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(Phoung Taw Site St; mains K1000-2700; 8am-9pm; ) Choose from a huge range of
filled pancakes and toasted sandwiches at this cute little cabin; it's on a narrow alley
north of the sports field. Follow the signs from Phoung Taw Site St.

Golden Kite Restaurant ITALIAN $
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(cnr Mya Wa Ti St & Yone Gyi Rd; pizzas from K5000, pasta from K3500; 10am-10pm; ) If
you must seek out Italian food in Nyaungshwe, consider the pizzas or pasta here. This
longstanding place claims to have got its recipes via an Italian lady from Bologna (you'll
most likely get the spiel) - she's also allegedly the source of the fresh basil.

Ma Tin Myint Family BURMESE $
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(Yone Gyi Rd; set meal K2500; ) Cheap-and-filling Burmese-style set meals. 10am-9pm;

Hu Pin Restaurant CHINESE-BURMESE $
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(Kan Thar 1 St; dishes from K1500; 8am-9pm; ) This bright canteen has an illustrated
menu of Chinese favourites such as sweet-and-sour pork.

Green Chili Restaurant THAI $$$
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(Hospital Rd; mains K2000-5500; 9am-9pm; ) This restaurant boasts one of the poshest
dining rooms in town. On the surface, the Thai menu here is also one of the more diverse
and interesting, but unfortunately the flavours are more suited to the timid tourist.

Viewpoint SHAN, FRENCH $$$ $$$

( www.viewpoint.leplanteur.net ; Yone Gyi Rd; mains $2.50-29, set meals $15-17; 11am-11pm;
) Taking obscure local cuisines upscale is usually dangerous culinary territory, but the
self-professed 'Shan nouvelle cuisine' at this - Nyaungshwe's swankiest and most ambi-
tious restaurant - is worth investigating. On the ground floor of the same building,
Lounge-E (get it?) does French food.

Drinking & Entertainment
Despite the nascent backpacker vibe, there's no bar scene in Nyaungshwe. The locals
head to grubby beer-based restaurants such as Kaung Kaung MAP (Lan

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