Must-see restaurants in Chin State

There's no better exemplar of traditional Burmese food culture than this always-busy, atmospheric, wood-floored restaurant, crowded with families, couples…

New and fairly modern in decor, Eden serves up the most satisfying meal in town, especially the hotpot (K25,000) for groups of three. There's no English…

You might find yourself becoming a regular at Lois, easily the nicest place in Tiddim. Admittedly, pickings are slim, but it's worth the walk uphill from…

Variety is rare to come by in these parts, and hotpot – essentially a cornucopia of vegetables, noodles and meat – provides plenty of food diversity in…

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 …

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…

An all-you-can-eat buffet of chicken, pork, mutton and fish curry, along with various noodle, rice and salad dishes as sides is served up in this broken…

Wondering what hath the internet wrought? The owner of this newly opened, small and cheerfully decorated restaurant taught himself how to make pizzas via…

Simple noodle and rice dishes and better salads are on offer at Kanpetlet's best restaurant. No alcohol is served, but there's a pleasant outside garden…

Come at night when the huge back terrace overlooking rice paddies is lit up. The extensive menu of meat, fish, noodles and sides, including a good quail…

The bland, if upscale (for Kalay), dining room lacking in atmosphere shouldn't put you off. Mr Jin is one of Kalay's best restaurants, with a wide variety…

An open-air pavilion with a large menu of primarily Chinese dishes and a sprinkling of Burmese options. Good place for a beer as well.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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,…

Clean and basic, furnished with three small tables and serving fried rice and fried noodles. Conveniently located across the street from the spot where…