougainvillea and pianos playing behind the shutters.
Tip: Inscribed by UNESCO on 8 July 2017 as "Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement" (ref. 1541, criteria ii and iv). Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 10 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · MICHELIN Fujian 2026
Show on map日光岩 · 鼓浪屿
The island's high point: 92 m of granite with steps carved into it and, at the top, all of Xiamen and the strait in one sweep.
Tip: Its own gate inside the island's combined ticket, which is valid for 2 days. Winter hours (1 Oct to 31 May): 8:00-17:30. The platform up top is small and there is a queue: climb before 9:30. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 15 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · Guía Xiamen Bendibao
Show on map菽庄花园 · 鼓浪屿
A private garden from 1913 hanging over the sea: the "Bridge of 44 Bridges" runs straight into the water and the tide redraws the garden twice a day.
Tip: Its own gate on the combined ticket, and it contains the Piano Museum: one ticket gets you both. Winter 8:00-17:30. Come at high tide; at low tide the bridge sits over mud. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 19 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · Guía Xiamen Bendibao
Show on map鼓浪屿钢琴博物馆 · 鼓浪屿
Some seventy historic pianos donated by collector Hu Youyi: player pianos, gilded uprights and a 1928 Steinway grand.
Tip: HEADS UP: it has NO gate of its own — it sits INSIDE Shuzhuang Garden and you walk in on the garden ticket. Do not buy a separate one. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 20 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · Guía Xiamen Bendibao
Show on map鼓浪屿风琴博物馆 · 鼓浪屿
The red dome you spot from the ferry: the 1907 Bagua Villa now holds a collection of pipe organs and harmoniums.
Tip: Bagua Villa and the Organ Museum are the SAME building: search "八卦楼" on the map and it brings you here. The combined sites ticket gets you in with no separate booking. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 5 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · Guía Xiamen Bendibao
Show on map鼓浪屿管风琴艺术中心 · 鼓浪屿
A concert hall built around the Casavant Opus 700, a Canadian pipe organ played live several times a week.
Tip: It is a separate venue from the Organ Museum, not the same door: check the day's concert board at the entrance. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 3 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map皓月园 · 鼓浪屿
A garden on the southeastern rocks, with the 15.7 m granite statue of Koxinga facing the strait since 1985.
Tip: Its own gate on the combined ticket, the cheapest of the lot. You can see the whole statue for free from the ferry and from the east coast walkway. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 19 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map郑成功塑像 · 鼓浪屿
Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) standing on Juguang Rock: the general who sailed from here in 1661 to drive the Dutch out of Taiwan.
Tip: The best angle is not from the garden but from the ferry back to Dongdu: sit on the starboard side. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 19 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map郑成功纪念馆 · 鼓浪屿
Weapons, maps and documents from the 1661 campaign against the Dutch East India Company.
Tip: Free entry, and unlike the gardens it closes on Mondays: if your only day on the island is a Monday, leave it out. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 14 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map三一堂 · 鼓浪屿
A 1934 Protestant church in red brick on a Greek-cross plan, built by three congregations that merged.
Tip: It is a working church: free to enter outside services, but on Sunday morning it is full of neighbours, not tourists. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 11 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map天主教堂 · 鼓浪屿
A white Gothic chapel from 1917 that was the Spanish consulate before it was a church; the spire peeks out above the fig trees.
Tip: Tiny and almost always shut inside: the value is the facade seen from 鹿礁路. Do not queue. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 12 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map海天堂构 · 鼓浪屿
A set of five 1921 villas built by an overseas Chinese family: Chinese roofs over Western colonnades, the "Amoy deco" style.
Tip: It has its own ticket and is NOT part of the five-site combined ticket: if you only bought the combo, you pay again here. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map鼓浪屿历史文化陈列馆 · 鼓浪屿
The museum that explains why this was an international settlement with thirteen consulates and not a colony.
Tip: Free and air-conditioned: the best plan on the island if it rains. Closed on Mondays. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 10 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map故宫鼓浪屿外国文物馆 · 鼓浪屿
The Beijing Palace Museum's outpost on the island: clocks, porcelain and European silver that made their way into the Qing court.
Tip: Its own ticket, outside the five-site combo; there is a "combo" ticket that adds it. Closes on Mondays. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 4 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017 · Museo del Palacio
Show on map港仔后沙滩 · 鼓浪屿
The island's south beach, fine sand and calm water, with the outline of Shuzhuang off to one side.
Tip: November: the water sits around 22-23 °C and swimming is already brisk, but this is the month the beach empties out at sunset. No lifeguards off season. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 20 min walk
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Show on map毓园 · 鼓浪屿
A garden honouring Lin Qiaozhi, the island-born obstetrician who delivered more than 50,000 babies and never married or had children of her own.
Tip: Free, open, almost always empty: the best corner to sit for five minutes between one museum and the next. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 17 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map音乐厅 · 鼓浪屿
The municipal auditorium where kids from the island's music school give open recitals at weekends.
Tip: The programme is posted on the board at the door and on the neighbourhood WeChat, not on tourism websites: walk past and look. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
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Show on map国际刻字艺术馆 · 鼓浪屿
Chinese calligraphy carved into wood and stone by artists from across Asia, in a villa with a courtyard.
Tip: It is the cheapest gate on the combined ticket and the one almost nobody uses: if you buy the combo, it is already paid for. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 17 min walk
Featured in: UNESCO 2017
Show on map厦鼓码头 · 湖里
The real gateway to Gulangyu: the Dongdu terminal, 3 km north of downtown, where every daytime tourist ferry departs.
Tip: The trip starts here, not downtown. From 7:10 to 18:40 boats leave every ~20 min for 三丘田 (east) and 内厝澳 (west). The ticket includes the return and is valid for 20 days. Arrive 40 min early: there is an ID check with your passport.
