MYANMORE : Weekly Guide to Yangon - 25th May 2018

25 - 31 MAY 2018

FREE COPY

Yangon’s best Street Food

What’s On - may FRIDAY 25TH Champagne Nocturne, Free Flow Friday | Nightlife Enjoy free flow champagne, sabre a bottle of Taittinger Nocturne and join an exclusive club of certified sabreurs. One hour of free flow Taittinger Nocturne Champagne: US$100, two hours of Free Flow Taittinger Nocturne Champagne: US$150. Reservation is highly recommended. | RSVP: 09 767 419413. ? Atlas Rooftop Bar & Lounge - 84, Pan Hlaing Rd, Sanchaung Tsp | P 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Parami Talk Series: Kyaw Thu | Educational The event will be in Burmese. Parami Talk with U Kyaw Thu. Seating is limited so please register. They ask that attendees arrive by 6:00 p.m. so that the event can start promptly by 6:30 p.m. Please be informed that attendees will not be allowed in after *6:45 p.m due to their closed-door policy. Food and refreshments will be provided after the event. | RSVP: 09 793 030555. ? Parami Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences - 3rd Floor, Shwe Gone Plaza, Intersection of Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd & Shwe Gone Daing Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Let’s Grab A Kirin | Nightlife What’s a better way to celebrate a Friday than enjoying a semi-buffet of selected items with free-flowing Kirin draught beer? Also games and live entertainment. Tickets at US$25 nett. For ticket inquiry, please call (95 1) 242 828 extension 6403. ? Sule Shangri-La - 223 Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

G Square Pool Party & Mini Festival | Nightlife An outdoor and indoor event. Outdoor event start from 8 pm to 4 am and indoor event start 4 am to 10 am. For ticket and transportation information contact to 09 765 032329. ? Sunny Cove Private Getaway Resort -Hlegu | P 8:00 pm - 10:00 am

PYRITE Presents Elza Noey | Nightlife Fly with Elza Noey at PYRITE on 25th May. Expect a night fill with music that make your heart rate faster. Elza Noey is a resident DJ of DNA Club Bangkok. Music Genres: Trance, Psy Trance, Tech Trance EDM, Progressive House, Electro House, Big Room, Tech House. Entry : 10,000Ks (2 Free Drinks). | 09 258 835 885. ? PYRITE - No.37, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, near Inya Lake Hotel, Mayangone Tsp | P 10:00 pm - 3:00 am

SATURDAY 26TH 2nd Anniversary: Pop Art Party | Nightlife In collaboration with Carlsberg, Campari and MONIN, a party with a special Mediterranean set menu will be designed ( A la carte available), fancy cocktails and shots by Francesco Moretti II, and music all night by our special Dj and friend Eddie Sakka. ? The Penthouse - 271-273 BarGaYar St, Park side one building 8th floor, Sanchaung Tsp | P From 7:00 pm

Zumba Master Class with Prince | Sports They are inviting everyone to experience the ever first Master Class of Prince Paltu Ob, one of the most respectful (ZES) in Zumba Community.

(Zumba Education Specialist). Prince Paltu Ob is coming to Myanmar on the 26th of May, Saturday, 7:30pm to 8:30pm. Registration of 15$.

Limited to 50 participants only. ? POWER STUDIOS - Room 04-026, Level 4, Junction City | P From 7:30 pm

What’s On - may Japanese Izakaya at Gekko | Nightlife Gekko next Chaine Event will be hosted at Gekko Restaurant in downtown Yangon.

