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MY Team Publisher Lei Lei Khine (00039) Yangon Directory Publication House Editor in Chief: Aung Kyaw Editor: Tatwin Owen Edmunds Graphic Design: Nyein Chan Ko Ko Htun, Pyae Phyo Aung, Thet Nu Aung, Win Htaik Writers: Tatwin Owen Edmunds, San Lin Tun, Aimee Lawrence, Cliff Lonsdale, Letizia Diamante, Hla Phone Aung, Zaw Min Lay, Win Win Htwe, Myat Ko Naing Photographers: Tatwin Owen Edmunds, Emmanuel Maillard, Letizia Diamante, Kyaw Swa Htun, Aimee Lawrence Sales: Sabai Oo, Akari Min Htut, May Thatoe Win, Saw Sandar Htet Distribution: BCG (The Yangon Directory Group) Press: New Vision (10087) Circulation: 8,000 Sales: 7th Floor, Bldg C, New Mingalar Market, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: +01 250 700 Follow us on Twitter: @MYYangon Facebook: MY Yangon Magazine
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editor’s Letter This month in
MY Yangon... Shopping means very different things to different people. For some people shopping means heading down to the local market for the families weekly food shop, for others it means heading to Junction Square to check out the latest fashions. The list is as long as there are items to buy. Until recently, the sparsity of imported goods, the relative lack of infrastructure and the lack of spare cash in people's pockets has meant that more or less the shopping experience in Yangon has been restricted to local goods sold in local shops and markets at affordable cheap prices. Yangon is a diverse place culturally and has been for generations; however for the first time in a long time it is starting slowly to become more diverse socio-economically. As this new group finds more and more spare kyats in their pockets and takes advantage of the improving infrastructure and new imported goods; what you can buy, where you can buy it and what it means to shop in Yangon will and is changing. For this edition, we are putting a spotlight on the changing shopping landscape of Yangon.
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Don't Forget You can pick up your free copy of MY Yangon in many Yangon restaurants and hotels including Sule Shangri-La Hotel, Savoy Hotel, Chatrium Hotel, Union Bar and Grill, Gekko, Mojo and Tony Roma's. You can also see some of our past articles @ http:// yangondirectory.com/my-yangon.html You can follow us on facebook (https://www.facebook. com/MYyangonmagazine) and twitter (https://twitter.com/ MYYangon)
Features
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Shopping Mall Low Down
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contents Shopping Special Your guide to Shopping in Yangon. Find out where to shop.The hottest stores, the best deals and more... 06 Plot Ahead 08 Street Style
Haggling
10 Yangon Essentials
23 All About Longyis
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Meet Coconut Lady
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Street Style Interviews
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12 We Love Township
46 Beauty
15 Yangon Trends
47 Flash Fiction
18 Escape to
48 Shopping
26 Arts
51 Dining
28 Feature
58 Nightlife
30 Meet
60 Horoscope
38 Kids 39 Watch 41 Best of
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Plot AHEAD May 2015 Monday
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1 United Kpop Myanmar's One Dream Kpop Convention, 1pm - 5pm at the Myanmar Convention Centre. Purple X, Christina Bly, B. Witchz, and Team XO-1 will perform.
4 Mojo's regular Monday Blues night will help you prepare for the rest of the week
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5 Meet fellow entrepreneurs at the Entrepreneurs' Breakfast Club at Inya Lake Hotel, from 8.00 am to 9.00 am. US$ 12 pp.
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6 "Eat All You Can" at Taste Paradise Chinese Restaurant at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel. From 11.30 am to 2.30 pm.
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7 International Security & Modern Electronic Expo 2015 at the Tatmadaw Hall from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. On until the 8th May.
8 Leave work early and walk down Lower Pansodan street and Merchant Road and take in the splendour of the colonial buildings
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The first Myanmar Facilitation Conference, "Facilitating Organisation Transformation" held at Asia Plaza. 8.30am 5pm. Conference fee USD 200 (NGO), USD 300 (non-NGO). Lasts for 2 days
Mojo Lounge is having a Wine Tasting evening. 2 glasses of red and one of white for 15,000 kyats. From 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Get up early and have a game of tennis at the Myanmar Tennis Federation's courts on Thein Byu Road.
The 2nd International Medical, Hospital, and Pharmaceutical Exhibition will be held from 14 – 16 May, 2015 at Tatmadaw Exhibition Centre
The Economist is holding the Inaugural Myanmar Summit at Strand Hotel to examine the country's economy and political system and its implication for business and investors. Standard Rate: USD 1,800
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Get fit this New Year! Join one of the many groups around Kandawgyi Lake and partake in their early morning fitness routines.
Myanmar's first international conference on Ecotourism will be held at the Kempinski Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. On from the 19 to 21 May
Get up early and fight the crowds at Feel Restaurant on Pyihtaungsu Avenue Street
Watch a movie at one of the many cinemas in Yangon. See page 39 for details
Listen to jazz while gazing over the city at night at the Sky Bistro Bar & Restaurant. From 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm.
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One week to go before the end of the month. Unwind with an amazing hair wash and massage at Spice Girls on New University Avenue.
The Myanmar Urban Development Conference (MUDC) 2014 and inaugural Real Estate Show, organized by the Sphere Conferences, 26th - 28th May 2015 at the Sule Shangri-La Hotel
Myanmar Mobile Services Conference, organized by the Centre for Management Technology, 26th - 27th May at the Sedona Hotel
Build Tech trade show will be held from the 27th to the 29th May at the Myanmar Convention Centre
Radio Asia Conference, organized by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, will take place from 28th - 30th May at the Sule Shangri-La Hotel
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2 Pour water on Bodhi Trees as part of the Kason Festival
9 Get fit at the Yangon Hash Harriers's Saturday Run. From 2.45 pm. Meet at Yangon University. 4,000 kyat run fee.
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Explore Myanmar's art scene - take a walk along the roads of Golden Valley and pop into its many art galleries that are dotted around the area.
Learn about Organisational Development by attending the free public seminar given by Dr. Aung Tun Thet at Mingalar Hall at the UMFCCI. From 2pm to 5pm
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Spend time exploring all the markets that we have mentioned on page 44.
Learn to ride a horse at the Yangon's Equestrian Centre in North Dagon.
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It is pay day so splurge at little at one of the Yangon's department stores. See page 15 for details.
Explore Bahan Zey and watch the sculptures at work.
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Stripy trousers and jacket B ought in Mingalar Zey Was tailored and designed specifically by wearer. Cost 7,000 Kyats
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New Openings
SNAP SHOT
New Kham Wai Originally called New Burger, Yangon's original burger restaurant, it has now been rebranded and renamed to serve a fusion of burgers and Chinese hotpot! Despite the unusual mix of cuisines the food is very tasty. The burgers are comparable to what you might find in an American diner and the hotpot is flavoursome and well priced.
Novotel Yangon Max
Located between Yangon International airport and the historical downtown, the hotel is close to Shwedagon Pagoda and many embassies. Guests can choose from three restaurants and four bars. To relax and rejuvenate, there is a state of the art fitness centre, a spa, yoga room, swimmimg pool and rooftop tennis court.
There is a selection of burgers to choose from including fish, beef, and beef bacon all which only cost 2,000-4,000 Kyats. The Hotpot includes seafood, beef, mutton, chicken, pork and vegetables; a set will cost you between 10,000-16,000 Kyats. As well as the food there is a nice selection of fresh juices (2,000 Kyats), of which, the dragon fruit is particularly good. There is one private function room that can be booked for 20,000 Kyats per hour. The restaurant is attached to Green Leaf Hotel meaning it is open 24hrs and at the back of the restaurant you can enjoy nice garden views. Green Leaf Hotel, S27, U Chit Maung Road, Bahan Tsp. 018 603851
The 366 contemporary rooms offer a large flowing space in which to live. Guests staying on executive floors will enjoy additional amenities and access to the Premier Lounge. The main ballroom with its 12-meter high ceiling hosts up to 700 guests banquet style. The second ballroom welcomes up to 300 guests. 1 conference room and 6 meeting rooms are available as breakout spaces for group meetings and events
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Novotel Yangon Max 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp. PO Box 895, Yangon Tel: 01 230 58 58 Fax: 01 230 58 68 Mobile: 09 250 039 928 Email:H9045-RE@accor.com
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Fast becoming a cosmopolitan destination, Yangon and its distinctive city characteristics reflect not only an interesting and varied past but a blossoming and booming future. Carved-up into three main areas (downtown, midtown and uptown) the city is easy to navigate (traffic depending!) and full of variety.
MIDTOWN TOWNSHIPS (West) TOWNSHIP Ahlone (AHLN)
Dagon (DGN)
ABOUT
SEE
SHOP
PLAY
Stretching from the Myanmar
Timber ports, Ahlone Dockyard
Orange Super Centre
Thakin Mya Park
Industrial Port to People’s Park, this
(over 100 years old), residence of the
township includes both residential and
Chief Minister (previously residence
businesses.
of President U Ne Win).
Home to Shwedagon Pagoda. It is
Shwedagon Pagoda, National
Taw Win Centre
Happy World,
a prosperous neighbourhood with
Museum, Yangon Zoological
National
many hotels, embassies and diplomatic
Gardens, People’s Park, Planetarium,
Swimming Pool
residences.
National Museum, Martyrs Mausoleum, Memorial to Fallen Heroes.
Kamayut (KMYT)
An up-market area, and home to
The historic buidings at Yangon
Junction Square, Sein Gay Har
Yangon Sailing
Yangon University Campus and the
University Campus, Sein Lan So
Mall
Club, Yangon
Myanmar Radio & TV Broadcasting
Pyay Garden.
Boat Club,
Station. The area includes the busy
University Sports
shopping and eating area of Hledan
Ground
Market.
Kyimyindaing Home of the second largest railway station in Yangon with trains going to (KMDN)
Ohnbindan Sunni Jamahh Mosque,
Baho Sanpya Fish Market,
Salin Monastry Ordination Hall.
Kannar Market, Nya Zay (Night
Bago, Pyay and the Delta. There are a
Market)
number of markets selling products from the Delta.
Sanchaung (SCHG)
A great township to hang out - lots of Chinese Nuns’ Temple, Myenigon
Dagon Centre I & II, Gamone
shopping malls, restaurants and fashion Jamahj Mosque.
Pwint, Citymart
shops. (See our guide on pg. 12).
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1 City Mart South Dagon Branch
9 City Mart Aung San Branch
17 City Mart Yankin Centre Branch
20 Capital Hypermarket Dawbon Branch
28 Sein Gay Har Latha Branch
2 City Mart Junction Zawana Branch
10 City Mart Junction Maw Tin Branch
18 City Mart Yankin Centre Branch
21 Capital Hypermarket North Dagon Branch
29 Sein Gay Har Kamayut Branch
3 City Mart Shwe Mya Yar Branch
11 City Mart ChinaTown Point Branch
19 City Mart AKK Branch
22 Asia Light Bahan Branch
30 Sein Gay Har Parami Branch
4 Ocean 12 Marketplace By City Mart FMI Centre, Parkson Branch Shwe Gone Daing Branch
15 City Mart Thamine Branch
31 Sein Gay Har Dagon Branch
5 Marketplace by City Mart 13 City Mart Junction Square Branch Golden Valley Branch
16 Ocean North Point Branch
23 Asia Light Mingalar Taung Nyunt Branch 24 Gandamar Whole Sale Mayangone Branch
6 City Mart Myay Ni Ghone Branch
14 City Mart FMI City Branch
17 City Mart Yankin Centre Branch
7 Ocean Pazundaung Branch
15 City Mart Thamine Branch
18 City Mart Yankin Centre Branch
8 City Mart 47th Street Branch
16 Ocean North Point Branch
19 City Mart AKK Branch
25 Ruby Mart Kyauktada Branch 26 Sein Gay Har Kaauktada Branch 27 Sein Gay Har Latha Branch
32 Orange Taw Win center branch 33 Orange Tamwe branch 34 Orange North Okkala branch 35 Orange Waizayanter branch
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We Love
NORTH DAGON One of the satellite towns which was built in 1989, North Dagon is in complete contrast to downtown Yangon. Here the roads are wider; there are leafy lanes and fresher air. The area has a “sleepy afternoon feel” – prefect for a quick getaway. Despite its village atmosphere, North Dagon has some great international standard sports facilities, restaurants and spas.