🚇 Cruise Center (邮轮中心), L2 · 10 min walk
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Show on map厦门轮渡码头 · 鹭江
The historic pier right downtown, steps from Zhongshan Lu. By day the line to 钢琴码头 is reserved for Xiamen residents.
Tip: From 17:50 to 23:45 (Oct-May) you CAN board the tourist ferry to 三丘田 here, and the night crossing from 00:45 to 04:45 is open to everyone. Before that hour they will turn you away: go to 厦鼓码头.
🚇 BRT Kaihe Lukou (开禾路口) · 11 min walk
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Show on map内厝澳码头 · 鼓浪屿
The western landing, the side where people still live and there are no souvenirs: low houses, cats and washing lines.
Tip: Same price as the eastern pier and half the crowd. From here you cross the island on foot in 25 minutes. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 1 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Bendibao 27-oct-2026
Show on map南普陀寺 · 滨海
An eighth-century Buddhist temple at the foot of Mount Wulao, with the Thousand Buddha Pavilion and the inscription-covered hillside behind it.
Tip: Entry is FREE but advance booking is compulsory on the WeChat mini-program 南普陀寺预约服务平台: it opens up to 4 days ahead and you go in a time slot. Temple 8:00-18:00; the hill behind closes at 16:00.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 29 min walk
Featured in: Tencent News 29-ene-2026
Show on map厦门大学 · 滨海
One of the loveliest campuses in China: Tan Kah Kee buildings with Chinese roofs over arcades, a lake and the beach next door.
Tip: 🚨 A named booking is COMPULSORY through the 参观厦大 mini-program (WeChat) and it is NOT first-come-first-served: it is a LOTTERY. You register up to 3 days ahead, the draw runs at 15:00 and the result comes out at 16:00. Quota: ≤2,000 on weekdays, ≤8,000 at weekends. A passport will not open the turnstile: you have to validate by hand at the 访客中心 with the original document.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 9 min by taxi
Featured in: Xiamen Bendibao 12-may-2026
Show on map厦门大学人类历史博物馆 · 滨海
The university's anthropology museum, opened in the fifties: bronzes, ceramics and Southeast Asian ethnography.
Tip: It is INSIDE the campus: without the 参观厦大 booking you will not get there. It closes at weekends when the university is in exam period; confirm before you plan the day.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 10 min by taxi
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Show on map胡里山炮台 · 滨海
An 1891 coastal battery over the strait, with its 280 mm Krupp gun built in Essen in 1893 and all 87 tonnes of it still intact.
Tip: The Qing gunners' ceremony (红夷火炮清兵操演) runs at 10:00 and 16:00, about 15 minutes, and is cancelled in rain. About the superlative: the "world's largest" plaque comes from the Chinese record book 大世界基尼斯 (year 2000), NOT from Guinness. What is verifiable is that it is an 1893 Krupp preserved in its original emplacement, and that in 1937 it sank a Japanese warship.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 14 min by taxi · the southern L3 branch toward 厦大 is still under construction
Featured in: Xiamen Bendibao 29-dic-2025
Show on map白城沙滩 · 滨海
The university's beach, with the Yanwu bridge curving over the water and Gulangyu in the background.
Tip: It is public and free, no need to enter the campus. November: the northeasterly wind bites in the afternoon — bring a windbreaker even at 23 °C.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 13 min by taxi
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Show on map演武大桥 · 厦港
A viaduct with an absurdly low profile: it runs a few metres above the water, by design, so it does not block the view of Gulangyu from the shore.
Tip: The pedestrian viewing deck (演武大桥观景平台) is on the 演武路 side and is free 24 h. The good hour in November is between 17:00 and 18:00, when the sun drops right behind Gulangyu.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 26 min walk
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Show on map世茂海峡大厦 · 厦港
The two 300 m towers that close off the skyline of the island's south side and reflect in the water at Shapowei.
Tip: You cannot go up: the value is the reflection from the Shapowei breakwater at sunset, not the tower itself. Frame it from the 避风坞 walkway.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 30 min walk
Featured in: China News 26-sep-2026
Show on map沙坡尾 · 厦港
The island's last anchorage, today a neighbourhood of art, bars and cafes around the dock. The old boats, the fishermen's houses and the neighbours drinking tea outside are still there.
Tip: The fishing fleet has gone: what is left is a converted maritime quarter, with 艺术西区 (galleries) and the 厦港海洋文化展示厅, where the ritual boat of the 送王船 is on display. This is an afternoon-into-evening walk, not a midday one.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 23 min walk
Featured in: China News 26-sep-2026
Show on map朝宗宫 · 厦港
A temple to Mazu, goddess of the sea, in the heart of Shapowei: the one that blessed the boats before they crossed to Taiwan.
Tip: It is a living temple, not a museum: entry is free, take your photo from the doorway and do not cross the altar line during a service.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 19 min walk
Featured in: China News 26-sep-2026
Show on map顶澳仔猫街 · 滨海
An alley behind the university full of murals, sculptures and cat shops: it grew out of the campus being overrun by stray cats looked after by the students.
Tip: It is short and very commercial. The honest plan is to cross it on your way from the university's west gate to Nanputuo, not to make a trip of it.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 28 min walk
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Show on map大学路 · 厦港
The street that hugs the sea between Shapowei and the university: low houses, murals, food stalls and the campus wall on one side.
Tip: Walk it north to south late in the afternoon and finish at Baicheng beach. In November the sun sets around 17:40.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 24 min walk
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Show on map曾厝垵 · 滨海
A fishing village turned, more than a decade ago, into a street-food and hostel shopping strip. Today it is a tight pedestrian passage, not a village.
Tip: Said plainly: it is "Xiamen's Nanluoguxiang", overrun, with expensive and mediocre grilled seafood. Go after 19:00, give it an hour, duck into the side alleys and buy your souvenirs somewhere else.
