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( 02-24688; 25th St at 80th St; mains/burgers K5000/2000, espresso/draught beer/cocktails
K800/1000/3000; 9am-10.30pm; )
V's prices are noticeably cheaper than most of
Mandalay's air-conditioned Western cafe-bars. While the dangling hearts and mood-lit
flower cut-outs are more cutesy than trendy, there's a top-floor rooftop bar with close-up
views of the moat and fortress walls.
Marie-Min
VEGETARIAN $$$
(27th St, 74/75; mains K1500-2500; 9am-10pm, closed Jun; )
An all-vegetarian menu
fits the owners' stated principle: 'Be kind to animals by not eating them.' Highlights in-
clude tofu curry, a meal-sized aubergine 'dip' and avocado milkshakes (K1500) that are
as 'fabulous' as promised.
)
A Mandalay classic, undergoing a fashionable refit by the Café City
owners.
Cafe House
CHINESE, THAI, EUROPEAN $$$
(37th St, 78/79; mains K1500-6000; 8am-10pm; )
Easily missed in the gold-pounders'
area, Cafe House is comfy with forgettable decor but strong air-con. The big draw here is
the superb fried wanton wheel with ginger sauce (K3500), a great snack for two to share.
Greater Mandalay
Mr BarBQ
BEER STATION $
(71st St at 31st St; barbecue K300-4000; 11am-11pm)
This unusually open, garden-style
beer station is hard to beat for quality barbecue, with many less common options includ-
ing whole squid and delicious fish-wrapped prawns.
Mya Nandar
BURMESE, CHINESE $$$
( 02-66110;
www.amazing-hotel.com/index.php/the-restaurant.html
; Strand Rd, 26/28; mains
K4000-10,000;
9am-11pm;
)
Smart open-sided pavilions in a great tree-shaded river-