Eat Shake Bubble Tea A hip hang out for all the cool kids in North Dagon who come here to drink Bubble Tea, spend time in the aircon room to use the free wifi and eat some of the many snacks on offer such as the Tongue Upside Down Starch Noodle, or the cakes from the bakery. No. 1201, Pin Lon Road, 09 302 3595, 09 500 7202
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Vietnam House Hidden away in the middle of rural North Dagon is an authentic Southern Vietnamese cuisine restaurant located in the chef ’s home and garden. Call ahead and tell them you are coming, and check what you wish to eat from their menu on their facebook page. 488/490, Shwe Thapyay Street, Ward 48 09 505 1658, 09 731 84 568
Royal Cake & Café Come here to get your sweet fix with their great cakes. No (9), Pin Lon Road, Ward 30 El Dorado The North Dagon branch of Yangon's most famous bakery chain. Pin Lon Road, 37 Ward
Neighbourhood Dagon Kyaw A small oasis by the busy road. Surrounded by greenery, this small restaurant offers modern Arakanese food, such as snail salad and cuttlefish salad. No. 752, Pyi Htaung Su Road 09 250 07 0171, 09 250 02 1998 Her’s ( Korean Food) A branch of the famous Korean restaurant chain. 879, Pin Lon Road, Ward 34 01 663 636, 09 431 55 647, 09 314 52 829 Shwe Sapar (Hot Pot) Packed full of the usual delicious Hot Pot staples Mahar Myaing Ward Dollar (Hot Pot) Known for its delicious hot pot. They have a great outside space too. 186, 32 Ward, Pin Lon Road, 09 255 79 4186
Shops Shopping Area The main shopping area is on Pin Lon Road and it is packed full of beauty salons, mobile phone shops, fashion shops and restaurants.
Bo Bo Min Tea Garden A very popular bakery shop which also sells Chinese food, burgers and fried chicken. It is packed at the weekends. 21/22 A, Pin Lon Road, Ward 29 01 801 1102
3K Tea & Food Get your standard Myanmar classic snack food at bustling tea shop. 145, Bo Hmu Ba Htoo Road, Ward 42 BFF II BBQ 505, U Wisara Road, Ward 41
Capital Hypermarket The main shopping centre in the township, selling food, clothes and kitchen accessories. 1 & 2, Corner of Pin Lon & Thinwin Street, 33 Qr. 01 581 797 City Mart Supermarket Pin Lon This new supermarket has become the main shopping center of North Dagon and includes a YKKO, Seasons Bakery and Music Box. 2D, Bayint Naung Road, Pin Lon Complex 01 581 080, 580 139, 801 0246
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Idea Gems Art & Picture One of the very few places in Yangon where you can see gem paintings being made. Chippings of precious and semi-precious gems, plus gem powder, are glued onto fibre glass sheets to make beautiful pictures. Bring your photograph or your company logo and they will recreate it in gems. No. 20A,U Wisara Road, Economic Development Zone 01 704 973, 09 500 51 5115
Things to Do North Dagon International Shooting Range This is a new shooting training centre, opened in January 2014, with 10m, 25m and 50m shooting ranges. Air guns .177 and pistols .22 are available. Summer courses are held for young people, and they also hold regular competitions which people can come to watch. 68, U Wisara Road, Near U Wisara Housing 01 378 550, 385 928, 09 500 1476 National Swimming Pool This was opened in 1997 and was renovated in 2014. There are three types of pools; the diving pool, competition pool and warm up pool. The deepest pool is the diving pool at 5m deep. There are 5 diving boards which range from 1m to 10m high. The pool also has floodlights for night competitions. Pyi Daung Su Main Road,16 Qtr 01 584 319 Yangon Equestrian Riding Club Come here to learn to ride a horse. There are 60 well-loved and well-groomed horses, 30 of which are owned by the Myanmar Equestrian Federation and can be ridden by the general public. They offer training in dressage, jumping and racing. Classes are held in the indoor stadium during the monsoon or outside in the summer. The grounds also include a 1.5 mile horse race track. Near the Ma Wa Ta Junction, Pyi Htaung Su Road 09 431 38 807
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Sports Training Centre for Disabled People The Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation opened the centre in 2014. The centre trains disabled sports men and women to compete in international competitions. Training is held in eight different sports including volley ball, basket ball, weight lifting, bocha, table tennis and swimming. Near the Ma Wa Ta Junction, Pyi Htaung Su Road 09 361 13 939 The Free Funeral Service Society This society provides a free funeral service, a free clinic, and free training in English, Art and Buddhism for children above 5 years old during the summer holidays. They are always looking for new volunteers to join the programme plus donations. No. 13-A, Bohmu Ba Htoo Road, Ward 42 01 580 133 Sitagu International Buddhist Academy The Yangon Branch of this Academy which was first established in Sagaing. Theravada Buddhist Scriptures are taught up to doctoral level to students from around the world. 10, Pin Lon Road, Ward 33 01 581 999, 581 777, 581 589 Santosa KTV & Snack Bar A must try new opening for those who enjoy a bit of kareoke. Santosa has a very good sound system and rooms - will not disappoint. No. 865, Pin Lon Road, Ward 36 09 253 14 4340, 09 253 14 4341 Golden Park This large, beautifully styled complex is home to the first Korean-style 24 hour spa in Myanmar, with three saunas (ochre, charcoal, and salt rooms) set around 52ยบC to 57ยบC, and an ice room at 12ยบC. Pin Lon Road , Dagon Myothit (North) 09 250 14 0825
Places to Stay Great Glory Hotel They have a rooftop restaurant with stunning views of the river and great breezes. 25, Ngar Mon Aung Pagoda Street 01 801 1251-2 Hotel Bo Bo Min Opened in 2014, the hotel is expensive and includes a bar. 21/22A, Pin Lon Road, Ward 29 01 801 1100~4 Motel Crazy A nice place with fair prices. You need to phone ahead to make a reservation. 37, Anawrahta Road, Corner of Ayeyarwaddy Street 09 300 09 454, 09 732 07 127 Price - 12000 for day hours, 16000 for whole day Royal Garden View Hotel As the name says, this large hotel has a lovely well established garden and the restaurant/bar has a great view of the river. 278-280, U Wisara Road, Ward 42 01 580 9017, 581 931 Pinlon Village Hotel & Resort A large new opening, near Pin Lon Hospital. 3, Shukhin Thar Street, near Shwe Pin Lon Housing 01 801 1017, 09 421 05 9717
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FILL YOUR BAGS WITH OUR SHOPPING MALL LOW DOWN Shopping is a word which can elicit feelings of immense excitement, complete indifference or utter fear. In this case we’re hoping for immense excitement. use this guide of the top malls in Yangon to find the mall for you.
by Aimee Lawrence Parkson FMI Centre Pabedan Township, home to Bogyoke Aung San Market, has become a shopping destination for the fashion label savvy amongst us thanks to Parkson’s FMI Centre. Four floors loaded with top-of-the-line cosmetics, fragrances and fashion brands have it firmly rooted as a high fashion hotspot since its opening in 2013. Expect to find fashion brands such as Springfield, Quicksilver, Puma, Charles and Keith, Giordano and you can update your beauty bags with Estee Lauder, Clinique and Shiseido. If the hunting has left you parched and in need of a boost before you parade your purchases at home or indeed carry on shopping, you’ll find Ya Kun Coffee & Toast and the Dutch deli Bar Boon on the ground floor terrace. The basement hosts a well-stocked City Mart. 380 Bogyoke Aung San Road Pabedan Township 8am to 9pm
Taw Win Centre Home to the internationally famous fashion store Mango, Taw Win Centre sprawls across four floors and is packed with cosmetics, fashion, sportswear, electronics, jewellery and music equipment. Mango can be found on the ground floor which is also a haven for those with a weakness for shoes whether you’re seeking comfortably sensible, casual cool or a leg lengthening pair of stilettoes.Whilst some of the local fashion stores on the second floor may on first glance be solely aimed at teenagers, if you dig deep some real quirky bargains can be found. There is also a food court and a cinema. No.45, Pyay Road, Dagon Township 9am to 9pm
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Yankin Centre
Dagon Centre I & II Dagon Centre shopping mall is one of Yangon’s busiest with five floors waiting to lighten your purses. The fashion stores here are more comparable to those found in Taw Win Centre, Junction Square, Yankin Centre and Yuzana Plaza. Modern branded shoes, bags, jewellery, watches, DVDs, computer and mobile goods and cosmetics can all be found here. The Adidas store will settle any sportswear needs and there are some very purse friendly models of sneaker brands Converse, Vans, Adidas and Nike in stores UD Fashion and Y Station. KSL, level 3 of Dagon II, is a hidden gem with one off pieces and clothing from Mango, Hollister, Ciel and H&M. Eateries and a cinema which plays international movies can be found on the upper levels. Fairly recent additions include a pizza restaurant and an ice cream parlour.
A relatively small shopping centre but if you live in or near Yankin Township it’s worth a look in. The Rag and Denim store houses big name brands such as Calvin Klein, Levis and DKNY for men. Shopping for jeans can be traumatic for many and whilst there is no shortage of them here in Yangon, if you’re looking to pay a little more for a good quality pair – Rag and Denim could be your port of call. Prices range from 60,000 to 125,000 kyats. If this is too expensive for you try Nobody Jeans which stands opposite. More fashion stores line the second floor along with other goods from luggage to electronics, jewellery and DVDs. Look out for Crab - a clothing and accessories store. A well-stocked City Mart, bakery and restaurant can be found in the basement whilst a small number of other eateries can be found on the first floor. A print and photocopy shop can also be found on the basement level. North Race Course Road Yankin Township 9am to 9pm
Corner of Pyay and Bargayar Roads Sanchaung Township 9am to 9pm
Yuzana Plaza
Junction Square A firm favourite with young locals since it opened in 2012, Junction Square is Yangon’s largest shopping mall and is a must visit for shopaholics in need of some therapy. Well reputed fashion houses including Springfield, Converse, Lee Cooper, Giordano and Timberland can be found here alongside a large variety of other fashion forward stores. On the second floor you’ll find a number of fast food joints and there are three cinema halls including a 3D hall where you can find the occasional Hollywood blockbuster.Other services include ATM machines which accept international cards, free Wi-Fi and a money exchange. Above the new carpark is an extension of the food court, called secret garden. Pyay Road, before Hledan Junction Kamayut Township 9am to 9pm
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Yuzana Plaza can be described as chaotic and the over crowdedness can be off-putting but if you can push past the crowds, you may find yourself willingly lost with bags full of goods. This five storied building is a blend between a shopping mall and a traditional market where you can find clothing, electronics, household items and other home produced products. The top floor is a dedicated one-stop area for furniture. The Plaza is another head to hotspot for the sneaker frenzied amongst us with excellent copies of Vans, Converse and Nike. There are also restaurants, coffee shops, donuts shops and some other beverage shops on the upper floors. Banyardala Road Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township 8.30am – 5pm. Closed on Mondays
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Mandalay, the last royal city capital of Myanmar, was once famously romanticised in Rudyard Kipling’s poetic depiction of a soldier's longing for the exoticism of the Far East. Whilst Kipling himself didn’t tread the path to Mandalay and surround himself in spicy garlic smells, a rising number of tourists are exercising the senses he did not and feasting on this once royal capital.
by Aimee Lawrence
Although not immediately beautiful compared to other parts of the country, Mandalay is the capital of Burmese culture and arguably Myanmar's centre of Buddhism by boasting more than 700 pagodas. Once you add into the mix that it is home to the world’s longest teak bridge and the world’s biggest book - it is easy to understand why it firmly holds its place as one of Myanmar’s tourist hot spots. It offers a panoply of easy day-trip destinations, including the surrounding four former capitals and the scenic hill town of Pyin Oo Lwin. Many use it as a base for explorations further north or east toward Shan State. Just an hour’s plane journey separates Yangon and Mandalay with daily departures with Golden
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Myanmar Airlines costing within the region of $60. A cheaper option is the JJ Express overnight bus with air-con, refreshments, a movie and a blanket on offer for just $13 (one-way). Central Mandalay city streets are laid out in a traffic choked grid-system which is eased somewhat by the presence of motorbikes and bicycles – both of which can be rented by the more adventurous to explore Mandalay on two wheels.
THINGS TO DO/ PLACES TO SEE Several of Mandalay’s top tourist attractions are covered by a 10,000 Kyats Archaeological Combo Ticket which is valid for one week.
Mandalay Royal Palace (combo ticket) Explore the palace’s reconstructed 40 timber buildings which lie behind a moat and towering fortress walls. An impressive pyramid of gilt filigree above the main throne room and the humbly sized culture museum offer a glimpse into the luxury enjoyed by the Royal family. At the top of the timber-walled watchtower visitors can enjoy a good general view across the grounds. Note: access for foreigners is only via the fortress’s east gate. Entry 7.30am – 4.30pm.
Shwenandaw Kyaung (combo ticket) Admired for its intricately carved panels breathing life into Buddhist myths, this fine teak monastery-temple once stood within the Mandalay Palace complex as the royal apartment
great escapes the sunset, a one-way motor road fast tracks you to a waiting lift.
The World’s Biggest Book Visitors can cast their eyes across this complex which houses 729 text-inscribed marble slabs – workings which present the entire 15 books of the Tripitaka. The slabs, which are each individually housed in small stupas, surround the beautiful gilt-and-gold stupa of the mid-19th Century Kuthodaw Pagoda.
Moustache Brothers
of King Mindon who died there in 1878. It was saved from destruction by chance during World War II due to Mindon’s successor, King Thibaw, who reportedly believed that it was haunted by his father’s spirit and ordered that it be dismantled and reassembled outside the palace complex. The palace was later destroyed in the fighting.