Their Japanese inspired cocktail menu is courtesy of their group bar manager, Jen Queen, Myanmore Magazine wine and spirit ambassador of the year, and their local bar manager, Lal Mon Puia, while they list one of Yangon’s best collections of Japanese whiskeys, shochu, sake and other interesting imported spirits. | RSVP: 01 254 041. ? Gekko Restaurant Yangon - 535 Merchant St, Kyauktada Tsp, 4th Quarter | P 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

FAB 70 | Nightlife Oh la Yangonites! It’s their 70th FAB PARTY this month! To celebrate they are going to have their legendary Drag queen Li Li and Alex to perform to make the night EXTRA GAY. Don’t miss out. Entry Fee : 5,000 Kyats. ? PYRITE - No.37, Kabaraye Pagoda Road, near Inya Lake Hotel, Mayangone Tsp | P 10:00 pm - 3:00 am

Pop AND R&B Night | Nightlife Grab the drink that u wish to. Listen to the music that you would like to.

Chill out the place where there is no plastic. | RSVP: 09 762761569. ? The Beat Bar and Restaurant - Corner of Bo Myat Tun St & Mahabandula Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Visual Art Exhibition: 3 AM | Art & Stage Introducing 3AM - a fine arts collaborative. This pop up exhibition debuts and displays the range of media including painting, photos and videos. ? Myanm/art - 98, Third Floor, Bogalay Zay St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 5:30 pm

INDOCHINE RUGBY CUP | Sports The first invitational rugby tournament in Myanmar. Teams from across SE Asia and local teams, will play contact, mixed social touch and children rugby, local exhibition team and veteran’s rugby, all in one physical day.

Interested in playing? Training goes on in Yangon twice a week, enter a (social mixed) touch team, or Yangon schools can enter children’s teams.

For more information contact 09 969 438 788. ? Star City - Kyaik Khauk Pagoda Rd, Thanlyin Tsp | P All Day

26TH & 27TH Iconic Inspirations: A Wedding & Lifestyle Fair | Exhibition Sule Shangri-La, Yangon presents ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase Special Wedding Showcase - Iconic Inspirations on 26th & 27th May 2018. ? Sule Shangri-La - 223 Sule Pagoda Rd, Kyauktada Tsp | P 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm

SUNDAY 27TH Jazz Brunch | Dining Start your Sunday morning in style with the smooth sounds of Aaron & Pan Thang from Bamboo Trio, whilst enjoying our new Sunday brunch menu.

Brunch will be served between 11am-5pm, with live music between 12 and 3pm. Brunch Dishes Priced from 7,500++ up, 2 Hours Free-flow Drinks Package 25,000++ including our famous Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar. | RSVP : 09 250 355 064. ? Union Bar and Grill - 42 Strand Road, Left corner of the Myanmar Red Cross Building, Botahtaung Tsp | P 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

What’s On - may J-ME ALBUM Release PARTY | Nightlife J-ME New Album release party will be there at Hard Rock Cafe with Kyat Pha, X box, Triggen T-Zin, DJ Zaw Gyi, DJ Biggy Wyne. Come and enjoy the live performance of DJ and Rap Kings. ? Hard Rock Cafe Yangon - 192, Unit 406, 4th floor, Myanmar Plaza, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Origami Club | Activities Japan Culture House Organize to open the Origami Club every second and fourth week of the month. You need to register for the event. | RSVP : 09 45914 8405. ? Japan Culture House - Room 322B, 2nd Floor, Building C, Pearl Condo, Kabaraye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 10:00 am - 11:30 am

TUESDAY 29TH 2018 Membership Launch | Dining Meet the NZ Trade Commissioner, network with members, and enjoy NZ wine & canapés from Chef Fabien Simon. RSVP to connect@nzmcc.org or on our website www.nzmcc.org . Entrance: $20 members; $25 nonmembers; $5 off non-alcohol. All are welcome, and new members can sign up at the door. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Rd, Kamaryut Tsp | P 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

WEDNESDAY 30TH The “Summitteers” Talk | Activities Four Intrepid young hikers who trained up themselves by hiking some of the highest mountains such as Mt. Victoria and glacier Mt. Phonkanrazi summits in Chin and Kachin states, will tell us all about the challenges they have faced.

