THE GUIDE - The Rough Guide to Myanmar - page 135

Indonesian options; expect okonomiyaki, kimchi rolls, chicken tonkatsu, spicy Korean beef
and ramen tonkatsu. Pricey (mains K11,000-13,000) but worth it. Daily 9am-midnight.
Ingyin New South Indian Food Centre Corner Bo Sun Pat and Anawratha; map . Lively
little place dishing up good, cheap South Indian food. Choose from veg, chicken, mutton,
prawn, fish and crab curries served with puri or chapati; they also do a good dosa. Mains
K1200-2000 - and they'll keep on topping up your plate until you can eat no more. Daily
5am-10pm.
Kosan 10819thSt 01503232, facebook.com/kosan.myanmar ; map . Oneoftheliveliest
of 19th St's bustling restaurants, and also one of the few serving food other than Burmese
or Chinese, with an eclectic selection of burgers, kebabs, quasi-Mexican and Japanese - the
sesame shabu chicken is a treat. Most mains around K2500. A good place just for a drink,
too, with cheap beer and bargain cocktails (K1700-1800). Daily noon-midnight.
LinkAge 1st floor, 221 Mahabandoola Garden Rd - above Audionet near the south end of
theblock,almostonAnawrahtaRd;followstairssigneduptoSNAGallery 0943052916;
map . Tucked away inside a neat little art gallery, this place is easy to miss, but well worth
seeking out for its good, reasonably priced Burmese food including lots of Myanmar-style
fish and seafood curries, salads and soups - the green papaya and pickled mango salad is a
treat. Most mains K1500-2500. Daily 11am-10pm.
Lotaya Bogyoke Market (turn right out of the principal exit at the back of the main market
building); map . Thisunpretentiouslittle caféprovidesausefulpitstopbehindBogyokeMar-
ket, attracting a mixed tourist and local crowd. Shan noodles are the speciality, with assor-
ted Thai and Chinese dishes thrown in for good measure (mains K2000-3500). Tues-Sun
9am-5pm.
Lucky Seven 130 49 St 01 292382; map . If you want to know what a traditional
Burmese teashop looks like, this is the place to come, packed most hours of the day with
a lively local crowd enjoying tea, noodles and buns. The big picture menu is full of good
things(mainsK5000-1500)-anexcellentbreakfast mohinga ,noodlesanddumplingsgalore,
Indian-style curries with puris or parathas, spare ribs and tasty samosa salads. Seating is
either inside or on the pretty little outdoor terrace smothered in plants. Daily 6am-8pm.
Monsoon 85-87 Theinbyu Rd 01 295224; map . One of downtown's smartest and most
attractive restaurants, in a high-ceilinged old colonial building with fans twirling overhead.
There's a good selection of Western food available, but it's Monsoon 's Southeast Asian
cuisine which really hogs the limelight, with oodles of Thai, Lao, Vietnamese and Cambod-
ian dishes plus excellent Burmese food - try the Ayeyarwady butterfish, or the “Bachelor's
curry” with chicken and gourd (mains K6000-8000). Good drinks list too, with half-price
cocktails during happy hour (daily 5-7pm). Daily 10am-10.30pm.