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Myanmar / Burma Food

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Rice is the main food of the Myanmar people, usually served with meat or fish, soup, salad and vegetables all cooked in their own ways, and some relished to complement the meal. Curries are very popular. Myanmar food is with fewer spices and more ginger and garlic added. Regional specialties are generally hot and spicy, often consisting of fish, rice, noodles or vegetables.

Dishes to Try
Mohingal, a fish soup with rice
Lethok Son, a spicy vegetarian rice salad
Oh-no Khauk Swe, noodles, chicken and coconut in a spicy sauce
Mandalay's famed “mee-shay” noodles

Guests-Picked Restaurants

Yangon City  
Le Planteur 22 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
House of Memories 290 U Wisara Road
Mandalay Restaurant The Governor's Residence, 35 Taw Win Road
Feel Myanmar Food 124 Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Street
Shwe Sa Bwe 20 Malikha Street, Mayangone
Green Elephant 3(H), Block 801, 27th Street, Aung Daw Mu Quarter
Bagan City  
Star Beam Nyauang U Rd
The Moon Vegetarian North of Ananda Temple
San Thi Dar Restaurant Opposite the Archeological Museum
Green Elephant Riverside and Main Street
Eden BBB Restaurant Hauptstrasse
Mandalay City  
Green Elephant No.3H 27th Street
Canal Mandalay Restaurant 22nd Street, Bet; 36rd Et 64 Street
Marie Min 27th Street, Between 74th and 75th Street
A Little Bit of Mandalay Aung Taw Quarter, 413 (B), 65th Street
BBB European No.292, 76th Street, Between 26th & 27th Street, Chan Aye Thar Zan Township
Inle Lake  
Thirigayha Restaurant 50216 Union Highway, Kalaw
Inle Pancake Kingdom Phaung Daw Seiq rad, Nyaungshwe
ViewPoint Lodge Near main bridge & canal, Shan State
Green Chili Restaurant Hospital Road, Mingalar Qtr, Nyaungshwe