U-Bein Bridge Hailed as one of the most spectacular sunset views in Myanmar, this popular tourist spot is a keyhole into everyday life in Mandalay as you walk alongside local farmers, fishermen, monks and nuns. As the world’s longest teak bridge and offering one of the most enchanting images of Myanmar during sunset, naturally it has become flooded with tourists. However, luckily it hasn’t lost its charm. Embark on a leisurely stroll across Taungthaman Lake and make a pit stop at one of the bars on
the lakeside for a cold, refreshing beer whilst enjoying some soft shelled crab. It has become popular to walk across the bridge and return by paddling boat (5,000ks) to take in panoramic views of the entire structure whilst the sun sets. Note that boats are usually only available at the bridge’s western end, so be sure to indicate to your taxi driver at which end you would like to be dropped off.
Mandalay Hill Panoramic views over Mandalay are a rewarding incentive for those who ascend the hill’s 790ft. Climb the gentle stairways barefooted whilst passing by a gigantic standing image of the Buddha (Shweyattaw) and further ahead you may encounter palm readers who offer their predictions of your fortune for a tempting $5. For those who are unable to climb up or are chasing
The moustache brothers were a well known trio of comedians. Their show, now set in their family home and performed by the two remaining performers of the troupe, is entirely in English with an onslaught of common colloquialisms chucked in for good measure. The jokes are often political satire, woven alongside a series of classical Burmese dance snippets performed by family members. It might not have the ability to have the audience in stitches but it serves as a unique performance piece highlighting Myanmar’s social and political history. 39th St, 80/81; 10,000ks; daily 8.30pm
Mingun Paya Construction on Mingun Paya began in 1970, and had King Bodawpaya not had a prediction from an astrologer that he was die on it completion, stopping construction, Mingun Paya may have become the world’s largest stupa. There are several deep cracks caused by the massive 1838 earthquake, with 2012’s earthquake causing further damage. This structure is sometimes described as the world’s largest pile of bricks; however this is an unfair label to this unique monument to a lost history.
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WHERE TO STAY Smart Hotel Hotel owner Terrance and his staff warmly welcome each and every guest offering tea or coffee on arrival. Smart Hotel is in a fantastic central location with a rooftop bar and restaurant giving guests excellent views of the city whilst they enjoy a complimentary cocktail. Well priced with buffet breakfast available. http://smarthotelmandalay.com/
79 Living Hotel
Golden Duck
Boasting Tripadvisor’s Travelers' Choice® 2015 Winner for its great location and value for money, this recently opened hotel in Mandalay’s downtown area offers a lengthy list of facilities including a bicycle rental service and air-port transfer. http://www.79livinghotel.com/
A cheap and cheerful place to enjoy Chinese cuisine. It is a spacious restaurant which is popular amongst locals and a hub for groups of hungry tourists. Definitely one for those who love roasted duck. Speedy service whilst you dine across from the Palace’s moat.
Eating Must eats: Thick noodle salad; khotaung
Triumph Hotel Mandalay A newly established four-star hotel boasting a large number of comfortable and luxurious villas. Located in a friendly and peaceful neighbourhood from which the city’s main attractions are within close distance. An outdoor pool and spa lie waiting for self-indulgent relaxation after a long day exploring the city. Economy rooms are also on offer to those on a budget and all breakfasts are included. http://triumph-hotels.com/
thick noodles; steamed glutinous rice; htoemon pudding; a cup of tea stirred with condensed milk and creamer and some snacks at ubiquitous tea shops.
Daung Lann Gyi Praised for its wide range of salads, this restaurant which opened just over a year ago is a hit with both locals and tourists due to its delicious food marked at very reasonable prices. Trust the waiting staff to guide you for a sample of the best Myanmar cuisine.
Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel
Café City
For those looking to splash out, this hotel with over 200 guest rooms and suites ranging from deluxe to garden spa villas has all corners of comfort and luxury covered. Each and every guest can experience either views of Mandalay Hill, the Royal Palace, the famous Ayeyarwaddy River or the city of Mandalay and use the large outdoor swimming pool. Full buffet breakfast on offer and five restaurants cater to your taste buds. http:// www.mandalayhillresorthotel.com/
The location of this American diner styled restaurant makes it an ideal pit stop after visiting the Royal Palace and before embarking on a climb up Mandalay hill. The menu is bursting with western style dishes and an impressive refreshments list with its coffee range possibly being Mandalay’s best.
Golden Dream Hotel A budget hotel with warm and friendly staff, located in one of the city’s most popular locales. Breakfast included and a rooftop restaurant with views of the city. Services include a guide service, 24-hour front desk, a shuttle service and bicycle rental. http://goldendreamhotel.com/
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Too Too Expect a serving of delicious, traditional Burmese food for equally tasty prices. Choose your main curry dish from the display and two sides, two condiments, soup and rice coming free.
Lashio Lay A long-running restaurant offering a glimpse into Myanmar’s Shan State delicacies with the food meeting consistent praise for its flavours and value for money. The pre-cooked food is laid out for diners to point and pick until their hunger is satisfied.
Shopping Mandalay is a major arts and crafts centre and therefore, the place for those looking to impress those at home with traditional artifacts from Myanmar – most notably of the puppet and hand-woven tapestry variety. A handful of markets bursting with everything from fresh produce for the foodies to some of the world’s finest jade for the jewelry lovers also take place in Mandalay. The Thiri Mandalar Market is a good starting point with over 2,000 shops – and for this reason it could also become your wallet’s resting place. Souvenir-shop showrooms can be found in the gold-pounders district where workers can be seen laboriously hand-pounding gold-leaf sheets in the various workshops - there’s no off-putting sales pressure which might make a purchase even more tempting.
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How low can you go? by Cliff Lonsdale You might find the whole process excruciatingly painful, an unpleasant trial to endure, or something you just want to avoid at all costs. It might be an integral part of your overseas experience, a normal aspect of your everyday life, or even a challenge you relish. But regardless of whether you love or loathe the cut-and-thrust of haggling you will undoubtedly have found yourself negotiating with someone over the price of a product or service at some point. You may have learned the good-natured, argumentative and aggressive West African haggle, spending hours patiently criticising the product you are considering buying, (even down to each and every tomato in your kilo) in order to ensure a fair price.
You might even have found yourself exiting a souk in Marrakech, a belly full of sweet tea and a Bedouin birthing blanket under your arm wondering whether you’d really got a “bottom bottom price”, and how you’d ended up buying a carpet when all you’d nipped out for was a packet of cigarettes.
Or you’ve possibly spent an age carefully scribbling and wiping out numbers into the dust on the roof of a taxi in Ethiopia, or diligently tapped away on the calculators of numerous store holders in Thailand, the numbers in both cases slowly oscillating around a final mutually accepted price.
Whatever your level of experience, when you are haggling in Myanmar much of that learning has to be forgotten, your hard earned expertise is redundant because negotiating here is a whole different ball game, it is a delicate business, and one that needs careful consideration and execution.
I imagine you’ll have mastered the well-timed and wholly expected walk away manoeuvre; and perhaps carried out the time consuming polite and cautious negotiations of East Africa that require you to converse for about an hour, in Swahili, about the welfare of the stall holder and their family, and their friends, and their family’s friends, and their animals before even beginning to think about discussing a purchase.
Although haggling is accepted here, it isn’t always expected and often isn’t necessary; it is certainly far less common than in other Asian countries. The key to understanding haggling in Myanmar is that it is vitally important to make sure that nobody looses ‘face’ during the transaction. Good haggling should ensure that nobody is upset or compromised by the process. Haggling here is all about respect.
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and avoids embarrassment or upset. If you really think the price is too high, and you can’t come to a quick agreement then you should make a choice, either to make do, or do without. Getting into an argument is not an option.
Before diving into price negotiations like a bull at a gate, you should really ask yourself, “Do I even need to haggle over this?” If you are purchasing only a few items from a market trader it may be that there really is no need to split-hairs over a few kyats. Are you just haggling out of habit? Away from the touristy places, you will find that prices are pretty much set anyway, and, if you are foreigner, in the food markets you generally won’t find that much of a mark up. However if you are shopping at Bogyoke Aung San market you’ll definitely be expected to haggle, though you’ll rarely get the price down any more than about ten per cent. If you think that the price you’ve been quoted for an item may be a little on the high side, instead of leaping headlong into the haggling arena, do some research. Check out the price at other stalls before assuming the price you’ve been offered is artificially high; you might find the item cheaper elsewhere and negate the need to negotiate at all. If you shop regularly in the same market you’ll be able to build up a relationship with the traders that ensures that you won’t be taken for a ride over price. Often in lieu of a discount you may find a “present” is gifted to you, this might be something like an extra onion, or perhaps a slightly generous measure of rice. A little Myanmar language goes a long way, and getting to know the people you meet in the market will definitely work in your favour. Generally speaking it is considered bad form to try to haggle early in the morning, or if you are the first customer to a stall. If you manage to persuade the stallholder to drop the price of their first sale of the day it will be considered a bad omen for the
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rest of their day’s trade. You’ll often see the vendors tapping their merchandise with your money at the end of the transaction to bring themselves good fortune. If the price they got was less than satisfactory then they won’t be so confident about their luck for the rest of the day. However on the other hand if a stall holder is keen to pack up for lunch, or looking to get away at the end of the days trading, you may find that they will be more inclined to encourage a sale by arranging a slight discount. If you do enter into a haggling situation then a protracted wrestle over numbers might satisfy your need for a bargain, but won’t show you in a good light, and is considered rude and embarrassing for all involved. A successful haggle is one in which everyone gets a price they are happy with,
You’ll often be able to negotiate over the price of a taxi, and with a careful approach and a reasonable expectation you may be able to reduce the price by 500 – 1000 kyat, but probably not much more. It might be a better option to find another taxi if you really can’t accept the price offered, especially if you are travelling a familiar route and you have a firm expectation of what to pay. If a taxi driver is offering you a silly quote it could be for all manner of reasons, it might even be that they are not sure of the cost and distance and are having a rough stab at a price, so go easy on them. Your quibbling leverage is also very much dependant on the number of available taxis; if you are staggering out of a club at 2am and the quoted price is double what you paid to get there it might just be because the driver knows your options are limited. Sometimes you just have to bite your lip and accept the price you are offered. Haggling should be light hearted, fun and most of all polite. Be realistic and reasonable about your expectations, and remember that although the discount you are working towards might be a tiny fraction of your daily income, it could be a huge slab for someone else.
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by Letizia Diamante Myanmar is one of the only countries in South-East Asia, where the traditional clothes are still worn not only on special occasions, but also in everyday life. Both men and women wear longyis, sarong-like clothes wrapped around the waist and usually matched with a blouse or T-shirt. How do Myanmar people wear longyis? What is the history of this fashion and what does it mean to wear a longyi nowadays?
The Basics
First of all, men's and women's longyis differ in patterns and colours, as well as in the way they are fastened. Men prefer checks, squares, vertical stripes or horizontal circular bands. Women like acheik (a traditional wave print), stripes and flowers. The acheik was the royal design and it is said that the designers were inspired by the waves of the Ayeyarwady River. Indonesian batik was fashionable in the 80's, but it is coming back (as shown by the versatility and beauty of the Batik exhibition's fashion show in March 2015, see photo).
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Men’s and women’s longyis are washed separately
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Tops (shirts) and longyis are washed in two different buckets
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Longyis are not hung out to dry at or above head level
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Only men’s longyis are used as home decoration and to carry items on the head
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The combination of green longyis and white shirts, is avoided, not to be confused with teachers.
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Longyi are worn when bathing outdoors and used as towels (yei lè - lit. water change - longyi)
Men's longyis are fastened by folding the cloth into two parts and tying a knot at waist level on either side. There is no top or bottom to the longyi so it can even be worn upside down. The female longyi instead has a black band (htet sint) at the waist to indicate the upper side. Women prefer to fold one piece of cloth behind the other as it is more elegant. Longyis made of cotton are preferred for everyday use while silk is reserved for important occasions. Centres for silk and cotton can be found in Amarapura, on the outskirts of Mandalay, on Inle Lake, and in Rakhine and Mon States. Longyis can have a variety of functionalities. They can become: rain coats, caps for women to carry goods on their head, baby-carriers, hammocks, the list goes on!
A bit of history
The use of the modern longyis in Myanmar is relatively recent. It was introduced in the 19th century by South Indian immigrants and gained popularity during the British colonial rule. The longyi replaced the men’s paso and the women’s htamein of the pre-colonial times, as it was considered more convenient to wear. Men’s pasos (taungshay paso) used to be a long unsewn piece of cloth 30 feet (about 9 meters) long, which when worn with the tied knot formed a triangular large flap. George Scott, a 19th-century colonial administrator in Burma and journalist, was among the first to describe the Burmese way of dressing in his book “The Burman: His Life and His Notions”: “The dress is very simple and picturesque. The paso is a long silk cloth […]. It is wound round the body, kilt fashion, tucked in with a twist in front, and the portion which remains gathered up and allowed to hang in folds from the waist, or thrown jauntily over the shoulder”. (See Figure on the next page)
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Soldiers used to wear their pasos hitched up (paso hkadaung kyaik), wrapped around the body, in the same way as chinlone players do nowadays. The female version also became shorter, it used to go
down to the feet and was dressed with a high waist. You can see photos of these old traditional clothes at the photo exhibition “Global City” at the Yangon Heritage Trust (every day from 9 am to 5 pm at 22/24 (First floor), Pansodan Street, Yangon).