🚇 Jiangjunci (将军祠), L1 · 19 min by taxi · the 曾厝垵 station on the southern L3 is still under construction
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Show on map溪头下 · 滨海
A fishing hamlet wedged between Huandao Lu and the sea, with low stone houses and upturned boats.
Tip: Much smaller and far less touristy than its neighbour. You see it in 30 minutes and the charm is in the golden hour, not at midday.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 22 min by taxi
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Show on map珍珠湾 · 滨海
A ribbon of sand on the south coast along Huandao Lu, with the bike path right by the water and the strait in front.
Tip: November is the month: 20-25 °C, dry air and none of the summer mugginess. Rent a bike on Huandao Lu and ride the Baicheng → Zengcuo'an → Huangcuo stretch.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 16 min by taxi
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Show on map环岛路 · 滨海
The 31 km of coastal avenue with a bike lane and a red sand path that wrap the south and east of the island.
Tip: Ride it south to east so the northeasterly is at your back on the way home. The prettiest stretch is Baicheng → Hulishan → Zengcuo'an → Huangcuo.
🚇 Jiangjunci (将军祠), L1 · 18 min by taxi
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Show on map黄厝海滨 · 滨海
The longest, most open beach on the east coast, with the airport nearby and planes coming in low over the water.
Tip: No lifeguards outside high season and there are currents when the northeasterly blows: in November, walk yes, swim with care.
🚇 Lingdou (岭兜), L2 · 19 min by taxi
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Show on map厦门市园林植物园 · 开元
A 1960 garden wedged between granite crags and temples, with a rainforest section where they switch on artificial mist.
Tip: It is NOT free, there is an entry ticket. The Rainforest mist (雨林世界雾森) runs TWICE a day and in winter hours (8 Oct to 30 Apr) that means 9:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 16:00. In the 百花厅 there is misting all day, 3 minutes every 20. Park open 6:30-18:00.
🚇 Jiangjunci (将军祠), L1 · 29 min walk
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Show on map万石莲寺 · 开元
A temple hidden among the botanical garden's rocks, with a lotus pond and the inscription-carved cliff above it.
Tip: It sits inside the Botanical Garden grounds: you get in on the same ticket, and it is on the climb, before the rainforest section.
🚇 Jiangjunci (将军祠), L1 · 15 min walk
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Show on map中山公园 · 开元
A 1927 municipal park with a monumental gate, a rowing lake and a pavilion telling the park's own history.
Tip: Free, with a metro station named after it at the gate. First thing in the morning it is pure neighbourhood: choirs, tai chi and badminton.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on map中山路 · 中华
Downtown's pedestrian street: two kilometres of arcades (qilou) built in the 20s that run straight into the sea.
Tip: The street itself is chain stores; the good stuff is in the side alleys (局口街, 大元路) and in the 八市 market to the north. At night the arcades light up and the shot from the sea end is worth it.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 8 min walk
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Show on map华侨博物院 · 厦港
Founded by Tan Kah Kee in 1959: the story of the southern Fujian diaspora, which is the story of half of Xiamen.
Tip: Free entry and closed on Mondays. It is on the way to Nanputuo: chain it with the temple in the same morning.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 21 min walk
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Show on map白鹭洲公园 · 筼筜
The island-park in the middle of Yundang Lake, with the Egret Goddess sculpture and pigeons that let you feed them.
Tip: Free and always open. At night there is a fountain show on the music square; the times change with the season, check the board.
🚇 Hubin Middle Road (湖滨中路), L2 · 12 min walk
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Show on map筼筜湖 · 筼筜
A former bay sealed off by a dyke and brought back after decades of pollution: today it is downtown's sheet of water, with real egrets on it.
Tip: The white egrets (Xiamen's symbol) show up at dawn on the north shore, near 白鹭洲. Full loop: 1 h on foot.
🚇 Sports Center (体育中心), L2 · 4 min walk
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Show on map铁路文化公园 · 开元
The 4.5 km of the old Yingtan-Xiamen branch line turned into a green walkway that crosses the city round the back.
Tip: Free, 24 h, with the rails still in the ground. Enter at 万寿路 and come out at 中山公园: 40 minutes without crossing a single traffic light.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map五缘湾 · 金山
The northeastern bay: a marina, a wetland full of egrets and the five-arch bridge. This is the new Xiamen, with no tourists.
Tip: 五缘湾 station is an interchange between L2 and L3, so getting here is easy. November is the best time to go sailing: flat sea and no typhoons.
🚇 Wetland Park (湿地公园), L2 · 11 min walk
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Show on map海湾公园 · 鹭江
A park facing the strait between downtown and Dongdu, with a Ferris wheel and the promenade where the city goes running.
Tip: It sits between downtown and the 厦鼓码头 pier: if you have half an hour to spare before your ferry, kill it here and not in the terminal.
🚇 Jianye Road (建业路), L2 · 16 min walk
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Show on map厦门海底世界 · 鼓浪屿
An aquarium on Gulangyu itself, with a shark tunnel and an 18-metre sperm whale skeleton.
Tip: It is on the island and has its own ticket, pricey and outside the combo. Travelling without children, skip it. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 8 min walk
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Show on map鸿山寺 · 中华
A Buddhist temple on the slope of Mount Hongshan, with a terrace looking out over the port and Gulangyu.
Tip: Free entry. Climb the steps to the back terrace: it is one of the few free viewpoints over Gulangyu and the port.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map白鹿洞寺 · 中华
A cave temple on Wanshi mountain: stairs between boulders, a stone deer and the city below.
Tip: Free and open during the day. The climb is 20 minutes of steps; the lookout at the top takes in all of downtown and Gulangyu.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 11 min walk
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Show on map忠仑公园 · 江头
The big park in the centre-east, with a fig forest, a rose garden and long trails.
