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(216 Anawrahta Rd, Pabedan; meals from K800; 4am-10pm; )
Giant cauldrons full of
spices, broths and rice bubble away at the front of this bright and brash Indian joint. It's
never less than packed, and with good reason: the biryanis are probably among the best
your lips will meet.
The chicken has been cooked so slowly and for so long that the meat just drips off, the
rice is out of this world and the banana lassi is divine. Nothing on the menu costs more
than K1800, and most is a fraction of that. It's far and away the best of several similar
nearby places.
999 Shan Noodle Shop
SHAN $
(130/B 34th St, Kyauktada; noodle dishes from K500; 6am-7pm)
A handful of tables are
crammed into this tiny, brightly coloured eatery behind City Hall. The menu includes
noodles such as
shàn k'auq swèh
(thin rice noodles in a slightly spicy chicken broth) and
myi shay
(Mandalay-style noodle soup) and tasty non-noodle dishes such as Shan tofu
(actually made from chickpea flour) and the delicious Shan yellow rice with tomato.
Nam Kham Family Shan Restaurant
SHAN $
(134 37th St, Kyauktada; noodles from K800; 6am-7pm Mon-Sat)
This tiny restaurant split
across two neighbouring units serves the usual Shan noodle dishes plus a variety of
point-and-choose curries, soups, stir-fries and other dishes served over rice.
New Delhi
INDIAN $
(274 Anawrahta Rd, Pabedan; mains from K500; 5.30am-9.30pm; )
This grubby place
serves tasty Muslim-influenced South Indian dishes such as a rich mutton curry, as well
as meat-free options including
puris
(puffy breads),
idli
(rice ball), various
dosai
(sa-
voury pancakes) and banana-leaf
thalis
(meals; K1000).
Ingyin New South India Food Centre
SOUTHERN INDIAN $
(232 Anawrahta Rd, Pabedan; mains from K600; 5am-10pm; )
The cheery staff here do
the crispiest and tastiest
dosai
in central Yangon. It's a good place for a
thali
as well, and
it has tea and Indian sweets if you require dessert.
Shan Yoe Yar
SHAN $$$
