Restaurants and Recommendations in Yangon

Image of the Shwedagon Pagoda AKA Golden Pagoda

Yangon AKA Rangoon is not only the largest city in Myanmar (Burma) but also the city with the greatest population. Myanmar is a country embedded with a rich food culture offering countless unique delectable dishes.

In this post, I will be focusing on the restaurant-scene in Yangon. Mainly listing down the restaurants according to the type of cuisine along with the restaurant I personally recommend.

Please note that this is not all the restaurants in Yangon and that the restaurants I recommend are based on personal preferences and experiences. I have yet to try all the restaurants listed below.

Bakeries:

• Daren Bread Bakery (RECOMMENDED)
• Shwe Pu Zun Bakery (RECOMMENDED)
• Kudos Bakery
• Seasons Bakery
• Tsukumo Bakery
• Parisian
• Yangon Paris Bakery
• Eldorado Bake House
• SP Bakery
• Breadtalk
• 77 Cake (RECOMMENDED)
• White Swan
• Acacia Tea Salon
• Shangri-La Gourmet Bar
• Novotel Gourmet Bar
• Pan Pacific Gourmet Bar
• Parkroyal
• Pano Bakery
• Dirty Little Secret
• Angel Phoo Bakery
• Yangon Bake house
• Monster Cheese

Cafe:

• Coffee Circle
• The District Coffee Lounge
• Black Canyon
• Freedom Café
• Ya Kun
• YGN Bus Café
• Café Amazon
• Café Salween (RECOMMENDED)
• Gloria Jean’s
• Kafe in Town
• Chinatown 125 Café
• Locale Café
• Nourish Café (Vegan)
• The Plant House
• Easy Cafe
• The Strand Cafe
• Cafe Dibar
• Bar Boon
• Tom N Toms Coffee
• Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

Pub/Bar:

• The Beer Factory (Pub) (RECOMMENDED)
• Blow (Pub)
• Byblos Pub and Grill (Pub) (RECOMMENDED)
• The Social House – Kitchen & Tap (Pub)
• Palm Wine bar (Pub)
• Atlas Rooftop Bar and Lounge (Bar)
• Eclipse Bar and Restaurant (Bar)
• After 8 (Bar)
• 50th Street Bar (Beer Bar)
• Sarkies Bar @ The Strand
• The Teak Bar @ Pan Pacific
• Esperado Rooftop Bar
• The Penthouse
• 7th Joint Bar and Grill
• Alex’s Gastro Pub
• Blind Tiger
• Yangon Rooftop Bar
• Vista Bar
• Harry’s Bar (RECOMMENDED)
• Father’s Office
• Piano Bar and Grill
• Rich Bar (RECOMMENDED)

Thai:

• One Zaab
• Boat Noodle
• Thai 47 
• Mai Thai (RECOMMENDED)
• Nara Thai
• Sabai @ Inya
• Royal Jasmine
• Royal Thai

Steakhouse:

• The Prime Rib 
• STEAK on the Street
• Astons 
• Fatman Bar and Grill
• ONYX Wine Tree Restaurant
• Pepper Lunch @ Junction Square

Beverages:

• Cha Thai (RECOMMENDED)
• Cha Time
• Gong Cha
• Koi (RECOMMENDED)
• Tea Land
• Cheese O’ Tea (RECOMMENDED)

Fast Food:

• Mr.Wok
• KFC
• Swensens
• Lotteria
• Potato Break
• Pezzo Pizza
• Burger King
• The Pizza Company
• Bonchon (Korean/Fast food) (RECOMMENDED)
• Pizza Hut
• Pizzamaru

Chinese

• Kou Fu
• Paradise Dynasty
• Imperial Garden
• 800 bowl
• Royal Garden
• Hong Bao
• Signature/Garden Bistro (for breakfast) (RECOMMENDED)
• Jin Din Fung
• Crystal Jade (RECOMMENDED)
• Canton Paradise
• Chong Qing Grill
• Fook Mun Lau
• Tiger Hill @ Chatrium
  

Korean:

• Yoogane (RECOMMENDED)
• Bulgogi Brother
• Arirang
• Sorabol
• Little Korean BBQ
• Ahjumma Kitchen
• James Cheese

Japanese:

• The Sushi Bar (RECOMMENDED)
• Sushi Tei
• Osaka Ohsho
• Tenri Ramen
• Furusato (RECOMMENDED)
• Fuji Japanese Restaurant
• Hokkaido@ Golden Hill (RECOMMENDED)
• Menzo Ramen (RECOMMENDED)
• Takumi-Ya (RECOMMENDED)
• Ippudo
• Ajishin
• Oishii Sushi
• Cho Japanese Dining
• Ginki Sushi
• Nagasaki-Tei (RECOMMENDED)
• Ren
• Kohaku
• Himari Japanese Okonomiyaki
• Bijin
• Manpuku Tokyo BBQ Dining
• Kobe-Ya Japanese Resturant
• Kirin Ichiban
• EMBER
• Kohaku @ Chatrium

Fine Dining:

• ORNG Kitchen (RECOMMENDED)
• The Strand
• Le Planteur Restaurant and Lounge (RECOMMENDED for high tea)
• SEEDS (RECOMMENDED for high tea)
• L’Opera
• Shwe Sa Bwe (European & Burmese) (RECOMMENDATION)
• The Yangon Restaurant

Burmese:

• ROOT (RECOMMENDED)
• Mu Ai (RECOMMENDED)
• Daw Shan Ma
• 89 Mandalay Mee-Shay (RECOMMENDED)
• Buthee
• Burma Bistro (RECOMMENDED)
• Shan Yoe Yar (RECOMMENDED)
• Lucky 7 (RECOMMENDED)
• Mandalay Tea Room
• Aung Mingalar
• Kone Myint Thar (RECOMMENDED)
• Rangoon Tea House
• Min Lan
• Soe Soe Mont Thi
• De’ Burmese
• The Serenity
• House of Memories
• 999 Shan Noodle
• Jana Mon Ethnic Cuisine
• Shan Kitchen
• Loi Sam Sip
• Aung Thukha
• Feel
• The Pansodan (RECOMMENDED)
• Pansuriya
• Parasol

Desserts:

• Home Sweet Home
• Donut King
• Yogurtland
• Uncle Tetsu (RECOMMENDED)
• J’ Donut
• Krispy Kreme
• Auntie Anne
• Chewy Junior

Western/European:

• Café del Soul
• Parami Pizza (Italian)
• Orzo@ Sedona Hotel (Italian)
• DiVINO Italian Restaurant
• Casa Mia (Italian) (RECOMMENDED)
• Signature/Garden Bistro (evening)
• Le Cellier (French)
• Le Bis-Tro-Ke (French)
• Babett
• Sharky’s (RECOMMENDED)
• O’ Thentic
• Mahlzeit German Restaurant (RECOMMENDED)
• Cellar Door Wine Bistro

Hotpot:

• Beauty in The Pot (RECOMMENDED)
• Fisherman’s Wharf (RECOMMENDED)
• Dao Hotpot (RECOMMENDED)
• Shwe Lar Hotpot
• Uncle MC
• Shwe Kaung Hotpot
• Jo Jo Hotpot
• O-Shabu
• Little Sheep

Others:

• Manhattan Fish Market (Seafood)
• The Brunch Society (Multi-cuisine)
• Jeff’s Kitchen (Multi-cuisine)
• Kipling’s @ Savoy Hotel (Multi-cuisine)
• Gekko (Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese) (RECOMMEND)
• AJ’s Bar and Grill (Mexican and American fusion) (RECOMMENDED)
• Manana (Mexican)
• The Marina (Indian)
• Indian Tadka (Indian)
• Prime Grill (Mediterranean Restaurant)
• Fratello Rooftop Dining (Greek, Mediterranean, Italian)
• Old Town White Coffee (Malaysian)
• Sofaer and Co. (Asian Fusion)
• Spicy House (Mala XiangGuo) (RECOMMENDED)
• Rise and Grind (Food Truck) 
• Healthy Me
• AKA (BBQ)
• The Lantern @ Melia (Vietnamese)
• Yangon Excelsior
• Pullman
• Hard Rock Café (American)
• Pier 9 (Cajun)
• Sprouts (Café)
• Fuji Coffee House (Café)
• Bodhi Nava (Café)
• The Envoy Restaurant and Bar (Bar)
• The Poke Bar (Poke)
• Sate Kyite Seafood (Seafood)
• Jan Jan Jan Japanese Ramen
• Port Autonomy (Asian Fusion) (RECOMMENDED)