Tip: Free. Camellias and azaleas start flowering in November: ask at the north gate for the 花展 section.
🚇 Caitang (蔡塘), L2 · 15 min walk
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Show on map鳌园 · 集美
The memorial garden Tan Kah Kee (陈嘉庚) built out over the sea in 1950, with 650 stone reliefs and his own tomb shaped like a turtle shell.
Tip: You can visit and it is FREE, no booking. Winter hours (1 Oct to 31 May): 8:00-17:30. It takes in the garden, the birthplace house (故居) and the 归来堂, all on the same grounds.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 26 min walk
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Show on map陈嘉庚纪念馆 · 集美
The life of the Singapore businessman who came back to his village and built an entire district its schools and universities.
Tip: Free, but it CLOSES ON MONDAYS (the rest of Ao Garden does not). Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-18:00, last entry 17:30; it opens on public holidays anyway.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 28 min walk
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Show on map嘉庚公园 · 集美
The open park that wraps around Ao Garden, with stone gateways and the view of the Jimei bridge over the inner strait.
Tip: Free and always open. It is the natural entrance to Ao Garden: come in this way and leave through the museum.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 28 min walk
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Show on map集美学村 · 集美
The "school village" Tan Kah Kee started building in 1913: kilometres of granite and red-tile buildings with Chinese roofs over colonnades, all still in use.
Tip: The streets of the complex are public and free; what you cannot walk into are the classrooms. L1 crosses the sea above ground just before this station: sit on the right-hand side heading north.
🚇 BRT Tan Kah Kee Gymnasium (嘉庚体育馆) · 25 min walk
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Show on map集美大社戏台 · 集美
The Chen clan's old quarter behind the school village: alleys, temples and an open-air Minnan opera stage.
Tip: There are 高甲戏 or Minnan opera performances some weekends and on temple festival days: they are announced on red posters at the mouth of the alley.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 21 min walk
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Show on map厦门园林博览苑 · 杏林
An artificial archipelago of garden-islands in the inner strait: classical Chinese gardens, long bridges and a pagoda.
Tip: It is enormous (6.76 km²) and you do it by bike or on the internal shuttle; on foot it takes hours. It has its own L1 station (园博苑), though you can also come in from 杏林村. November: dry and cool, the best month to walk the whole thing.
🚇 Xinglin Village (杏林村), L1 · 15 min walk
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Show on map乌糖沙茶面 · 厦港
The benchmark 沙茶面 satay noodles: peanut and satay broth over noodles, with the ingredient tray to pick from one by one.
Tip: You order by pointing: pick your add-ons (squid, duck blood, tofu, duck) and they charge by the piece. It closes early, mid-afternoon, and on Sunday the broth can run out before noon.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 13 min walk
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Show on map山丽妍沙茶面 · 中华
Narrow-fronted 沙茶面 satay noodles near Zhongshan Lu, one of the few the red guide starred in the old town.
Tip: It is a counter place with no English menu: point at the bowl next to you. Packed from 11:30 to 13:00.
🚇 BRT Sibei (思北) · 6 min walk
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Show on map黄则和花生汤 · 中华
Xiamen's breakfast institution since 1945: sweet 花生汤 peanut soup with a raw egg whisked into it, plus little dumplings and fried dough sticks.
Tip: Order the 花生汤 with egg and pair it with 油条; it is sweet, not savoury. It opens very early and by 9:00 there is already a line of locals. You pay at the till first.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 13 min walk
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Show on map夏商·好清香 · 筼筜
A classic Minnan canteen: 薄饼 (Xiamen spring rolls), 芋包 (taro dumplings) and properly made 土笋冻.
Tip: Order the 薄饼 rolled at the table and a 土笋冻 (sea-worm jelly) even if it puts you off: it is THE strange dish of Xiamen and here it is done well.
🚇 HR Service Center (人才中心), L3 · 8 min walk
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Show on map临家闽南菜 · 梧村
Chef-driven Minnan cooking in tablecloth form: 姜母鸭 ginger duck, oyster omelette and the catch of the day.
Tip: It is inside the MixC mall: book a table through the mall app or go before 18:00. This is the comfortable version of the local kitchen, not the street one.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 8 min walk
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Show on map阿呆姜母鸭(大同路店) · 中华
姜母鸭: duck stewed in a clay pot with aged ginger and rice wine, Fujian's winter dish.
Tip: The 姜母鸭 is ordered by half or whole duck and it takes time: 20 minutes from the moment you order. It is exactly what you want in the first cold snap.
🚇 BRT Sibei (思北) · 6 min walk
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Show on map御晟缘姜母鸭 · 梧村
Another clay pot of 姜母鸭 in the Hexiang East area, with tables on the pavement and house rice wine.
Tip: This is the bar and food strip of 禾祥东路: people eat late. Order the pot broth too, which is where all the ginger ends up.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 8 min walk
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Show on map露江小吃姜母鸭 · 梧村
An old-school 小吃 house with 姜母鸭 ginger duck as the star and single dishes in the display case.
Tip: Point at what you want in the case and they heat it up. Cheap, fast and no English menu.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 2 min walk
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Show on map四里沙茶面 · 筼筜
The 沙茶面 satay noodles of the Hubin Si Li neighbourhood, one of the first names Xiamen locals bring up.
Tip: It closes mid-afternoon. If you turn up after 13:30 the broth may already be gone: they make a single batch.
🚇 HR Service Center (人才中心), L3 · 12 min walk
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Show on map开禾沙茶面 · 鹭江
沙茶面 satay noodles at the entrance to the 八市 market, with the fish from the stall next door still wet.
Tip: It is the best combination in the city: walk the 八市 market at 7:30 and have breakfast here at 8:00. It does not open at night.