Register with your name + NRC/passport number to raphaele.martin@fco. gov.uk ? British Embassy Club - 46 Gyo Pyu Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

THURSDAY 31ST Quiz Time / Trivia Night | Activities Join them for a fun and entertaining evening. Come with your team or find one on the spot. To register, please email raphaele.martin@fco.gov.uk with your name and passport/NRC number ? British Embassy Club - 46 Gyo Pyu Rd, Dagon Tsp | P 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

50th Street Pub Quiz | Nightlife Come and show off your general knowledge, and potentially drinking abilities at the 50th Street Pub Quiz every thursday. Winners of each round get 50% off their next round of drinks, and overall winners get a 30,000MMK bar tab. ? 50th Street Cafe Restaurant Bar - 9/13, 50th St, Botahtaung Tsp | P 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm

DISCLAIMER Information as of 22nd May 2018. The events’ times and dates may change without notice. For more updated information, please check http://myanmore.com/yangon/events-calendar

tickets

Tickets

HTTP://WWW.MYANMORETICKETS.COM/ Family Night at Melia | Dining 26th May 2018 Saturday, the best night for a family gathering at the Market. 50% Discount promotion is BACK only on SATURDAY. Booking is exclusively for the 100 first customers who book through Myanmore. For more information, contact 09 780 825 066.

Meliá Yangon - 192 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon

Sunday Brunch at Melia | Dining 27th May 2018 The award-winning Sunday Brunch has been upgraded with free-flow of two additional refreshing cocktails – Mojito and Sangria. Get ready for the best of Asia and Europe, combined in a unique setting. $48 net per person inclusive of free-flow sparkling wine, Mojito, Sangria, house wine, beer, soft drinks, chilled juice and water. Take advantage of their limited prepaid discounted online tickets available Monday to Saturday prior to their Brunch to enjoy the best Brunch in town for $42.

Meliá Yangon - 192 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon

ONE: SPIRIT OF A WARRIOR | Sports 29th June 2018 Asia’s biggest martial arts blockbuster is set to return to the city of Yangon.

Aung La Nsang will fight against Leandro Ataides under the title of ONE: Spirit of a Worrier. For MYANMORE Readers, you can get 25% Discount by using promo code “ONEMYANMORE”.

Thuwunna Indoor Stadium - Way Za Yan Tar Road, ThinGankyun Township

Guide

Yangon’s Best Street Food

BY MIN YE KYAW Walking around the streets of Yangon, you come by many vendors selling some of Myanmar’s favorite snacks. Here’s some suggestions of what every Yangonite should try at least once.  Mohinga A rich fishy soup with rice noodles along with split bean fritter, quail egg or your choice of fried tempura, mohingya is one of the most famous Myanmar foods. Every quarter has its own shop of the cheap, delicious breakfast—it usually costs 500-1,000 kyats, but naturally that will be a bit higher at the high-end places targeted at foreigners.  Shan Noodle & Steamed Tofu Served as a noodle soup or salad, this dish has made it from Shan State to Yangon, with variations including vegetables, beans and steamed chicken or pork. Most Shan noodle joints serve it with steamed tofu and coriander.

It’s also cheap and delicious, and my favorite breakfast of all time!  Tea Leaf Salad Laphet thoke or tea leaf salad is a mixture of soft, pickled tea leaves, Burmese crisps, steamed peas and other crunchy beans, blended with sesame beans, fried garlic, slices of tomato and, sometime dried shrimp or lemon to add its flavor. ‘Lahpet’ means green leaf and ‘thoke’ means salad.

Most Yangon vendors serve it with rice and soup.

 Tempura Myanmar’s own French fries, tempuras is vegetables fried in rice flour— mostly gourd, tofu fries, onion and bean fries. Dip it in the sauce and take a bite. You can buy as many tempura pieces as you like although the usual purchase is 10 pieces for 1,000 kyats along with sauce and lettuce.

