Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Man San Thu
TEAHOUSE $
(3 Shwezigon Paya St; snacks from K200; 6am-11pm; )
You can't miss this place, spread
over two floors and with a bright orange facade. Inside there's a real buzz as patrons dig
into all the teashop snacks (including dim sum) and surf the net on the free wi-fi.
Myo Restaurant
BURMESE $
(5 Aung Yadana St; mains from K2000; 7am-10pm)
A bustling bar and restaurant that ex-
tends a loving welcome to all comers. The meals, which focus on all your favourite
Bamar staples, are done with more style than most places. And, to keep you entertained
while you wait for your supper, there is a TV playing all the premiership matches, and
draught beer to boot.
Shwe Zin Yaw Restaurant
BURMESE $
(24/25 Shwezedi Rd; mains from K1500; 8am-9pm; )
Oh you lucky, lucky taste buds, fi-
nally you're going to get something different, including goat curry and sardine salad!
Shopping
Apart from the parasol workshops, there's the
night market
that is set up each evening in
front of Customs House, where teenagers cruise, flirt and hang out while vendors purvey
food, clothing and tools and just about every other requisite for daily life at low prices.
Just south of Shwemokhtaw Paya is the
Central Market
, and just south of that the
New
Market
, with all manner of goods.
Information
tp://traveltopathein.wordpress.com
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is worth tracking down. A mine of local information, he
can help arrange all kinds of trips and adventures in the area, including boating along the
Pathein River; motorbike taxis in the countryside to visit Kayin villages and out to the
beaches; and the necessary permits for Mawdin Point.
Money can be changed at
CB Bank
(cnr Merchant St & Shwezedi Rd)
where you'll find an
ATM accepting international cards.
