This week in Dongmen
Around Laojie, Shaibu metro · updated daily
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How to spend an evening in Dongmen
A simple first visit — swap in whatever's on this week above.
Snack crawl
Start on the main pedestrian street and eat your way through the side lanes.
Keep wandering
Shops and stalls stay busy well into the evening.
Places in Dongmen
Everything we list within a few minutes of Laojie metro
About Dongmen
Dongmen is the oldest commercial street in Shenzhen — a warren of pedestrian lanes, markets and snack stalls in Luohu that pre-dates the modern city.
Come hungry: skewers, bubble tea and Hakka snacks line the lanes. It's busiest on weekend evenings and during public holidays.
Also known as: Dongmen Pedestrian Street · Laojie
- Vibe
- Crowded, cheap, old-school
- Best for
- Street food, markets, shopping
- Busiest
- Weekend evenings
- Metro
- Laojie (L1 · L3)
- When
- Weekend evenings from 6pm, or any public holiday if you like crowds.
Photo spots in Dongmen
- Main pedestrian street
Crowds and neon signs from a footbridge.
Dongmen: questions people ask
Is Dongmen worth visiting?
Yes, for street food and a feel of pre-boom Shenzhen. Go in the evening.
Which metro for Dongmen?
Laojie station (Lines 1 and 3).