Yangon trip - the food that I had

The free breakfast provided by the The Willow Inn during my stay was good. When Michael and I ventured out for the local delicacy, we found that was not much varieties. Fortunately, there were some decent places for dining. One of the places was the Indian restaurant (forgot the name, I think it's Nilar Biryani). They served the best Faluda (as claimed by the foodies in the internet). It is actually a sweet dessert drink, kinda like our Malaysian's ABC. But I think their briyani was the best. We ended up patronizing that place twice. We also tried the #1 restaurant in Yangon, 999 Shan Noodle House, as claimed by Tripadvisor. Well, just say their noodles were not as best as my favourite wantan mee in SS2.

A friend of Michael brought us to Shan Yoe Yar. A decent restaurant that serves food from the Shan State. This was really awesome. How to describe it - a mixture of Chinese and Thai flavor. The most unforgettable meal was the local mixed rice. They like to have their dish super oily - to keep away the flies from stopping by the food. By the way, the best Faluda was in Shwe Pu Zun Coffee House, as recommended by Michael's friend. Couldn't agree more.

Local mixed dishes meal

Dinner at the road side stall in Chinatown

Breakfast in Willow Inn

Briyani rice set- thumbs up

Fried Kuey Teow in Chinatown. They served Malaysian food. The chef could have worked in Malaysia before.

Noodle in 999 Shan Noodle House

Breakfast set again in Willow Inn

Best Faluda in town, Shew Pu Zun

Meal served in Shan Yoe Yar

Note: Photos were taken with iPhone 4s

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