Must-see restaurants in Myanmar (Burma)

  • Golden Myanmar Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Busy with both locals and visitors, this pleasant restaurant is located in the middle of Ngwe Saung Village and offers decent, freshly cooked dishes. The…

  • Night Market

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Various cheap eats are served up nightly between the clock tower and Bogyoke Aung San statue. Locals flock here to grab takeaway or chow down while…

  • Too Too Restaurant

    Mandalay

    Respected home-style local fare, precooked and served in a bland box room with unflattering fluorescent light. Pick your main curry (prawn recommended)…

  • Ingyin New South India Food Centre

    Yangon

    The cheery staff here do the crispiest and tastiest dosai (savoury pancakes) in central Yangon. It’s a good place for a thali (multidish meals) as well,…

  • Royal Garden

    Yangon

    Kicking off with excellent dim sum for breakfast and rolling through to roasted duck (K13,000) for dinner, this big restaurant set back from Kandawgyi…

  • Nam Kham Family Shan Restaurant

    Yangon

    This tiny restaurant split across two neighbouring units serves the usual Shan noodle dishes plus a variety of point-and-choose curries, soups, stir-fries…

  • Man Myo Taw Cafe

    Yangon

    Representing the Chinese end of the teahouse spectrum, this tidy place offers good steamed buns (both barbecued pork and bean) and coffee, as well as the…

  • Like

    Myanmar (Burma)

    This popular place serves nicely prepared dishes from a small menu of Chinese and Myanmar classics. It's an open-sided spot located on a busy road across…

  • Xi Yang Yang

    Yangon

    You can see the top-quality Taiwanese-style soup dumplings (xiao long bao) being made on the ground-floor kitchen of this super-popular Sanchaung eatery.

  • Taing Yin Thar

    Yangon

    This stylish pan-Myanmar restaurant serves a wide range of Myanmar dishes that you're unlikely to find elsewhere, including plenty of vegetarian options.

  • Golden Tea

    Yangon

    This centrally located place is a good choice for breakfast; later in the day it serves tasty s'uanwi'n-mauk'in (semolina cakes).

  • Royal Ava Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Come for the nice garden setting and fairly ordinary Chinese-style vegetable and chicken dishes. Conveniently located near the river.

  • Night Market

    Myanmar (Burma)

    The night market, located between the Aung San statue and the river, is atmospheric and well worth browsing for its cheap eats.

  • Karaweik

    Mandalay

    Long-running place that serves up roti-style dough formed into turnover pancakes, as well as biryanis and rice.

  • Rainforest

    Mandalay

    Plenty of travellers (but few locals) climb through the treasure-packed family 'antique' shop to a covered balcony with tinkling wind chimes and assorted…

  • Southern Star

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Enjoy river views from this big open-sided restaurant serving a good range of Asian classics from Burma, China, Malaysia and Thailand, close by the Nawade…

  • Myo Ma Restaurant

    Chin State

    The best and most popular place in Mindat to eat (though there's not much competition), offering reasonable Chinese-Burmese dishes (fried rice and noodles…

  • Cafe Flight

    Myanmar (Burma)

    If you're one of the rare breed who enjoys airline catering, clamber aboard this Myanmar Airways plane, which is safely parked at ground level. It's been…

  • Renaissance Cafe & Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Partly a showcase for the company's attractive modern rattan furniture and tableware, this friendly restaurant offers a variety of multidish Thai, Burmese…

  • Junction Centre

    Myanmar (Burma)

    This large, modern shopping centre has many temptations for locals and expats alike, including good restaurants such as YKKO (mains K3500 to K5000) that…

  • Yes! Coffee & Food House

    Myanmar (Burma)

    An update on the old-fashioned teahouse, Yes! is awash with a bold, vibrant paint job and coloured light bulbs that seem to draw young diners to the low…

  • Soe Min Tun Restaurant

    Chin State

    You might feel like a house guest at this not-so-easy-to-find spot near the central market (look for the dilapidated two-storey green building). It…

  • Mr BarBQ

    Mandalay

    This garden-style, two-storey beer station is a popular spot for a beer, several packs of cigarettes, soccer on TV and quality barbecue with many less…

  • Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro

    Yangon

    Cafe during the day and bar by night, this is certainly not the sexiest place in Yangon but the views from the 20th floor are pretty impressive. Happy…

  • U Lay

    Chin State

    This is one of the more popular restaurants in town, serving up Burmese curry sets at lunch and simple Chinese-Burmese dishes in the evening. It's also…

  • U Than Mg Restaurant

    Chin State

    Located directly below the church, this simply furnished place is also decidedly one of Falam's most popular. There's a bit more variety than you might…

  • Honey Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Honey is a friendly spot that serves the usual mix of Thai, Chinese and Western dishes (including fish and chips). It's located near the waterfront, about…

  • Yangon Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    A few minutes' drive outside Taung Kalat village, this place is a near-compulsory lunch stop for those travelling with a private car and driver from Bagan…

  • Grand Bistro

    Myanmar (Burma)

    This hotel restaurant is one of the better places in town to eat, even if it's not exactly an atmospheric venue. The extensive menu includes Chinese…

  • Prome Garden

    Myanmar (Burma)

    This quiet and attractive garden restaurant has tables spirited away under the trees and serves some of the best Chinese dishes in town. The fish dishes …

  • Flow

    Chin State

    Flow bills itself as a cocktail bar and restaurant, and foreign liquors and beers are available, but the real reason to come here is to sample its local…

  • Santino

    Myanmar (Burma)

    The menu at this appealing Western-style cafe, bakery and restaurant has something for everyone, kicking off with full American-style breakfasts and…

  • Zone Pan

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Simple spot serving a decent range of tasty curries, soups and salads. To cut the grease, try the mouth-wateringly tart shauk-thi dhouq (lemon salad) or a…

  • Joy Restaurant

    Chin State

    Basic, with nothing more than two tables separated by a curtain in a cramped room serving chicken or mutton curry. But importantly, it's open Sundays …

  • Top Star

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Primarily a grungy beer station, Top Star's menu includes a few Thai as well as the standard Chinese-Burmese dishes – they'll bring the fish of the day…

  • Shwe Bali

    Yangon

    On the corner with Mahabandoola Rd, this simple stall serves deliciously curdy glasses of lassi (the Indian yoghurt drink). It also has strawberry and…

  • Eureka

    Myanmar (Burma)

    This pleasant, air-conditioned cafe and bakery serves coffees, iced green tea, shakes and other drinks as well as an extensive food menu of curries,…

  • Monsoon

    Yangon

    Located in an airy colonial townhouse, this long-running restaurant is a safe if somewhat bland option. The menu also spans the rest of mainland Southeast…

  • Hakha Kitchen

    Chin State

    More expensive than other restaurants in town (the fried rice and noodle dishes are cheaper), but the food is pretty good. It's just past the clock tower,…

  • Central Restaurant

    Myanmar (Burma)

    Handy for the bus station, this deep-orange-coloured Chinese restaurant with plastic plants wending up the walls serves the usual noodle and rice dishes,…

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