Places to meet in Shenzhen

A hill park in Futian with walking trails and views over the city and Shenzhen Bay.

A long public sandy beach on the eastern coast of Shenzhen with a seafront promenade.

A large botanical garden at the foot of Wutong Mountain in Luohu, run with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A public mangrove-themed park in Futian District near the Shenzhen Bay coast.

A long-established central park around a lake with lychee trees and pavilions.

A coastal park in western Nanshan with walking paths along the water.

A permanently docked cruise ship at the centre of Shekou's Sea World dining and nightlife plaza.

An artist community of studios and galleries known for oil painting and reproductions.

A contemporary art museum in the Overseas Chinese Town area of Nanshan, near Window of the World.

A former factory complex turned into galleries, design shops, cafés and bookstores.

An arts and exhibition centre beside the Sea World plaza in Shekou.

A large art museum opened in November 2023 near Shenzhen North Railway Station, facing the library's north division.

A performing arts theatre in Luohu that hosts opera, drama, dance and concerts, next to Grand Theater metro station.

A natural history museum in the Yanzi Lake area of Pingshan, opened in July 2026 with eight themed permanent galleries.

A large shopping and entertainment mall in Houhai, Nanshan.

An open-air shopping and dining complex in Futian's central business district.

A busy pedestrian shopping and street-food area in the old commercial heart of Luohu.

The pedestrianised core of the Huaqiangbei electronics-market district in Futian, about 930 metres long.

A waterfront shopping and dining district at Shenzhen Bay's Shekou coast.

A large shopping mall in Nanshan near Houhai metro station, opened in 2018 and expanded with a second phase in 2025.

A restored historic walled town in Nanshan now home to cafés, bars and small shops.

A lakeside leisure district with promenades, restaurants and entertainment venues.

A branch of the Arabica specialty coffee chain inside the MixC Shenzhen Bay shopping mall.

A Cantonese dim sum restaurant on the second floor of iN City Plaza, near Science Museum metro station.

A dinner-focused fine dining restaurant on the upper floors of the Futian Shangri-La hotel.

A Cantonese tea-house restaurant on the fourth floor of Kingglory Plaza, close to Guomao metro station.

A Cantonese tea-house restaurant on Hongli Road, a short walk from Huaxin metro station.

A branch of the HEYTEA tea chain in the OCT Harbour waterfront complex in Nanshan.

An independent coffee shop inside the OCT-LOFT creative culture park in Nanshan.

A Cantonese dim sum restaurant on the second floor of the One Avenue mall, near Gangxia metro station.

A well-known live-music venue in the OCT-LOFT area hosting touring bands.

A rooftop bar at the Hilton hotel in Shekou, with views over the sea.

An Irish pub in the Futian CBD near Shopping Park metro station, with screens for live sport on two floors.

A rooftop cocktail bar on the 79th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel; guests under 18 are not admitted.

A steampunk-styled two-storey cocktail bar in the south tower of Ping An Finance Center, listed in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.

A craft-beer brewpub in the Shekou area of Nanshan.

A municipal sports complex in Futian with a public synthetic running track and bookable badminton, basketball and tennis courts.