One of the most expensive designs is the lun yakyaw acheik (over-hundred-shuttle acheik). As the name says, more than 100 shuttles are used in the loom to produce it and each piece takes days to complete. The design patterns used by the ethnicities are called gyapkhout hand-loom.
It is interesting to consider how wearing a longyi assumed a special meaning during different historical times. In the 1920's the longyi (in particular the longyi style from the Yaw region) matched with the pinni taikpon (a yellowish brown-coloured collarless jacket) was the symbol of passive resistance against the British colonialism. Now ladies see a well-tailored longyi as a tool to enhance their beauty and elegance while keeping traditions and in a discreet way.
The fabric’s design can be dyed, printed or woven.
All about designs
Longyis come in a variety of designs to match anyone's liking and fit; the elderly and the young, the tall and the short, the fat and the skinny.
A basic guide to recognize the three most used ethnic styles: Ethnic and regional style Rakhine style You can distinguish it by the zigzag pattern
Kachin style This style is characterised the rhombus and diamond shapes. It is one of the most fashionable styles at the moment Acheik The classical waves pattern
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Example
The perfect souvenir
Longyis are popular with foreigners, including men. Sebastian, one longyi-aficionado, said: “I wear it all the time (except when I cycle), because it is perfect for Yangon's climate. The only thing I regret is the lack of pockets”. Longyis also make the perfect souvenir from Myanmar. They are usually sold unsewn, but you can find some that are ready to wear. Tailors can also add a zip or a button to help the beginners and to avoid the risk of making a fool of oneself.
Do longyis have a future?
Now that Myanmar is opening to the world and Korean fashion is becoming more popular after the success of Korean soap operas, one might wonder: are longyis going to be replaced by Western-style clothes? Pwint Phyu Soe is a young lady who wears both Western and Myanmar’s clothes. She is convinced that longyis will never disappear from Myanmar’s closets: “We love our traditions and culture. We feel comfortable with longyis and they make us look nice. And now we can be more creative with the longyi’s design and we can have a zip, so that the longyi can become more similar to a skirt. I think that a lot of Myanmar’s women follow Aung San Suu Kyi’s style, she has very modern ideas and she wears traditional clothes. Mynamar women are not comfortable wearing clothes that are too revealing. Even the calf-length longyi, which used to be vogue in the 90’s, now is much less popular than the ankle-length one. I like to alternate Western and Myanmar clothes, it depends on my mood and the day of the week. For example, I wear casual style (like jeans) on Fridays”.
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Gallery
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Established in May of 2010, GALLERY 65 is one of Yangon's most vibrant and unique art galleries. Open only for exhibitions, they strive to keep the Gallery accessible, interesting and diverse. Their mandate is to exhibit contemporary Myanmar art that is "always fresh, new and original" and they continuously work hard to keep the Gallery dynamic. Gallery 65 achieves this by constantly refining the aesthetics of the Gallery representing emerging and established artists in Myanmar. There is always something new to view at GALLERY 65. 26
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Gallery 65 aspires to have a pivotal role in supporting working Myanmar artists by sharing their work with collectors here in Myanmar and abroad. That said they also hold exhibitions and events by international artists most recently "The Mee Ya Hta Building"; an exhibition by British painter Kate Bowen and a book signing by adventure photographer David Heath. It is essential to them that all visitors, clients and those interested in fine arts feel welcome in the gallery. The staff are sociable, knowledgeable and enthusiastic to share their admiration and familiarity of the exhibited artists with all visitors. The gallery works closely with each client to choose the perfect pieces of art at prices consistent with galleries across Yangon. The gallery is located on Yaw Min Gyi Road (formerly York Road) in Dagon Township, a quiet residential neighborhood very close to downtown Yangon. It is five minutes walking distance from Bogyoke (Scott) Market, ParkRoyal Hotel and Thamada Cinema Hall. The Gallery occupies the ground floor of an old colonial teak house that is about a hundred years old. The interior of the house has been carefully renovated and much effort has been made to retain the integrity and old world charm of the building. Even to the extent that there are still WWII bullets lodged in the old walls! The Gallery has approximately 1,500 square feet of exhibit space and is fully air-conditioned providing visitors with optimal comfort when viewing artworks. The Gallery is also equipped with quality lighting to maximize and highlight
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the true colors and textures of the artworks on display. There is on premise parking and also ample street parking outside the compound.
GALLERY RENTAL INFORMATION GALLERY 65 is available for rent for art exhibitions and other art related events such as workshops, seminars, lectures and book launches. GALLERY HOURS 10:00am – 6:00pm daily. Open only during exhibitions. GALLERY FEATURES - Approx. 1,500sq ft. of exhibit space - 24 hour uninterrupted power supply (25KV Generator) - Fully air-conditioned environment - Professional lighting system - PA/Sound system - Restroom facilities - On premise car parking and street parking also available OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE • Design, printing & production services • Catering services
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Myanmar’s Fashion Fest International Brands and Styles hit Myanmar's Shoppers by Aimee Lawrence An apparel revolution has been crashing through Yangon and greater Myanmar. Skinny jeans, high tops, slogan emblazed T-shirts and short skirts are seen dressing the streets as new styles are embraced by the open, hungry arms of Yangon’s fashion conscious.
International brands from Europe, America and Asia have landed whilst others are taking stock, waiting for an opportunity to follow suit. Myanmar’s trendy youth are following the K-pop social phenomenon which has been sweeping through the rest of Asia and is taking Myanmar with it. Malls are drawing in the masses whilst quirky boutiques are popping up all over the shop adding their distinct flavour to the fashion scene. We took to the streets to get the insights on Yangon’s growing fashion scene from the shoppers themselves to those behind the till feeding the fashion hungry amongst us.
BOUTIQUES My Shop Nge Nge, 29, from Mayangone Township opened her own store 10 months ago after finding success selling clothes through her Facebook page. My Shop is tucked a little out of the way and may be known to some by mere accident as it sits round the corner from Thut Ti’s renowned Lethwei Boxing School. Fashion is her passion allowing her to mix work and pleasure – a relationship we’d all love to lay claim to. Stocking up the store, which rather handily lies across from her family home, sees her making trips every two months to Bangkok which
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is a major fashion hub in Asia. The shop is bursting with boldy printed men’s T-shirts from Sinthesis and Liquorbrand and there are racks of clothes for the ladies including cutesy mini-skirts, printed jeans, vests and thigh skimming denim shorts– garments which boast continuous popularity for the fashion conscious Myanmar. Whilst Nge Nge herself prefers to make a fashion statement that is much similar to the men with colourful T-shirts and jeans, she is very much aware of South Korea’s influence here. “You can see the South Korean pop culture
influences much more now. Young girls are continuing to push the boundaries with what they wear. They’re getting sexier and are confident to show more flesh. Wearing short skirts and hot pants used to be frowned upon but this is changing, depending on the occasion of course. More guys are also wearing skinny jeans and T-shirts." “I’m more casual with the way I like to dress and get my inspiration from America and London which I like bringing to the store too to give people a wider range of styles. More and more boutiques are opening up here which I like because people can dress more individually rather than all wearing the same thing from the same store for the sake of it being popular.” In terms of big fashion brands she has found that the name isn’t so important – as long as it looks good whilst having a cheap price tag people will buy it. “I’d say my prices are reasonable for both the branded and unbranded stuff. Men’s T-shirts are between 7,500 kyats and 9,500 kyats and women’s skirts for example are around the 13,000 kyats mark. The clothes I stock are limited which means it will be very unlikely that you’ll see your clothes or accessories on anyone else.” Looking ahead, Nge Nge is excited to see My Store’s popularity grow. Her Facebook page continues to be from where she makes the most sales but she is hoping to see more and more visitors to her
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store. She is also in the process of building her own T-shirt brand with a friend and wants to expand into creating accessories, bags and hats. For online shoppers, she offers a home delivery service for a fixed delivery price of 1,500 Kyat. My Shop No. 869/A1 Mahar Baw Ga Street 8 Quarter, Mayangone Township Open daily 9.30am to 8.00pm https://www.facebook.com/myshop13
BIG BRAND Springfield Springfield is the second largest apparel retailer in Spain and has over 40 branches from Malta to Malaysia. The brand which is based on a philosophy of ‘basics at unbeatable prices’ finds its customers in the 20 to 30 year old men and women catagory. Chan Mya Chaw, brand manager of Springfield’s Junction Square branch since it opened in late 2013, provides an insight into the initial difficulties of launching a European brand here in Myanmar. “It goes without saying that Europe and South East Asia are on different climatic scales. Woollen jumpers aren’t exactly top of the list when it comes to must have items. Keeping warm against freezing temperatures isn’t something we struggle with here in Yangon. Sizes are also different. But these are things we can overcome through stocking up on spring/summer options ". “South Korean pop culture and American styles are swallowed up by young people here. Shops with these styles are everywhere since shopping malls began opening up. This is really encouraging and exciting to see but having a European brand whose
street wear is more casual means it is difficult to penetrate the market.” Despite these initial obstacles, the brand is growing in popularity through strategic discounted promotions with 80% of its regular customers being Myanmar and a demographic ranging 16 – 45 years. “If locals want to spend a little more on clothing it’s usually when buying smarter dress, not jeans and T-shirts. So when we launched, investing in good quality casual clothes wasn’t seen as good value for money and was a little out of the price range for many. So we dropped our prices for some items.” Springfield’s attention to the quality of its garments is an admitted obsession for the brand – something which is still overlooked by some shoppers in their quest to look stylish. T-shirts unsurprisingly are the top sellers with prices ranging from 12,900 to 17,900 kyats. Competition comes from Giordano and Bossini - Hong Kong brands which both have stores in
Junction Square. Chan Mya Chaw envisions that it is only a matter of time before more internationally popular brands arrive to Yangon. “Mango has also been here for some time and I have heard that Banana Republic may be interested in opening a store. Topshop and H&M are really popular here with some garments making their way here via Bangkok". “I would say that for other brands looking to launch in Myanmar Thailand is a good basis for gaging what will be popular here – generally speaking. Thailand’s shopping malls are renowned and yes, Myanmar has a long way to catch up but there is a lot of buzz here at the moment which is exciting to be a part of.” Springfield Junction Square, Pyay Road Open daily 9am to 9pm
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Meet coconut Lady The following is a transcript of a recorded interview with Ma Aye. Ma Aye is a Coconut seller on the steps of Shwedagon Pagoda. The recoding was made as part of the My Yangon My Home festival, Mohinga Street Food Narratives exhibition that was exhibited in March 2015.
My Yangon My Home-Yangon Art sand Heritage Festival
"Mohinga Street Food Narratives and History" “Coconut Lady�
: Ma Aye
Interview by
: Khin Zaw Latt
Recorded by
: Frankie Fathers
Edited by
: Pe Maung Same
In cooperation with : Frankie Fathers Translated by
: San Lin Tun
Curated by
: Abadi Art Space
Supported by
: British Embassy
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Interviewer: Now we are arriving at the coconut shop at the eastern stairway of Shwedagon pagoda. I have frequented this shop for nearly two years, I usually come here and drink coconut juice. So, I have become acquainted with her. Today, I'm going to ask her about the shop and herself. How long have you been selling coconuts? Coconut Lady: I have been selling it for about eight years. Various kinds of coconut are available. For health, there is 'only-for-juice' coconut. The others
are 'jelly-like flesh' coconut, 'spoon scraped scraps' coconut, ' full spoon scraped scraps' coconut, and 'roll-up flesh' coconut. The most medicinal ones are the 'only-for-juice' coconut, and 'jelly-like flesh' coconuts. You tap the coconut when it is hard (to discover what kind of flesh it has). This one sounds hard. This one is soft. It sounds like (tapping) pots. You can (also) guess whether it is hard or soft. Because of handling coconuts daily, I can make a visual guess and tell what kind of coconut it is. Cutting the spicate shell from a coconut, you can tell the
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When I was taking coconut juice for my health, the thought dawned on me that I could contribute to the welfare of others. With that I opened up the shop. It isn't my family business. Women usually drink coconut juice during pregnancy. People drink coconut juice for health reasons. I give them 'onlyfor-juice' and 'jelly-like flesh' coconuts, which are also medicinal. 'Jelly-like flesh' is medicinal for both sexes and for all ages young or old.
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stage of the flesh inside it. When it becomes hard, the shell becomes segmented. This one is still soft. Looking at that, you can say that this must be 'onlyfor-juice' stage, or 'jelly-like flesh' stage or half 'spoon scraped scraps' stage.
