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Burmese eating experience, and handy for a meal before or after a visit to Shwedagon Pa-
goda. Help yourself to what youwant from the colour-coded dishes (K800-1800each) in the
fridges at the back and then take it to your seat where you cook it yourself in the little steam-
inghotpotswithwhicheachtableisprovided-staffareonhandifyouneedassistance.
Daily
10.30am-10.30pm.
House of Memories
290 U Wizara Rd (on a small side road just past the Edo Zushi restaur-
ant) 01 534242,
houseofmemoriesmyanmar.com
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map
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A real taste of colonial Yangon,
set in a chintzy old half-timbered house (once home to the office of General Aung San) and
with an interior last updated in around 1930. There's good Myanmar food - including chick-
en
chet
curry,beef yoghurtcurrywith raisins, prawnandcoconut curry(mains K5750-8000)
- plus some Thai and Chinese options, and a pianist tinkles the ivories every Fri and Sat
evenings.
Daily 11am-11pm.
restaurant in the lovely old
Savoy Hotel
with plenty of white linen and wickerwork chairs,
plus views of nearby Shwedagon and seating either inside or on the pool-facing terrace. The
resident French chef rustles up a mix of Western and Myanmar cuisine (mains $12-15),
backed up by a good drinks list and wine selection, all at relatively affordable prices.
Daily
6-10.30pm.
Le Planteur
22 Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd 01 541997,
leplanteur.net
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map
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Generally con-
sidered Yangon's top foodie destination, this beautiful fine-dining garden restaurant com-
bines French finesse with strong Asian influences under the leadership of Michelin-starred
chef Felix Eppisser. It's pricey, even by European standards (mains $28-43; six-course set
menu $78), although the business lunch ($30) offers a more affordable alternative. There's
also a huge (mainly French) wine list, with bottles from around $30.
Daily noon-2pm &
6-11pm.
L'Opera
62d U Htun Nyein St 01 665516,
operayangon@gmail.com
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map
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Idyllic little
backstreet restaurant, with Italian owner and chef providing Yangon's best Italian food either
intheattractive a/c diningroomoronagorgeouslakeside terrace outside. Pasta andpizza go
for $11-16, with meat and fish mains double that. It's also a nice spot to have just a drink.
Reservations recommended.
Daily 11am-2pm & 6-10.30pm.
floor and terrace of the beautiful
Governor's Residence
,
this is one of the city's most alluring
(and expensive) restaurants, using top-notch local ingredients to serve up fine internation-
al cuisine (mains $30-50) - Chilean sea bass, filet mignon and the signature Ngapali lob-
ster - plus cheaper sandwiches, burgers and lunchtime mains ($23-28).
Noon to 2.30pm &
6-10.30pm.
