I am not sure I know the best places, but Yao market (shopping center) next to the Proletarian Stadium has wonderful teashop on the very last floor in the far right corner. You can also taste things there - they will prepare gungfu for you in quite fast and professional manner, no charge. I usually spend 2-3 hours there and come back 200-300 bucks lighter and the tea last me for a year plus. They also have a good choice of regular quality yixing china, very well priced.
Sasha.
I am going to visit Beijing in mid-October and would like to purchase some pu´er cakes there. Could anyone recommend by name any particular and reliable tea shop that specializes in pu´er? There are some
400-500 tea shops along Maliandao (and even one tea department store) but it would take three days to check them all.
Yugen.