Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
A weekend in Yangon, Myanmar is a great getaway. Recently The Yum List visited the capital and discovered some fine places to stay and eat.  Here’s our list of:

 

Best Restaurants and Highly Recommended Hotels in Yangon, Mynamar

Stay

For comfort, location and full facilities you can’t go past the Traders Hotel Yangon. Rooms have recently been refurbished and the Club Lounge features an unobstructed view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda.

 

Comfortable and Convenient Accommodation at Traders Hotel Yangon

 

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Traders Hotel Yangon
Eat

 

There’s a host of local food to be found on the streets in the city centre and its well worth a couple of hours of exploration. Only there for the weekend though we weren’t sure if our tummies would have time to adapt so we stuck to the larger restaurants for sampling the local specialities. Our favourites were the Burmese soups. Mohinga, a rice noodle and fish soup must be tried, but out most loved was the chicken vegetable and glass noodle soup sold at Traders Cafe.

 

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Street Food in Yangon
Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
Burmese Soup – chicken, vegetables and glass noodles

 

When you’ve had your fill of local delights, there are some classy joints worth luxuriating in too.
Afternoon tea at The Strand is a tradition. I recommend ordering both an English afternoon tea set and a local one as well for a chance to savour Burmese delicacies without the fear of stomach upsets that street food might sometimes induce. Their scones and sweets are worth the calories.

 

Afternoon Tea at the Strand

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
The Strand Afternoon Tea

 

Friday night happy hours at The Strand Bar are indeed VERY happy as they go from 5-11pm and feature two-for-one prices on all drinks.

The Bar at The Strand – Best Happy Hours in the City

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
The Strand Bar

Some of the best Italian food in the region can be found at L’Opera.

L’Opera Italian Restaurant and Bar

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
L’Opera

 

Elegant fine dining doesn’t get much better than Le Planteur. If you’re fortunate enough to be there in the dry season you’ll be blessed with a gorgeous outdoor garden dining experience.

 

Fine Dining Experience at Le Planteur

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
Le Planteur

A fun Sunday hangout is the very reasonably priced bubbly brunch at Traders Cafe. It’s popular with expats and an easy way to meet new friends.

Bubbly Brunch at Traders Cafe

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
Bubbly Brunch Traders Cafe

For some further fun, western food and pretty decent local beer and wine, The Union Bar is a hit.

The Union Bar – A Popular Restaurant with Expats

Best Restaurants, Best Hotels, Yangon, Myanmar
Local Wine from Myanmar, The Union Bar

 

Have you been to Yangon? Where are your favourite places to eat and stay?

5 Comments

  1. May this Christmas marks the beginning of a wonderful year for us. Have a joyous Christmas!

  2. Merry Christmas!
    Hmm I haven't been Yangon yet. Hehe

  3. The pool at Traders looks like it'd be wonderful for a dip on a sultry afternoon! =)

  4. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

  5. He he… Burmese for Christmas! 🙂
    Maybe one day, who knows?
    Happy Christmas!

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