Mandalay
Come hungry to this downtown spot that clocks in with over 80 varieties of meat, vegetables and side dishes, all stored in colourful bins in refrigerators…
Must-see restaurants in Mandalay
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Everything is outsized and every appetite satisfied at Prime. The menu covers Burmese, Southeast Asian and Western favourites, ranging from tea-leaf…
Mandalay
This massive, two-storey, traveller-friendly favourite doubles as a traditional Burmese pick-and-pig-out kind of spot, or you can sit down and order by…
Mandalay
Saying it's easily the best Japanese restaurant in Mandalay isn't necessarily high praise, because competition is slim. However, Hana Yakiniku could hold…
Mandalay
Excellent, beautifully presented Chinese food in very generous portions, plus typical Burmese dishes, barbecues and cheap draught beer in frosted glasses…
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Plastic stools and chairs? Check. Delicious aroma of food awaiting your inspection? Check. And the friendly sisters who run it will offer you a taste of…
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Brightly lit, this simple but historic thick-walled colonial-era-merchant's building houses central Mandalay's most popular upmarket curry eatery. There's…
Mandalay
Fill your bowl with a mix of veggies, meat and seafood, weigh it at the cashier and wait as the whole thing is cooked up. You know things can get hot when…
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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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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Blandly modern, if sparkling clean, this contemporary Thai place makes up for its lack of atmosphere with convenience (close to several recommended hotels…
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…
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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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Easily missed in the gold-pounders' area, Cafe House is dimly lit with forgettable decor but strong air-con. The big draws are the dumplings and the…
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Quench your pizza cravings with locals and the Mandalay expat community, especially on trivia-night Tuesdays (7pm), which is popular with teachers who,…
Mandalay
Frigid air-conditioning, friendly staff and excellent coffee greet you at Nova, which is popular with Mandalay's young laptop-toting crowd. The menu runs…
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This Mandalay classic is a regular hangout for the expat/NGO/businessperson crowd, who pack in for stiff cocktails and good Western food. It's one of the…
Mandalay
Detox smoothies and other juices and teas targeting specific 'conditions' – the rage elsewhere in the world – have come to Mandalay in the form of this…
Mandalay
Popular with cashed-up locals and sometimes tour groups, this place, set in an attractive art-deco building with simple, peach-coloured decor, offers a…
Mandalay
This simple, long-running restaurant is known for consistently good, Shan-inspired dishes. Point and pick, and pay per dish – a couple of curries and some…
Mandalay
Bustling with in-the-know locals slurping down authentic noodle dishes, this basic fast-food-style place also does a mean (and massive) plate of vegetable…
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The true tell for the quality of the food here is that it's embraced by the local Indian community – regulars who enjoy spicy curries, biryanis, tandoori…
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The manager at this better-than-average beer garden speaks good English, which is a plus when you're ordering food and requesting a channel change on the…
Mandalay
This large, bustling Chinese restaurant, a local institution with sweet views across the moat, is often filled with busloads of tour groups. Roasted duck…
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Respected home-style local fare, precooked and served in a bland box room with unflattering fluorescent light. Pick your main curry (prawn recommended)…
Mandalay
Long-running place that serves up roti-style dough formed into turnover pancakes, as well as biryanis and rice.
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Plenty of travellers (but few locals) climb through the treasure-packed family 'antique' shop to a covered balcony with tinkling wind chimes and assorted…
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…
Mandalay
This branch of a beloved national chain dishes out decent and cheap baked goods – sweet and savoury pies, buns and the rest. If you need to fuel up before…
Mandalay
Central Mandalay's best-stocked supermarket is in the basement of Mingalar Mandalay Shopping Center, the city's biggest shopping mall.
Mandalay
Looking for something strange (though not uncommon in Myanmar) and a good source of protein? Hop on over to these stalls for fried grasshoppers.