🚇 BRT Kaihe Lukou (开禾路口) · 2 min walk
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Show on map亚强沙茶面 · 梧村
沙茶面 satay noodles in a small room with an office-worker queue at lunch and a thicker broth than average.
Tip: Go easy on the add-ons the first time: the broth is very concentrated and fills you more than it looks.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on map厝边沙茶面 · 厦港
Corner 沙茶面 satay noodles in Xiagang, steps from Shapowei, with plastic tables on the pavement.
Tip: It opens early and again at night: one of the few places serving satay noodles for dinner around Shapowei.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 20 min walk
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Show on map黄老伯的海蛎煎 · 鼓浪屿
海蛎煎 oyster omelette made to order with sweet potato starch, egg and small Fujian oysters.
Tip: It is on the western side of Gulangyu, where neighbours still live: far better value than on Longtou Lu. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 3 min walk
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Show on map李记沙茶面 · 鼓浪屿
The 沙茶面 satay noodles the people who live on the island eat, over on the Neicuo'ao side.
Tip: Gulangyu has two economies: Longtou Lu's and the west side's. This is the second one. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 8 min walk
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Show on map碗碗香沙茶面 · 鼓浪屿
A Minnan 小吃 spot in Neicuo'ao: 沙茶面 satay noodles, 面线糊 and five-spice rolls.
Tip: A good place to try 面线糊 (thick soup of fine noodles) without paying Longtou Lu prices. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 5 min walk
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Show on map厦门林氏鱼丸(鼓浪屿店) · 鼓浪屿
Fish balls stuffed with minced pork, served in a clear broth: the ferry snack of all time.
Tip: It is right on Longtou Lu: pricey for what it is, but it solves the hunger between Sunlight Rock and Shuzhuang. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 12 min walk
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Show on map阿芳卤面 · 鼓浪屿
Xiamen's 卤面: noodles in a starch-thickened broth with pork, shrimp and egg.
Tip: 卤面 is not the same as satay noodles: no peanut, and it is thick. Order it with 大肠 if you are up for it. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 11 min walk
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Show on map阿香春卷 · 鼓浪屿
The island's 春卷 and 薄饼, rolled by hand with braised vegetables, ground peanut and fried seaweed.
Tip: Xiamen's 薄饼 is fresh, not fried, and is rolled on the spot: order it freshly made or it loses the point. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 15 min walk
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Show on map挑食·本地菜(鼓浪屿店) · 鼓浪屿
A small restaurant doing island home cooking: catch of the day, oyster omelette and seasonal vegetables.
Tip: Book or arrive before 18:00: the island runs out of tables when the 17:00 ferry lands. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 15 min walk
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Show on map红猪餐厅·鼓浪屿华侨料理 · 鼓浪屿
The cooking of the overseas Chinese: Penang curry, Singapore satay and Hainanese rice, the food that came back with the emigrants.
Tip: This is the dish that explains the island: half of Gulangyu was built by Chinese who came back from Southeast Asia. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 10 min walk
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Show on map小眼镜大排档 · 开元
One of the classic seafood 大排档: you pick the creature out of the tank and they wok it or steam it for you.
Tip: ALWAYS ask the price per 斤 before they weigh it; that is the golden rule at any dapaidang in China. Dinner runs late.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map小舒友大排档 · 开元
The neighbour of the one above, same tank-and-wok formula and a shorter queue.
Tip: If next door has a half-hour wait, cross over here: same fish supplier, same street.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 4 min walk
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Show on map未来海鲜大排档 · 梧村
Seafood and 烧酒配 (small plates with rice liquor) in the Jinbang area, where the neighbourhood eats.
Tip: The next table will be eating 烧酒配: local small plates to go with the liquor. Order what they are having.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map本港烧酒配 · 梧村
The most Xiamen format of dinner there is: little plates of cured and fried seafood to go with rice liquor.
Tip: 烧酒配 means "what goes with the liquor": you order lots of small plates. Ideal for two or three people.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map188海鲜大排档 · 滨海
Seafood facing the sea in the hamlet of Xitouxia, on Huandao Lu.
Tip: Confirm the price per weight before they weigh it and ask for it steamed: the produce here is fresh and the wok hides it.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 20 min by taxi
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Show on map三棵树海鲜大排档 · 滨海
The other dapaidang in Xitouxia, under the trees and with tables outside.
Tip: November is the month to eat outside: no humidity, no mosquitoes. Bring a layer anyway, the sea breeze drops the feel.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 20 min by taxi
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Show on map大方素菜馆 · 厦港
Buddhist vegetarian cooking near Nanputuo: tofu "duck", taro and seasonal vegetables.
Tip: It is the secular alternative to the Nanputuo temple canteen, which fills up and closes early. Here you can have dinner.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 26 min walk
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Show on map思北酸笋面 · 梧村
Noodles with fermented bamboo shoot: sour, spicy and absolutely local.
Tip: 酸笋 has a strong smell: if the smell bothers you, this is not your dish. If you love fermented bamboo, it is the best in the area.
🚇 Hubin East Road (湖滨东路), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map中燃海鲜酒家 · 中华
An old-guard seafood restaurant a step from Lundu pier, with fish from the bay.
Tip: It is right by Lundu pier: perfect before catching the night ferry to Gulangyu, which leaves from there from 17:50 onwards.
🚇 BRT Kaihe Lukou (开禾路口) · 12 min walk
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Show on map鹭江宾馆观海厅 · 中华
The terrace of the 1940 hotel facing the pier: Minnan dinner with all of Gulangyu lit up below.
Tip: Book a window table; without a booking they seat you inside and the whole point is lost. The hour in November is 17:30, right on sunset.
🚇 BRT Kaihe Lukou (开禾路口) · 13 min walk
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Show on map草根堂私房菜 · 嘉莲
Home-style Minnan cooking in 私房菜 form: a short menu, whatever came in that day and no fixed card.
