Local Eats

Thet Thet Soe, 19, poses in front of one of her wall paintings at Mario Juice and Snack Bar in Loikaw. (Yan Naing Aung)

Thet Thet Soe used her talents to bring colour and fun to the walls of youth hub Mario Juice and Snack Bar in the Karenni state capital.

A cup of sweet Burmese tea served with some samosas. (Iryna Kyrylenko / Myanmar Mix)

Find your 'spirit tea' here and order the brew on your next visit to the teashop.

Students at the Sanon Training Restaurant graduation ceremony in Bagan. (Supplied)

A Bagan social enterprise training young underprivileged people in hospitality held a graduation ceremony for its third annual class of young people on Monday.

Sabuti, a traditional corn porridge of Chin state, is the signature dish at this Yangon eatery. (Myanmar Mix)

Enjoy a steamy bowl of corn soup at Mr Sabuti.

Hashim Bai serves customers at the popular street food stall in downtown Yangon. (Myanmar Mix)

In the middle of Bogolay Zay lies Rozy’s Chicken, a fine place to satisfy your fried wing needs. 

Lunch at Aung Pyae Phyo is always a feast. (Leo Jackson)

It takes balls to eat at Aung Pyae Phyo.

Burmese curries and vegetables at Thant. (Rita Shan)

Thant is small, homely and dishes out cheap curries in its diner, which is based near Thuwana park on a curve in the Pazundaung Creek.

Always busy: the outside of Phone Gyi Lan Kyay Oh. (Photos by Min Ye Kyaw)

Myanmar’s culinary treasure kyah oh actually originates from China, so it’s fitting that arguably the best joint in Yangon to buy the hefty pork and egg noodle soup is in Chinatown.

Sanchaung Township is not short of ethnic and regional diners, but for a slap-up Burmese breakfast there’s none better than Shwe Yee.