 Mote Pyar Ta Latt A golden, airy rice cake with mung beans and some vegetables sprinkled over the surface, mote pyat ta latt is made from a white batter of rice, sprinkles ginger, peas, beans, coriander and onion mixture, heated from above and below with coal. Some places also have thick and crispy thin bane mote, a sweet pancake that has white poppy seeds, jaggery and almond shavings. It’s also delicious. And the price is around 300-400 kyats per piece. Enjoy it with some tea and coffee.

new menu

Olive Kabab House Olive Kabab House is the type of place where you will realize how much you have missed gorging yourself on kebab, and how those days are over now.

The family-run joint dishes out several varieties of kebab and thick pita bread for budget prices in a no-frills setting. Unsurprisingly, the diner has been bustling with hungry customers since opening one month ago.

Almost everything is cooked from scratch with the help of a clay oven, and the eatery’s speciality lamb shank is on the higher end of the price list, at only 4,000 kyats. Staff serve the lamb shank broth as a gratis side or customers looking for an aphrodisiac may consider the oxtail soup on the owner’s recommendation.

Ten thousand kyats is more than enough to fill you—probably for days.

Kebab like the long, hand-minced adana and the Turkish beyti cost 6,000 kyats and come with rice and salad, or rice and yoghurt.

Chicken seekh kebab with a wonderfully spiced mandi rice comes for 5,000 kyats, while Myanmar-style curries (oxtail, mutton, beef, beef tongue) are between 2,500-5,000 kyats.

The beef pita-pide—Turkish flat bread with ground beef, chicken or cheddar/mozzarella—is 3,000 kyats. The turkey leg with mash potato and a fresh tomato dip, and the rack of lamb spine also come recommended.

Special orders on huge feasts are available for groups at a discounted price—in fact, that is how Olive Kebab started two years ago, as a catering and delivery service.

Its move to bricks and mortar sees it becoming a real purveyor of fine kebabs: undoubtedly it will amass a loyal following.

Address: 9, (ground floor), 90th Street, Kandawkalay Township Opening hours: 5pm-11pm Telephone: 09420108879 / 09968550550

review

Indian Tadka Downtown I don’t like to see independent restaurants replaced by big chains. But, in the case of Indian Tadka supplanting India Kitchen on Mahabandoola Road, at least the takeover has yielded a better dining experience for guests. While I frequently enjoyed dining at its previous iteration, the revamp gives a definite uptick in the quality of food and surroundings and perhaps a slight decrease in the price.

Indian Tadka’s third outlet in the city is a far more stylised setting than the restaurant’s previous occupant, with large pieces of artwork, statement light fittings, and a lot of brass. The mezzanine level looks far more inviting than it did previously with a fancy balustrade. I started with the potato samosas (2,000 kyats) which had a reassuringly irregular shape, convincing me they were homemade, and a nice thick, chewy skin. The stuffing lacked any real flavor punch but the accompanying sauce was tart, rich, and tangy. The tandoori murgh tikka chicken (5,500 kyats) was the highlight of meal with succulent and soft meat, well-balanced spices and lovely charred notes.

The Kashmiri dum aloo (3,500 kyats) was both sweet and creamy and therefore felt very indulgent. The cashews gave a welcome additional texture and a great nutty kick. I really enjoyed the strong ginger flavor and the subtle smokiness of the saag paneer (5,000 kyats). Both curries sated the appetite, but left me wanting a little more in the way of flavour. The naans—we tried garlic and plain—were crispy, chewy, tasty but a little too oily. Indian Tadka serves up a mean mango lassi (during mango season at least) and the masala chai is authentic tasting. The beer, which I always feel is the perfect accompaniment to curry, is reasonably priced.

Indian Tadka offers more than palatable Indian classics in a well-curated environment with better-than-average service—you wouldn’t expect a restaurant in this price range to change your plates between courses. Its curry-house feel and shareable dishes make it the perfect place to amass a group of pals for a night of Indian fare.