Tip: 私房菜 places work by advance booking, by phone or WeChat: this is not somewhere you just turn up.
🚇 Lücuo (吕厝), L1 · 9 min walk
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Show on map土龙庄莲花煎蟹 · 嘉莲
Xiamen's 煎蟹: crab split open and seared on the griddle with sauce, the city's celebration dish.
Tip: Crab is charged by weight and it is expensive: ask the price per 斤 and how many jin they are weighing BEFORE you say yes.
🚇 Lücuo (吕厝), L1 · 9 min walk
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Show on map金燕福海鲜餐厅 · 筼筜
Seafood beside Yundang Lake, with outdoor tables and neighbourhood prices.
Tip: Walk the Yundang shore before dinner: in November you see egrets at dusk a few steps from your table.
🚇 Jianye Road (建业路), L2 · 8 min walk
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Show on map502花生汤 · 梧村
花生汤 peanut soup and breakfast 小吃 in the Hexiang East area, the neighbourhood version of the Huang Zehe classic.
Tip: If the line at 黄则和 puts you off, this is the same breakfast four blocks from the metro and with no tourists.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on map碳培功夫茶直销中心 · 梧村
A tea house on the tea street: you sit at the tray, the owner pours 功夫茶 gongfu tea and the conversation lasts as long as the water does.
Tip: In Fujian 功夫茶 gongfu tea is not a show: it is how people welcome you. Sit down, accept the first round and do not be in a hurry. If you buy, ask for an Anxi Tieguanyin 浓香 and a 清香 to compare.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map古镇茶楼 · 梧村
A proper tea hall, with wooden tables, a draining tray and a gaiwan for each person.
Tip: In Xiamen's tea houses you pay for the tea, not for the time: the hot water is endless. It is the cheapest rainy-day plan in the city.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map释岩中国茶 · 梧村
A shop and tasting room specialising in Wuyi 岩茶: roasted Dahongpao, Rougui and Shuixian.
Tip: Fujian has TWO great teas: Anxi Tieguanyin (green oolong, floral) and Wuyi yancha (roasted oolong, mineral). Try both before deciding what to take home.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map天地观音手工茶 · 梧村
Anxi Tieguanyin made by hand, with the roasting done in the back room.
Tip: So you do not buy just anything: ask to see the 地理标志专用标志, the official denomination-of-origin seal for 安溪铁观音. If they do not have it, ask for the original packaging with the harvest year.
🚇 Hubin East Road (湖滨东路), L1 · 4 min walk
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Show on map八马茶业 · 嘉莲
An Anxi chain, the safe way to take home sealed Tieguanyin without speaking Chinese.
Tip: If you are not up for haggling in a small shop, here the price is printed and the origin seal comes on the box. Less romantic, zero scam.
🚇 Lianhua Intersection (莲花路口), L1 · 4 min walk
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Show on map九州茶庄 · 鼓浪屿
A tea house on Longtou Lu where they still pour gongfu cha for anyone who sits down.
Tip: On Gulangyu tea prices rise by the square metre: drink here, buy on the mainland. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 10 min walk
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Show on map叁也觉茶生活馆 · 鼓浪屿
A contemporary tea room in a restored house, with its own ceramics and tea by the infusion.
Tip: It is the young version of gongfu cha: same ritual, less ceremony. A good refuge if it rains on the island. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 3 min walk
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Show on map佟小曼手工茶饼坊(鼓浪屿1店) · 鼓浪屿
Hand-pressed tea cakes and almond biscuits to go with the gaiwan.
Tip: Boxes of 馅饼 are Xiamen's classic edible souvenir: light to carry and they survive the trip. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 11 min walk
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Show on map正宗漳州四果汤 禾祥东店 · 梧村
四果汤: shaved ice with herb jelly, taro, mung bean, longan and coconut milk. You choose the toppings.
Tip: You order by pointing at the bowls on the counter: four or five toppings, ice and the syrup at the end. In November it is chilly but still open.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on map阿斌漳州四果汤 · 梧村
The other 四果汤 on the block, with a wider range of jellies and a well-made 石花膏 (seaweed jelly).
Tip: Ask for 石花膏 instead of the plain shaved ice: it is seaweed jelly and the most local thing on the whole counter.
🚇 Hubin East Road (湖滨东路), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map褚家园咖啡馆 · 鼓浪屿
Gulangyu's best-known cafe, in the garden of a 1932 family villa with mango trees and bougainvillea.
Tip: It fills from mid-morning: go early or after 16:00, when the groups leave. Ask for a garden table, not an indoor one. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
Featured in: CCTV 3-sep-2026 · guías locales
Show on map21 Gram Coffee · 鹭江
Short-bar specialty coffee in the old town, roasting in house and pouring single-origin filters.
Tip: Xiamen imports a quarter of all the green coffee that enters China (Xiamen Customs, 2025): order a filter and ask where the bean comes from.
🚇 BRT Sibei (思北) · 5 min walk
Featured in: CCTV 3-sep-2026
Show on map第肆咖啡 Tox Coffee · 鹭江
A specialty bar pulling light-roast espresso, steps from the arcades.
Tip: A quotable figure: according to the 《2026中国城市咖啡发展报告》, Xiamen has more than 7 cafes per km² (around 12 in the island's downtown), the highest density in China. HEADS UP: on consumption per capita it ranks fourth, behind Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing.
🚇 BRT Sibei (思北) · 5 min walk
Featured in: Informe del café urbano de China 2026
Show on mapBasao · 筼筜
A Xiamen tea and coffee brand with a tasting bar: the exact bridge between gongfu cha and the third wave.
Tip: Order the side-by-side tasting of two oolongs: it is the fastest way to understand the difference between Anxi and Wuyi without sitting for two hours.