I don't want to make any mistakes with the people who come here for health reasons."
When coconut flesh becomes 'spoon scraped scraps', it becomes sweet. When one tastes it, it tastes like milk curds or shrimps. Metaphorically, customers compare it to these things and buy it ('spoon scraped scraps' coconut). After this stage, it becomes 'roll-up flesh', which is sweeter, and one can hold it and eat it. It can go well with jaggery. 'Roll-up flesh' has more heat element. If someone with low blood pressure eats it, it will raise their blood pressure. 'Only-for-juice' and 'jelly-like flesh' coconuts are suitable for hypertension and diabetes. Previously my customers didn't know much about soft coconuts. They just knew about hard ones. Now, they make jelly made with coconut milk. They cook coconut rice too. The thick coconut flesh is used for glutinous rice and sticky rice too. Expecting mums or people who suffer from poor urination and kidney problems, or who suffer from diarrhea; drink coconut juice due to medical advice. The coconut is rich in potassium, so it is suitable for the treatment of potassium deficiency as well as for dieters and Sabbath keepers, because it rejuvenates them. The 'Roll-up flesh' coconut brings up body temperature. Only 'Roll-up flesh' can cause hypertension. If it is in soft stage, it's not sweet. Coconuts in the softer flesh stages are beneficial to people with hypertension or with low potassium. They are good for the bowels. I focus on my job and I don't want to make any mistakes with the people who come here for health reasons.
As for cancer patients, if they drink the 'roll-up flesh' coconuts, the situation will be worse. They should drink 'only-for-juice' coconuts. If they drink it with a catalyst like lemon, so to speak, and squeeze the lemon into the juice, it will gradually lessen the disease. If someone has kidney stones, drinking coconut juice together with stone-crushing medicine can cure bile or dissolve any stone in the body. According to Myanmar traditional medicine, there are two small balls in the head of a croaker (fish). One has to burn these balls and grind them. Later put the powder into the coconut juice and drink it. Then, the stones will gradually disappear. If the stones are small they will disappear completely. If they are bigger, they will reduce in size and when you take an ultrasound test there will be no need to operate.
The shop opens at 11am and closes at 11pm There are customers all the time up until 11pm. From 12 to 1am, I clean the shop because there must be no piece of rubbish here. I go to bed around 2 or 3am or the earliest time is 1am. When I get up, it must not be later than 6am because I have to attend to my son and my daughter who have to go to school. For my paralyzed mother, I have to get up at 6am to attend to her needs. The whole afternoon sees no relaxation. When customers come, I sell happily. This is my daily routine. There are more coconut sellers these days. Everyone shows no reluctance to drink coconut juice. (Sometimes) Previously people have got wrong information about coconuts. The coconut is a natural fruit free from any chemicals, even planted coconuts. But, ready-made coconuts have chemicals. For the other fruits chemicals are used to ripen or to make them bigger. Coconuts are free from such things. They grow from seedlings to maturity naturally without chemical additives. Interviewer: Why are you staying up at the monastery? Coconut Lady: Because of economical matters and my mum's health situation. I borrow money from others at high interest rates. My daily income goes to that interest, whilst the rest is for the cost of family matters and the healthcare cost of my mum. So, things can't run very well. I have become a tenant because I can't afford to buy my own house. I have to sell on the roadside, and I have to earn for my family. I have to pay debts. In this way, things go round and I end up with staying up at the monastery. This is my profession and they are my benefactors. I don’t want to make any mistakes when people come to me for health reasons. If not, they will be affected by my mistake.
By Abadi Art Space. 2015 (The story has been edited from the original translation to fit the magazine)
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by Aimee Lawrence
Favourite place to shop in Yangon? Junction Square and Taw Win shopping centre.
Favourite clothing brands? Lee Cooper for their T shirts and jeans. I’m also a big fan of Gap clothing, it’s not yet here in Yangon but I’d love to see it open here in the future.
How would you describe your style? I’m spontaneous with what I put on from day to day. I wear what I feel comfortable in and like to mix it up. Sometimes I just want to feel relaxed in jeans and a T-shirt and like most other young women, the next day I might opt for a more elegant style. But I feel my best in jeans and a T-shirt keeping it simple but cool.
Who are your style icons? Victoria Secret models. Adriana Lima is beautiful.
How has the fashion scene changed in recent years? South Korean culture has a strong influence here in Yangon which you can really see in the way young people are dressing. K-pop style clothing is really popular. South Korean dramas have been popular here for a while and people are finding ideas from pop stars too. But a lot of women are mixing the traditional and modern. I still love wearing the traditional longyi and velvet thong sandals which you can see I’m wearing today.
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Favourite place to shop in Yangon? Junction Square which has one of my favourite brands, Giordano. I get a lot of my clothes from there.
Favourite clothing brands Timberland. It can be more expensive but when I can afford it I love to spend a little more for its jeans and T-shirts.
How would you describe your fashion style? Usually pretty casual. Jeans and T-shirts.
Who is your style icon? Myanmar fashion designer, Steven Oo.
How has the fashion scene changed in recent years? There have been big changes here. There are more options for us with more shops and shopping malls to find the latest trends and more freedom for young people to express themselves with fashion. I like to watch fashion TV and get ideas from the internet like a lot of other young people. There are more brands available which young people love to experiment with.
Henry Kaung Htat 24 North Okkalapa Township Marie-Edwina is originally from France and has been living in Yangon for two years. Favourite place to shop in Yangon? Junction Square. It’s fresh, casual and classy at the same time. For shoes I love VMC at Taw Win Centre. Taw Win is on top of its game when it comes to renewing its collections and imports which is done almost every week.
Are there any brands you miss from Europe? COS which is under the H&M Group. Unfortunately they don’t ship to Myanmar.
Who are your style icons? Victoria Bekham, Emma Watson and Jenna Lyons.
How has the fashion scene changed in recent years?
Marie-Edwina Provost 28 Sanchaung Township
I am crazy about fashion so this fashion boom which has been growing and growing has been really exciting to see. I went to a fashion show this year as part of International Fashion Week, whereas last year and the year before I hadn’t heard of them taking place. It was amazing. Myanmar designers have a lot of imagination and creativity. I saw so many Myanmar youngsters with lots of different styles – street, classy, swaggy and more elegant. I hadn’t appreciated how fashion conscious they would be before I’d been to the show. When I first arrived two years ago I didn’t see so much Western influence but now it has become the norm. There are a lot more shops to choose from. There is also a greater selection of fabric now in the markets and since I arrived I have been buying a lot of the stuff and then working on designs with tailors. I’m seeing more brands from shops in Thailand and Singapore too.
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Yangon's by Win Win Htwe Look away parents, Look in Kids MY Yangon has listed the six best spots in Yangon to buy toys! Cuddly Toys, action figures, remote control cars; they're all here. Where would you most like to visit? Tun Toys World
Rainbow Toys shop
Probably Yangon's most complete local toy shop stocking all kinds of toys for children; batteryrun cars, stuffed toys, remote control cars, action figures - the choice and variety is endless. The price range varies from 2000 Kyats to 20000 Kyats for the most expensive items. Toys can also be bought wholesale.–No. 129, Ba Nyar Dala Road, Near Mingalar Market, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp 095 300 870, 01 290 403, 01 292 662
This shop is a wholesale toy shop for other retailers that stocks cuddly toys and key-chains. Toys can be bought at varying prices depending on volume. – No. 3/402, Hnin Si Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp 09 730 32 577
New Modern Toys Shop This shop exclusively sells stuffed cuddly toys for children. Most of the toys are made in China & Thailand and are displayed in aisles sweeping across one large floor. The cheapest cuddly toys cost Ks 2000 and the most expensive cost a whopping 120000 Kyats! Not a bad choice to pick out something cute and cuddly for the girlfriend either. They also have smaller branches at Junction Square, Taw Win Centre and People's Park. – 35, In front of the Hledan Market, Kamayut Tsp 09 731 63 376, 09 730 75 261
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Monument Toys Shop
Jasmin sells cuddly toys for kids as well as plastic toys. It is also well known for 'pillow' toys which are cuddly animal-like bolster pillows that act as a sleeping aid for children. The store caters for both retail and wholesale. Prices range from 1,500 Kyats to over 30,000 Kyats. – 153, Thunandar Road, Yadanar Kyun Yeiktha, North Okkalapa Tsp 095 125 973
A large toy shop with a Tiger mascot, which often holds special events and promotions such as storytelling and face-painting in store, at Kandawgyi lake, and Sein Lan So Pyay park. This shop has items that will interest both children and teenagers. It is one of the few toy shops that sells well-known foreign brand toys. There is also a good range of remote control toys and children's board games; they also sell big cartoon toy figures such as the Toy Story movie characters and Predator. Monument has a good English language children's books section stocked with many of the latest children's publications. Most of the toys are expensive compared with other toy shops especially the foreign brand toys. – No.150, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp 01 536 306
Suee Brothers A small well stocked toy shop selling; cuddly toys, battery-run toy cars, remote control cars, children's bicycles, children's motorbikes and much more. The cheapest toys cost 1,000 Kyats, the most expensive cost around 25,000 Kyats. –14A, Aung Tha Pyay Street, Sanchaung Tsp 095 118 917, 095 409 704
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Shopping Centre
Cineplexes in
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by Zaw Min Lay
Many of Yangon's shopping centres have cinema's attached to them. Here is a list of the top 5; what they show, when they show, and who to go with.
Junction Square (JCGV SQUARE) Most of the young people in Yangon like to go to Junction Square because many training centres and Yangon University are nearby. You can choose one of three movie theatres : Theatre (1) Movies: International Show Times: Fri ~ Sat 9.15am, 12.15pm, 3.15pm, 6.15pm, 9.15pm Sun ~ Thu 9.15am, 12.15pm, 3.15pm, 6.15pm Theatre (2) Movies: Myanmar (local) Show Times: Fri ~ Sat 9.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm Sun ~ Thu 9.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm Dell Theatre Movies: International (2D / 3D) Show Times: Fri ~ Sat 9.45am, 12.45pm, 3.45pm, 6.45pm, 9.45pm Sun ~ Thu 9.45pm, 12.45pm, 3.45pm, 6.45pm Ticket Price: 2D Ks. 1000, 2500, 6500 (couples seat) 3D (price varies but is more expensive) Booking: call one week ahead (01 527 055)
Junction Maw Tin (JCGV MAW TIN)
Mingalar (1) (Theingyi Market)
One of Myanmar's leading multiplex cinema exhibitors. It is a great place to hang-out with friends and family, and to catch some movies. You can also buy all your most favourite things from various shops surrounding it.
A good after shopping treat for anyone that can be enjoyed with friends or family, especially for those who like local movies.