Address: No. 297, Mahanbandoola Road, Yangon Phone: +95 1 389 367 Opening Hours: 10am to 11pm

“Never tried indian food before, but indian tadka give me the best taste of indian food.”

ML Nana www.sarmal.com.mm

Gallery

DRIVE MAGAZINE LAUNCH @ MARINA 17TH MAY 2018 PHOTOS BY THE PICTUREMAN

now showing

Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 25th to 31st May 2018.

DEADPOOL 2 Deadpool 2 is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool. It is the eleventh installment in the X-Men film series and a sequel to the 2016 film Deadpool. In the film, Deadpool forms the team X-Force to protect a young mutant from Cable.

Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall

GONJIAM Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum is a 2018 South Korean-German found footage horror film directed by Jung Bum-shik.

Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall

TRUTH OR DARE Truth or Dare, is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Jeff Wadlow and written by Michael Reisz, Jillian Jacobs, Chris Roach and Wadlow. It stars Lucy Hale, Tyler

Posey, Violett Beane, Hayden Szeto, and Landon Liboiron.

Junction City

THE ATTACHMENT The Attachment is Burmese Movie directed by Van Gyi with Stars: Khing Htoo Thar, Zar Ti, Nan Su Oo, May Thinzar Oo, Khin Zarchi Kyaw and so many actors.

Junction Maw Tin, Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall

MYITTAR HTAR DR A HOKE KO PAL Myittar Htar Dr A Hoke Ko Pal is Burmese Comedy Movie directed by Htun Aung Zaw with Stars : Lu Min, Phyo Ngwe Soe, Aung Min Khant, May Than Nu, Khing Thin Kyi and Wint Yamone Hlaing.

Junction Maw Tin, Junction City, Junction Square, City Mall

Junction Maw Tin | 01 225 244 Junction City | 01 9253591, 01 9253592 Junction Square | 01 527 055 City Mall | 09 764802081 Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex | 09 260 887 035 — 36, 01 230 3 165 Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint) | 09 779 054 671 — 73 Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II) | 09 732 54 091 — 92 Nay Pyi Daw | 01 251 277, 01 251 288 Shae Saung Cinema | 01 252 113, 01 388 034 Thamada Cinema | 01 246 962, 01 246 963 Thwin | 01 372 594, 01 388 033 Mingalar | 01 243057 Mega Ace (Tharkayta) | 01 556 782 Mega Ace (Tamwe) | 01 554 383 Mega Ace (North Okkalapa) | 09 971 750 91

myanmore Card Deals THE PHAYRE’S GASTRONOMY

- 10% off total bill, not valid with any other promotions - Valid Everyday ? 292, Pansodan Street, Yangon 01 246968

URBAN CUE

- 10% off on table fee (game fee). No combination of offers or other promotions. Not applicable on food, drinks and accessories. ? Urban Asia Center, Corner of 48th Street & Maha Bandula Road, No. (10-H), 1st floor, Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar 09 768 663160

See www.myanmorecard.com for more deals

emergency numbers POLICE STATION

AMBULANCE

199 / 01 549309

192

FIRE STATION

TOURIST SAFETY UNIT

191 / 01 252011 / 01 252022

01 642742 / 01 549209

TOURIST INFORMATION

YANGON GENERAL HOSPITAL

01 252859 / 01 378376

01 256112 / 01 265131

HOTLINE NUMBER 1876

About Us MYANMORE is your entertainment and lifestyle guide to Yangon. We provide daily updates of events, full scale directory, editorials, photos and much more. ) www.myanmore.com | f Facebook.com/Myanmore @ Info@myanmore.com | B Myanmore.com/Newsletter For advertising or other queries you can also call 09 779 003 701

THIS WEEK’S PHOTO Artist: Sitt Moe Aung. Image courtesy of Nawaday Tharlar Gallery. www.nawadaytharlar.com