🚇 Hubin Middle Road (湖滨中路), L2 · 8 min walk
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Show on map落日咖啡 · 滨海
A window-service cafe on Huandao Lu with the chairs facing the strait and the sun going down in front of you.
Tip: In November the sun sets around 17:40: get there at 17:00. This is coffee to take away and sit on the wall with, not to stay inside.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 16 min by taxi
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Show on map老塞行动咖啡 · 梧村
A specialty bar next to the MixC, one of those that roast and sell beans to the public.
Tip: If you want to bring coffee back from Xiamen, they sell 250 g bags with the roast date. Ask for whole bean, not ground.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on mapCitiark Coffee · 鼓浪屿
Coffee and cake in an island house, with a high terrace over the red roofs.
Tip: Go up to the terrace even if they seat you downstairs: the view over the tiled roofs is worth more than the coffee. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 7 min walk
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Show on mapCantata · 鼓浪屿
A tiny cafe near Sunlight Rock, with a real piano and people who play it.
Tip: It is on the way to the lookout: the natural stop after coming down from 日光岩, when your legs are done. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
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Show on mapDouble Uncle Coffee · 鼓浪屿
Specialty on the island's west side, with beans from Yunnan and Ethiopia and a three-seat bar.
Tip: Xiamen imports 267 million yuan of Ethiopian coffee a year (Xiamen Customs, 2025): the Ethiopian bean in your cup probably came in through the port right here. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Neicuo'ao pier (内厝澳码头) · 3 min walk
Featured in: CCTV 3-sep-2026
Show on map石船顶咖啡屋 · 鼓浪屿
A cafe perched beside the rocks on the island's south side, with outdoor tables and the sea behind.
Tip: It is on the way to Shuzhuang along the upper path: you get there on foot, there is no other access. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 17 min walk
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Show on map大德记二分之一咖啡 · 鼓浪屿
A cafe beside Dadeji beach, at the island's southeastern tip.
Tip: It is the stop before Haoyue Garden: from the terrace you see the Koxinga statue in profile. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 19 min walk
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Show on map沁园咖啡厅 · 开元
A garden cafe beside Zhongshan Park, with tables under the fig trees.
Tip: A good follow-up to the morning tai chi in the park: it opens early and is 200 paces from the south gate.
🚇 Zhongshan Park (中山公园), L1 · 4 min walk
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Show on map一日一茶 · 集美
A tea and coffee house in the Jimei school village, with students and long tables.
Tip: It is steps from the station: useful for waiting out the metro back without standing on the platform.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 27 min walk
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Show on map叶氏麻籽 · 鼓浪屿
The island's 麻籽: pressed sesame and peanut biscuits, Gulangyu's sweet souvenir.
Tip: Ask to taste before buying the box: on Longtou Lu everyone hands out samples and prices vary by the metre. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 11 min walk
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Show on mapSue's Gelato · 中华
Artisanal gelato in the old town with local flavours: Wuyi tea, peanut and mango.
Tip: Order the yancha one: it is the easiest way to taste Wuyi's roasted tea without sitting down for two hours to drink it.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 12 min walk
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Show on map東方餅鋪 · 梧村
A Minnan bakery of 馅饼 (mung bean cakes) and 肉松饼, the classic companion to tea.
Tip: Mung bean 馅饼 are Xiamen's edible souvenir: light, they keep for weeks and they cost a fraction of what they do on Gulangyu.
🚇 Wenzao (文灶), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map第八市场 · 鹭江
The old town's wet market: live fish, seaweed, taro, spices and 小吃 stalls in between.
Tip: Go between 7:00 and 9:00, when the fish is unloaded. Haggle only over dried fruit and tea; fish has a fixed price by weight. Do not touch the produce without asking.
🚇 BRT Kaihe Lukou (开禾路口) · 4 min walk
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Show on map龙头路 · 鼓浪屿
Gulangyu's shopping street: souvenirs, tea shops, bakeries and free samples at every door.
Tip: Straight talk: everything sold here you can find on the mainland for half. Eat something, try the samples and leave the shopping for 中山路 or a mall. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 10 min walk
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Show on map厦门万象城 · 梧村
The city's luxury mall: Fujian's first Dior clothing store and the province's first Burberry Coffee opened here.
Tip: It is Fujian's "first store" hub: if you are after international brands, this one and not SM. Right next to the L1 station.
🚇 Hubin East Road (湖滨东路), L1 · 5 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Daily 4-may-2026
Show on mapSM城市广场 · 江头
Xiamen's largest and busiest mall, with four connected phases and an enormous food hall.
Tip: It is four phases joined together: come in through phase 1 if you are eating and phase 2 if you are shopping. The food on the top floor is cheaper than any restaurant downtown.
🚇 Wushipu (乌石浦), L1 · 5 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Daily 4-may-2026
Show on mapSM 潮街 CHAO BLOCK · 江头
SM's young wing: streetwear, Chinese design labels and pop-ups.
Tip: This is where you see the local clothing labels that do not exist outside China: the least obvious souvenir there is.
🚇 Wushipu (乌石浦), L1 · 4 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Daily 4-may-2026 · OpenStreetMap
Show on map中华城 · 中华
An open-air mall in the old town, right by Zhongshan Lu, with the arcades restored.
Tip: It is the most comfortable exit if it starts raining while you walk Zhongshan Lu: air conditioning, and it connects half a block from the inside.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 6 min walk
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Show on map厦门K11 Select购物艺术中心 · 金山
Wuyuan Bay's art mall, with installations in the atrium and brands arriving in Fujian for the first time.
Tip: Pair it with Wuyuan Bay: mall on a rainy day and the marina outdoors if it clears. L2 and L3 station right next door.