Theatre (1) Movies: Myanmar Show Times: Fri ~ Sat 9.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm Sun ~ Thu 9.30am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm Theatre (2) Movies: International Show Times: Fri ~ Sat 9.45am, 12.45pm, 3.45pm, 6.45pm, 9.45pm Sun ~ Thu 9.45am, 12.45pm, 3.45pm, 6.45pm Ticket Price: Myanmar & 2D Ks.1000, 2500, 6500 (couples seat) 3D Ks. 2000, 3500, 9000 (couples seat) Booking: call one week ahead (01 225 244)
Theatre (1) only Movies: Myanmar (local) Show Times: 10.00am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm Ticket Price: Stall Ks. 600, 800, 1000 :DC Ks..1200, 1400, 1700, 5500(couples seat) Booking: call one week ahead (01 243 057 ext.8) (No phone booking for holidays)
Mingalar (2) Dagon Centre (2) Only often visited by people living in the local area of Myaynigone and Sanchaung townships, but for them it is a nice place to relax. Theatre (1) only Movies: International (2D / 3D) Show Times: 10.00am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm Ticket Price: 2D - Ks.1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 7000 (couples seat) 3D - Ks.1500, 1800, 2500, 3300, 8000 (couple seat) Booking: call one week ahead (09 732 54 091/2)
Top Royal (Sein Gay Har, Parami) A suitable and reasonably priced place for families, and relaxed people. Movies: Myanmar (local) & International Show Times: 10am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm Ticket Price: Ks. 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3500, 4000 Booking: call one week ahead (09 420 186 291/3)
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Best of Burgers Union Bar and Grill Although the theme of this up-market establishment has changed to a British gastro pub with a new menu that reflects this, the legendary Union Burger is still served. At $15 USD it is one of the pricer burgers in Yangon, however packed with real cheddar, drizzled in club sauce and with a healthy side of fries it won't disappoint taming the tickle on your taste buds or the rumble in your tummy. With so many other great dishes on the menu you might feel guilty choosing the straight and narrow option of a burger, especially as for $15 USD at Union you can get some really fantastic meals you'd be hardpressed to find elsewhere in Yangon - scotch egg, pork belly, calves liver, apple crumble to name but a few. The good news is that if you do end up picking the burger and find yourself tapping the table in anxiety wondering if you have made the right choice, your heart and conviction sinking further as sublime looking alternative dishes are laid out in front of the diners around you; fear not, for as soon as the Union burger arrives and you sink your teeth in for the first bite the decision will seem simple – and you nailed it. 42 Strand Road, Left Corner of the Myanmar Red Cross Building, Botahaung Tsp. 09420101854 Mon to Sat 11am-1am, Sun 11am-10pm
and Saturday night would see it heaving with expats, now there was just a sparse splattering of customers making the task of spotting my assignation relievingly easy. Although the plethora of new venues have torn many customers away, 50th Street still has a certain charm perhaps because you're unlikely to have to face the collar and cocktail brigade, who often seem better prepped for a night out in Chelsea (London) than in Botahaung! We greeted and joined the small group waiting to grab dinner with us and I hastily ordered a burger. The Manager came down and talked us through the events he was in the process of organising. The burger came and didn’t disappoint; it is a solid, unflashy, and tasty meal (knocking you back about 10,000 Kyats). 50th Street is a smart bit of rough really, a bit like me. 9-13 50th Street, Botahaung Tsp. 01 397 060 Mon to Fri 11am-Late Sat & Sun : 10:30am-Late
Western food restaurants on the scene it is held in high regard amongst the great and good of Yangon's expat community. They operate their own vegetable garden and source much of their ingredients locally. Many will tell you they have the best burgers in town; particularly highlighting the froie gras burger. Unfortunately every time I visit they have been out of stock, but I am sure that it is just my bad luck! Trust the crowd and try it. Burgers cost between 9,000-20,000 Kyats. 117 Dhamazedi Road, Kamayut Tsp. 01 524 677, 01 373 009 9am-10pm
Fatman Steak and Bistro When I first moved to Yangon I lived in Yangon's own Hipster hood in waiting: the Nawaday / Yaw Min Gyi Parallelogram (the tag name needs work, I hope it will be soon become labeled as Naw Min Gyi). Despite visiting many times
Sharky's Owned by a businessman known as Sharky, by which the establishment gains its name, Sharky's is a fusion of delicatessen and restaurant. As one of the first high quality
50th Street Bar and Restaurant Arriving late into 50th Street on a Saturday evening I looked around for my sister's friend who was visiting Myanmar on work. Once upon a time, 50th Street was one of the few western style bars in town
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I still haven't met the Fatman, leading me to believe he may not be fat at all, in fact he might even be a woman – whose dimensions we can only tentatively speculate on. The burgers have improved drastically over the last year. The cost is 4,500-5,000 Kyats. 26B Bo Yar Nyunt Road, Dagon Tsp. 09 732 08 132 7am-11pm
Lotteria
This East Asian fast food goliath has a firm grip on Myanmar's burger store fast food market and rightly so. Affordable, tasty and with local flavour options; Lotteria is going to give the other internationals a firm fight when they eventually set up shop here. I have always been particularly impressed with the friendly atmosphere and customer service in the Tamwe branch (located in Ocean Supercentre Tamwe Junction) and for that I'd like to give them a special mention. A Burger, fries and soft drink costs between 4,000-5,000 Kyats Various Branches Junction Square, Between Kyun Taw Road and Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp. 012 305 798 8am-10pm
Freshness Burger There are two things you need to know about Freshness Burger; one, their Facebook page banner looks like the Power Rangers yearbook photo and two, burgers cost between 2,000-4,500 Kyats. Both of which I respect. No.18/D Nawaday Road,Dagon Tsp. 0932316061, 01-375900 9am-9pm
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Harleys The Harley's I know best is on the corner of Mahabandoola and 37th Street. It used to be open 24 hours however now it closes around two and there are worrying rumours it may now close at 11pm – farewell oh late night post beer burger. No burger will cost over 4,500 Kyats and the chilli fries are immense. Various Branches 380 Mahabandoola Road, Kyauktada Tsp. 09 250 086 204 7am-11pm
New Burger/ New Kham Wai Yangon's original burger restaurant, now renamed New Kham Wai faces stiff competition from the newcomers and in light of this has expanded into the unusual mix of Burgers and Chinese hotpot! Despite this, burger wise it is surprisingly good especially as the burgers only cost 2,000-4,000
Kyats. I recommend the beef bacon burger for 3,300 Kyats and being attached to a hotel it is open 24hrs – late night post beer burger you have not forsaken me. Green Leaf Hotel, S27, U Chit Maung Road, Bahan Tsp. 018 603851 24hrs
EK Enjoy Kitchen
Me and my home-girl Musty B found this cool Halal burger joint in early 2015. The space is well ventilated and trendy with glass tables and wooden benches. Bathrooms are clean and the owner speaks perfect English. Try the delicious homemade chicken nuggets. A burger will cost you 2500 Kyats. 68-B, Daw Thein Road & Bandar Gone Street, Kandawkalay, Mingalar Taungnyunt Tsp. 09 310 41 915 9.30am-10pm
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Beauty
D Spa Cranking up the relief box that is your air-con or blasting your face two inches from the strongest powered fan you can find are no doubt the domestic scenes of the moment as we escape the dusty, scorching and congested city streets of Yangon. When it comes to pampering, the ladies don’t often require an excuse but these conditions undoubtedly place beauty spas as a wonderfully welcoming place to seek shelter, cool down and revitalise. D Spa which opened in January promises to do just that. Owned by D Family Business, the spa has already become a regular pamper station for Miss International Myanmar 2013, Gonyi Aye Kyaw. Warm smiles greeted me in the spa which is split into two wings; one for men and the other for women. Spacious and comfortable treatment rooms dipped in aquatic colour schemes are adorned with stylish, complimentary décor and await its clients who are simply spoiled for choice with its offers of indulgence. No area of your body need feel neglected. Their services include everything from manicure spas, seaweed body wraps, Thai foot reflexology, aromatherapy massages, anti–oxidant and cleansing body scrubs and much more. My skin has taken a bashing from the sun’s rays which means it screams for hydration through whatever lotions and potions are available. This calling was answered by the D Spa’s milk cleansing and sensual milky touch body treatment. Milk cleansing can be traced right back to ancient Egypt when Cleopatra herself was said to have enjoyed the beneficial properties of bathing in rose water and raw goat's milk – the secret to her soft, smooth skin. What’s good enough for Cleopatra is good enough for me. And at just 20,000
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Kyats, for 60 minutes worth of being cleansed and exfoliated in cow’s milk, it seemed rude to pass up on an opportunity in which you can rightfully (ish) claim you left feeling like Ancient Egyptian royalty. After an hour of cleansing and exfoliating, finally topped off with a hydrating body lotion massage, silky smooth indeed I was. Highly recommended. Special spa packages which are excellent value for money are also on offer costing between 50,000 kyats (150 minutes) to 105,000 Kyats (210 minutes). Feeling romantic? Couples can share the D Spa experience with the Romeo and Juliet package – a whole 270 minutes worth of luxurious pleasure which is of course minus looming heartbreak and tragedy. For those who have newly arrived in Yangon, the jetlag revival package (60,000 kyats, 180 minutes) is definitely a good call. Tired eyes, dry, dull complexions and stiffness from being cooped up on long haul flights will be banished in a matter of minutes with a revitalisation facial, back and stretch massage and Thai foot reflexology. D Spa prides itself on selection of imported high quality products which are of good value and suitable for all skin types. For its organic treatments, its beauticians use products which are specifically bought from small farmers in Myanmar to promote SMEs in the country. D Spa No. 682 Thitsar Road (Ponnami Bus Stop) Ward 6 South Okkalapa Township, Yangon Tel: 09 – 25925 6686 Open daily 11.00am – 11.00pm
Flash Fiction
Weekends always invite people to go shopping. Out of the boredom of daily life or out of curiosity they visit attractive markets in their city. The city exhibits several superb markets for people to buy things. These markets are crowded with people almost all the time. Later developments are shopping centres or shopping malls which are very good at attracting people. People love to go around these fabulous modern markets. It is such fun to browse around the lines of goods displayed neatly and conveniently for shoppers, who pick up trolleys and bring them down to aisles of goods. One of the best things about supermarkets is that they are equipped with full-strength airconditioning so that people will not sweat. Maung Lu Hla is free today, and he is just listening to the music he loves. A telephone rings up. He picks it up and he hears the voice of his girlfriend, Thinzar. She says she will be in his flat in 15 minutes. Normally they go around shopping centres looking for new things. Both of them like trendy clothes. Sometimes, she buys new reasonably priced shirts for him. So, he will buy her back a new blouse when his salary is in his hand. They feel very happy windowshopping too. They both understand that browsing the new items in the shopping centres is really fun. They love it and they do it. It is as simple as that. In time, a bell rings and he stands up and answers the door, where his girlfriend stands and stares at him. 'Oh! You lazy brat, why aren't you ready to go? Put on your shirt.'
Maung Lu Hla is attacked by these words so severely that he cannot think properly and he is compelled to listen without complaint.
But, who will pay for the slippers. Yes, it is him, who else? It is the burden of love. No. No. No. It is the passion of love. He happily pays for them.
They arrive at the shopping centre. Ma Thinza almost runs up to the first floor where the discount sales are going on. He cannot tell her to calm down. He knows the real spirit of his girlfriend. She is very much engrossed in shopping.
Now, a paper bag under her arm, she holds his hand with much pride in her heart. They both feel at ease. They think they have done very well. It shows how much he loves her. It is a sign of intimacy. She deserves it.
' Wait, Thinza, I can't follow you.'
This time it is done. What about next time? Will the same happen again? Listen further and imagine.
He wonders why people fall in love with discount sales, seasonal sales, special promotional sales, and all kinds of sales. When a festival is near, they hold a special discount sale. At these times people flock to the venue, and pick up and choose and buy. He wonders if people might be inflicted with an unknown shopping bug which causes a shopping spree. It must be; if not, they would be able to ignore the allure of the shopping centres. He knows that some people are shopaholics, who can't help buying things continuously. This is their passion.
See, how authoritative the girlfriend is. But, a man never resists the manipulation of his lover. They are, all the time, used to it and they love it. He hurriedly puts on his shirt, and he is dragged out of the room by his anxious girlfriend. On the way, she talks incessantly.
His girlfriend, Thinzar is this kind of bunch. Look how she justifies buying this.
'You know, there is a discount sale on at Ga Mone Pwint Shopping centre. I really need new slippers. You know, how I love this brand very much, blah… blah... blah…'
He looks up at her face which is gleaming with enthusiasm. She seems more beautiful than before with this energetic behavior. He doesn’t know he is totally in her snare. Like a rabbit. Poor man!
Thinza Says: 'Ko Hla, next time, I'll browse on the internet 'cos nowadays my friends are telling me that on-line stores are popping up on the internet. We won’t have to go to any super markets. We just stay at our place, where we can look at anything on-line. We pick the things we want, they'll deliver them to us. That's very convenient. I love it. What will you buy for me next time, Ko Hla?' These words are very challenging for him. He can't say anything, but nods his head readily. The next thing she says is more convincing.
'You know, they are usually much more expensive; normally 35,000 MMK for the pair. Now they are 25,000 MMK for new ones. That's very cheap.'
'But, I don’t have a credit card yet. Can you do it for me, Ko Hla?' As people know a soothing smile can melt ice. So, how can a man like him deny such a nice lover? He just nods, again.
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Away from the large branded stores there are a growing number of New, Cool Boutique Fashion stores. Some are tucked away in the large malls others down the little side-streets of Yangon's townships, each adding their own unique flair to Yangon's up and coming fashion scene. Girl Friend and Pretty Fashion Shop, Spirit Fancy Shop This shop is located in the Ga Mone Pwint Shopping mall in Sanchaung Township. Super popular with the Sanchaung Fashionista crowd, who flock to it for the great selection of blouses, fancy accessories, bags, shoes and cosmetics, at cheap prices. The accessories and bags are particularly prized. They stock a mixture of European and traditional styles, as well as lots of Thai and Chinese brands. The shop actually has many other branches in Thailand however this is their only Myanmar shop. The customer service is very good, giving a relaxed happy shopping environment and the wide range of items means that you will definitely be able to find an outfit for any occasion. Ga Mone Pwint Shopping Mall, Spirit Fancy Shop, Sanchaung Tsp.
