116
FAHTHAI
MYANMAR COUNTRY CODE
+95
EXCHANGE RATE
MMK992 = US$1
NAY PYI TAW FREQUENCY
5 flights per week from Bangkok
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INSIDE YAW MIN GYI’S MIX OF OLD AND NEW
Y A N G O N
Neighbourhood guide: Yaw Min Gyi
THUKHA YEIK
This bustling teashop-cum-restaurant serves up
a delicious range of breakfast dishes as well as
curries that are laid out buffet style. A popular
stop for neighbourhood residents, it does a
range of excellent noodle dishes, including
khaukswe thoke
(noodle salad) and
shwe taung
khaukswe
(shwe taung noodles with coconut
milk). Wash it all down with a cup of
let pet
yay
, Myanmar’s sweet local tea, which comes
loaded with condensed milk.
Cnr Nawaday and
Bo Yar Nyunt Sts, Dagon township
EASY
This place looks as if it was dropped into
Yangon from a trendy quarter in Bangkok. The
open-concept interior is sparsely decorated but
it’s the menu – with Illy coffee and a range of
Taiwanese fusion dishes and Western comfort
foods – that draws crowds. Try everything
from eggs benedict to honey-glazed chicken
rice.
YUZANA
Since 1979, Yuzana has been bringing one of
Myanmar’s favourite products,
let pet
(pickled
tea), to the masses. Its stylish headquarters
testify to the brand’s success. Pop in to browse
locally produced products, including pickled
mango, dried fish and green tea.
22 Nawaday St, Dagon township
GALLERY 65
Converted from a family home into an art
space about five years ago, Gallery 65 gives a
sense of what the neighbourhood was like way
back in the day. Occupying a century-old teak
mansion, it hosts regular exhibitions on its
lower floor in a renovated space that reflects
both the new and old of this dynamic area.
gallerysixtyfive.webstarts.com
FAT MAN STEAK & BISTRO
Fat Man has managed to do the near impossible
in Yangon: successfully court both the expat and
local crowd. Its steaks and burgers hit the sweet
spot, with the pick of the menu being the large yet
well-constructed Fat Man Burger.
Cnr Nawaday and
Bo Yar Nyunt Sts, Dagon township
ALFA HOTEL
The rooftop Sapphire Lounge & Bar is the perfect
place to round out a day. Located at the western
end of Nawaday Road, this 12th-floor bar offers
amazing views of Shwedagon Pagoda. Enjoy the
barbecue and wash it all down with a cool beer
as the sun sets.
alfahotelyangon.com
Formerly a quiet residential area,
the tangle of narrow streets making
up YawMin Gyi just north of
downtown Yangon have in recent
years become a hip and eclectic
hangout for locals and expats alike
FINE ART
Works by big
local names are
on display at
Gallery 65
NICE AND EASY
Taiwanese and
Asian fusion make
up the modern
menu at Easy