🚇 Wetland Park (湿地公园), L2 · 1 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Daily 4-may-2026
Show on map宝龙一城 · 筼筜
An upmarket mall beside Yundang Lake, home to Fujian's first MINISO FRIENDS.
Tip: It is steps from Bailuzhou park: shopping plus a walk around the lake is the typical rain-and-sun November afternoon.
🚇 Hubin Middle Road (湖滨中路), L2 · 10 min walk
Featured in: Xiamen Daily 4-may-2026
Show on map老虎城 · 中华
The old town's veteran mall, the one locals use for everything practical.
Tip: If you are missing something practical (adapter, umbrella, trainers), sort it out here and not in the souvenir shops on the pedestrian street.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 5 min walk
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Show on map巴黎春天百货 · 中华
A department store on the pedestrian street, with a cosmetics floor and Chinese make-up brands.
Tip: Chinese cosmetics brands (Perfect Diary, Florasis) cost far less here than in duty free: buy them on the way home.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 10 min walk
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Show on map来雅百货 · 中华
Another classic on the pedestrian street, with a supermarket of local products in the basement.
Tip: The basement supermarket is the best place to buy 馅饼, tea and packaged seaweed at shelf price rather than tourist-shop price.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 8 min walk
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Show on map溪岸路花鸟市场 · 开元
A market of plants, birds, fish and bonsai: what the city buys for its balcony.
Tip: You cannot buy anything you could take on a plane, but it is the most entertaining walk downtown on a Sunday morning.
🚇 BRT Douxi Road (斗西路) · 6 min walk
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Show on map第六市场 · 中华
A small market in the old town, less famous than No. 8 and with half the crowd.
Tip: If No. 8 felt like an influencer parade, this is the same market without the audience. Same timing: early.
🚇 Zhenhai Road (镇海路), L1 · 10 min walk
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Show on map东方茗茶 · 梧村
A tea shop on the tea street, with Tieguanyin, yancha and Fuding white tea.
Tip: Fujian is not only Tieguanyin: ask for Fuding white tea (白毫银针) too, and roasted Wuyi oolong. Check that the box carries the 地理标志专用标志 seal.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 6 min walk
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Show on map六山茶业 · 梧村
Another shop on the tea block, with open samples and a scale on the counter.
Tip: Buy by weight (两 or 斤) and ask them to vacuum-seal it: the ribboned gift box is mostly cardboard.
🚇 Xiamen Railway Station (厦门火车站), L3 · 6 min walk
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Show on map苏小糖 · 鼓浪屿
The milk nougat and candy brand born on Gulangyu, now the island's official souvenir.
Tip: It sells cheaper in a mainland supermarket than on the island. If you buy here anyway, ask to taste: every flavour has a sample. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 2 min walk
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Show on map千锤百炼银匠铺(鼓浪屿店) · 鼓浪屿
A hand-hammered silver workshop, one of the few real crafts left on Longtou Lu.
Tip: How to tell it is handmade: ask to see the hammer and the irregular marks on the inside of the piece. If every piece is identical, it is cast. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
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Show on map不在书店 · 开元
Xiamen's best-loved independent bookshop, with a cafe and a long table to settle at.
Tip: It has several branches in the city; this is the old-town one. A perfect rainy-day plan, with sockets and wifi.
🚇 BRT Douxi Road (斗西路) · 5 min walk
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Show on map虫洞书店 · 鼓浪屿
The island's bookshop, with architecture and photography books about Gulangyu and postcards from the local collection.
Tip: The photo books about the island's heritage are the best memento of Gulangyu and weigh less than a box of sweets. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 14 min walk
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Show on map外图厦门书城 · 嘉莲
The city's big bookshop, with a stationery floor and calligraphy supplies.
Tip: For real calligraphy materials (goat-hair brush, ink stick, xuan paper), come here and not to the souvenir shops.
🚇 Lianban (莲坂), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map厦门珠宝城 · 梧村
The city's wholesale jewellery and pearl hub, with dozens of stalls under one roof.
Tip: Without a certificate, the rule of thumb: a real pearl is cold to the touch, has flaws and feels gritty when you scrape it gently against your tooth. Always ask for an invoice.
🚇 Lianban (莲坂), L1 · 7 min walk
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Show on map我家院子茶叶店 · 鼓浪屿
A courtyard tea shop on the island, with tins of Tieguanyin and Dahongpao on the table.
Tip: For 漆线雕 (lacquer thread sculpture, national Intangible Heritage since 2006) do not go to the souvenir shops: you see it properly done at the Xiamen Museum and in the Cai brand's stores. Ferry to Gulangyu: by day you sail ONLY from the 厦鼓码头 pier at the Cruise Center (Dongdu); the Lundu pier, right downtown, is residents-only until 17:50. Book on the 屿见厦门 mini-program up to 15 days ahead, 9:00 sharp; the return trip is included.
🚇 Ferry · Sanqiutian pier (三丘田码头) · 13 min walk
Featured in: Patrimonio Inmaterial nacional 2006 · OpenStreetMap
Show on map夏商民兴超市(溪岸路店) · 开元
A neighbourhood supermarket with an aisle of Fujian products at real prices.
Tip: This is where to buy packaged tea, 馅饼, seaweed and satay sauce (沙茶酱) to take home: the same brand as on the island, at a third of the price.
🚇 BRT Douxi Road (斗西路) · 7 min walk
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Show on map厦门集美万达广场 · 集美
Jimei's big mall, useful if you are spending the day in the school village.
Tip: It has the cheapest supermarket and food court in the north: handy for lunch before heading back to the island.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 18 min walk
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Show on map集美金街 · 集美
The school village's shopping street, with student food stalls and small shops.
Tip: This is Jimei's cheap-eats zone: a full meal costs what a coffee costs on Gulangyu.
🚇 Jimei School Village (集美学村), L1 · 18 min walk
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