Next Generation Famous for its lovely blouses and smart full dress fashion style, Next Generation is for those liking the more sophisticated look. They have no other branches, no brands and items cost 15,000 Kyats and above, which places them at the dearer end of the boutique fashion shop spectrum, however their sleek selection of items has many loyal customers coming back again and again. Taw Win Centre, Dagon Tsp
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Yu Ri Miko Myanmar's one stop fashion shop for all ages stocking men's, women's and children's wear. They have Chinese, Korean, US and European brands at a fair price. They have many branches, good service and a good sales system. Corner of Maharbandoola Road & Bo Ta Htaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp
Crazy Colors An up to date women's wear fashion shop; filled with women's clothes and accessories. Items cost up to 5,000 Kyats. The low prices and good selection of branded stock mean it is a magnet for Yangon's shopaholics who need a weekly retail therapy hit. Branch 1, Taw Win Centre Branch 2, Junction Square
Angel Fashion Shop Yangon's Boutique fashion shop chain selling a large range of free style fashion items at cheap prices (4500/6000 kyats). Often packed with Yangon's young fashion savvy female crowd, especially on payday; looking for the choicest blouses, skirts, short pants and blazers. Being a chain they have advertised on TV and stock some well-known regional brands. U Htun Lin Chan Road, Hledan, Kamayut Tsp
Silver Star Fashion Shop A men's and women's fashion shop selling jeans, shirts, blouses and coats at fair prices for casual occasions. As one shopper puts it 'I arrive in the shop, I want to buy all the blouses', another boutique fashion chain shop that sells a large range of branded clothes. The fact it also has a range of men's wear sets it apart from other similar shops. 179, Banyardala Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp. 01 200 275
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Guide
Dining Guide
The best restaurants, cafes and gastro food for casual and smart dining
H Star for critic's choice N New Opening
Downtown
50th Street Bar and Restaurant | Western/Bar | 9-13 50th Street, Botataung Tsp | 01 397 060
365 Café | Café/Western | No.5
Thamada Hotel, Ahlanpya Pagoda
Café KSS | Café | 470-472,
Gallery Bar & Restaurant | Café/Bar
Junior Duck | Chinese | Nanthidar
Street | 01 253 126, 09 431 67288
ext. 6430 or 6431
Strand Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 249
Mahabandoola Road, Cor. Bo Sun Pat
H Cherry Man | Myanmar/Indian |
| 223 Sule Pagoda Road | 01 242 828
H Gekko | Japanese/Bar | 535
78/80 Latha Street, Lower block | 01
Merchant Road | 01 386 986, 09 431
H Coffee Club | Café | 232, Sule
H Green Gallery | Thai | No. 58, 52nd
374 891, 01 389 705
902 32
Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 243 047, 01 243
Pagoda Road (Inside E-city phone
Street (lower block), Botahtaung Tsp |
999 Shan Noodle Shop | Shan | 130 B,
Coka Suki Restaurant | Thai/Hotpot
Harley’s | Fastfood | 285, Ground
Road, Ahlone Tsp | 01 229 904 ext.
Ya Htar Road, (2) Ward, Lanmadaw
639-41 ext. 32
34th Street | 01 389 363, 01 384 779
H APK | Thai | 392-396 Shwebonthar Street, Pabedan Tsp | 01 250 437
H Aung Mingalar Shan Noodle Restaurant | Shan | No. 34 Bo Yar
Nyunt Street & Corner of Nawaday Street, Dagon Tsp | (no phone number)
H Aung Pyae Phyo Indian Foods
shop), Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)
| 104/108, Kyee Myin Daing Strand 229 905
Floor, The Corner of 6th Street & Anaw Tsp | 09 250 086 204
421
Kanpai | Japanese | 207 Bo Aung
Kyaw Street, Botataung Tsp | 09 421 739 599
Kinsakura Restaurant | Japanese
| BAK, Olympic Tower, 1st Floor, Bo
Aung Kyaw Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 09 514 7840
H Kosan Café | Bar | Branch 2-Café/ Bar-108, 19th Street (Upper Block), Latha Tsp | 01 503 232
H Easy Café & Restaurant | Asian |
Harley’s@Pansodan | Fastfood | 380
722, 01 246 755
01 376 745
Asian | 221, 1st Flr, Mahar Bandoola
Fat Man Steak | Western | Bo Yar
Heaven Pizza | Pizza | 38~40, Bo Yar
529 16
666
1383
30A/C1, Bo Yar Nyunt Road | 01 220
Nyunt Rd, Dagon Tsp | 09 420 305
| Indian | No. 37th Street, Corner of
Feel | Myanmar | 124, Pyihtaungsu
Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)
08 132
Mahabandoola Road (Middle block),
09 313 151 31
Jetty Compound, Pan Soe Tan Saikkan
Avenue Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 732
Maha Bandula Road, Kyaukada Tsp |
Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 855
N
Heiwa | Japanese | 207,32 Street
(Upper Block), Pabedan Tsp | 01 375931
H Linkage Restaurant | Myanmar/
Garden Street | 09 495 836 18, 09 430
Lotteria@China Town | Fastfood |
No 827, Corner of Hledan Street and
Mahabandola Road, Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 230 3097 N
Bar Boon | Café/Western | Just
H Frozee Gelatto Creamery | Ice
N
India Kitchen | Indian | 297
outside FMI Center, 380 Bo Gyoke
Cream | No. 23 Nawaday Street,
Mahabandoola Road, Botahtaung Tsp
Bharat Indian Restaurant | Indian |
Fu-Rin Japanese Restaurant |
Ingyin Restaurant | Indian |
Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 382 253
Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 211 702
number)
Road | 09 420 321 058
356 Mahabandoola Road, Seikkantha
Dagon Tsp | 01 1233 874
Japanese | No. 210, Anawrahta Road,
| 01 389 367
Anawratha Road (30th St) | (no
Lotteria@Central Tower |
Fastfood | 79/81, Room (001/002), between 39th and 40th Street,
Kyauktada Tsp | 09 258 521 385 N
Marry Brown | Fastfood | 180-182,
Mahabandoola Garden Street (Middle Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01 384 780
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Dining
Maru Grill Restaurant | Japanese |
H Nepali Food House | Nepalese |
Peacock Lounge | Café | Sule-
Spice Brasserie | Asian Fusion | Park
Pabedan Tsp | 09 402 552 245, 09 731
Road | 01 242 828 ext. 6456 or
Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388
134 Shwe Taung Tan Street (Upper
63, Bon Sun Pet Street, Lower Block,
09 420 308 350
423 86, 09 517 5640
Block), Lanmadaw Tsp | 011 221 568,
H Miyoshi Ramen | Japanese | 42/E,
Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 420 098 866
H Mondo | Japanese | 26 (B) Yaw
Min Gyi Street | 01 252 261, 09 450 066 782
Nilar Biryani | Indian | 216, Anawratha Road, Pabedan Tsp
Nooch Restaurant & Bar |
Shangri-La Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda 6434
Phoenix Court (Si Chaun Dou hua) |
Chinese | Park Royal Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388
Japanese /Thai | No. 387/397,
Rangoon Teahouse | Myanmar | 1st
Road, Pabedan Tsp | 01 378 166
| 09 517 832 9
Room K1, Upper Shwe Bon Thar
Flr, 77 Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp
H Monsoon | Asian | No. 85-87,
Oishii Branch 1 | Japanese | 98,
Santino Café |zzCoffee Shop | 18/A-1,
Botataung Tsp | 01 295 224
Tsp | 01 708 685, 09 312 870 53
387 880
Theinbyu Road (lower block),
My Garden | Asian | Ahlone Road | 01 372 822
Nam Kham Shan Restaurant | Shan |
37th Street, Corner of Mahabandoola Road (middle block), Kyauktada Tsp | (no number)
Nan Yu | Indian/Cantonese | 81
Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 252 702
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Olive Garden | Mediterranean| 170/176 Bo Aung Kyaw Street | 09260171411
H Pa Pa Pizza | Pizza Delivery |
Yaw Min Gyi Street | 09 421 124 373
Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon Tsp | 01
H Shiawase | Sushi | 38/40 A1 Bo
Yar Nyunt Street | 09 492 591 84
421 102 223
Sukiya Japanese Resturant |
Japanese | 42/B, Yaw Min Gyi
Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 311 350 26
H Sule Shangri -La Café | Bakery/
Café | Shangri La Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda Road | 01 242 828 ext. 6421, 6422
H Summer Palace | Chinese |
Sule Shangri La, 223 Sule Pagoda
Road | 01 242 828 ext: 6428, 6429 Sushi Itchi | Japanese | No. 105,
| 01 250 388
218 282
33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp
Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Chinese/Hot
Garden Street (Lower Block),
Corner of Anawrahta Road & Lanthit
Kyauktada Tsp | 01 242 650
H Sprouts | Salad Bar/Café | 68A
Yaw Min Gyi Street, Dagon Tsp | 09
Shiki-Tei | Japanese | Park Royal Hotel,
Parisian Cake & Coffee | Coffee Shop/Café | 46 Mahabandoola
Royal Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road,
Phone Gyi Street, Lanmadaw Tsp | 01
H Sydney’s | Western Bakery (Order
Pot | 306, Level 3, Junction Maw Tin,
only) | 288/290 (Rm 106), 1st Flr, Shwe
Road, Lanmadaw Tsp | 09 731 120 46
01 381 607
Dagon Pagoda Road, MWEA Tower |
N
Thai 47 | Thai | No (153),
Cornar of 47th Street &
Anawyahta Road, Botahtaung Tsp | 095169215 N
The Blind Tiger | Western/Tapas
| United Condominium, Nawaday Street | 01 388 488
Union Bar & Grill | Western/Bar
Ananda Coffee and Cocoa | Café/
Black Canyon Coffee | Coffee shop |
the Myanmar Red Cross Building,
Mart, Dhamazedi Road
International Hotel, Dagon Tsp | 01
| 42 Strand Road, Left corner of
Botahtaung Tsp | 09 420 101 854
Ureshii Kitchen | Japanese | 111 Shwe Taung Tan Street, Lanmadaw Tsp | 01 224 810
Coffee shop | Market Place by City
Asagiri Sausage & Restaurant |
330 Ahlone Road, In front of Yangon 395 052
Western | Corner of Kyun Taw Road
Café Bellagio | Western | 81 New
| 01 539 598
544 930
and Nar Nat Taw Street, Kamaryut Tsp
University Ave Road, Bahan Tsp | 01
The Manhattan Fish Market |
Ya Kun Kaya Toast | Singaporean
Aung Thuka | Myanmar | 17(A),
Café Dibar | Italian | No.9, Kabaraye
Road, Ground Floor M.M.G. Tower,
Corner of Narnattaw Road and
525 194
932, 09 599 6143
Seafood/Western | 44/56 Kannar 41st - 42nd Street | 01 375 064
The Lobby Bar | Bar | Park Royal Hotel 33 Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388
The Strand Café | Fine dining/
Western | 92 Strand Road | 01 243 377~92
The Strand Grill | Western | 92 Strand Road | 01 243 377
The Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro | Asian/ Western | 20th Floor, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 255 277
| 4th Floor, Junction Square,
Kyun Taw Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 312 854 39
H Yhet’s | Japanese | 57, 37 Street
(Lower Block), Kyauktada Tsp | 01 377
West Shwegondine, Bahan Tsp | 01
H AV's | Indian | Room A, Ground
Cafe Napoli | Italian | No,287, East
09 254 345 381
554 957, 09 420 207 233
Floor, No(76/80)(B), Banyardala Road |
Bangkok Kitchen | Thai | Kandawgyi
Café Terrace 320 | Café/Thai | Corner
YKKO@Seikkantha Street- Also
Tsp | 01 556 901
430 919 59
various branches | Chinese/Thai | 286, Seikkantha Street, Kyauktada Tsp | 01 379 754
Midtown
Adamas | Seafood | No.14 , Kanbawza Road | 09-254 006 636
Natural Park,Nat Mauk Road,Tamwe
N
Bar Boon | Dutch Deli | No. 10K,
Shwe Taung Kyar Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 431 851 44
Barista Lavazza | Café/Coffee shop
| 16 Kyaik Ka San Road, Tamwe Tsp | 018 604 415
Barwachi | Indian | 37, Ground
Titu’s Indian Banana Leaf | Indian
After Work Bistro and Bar | Café/Bar |
Floor 1, La Pyayt Wun Plaza, Alan Pya
302 583 77, 09 312 854 39
Tsp | 09 250 400 753
00002
Toba Restaurant Café | Indonesian
| 15 Nawaday Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 254 095 451
Tokyo Doughnut | Bakery |
31, A1, Shan Gone Street, Sanchaung
Pagoda Road, Dagon Tsp | 092535
H Agnes | French/Fine Dining |
BBQ Chicken Restaurant | Fastfood |
Tha Road, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp,
Tsp | 09 250 613 329
Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, Kan Yeik Yangon | 01 382 919, 01 382 912
Mahabandoola Road, Between 31
** Alamanda Inn Restaurant | French
88772
Valley | 01 534 513
st Street & Bo Sun Pat Street | 09 731
Shwe Gon Dine Road, Bahan Tsp | 01
212
N
| 235, Ground floor, 32nd Street | 09
Pagoda Road, Yankin Tsp | 095 114
| 60B/Shwe Taun Gyar Road, Golden
44, Ground Floor, Pyay Road, Dagon
Billion Gold Restaurant | Fine
of Pyay Road and Ahlone Road | 09
Chatime (various branches) | Café | 29 B-002 Shwe Pyi Aye Yeik Mon
Housing, Bargayar Road, Sanchaung Tsp | www.chatime.com.mm
Chokdee | Dim sum | Yangon
International Hotel Compound
(Ahlone Road), Dagon Tsp | 09 732 271 77
Cocoon Bar | Asian/bar | 22/24
Shinsawpu Road and corner of Baho Road | 01 500 863
Coffee Circles | Café | 107(A)
Dhammazedi Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 525 157
Dining | Yangon International Hotel
Cousins Grill | Western | No. 28(A),
001
Sayarsan Rd, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 633
Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01 216
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Dining Jing Hpaw Myay | Kachin | 2B Kyun Taw Street | 01 524 525, 09 420 247 034
H Kachin Agape Restaurant |
Kachin | Shwe Pyi Aye, just off Bagayar Street (Closed Sundays) | 01 518 239, 09 421 167 008
Karaweik Palace | Western/Asian
| Kandawgyi Compound, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 459 222 222
Kobe-Ya | Japanese | 615/B Marlar Street. Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 072 Kokine Bar & Restaurant | Asian/
Western | 32, Kokkine Swimming Club Daruma | Japanese | Yangon
Freshness Burger (Myanmar Culture
Dagon Tsp | 09 492 702 71
Park & People’s Square, U Wisara
International Hotel, Ahlone Road,
Dining Fukurou Japanese
Resturant | Japanese | No.81 (C),
Esperado, Top Floor, 23 U Aung Myat
Road, Dagon Tsp | 09 323 160 61
861 9486
N
Freshness Burger (Nawaday
Road) | Fastfood/burger | No. 18/D
Doremi Café | Asian/Western | No. Tamwe Tsp | 01 546 850
33, Nigyawda Street, Kyauk Myaung,
Dynasty Bistro at Marketplace | Chinese | 430/A, City Mart
Marketplace, Dhamazeddi Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 523 840 N
Easy Café | Café | 24D Nar Nat
Taw St, Kamayut Tsp | 09 250 141 098.
