Mandalay & Around - Myanmar (Burma) - page 459

simple, almost Mediterranean peach decor. Eat early to avoid evening tour groups, which
can overwhelm this relatively modest-sized place.

Golden Duck CHINESE $$$
MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 02-72921, 02-36808; 80th at 16th; veg/nonveg dishes from K1450/3150, shark-fin soup
K45,550; 10.30am-2.30pm & 6-9.30pm; ) Large, bustling Chinese restaurant that's a
veritable local institution. Brisk service, views across the moat from the air-con upper
floor and rooftop. Most tables seat six.

STREET DINING

Along with beer-station barbeques, the best-value dining is usually at street stalls,
many of which plonk down their plastic stools for only a few hours a day. Certain
corners or street sections have culinary specialities, but knowing which is where
takes some insider knowledge.
Morning Only

» Baosidumplings - Yong Xing MAP GOOGLE MAP (83rd St, 30/31; baosiK350;

5am-7.15am).
» Shan noodles with dofubyo- 29th St, 80/81 before 10am.
» Mohinga- Mandalay's best breakfast mohingafrom a three-wheel street-trolley
stall at 32nd St at 81st St, from 6.30am to 9.30am only.
Daytime
» Point-and-pick multi-curries - several inexpensive family snack outlets are dot-
ted along an unnamed lane between 74th and 75th Sts. Our favourite here is the
furthest east - unsigned, super-cheap Mtay Myint Thar MAP GOOGLE MAP
(74th-75th link-lane 28/29; meal K500; 10am-7.30pm) , a traditional wooden shack house
decked with contorted roots and plants.
» Burmese sweets - take away from near 85th St at 27th St in Zeigyo Market.
» sweet tea and fresh nanbya(tandoor bread) - Min Thiha MAP GOOGLE MAP

5am-5pm) or Unison Teahouse ( Click here ) . (28th St at 72nd St; tea/ nanbyaK300/250;

Nighttime Only
» Indian chapatti and curry - 28th St at 82nd St or Nay (27th St at 82nd St; curry/chapatti
K1200/150; 5pm-11pm).