Yangon
A huge array of meat, fish and veggies is lined up on skewers awaiting your grill orders at a number of lively places along 19th St.
Must-see restaurants in Myanmar (Burma)
Yangon
Located off U Wi Za Ra Rd, in a mock-Tudor colonial villa stuffed with antiques and old photos (and including an office where Bogyoke Aung San once worked…
Yangon
This friendly Muslim restaurant is a fine spot for kebabs, curries and biryanis, with paratha (Indian-style bread) to accompany them. The kebabs are…
Yangon
Even though it's on the edge of an industrial estate, this combined modern bakery, cafe and dessert bar drags in the crowds. It's famous for its faluda (…
Yangon
Based in a beautifully decorated mansion close to the north shore of Inya Lake, this fine-dining restaurant offers great value. It's run as a social…
Yangon
This vast hall is Yangon’s most famous and most popular hotpot joint. Join hundreds of other diners in choosing the raw ingredients (on platters that are…
Danuphyu Daw Saw Yee Myanmar Restaurant
Yangon
A long-running and consistent choice for decent Burmese food downtown. It's a little more expensive than similar places, but the various curries are tasty…
Min Lan Rakhine Monte & Fresh Seafood
Yangon
Spice-lovers should head directly to this boisterous Rakhine-themed grilled-seafood hall, popular with local families on a night out. The eponymous monte …
Yangon
Ye Htut Win (aka Sharky) worked in catering for 20 years in Switzerland before returning to Yangon with the dream of making cheese and other quality eats…
Yangon
Occupying the old ferry terminal, this pleasant Chinese restaurant is one the best places in town to soak up a river view (not that it has much…
Mandalay
This gently buzzing lounge-style cafe-restaurant is set behind palms; indoors is a little bare bones. The predominantly Western menu has lots of coffees,…
Myanmar (Burma)
This is about as modern as it gets for Bago – and to be fair, this Thai restaurant offers a pretty good selection with a great view over the town from its…
Yangon
Occupying a corner of the Red Cross Building, this restaurant and bar ooze urban sophistication with nods to its dockside location in the artwork. The…
Ho Pin Myanmar Traditional Cuisine
Myanmar (Burma)
Recommended by Bagan residents in the know who regularly travel to Pakokku on shopping runs, the Ho Pin prides itself on 'flair and care'. The kitchen is…
Mandalay
An all-vegetarian menu fits the owners' stated principle: ‘Be kind to animals by not eating them’. The food largely references Sri Lanka, India and…
Myanmar (Burma)
In a creaky, century-old renovated colonial building, Salay House is a lovely place for a light Burmese lunch (with lots of veggie options) or just a…
Yangon
This modern Asian cafe serves Singaporean dishes such as laksa noodles, which are perfectly fine if not amazing. You can also enjoy light bites such as…
Myanmar (Burma)
Owner Banyar Aung learned to make Korean food while working at various restaurants in Kuala Lumpur (it's a roundabout kind of story!), then returned home…
Yangon
In a quiet residential neighbourhood, this breezy open-air restaurant and bar under a covered patio is a relaxing place to put the cares of Yangon behind…
Yangon
The tables are spread across two cramped floors at this always busy eatery behind City Hall. The menu includes Shàn k’auq swèh (thin rice noodles in a…
Yangon
This colonial-style tea salon, patisserie and restaurant occupies a chic whitewashed mansion. There's a takeaway section stocking all the lovely cakes,…
Mandalay
This basic, archetypal local restaurant is a garage-style room with whirring fans and light panels that indicate (in Burmese) which of some three dozen…
Chin State
After transitioning to a full-service restaurant four years ago, after 25 years as a coffee shop, the cavernous Kan Thu Ya is known for its roasted duck …
Yangon
The original Kosan is an all-day cafe serving snacks such as banana and honey toast and pancakes. However, you can still just get a reasonably decent…
Myanmar (Burma)
A popular tourist retreat near Inwa jetty, Small River has tables dotted throughout a tree-shaded garden backing on to a modest colonial-era wooden house …
Mandalay
It doesn't look like much – you sit on pink plastic chairs in a floral-ceilinged box room – but the curries at this neighbourhood Muslim joint are clean,…
Yangon
Popular for breakfast meetings with the embassy and business crowd (it does excellent dim sum until 2pm), the Garden Bistro is also a pleasant spot for a…
Chin State
The closest approximation of a modern coffeehouse in all of Chin and one of the few (or only?) where you can order an espresso. It's dimly lit, with a TV…
Mandalay
Blandly modern, if sparkling clean, this contemporary Thai place makes up for its lack of atmosphere with convenience (close to several recommended hotels…
Myanmar (Burma)
This clean, inviting space is one of the best riverfront restaurants in the area. Stop in for marinated-prawn salad, fiery Thai-style seafood soup or…
Yangon
This long-standing institution is an ideal place to sample a wide range of Myanmar food – everything from rich, meaty curries to light, freshly made…
Yangon
One of Yangon's most elegant restaurants, L’Opera is staffed by well-trained and smartly dressed waiters, but more important is the Italian owner and chef…
Yangon
Giant cauldrons full of spices, broths and rice bubble away at the front of this Indian joint. It’s always packed, and with good reason: for this price,…
Yangon
This international chain restaurant is a smooth-running and appealing-looking place to indulge your desires for Japanese cuisine. There's sushi, of course…
Yangon
One of the most popular of the many barbecue restaurants on busy 19th St. The barbecue is available in the evenings only; pick from the skewers on display…
Mandalay
This is basically Burmese cuisine for tour groups, though individuals can usually get a slightly adapted version with six or so dishes on request. The…
Myanmar (Burma)
Monywa’s finest restaurant occupies a tiny lake island a short way to the north of the centre. It’s a photogenic spot at sunset, linked to the shore by a…
Myanmar (Burma)
Join government workers at this lively canteen and beer station with a spacious outdoor terrace. Try the tasty fried catfish with bamboo shoots, or a good…
Yangon
For its lovely lakeside location and manicured gardens alone, the White Swan is worth a visit. As you enter this pukka mansion you'll pass the tempting…
Mandalay
Red 'leather' booths and classic vintage signs add to the feeling of a comfortable, Myanmar version of a retro American diner. The menu ranges from steaks…
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