H Edo Zushi | Japanese | No.290-B, U
Wisara Road, 10 Ward Kamaryut Tsp |
Rm# 104, U Chit Maung Housing, U
Chit Maung Street, Bahan Tsp | 09 731 194 56, 095 077 223
FC Box & Food Desserts | Fastfood |
Yangon International Hotel Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01 216 001
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No 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500
Gusto Café | Coffee Shop/Italian | 150
H Le Bistrot | French | Savoy Hotel,
Kamaryut Tsp | 01 535 371 ext.
Bookstore | 09 362 145 23
| No.116, University Avenue Road, 512561
H Furusato | Japanese | 137 Shwe
Gon Daing Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 556 265
H Golden City Chetty Restaurant | Indian | Padonmar Street,
Sanchaung Tsp | 01 518 248, 095 414 526
H Golden Duck Restaurant |
Road | 01 240 216
H Family Sushi | Japanese | A-27,
Kohaku | Japanese | Chatrium Hotel
H Fuji Coffee House | Japanese
EK Enjoy Kitchen | Fast Food |
310 41 915
Green Elephant Restaurant |
095 411 253, 09 421 060 505
Ko Piteria | Café | No.23, A-1, Hledan
Chinese | Kan Taw Mingalar Garden
Gone Street, Kandawkalay. 09
Street, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | 01
Lane, off Saya San Road, Bahan Tsp |
Myanmar | No. 37, University Avenue,
Nawaday Road, Dagon Tsp.
09 259 040 853
68-B, Daw Thein Road & Bandar
Goya Restaurant | Western | Hotel
Valley) | Fastfood/burger | People’s
New University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 542 871
N
Compound, Shwedagon Pagoda
Golden View Japanese Teppanaki Restaurant | Japanese | 23 Golden View Tower (A), G3, U Aung Myat Street, Mingalar Taungnyunt
Bahan Tsp | 01 536 498
Road, Kamayut Tsp | 09 730 503 61
Dhamazedi Road, Next to Monument
129, Dhammazedi Road, Kamaryut
Happy Café & Noodles | Myanmar/
Legacy Thai Restaurant | Thai |
Asian | 104(B), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 536 985
Tsp | 01 526 289, 01 526 298
Yawmingyi, Dagon Tsp N
Haru | Japanese | 81 Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | 09 421 149 721
Horn | Japanese Beef Steak | 36(A),
Golden Valley Street, Bahan Tsp | 01 513 404, 09 420 003 996
H House of Memories | Myanmar |
290 U Wisara Road | 01534 242
Ice Berry | Western | 230 Bargayar Road,
opposite Dagon Centre | 01 516 506, 01
Le Planteur | Fine Dining/French |
80, University Avenue, Kamayut Tsp | 01 541 230 N
Lotteria @ Junction Square |
Fastfood | Junction Square, Between Kyun Taw Road and Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp | 012 305 798
Lotteria @ Ocean | Fastfood | Ocean
Super Centre, Tamwe Tsp | 01 525 947 N
Lucky | Singaporean | The Best
700 680 - Various branches.
Music Pub, Near Utopia Tower,
H Ichiban-Kan | Japanese | G17-18,
09 513 775 3, 09 250 648 820
Tsp (opposite of Karaweik Park
Gyo Phyu Street, Aung San Stadium
466
Tsp | 01 394 824
Kandawgyi Nature Park, Bahan Tsp |
(North Wing), Mingalar Taung Nyunt
H Manpuku | Japanese BBQ | No. 30,
H Golden Kitchen Tori | Asian fusion
Jaspar House | Western | No. 54,
Marry Brown | Fastfood | 220, Shwe
Hotel | 01 511 418
2589, 012 302 011
603 215
entrance) | 018 619 194, 095 080
| 135 Inya Road, opposite of Savoy
Ahlone Street, Dagon Tsp | 09 517
Sagawar Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 214 284
Gon Daing Road, Bahan Tsp | 018
H Min Lann | Seafood/Rakhine
Potato Break | Fastfood | Myanmar
Swensen’s | Ice Cream | Myay Ni
hospital | 01 510 285, 09 431 251
Park | 01 241 103
09 731 817 58 | www.swensens-
| 45 Baho Road, near Asia Royal 52
H Mojo | Asian Fusion/Tapas | 135
Inya Road, Bahan Tsp | 01 511 418
Mom’s Kitchen | Asian/Singaporean | Lay Daungkan Road (in front of Super One), Tamwe Tsp | 01 545 871 Mr. Sushi | Japanese | No. 330
Banyadala Street, Tamwe Tsp | 09 240 047 373
H Muses | Asian/Western | No.
485(B) Pyay Road, Kamaryut Tsp | 01 503 380
H Nacha Thai | Thai | 86 Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 510 731
Culture Valley, U Wisara Road, People's
Putao Resturant | Kachin | 30 Ground Floor Dammayone Street, Myay Ni
Gone, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 257 171 464 Radio Café | Sandwiches/Western
Gone, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 504 932, myanmar.com
Swe Thai Restaurant | Thai | 34 New University Ave Road, Kokkine, Bahan Tsp | 01 704 067
| 30 Ma hlwa gone Street, Tamwe Tsp |
The Taj | Indian | B-9, Aung San
Royal Garden | Chinese | Natmauk
Pansodan Road, Mingalar Taung
Road, Kandawgyi Nature Park, Central Forest Zone, Bahan Tsp | 01 546 923,
Stadium, North Stand, Upper Nyunt Tsp | 09 252 451 353.
01 546 202
Thai Kitchen | Thai | 126 (A-1),
Sai’s Tacos | Mexican | 32A Inya
Corner, Bahan Tsp | 09 730 377 99, 098
Dhamazedi Street & Inya Traffic
Kandawgyi Natural Park, Karaweik OoYin Kabar, Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | 095 416 437
Oriental House Restaurant | Chinese/ Dim Sum | No. 126(A), Myo Ma
Kyaung Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 371 471
Pandomar | Asian | 105/107, Kha-YaeBin Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 538 895 Pepperoni Pizza | Italian | Union
Business Center (UBC) Annex B, Nat Mauk Road, Bo Cho Quarter Bahan
H The Coriander Leaf | Indian
Maha Myaing Kyun, Kandawgyi
Ground Floor, Wingabar Street, Bahan
Secret Recipe | Cafe |
Shwe Gon Daing Ocean Supercenter, 2nd Floor | 018604618
H Sharky’s | Western/Ice Cream |
117 Dhamazedi Road | 01 524 677, 01 373 009
H Shwe Kaung Hot Pot | Hot Pot/
09 253 710 651
| Chatrium Hotel, 40 Natmauk
Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500
H Shwe Li BBQ | BBQ | 485 Corner
Kamayut Tsp | 01 535 394
Singapore Kitchen | Singaporean | Yangon International Hotel
Compound, Ahlone Road | 01 216 001
330 Ahlone Road, International Hotel 88, 09 492 718 66
Sport Bar | Bar | Yangon International Hotel Compound (Ahlone Road) | 01 216 001
| Newar Bahan 3rd Street Bus Stop,
Nature Park, Bahan Tsp | 01 554 266, 01 553 931, 09 730 064 91
White Rice Restaurant | Chinese |
Nat Mauk Road, Kandawgyi Lake | 01 556 837
Win Star | BBQ/bar | No (27/30),
The Fingers Food Garden | Myanmar
Padonmar Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 01
| 55 Shan Kone Street | 01535350
Corner of Sanchaung Street & 505 467
H The Garden Bistro Signature
H Xie Yang Yang (Xiao Long Bao)
Corner of Kan Yeikthar Street,
Tong (No. 4) and Baho Road | 01
Bahan Street, Near U Htaung Bo
of Pyay Road & Narnattaw Road.
Manawharri Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 221
ext. 6253
559 339
Road, Shwe Gon Dine, Bahan Tsp | 01
Compound, Dagon Tsp | 09 730 167
Port Autonomy | Gastro Pub | 22A,
The Emporia | Western/Asian
Restaurant | Western/Asian |
Peppers | Western | University
Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp |
Compound, Alone Road | 01 293 006,
Chinese | No. 18, Ko Min Ko Chin
Singapore Restaurant | Chinese |
N
H Water Library | Fine Dining/
Western Park Restaurant | Chinese
Tsp | 09 302 583 99
Avenue Road | 01 548 046
01 525 935, 01 505 247
610 393, 095 007 997
Clover Hotel) | 09 731 136 01
N
Off the Beaten Track | Café/Bar |
H Vino di Zanotti | Italian | 61
University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp |
Wingabar Road Bahan (Its next to
Pyine Kwin Road, Tamwe Tsp | 098
09 431 850 08
Bahan Tsp | 01 860 3851
431 839 89
721, 01 214 361
American | 7(C) Ground Floor,
Tsp | 09 730 818 71, 095 123 240
Leaf Hotel, S27, U Chit Maung Road,
H Vietnam Kitchen | Vietnamese |
1A Phone Sein Road, Tamwe Tsp | 09
Thai Pot | Thai/Hotpot | 250 East Myin
Nature Park, Mingalar Taung Nyunt
New Kham Wai | Fastfood | Green
SS), Bahan Tsp | 01 860 3907.
Salud Restaurant | Mexican/Latin
| 12 Yangon International Hotel
N
Tony Roma's | Steak House | No.
42-1 , Sayar San Road (in front of Cafe
European | Corner of Pyay Road and
Samuri Sushi | Japanese | 4E/F
Tsp | 01 541 188
01 544 500 ext. 6294
613 400
Myaing Road | 01 514 950
Nervin Café and Bistro | Café |
Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar, Kandawgyi
H Tiger Hill | Chinese | Chatrium
Hotel, 40 Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp |
Roundabout, Bahan Tsp | 01 546
| Dim Sum | On corner of Nyaung 502 582
488
Yamagoya Ramen Restaurant |
H The Lab | Tapas | 70a
Quater, Bahan Tsp | 01 556 774
Shwegondaing Rd | 09 250 537 979
Japanese | 520 Uyin Street, Sayasan
H Yangon Bakehouse | Bakery/Café
The Pizza Company (various
| Pearl Condo, Block C, Ground Floor,
1 Shopping Mall, Sanchaung
924, 09 250 178 879, 01 557 448, ext.
chains) | Italian | Dagon Centre Tsp | 01 534 036, 09 730 697 24 | www.facebook.com/
thepizzacompanymyanmar The Serenity Restaurant | Myanmar
| No. 114/ B, Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp | 01 524 890
Kabar Aye Pagoda Road | 09 450 055 818
Zeal | Western/Café | No. 99, Myay Nu Street | 09 731 272 80
Zephyr Coffee & Restaurant | Asian
| Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp | (no phone number)
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Dining
H Phai Lin | Thai/Chinese | 69,
Pyay Road, 61/2 Mile | 01 525 403 Ryukyu | Japanese | 76 Saya San Road | 01 554 748
H Sabai@DMZ | Thai | Inside Mya
Kyun Tha Park (Opposite Sedona
Hotel), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road | 018 605 178
Scoop premium Italian Ice Cream | Ice Cream | Junction Square
Shopping Centre, Kyun Taw Road | 09 732 183 21
Shake Bubble Tea | Cafe |
Uptown
Agora Café & Restaurant | Mexican | 84, Kanbae Road (Opposite Yankin Childrens Hospital) Yankin Tsp | 09
Fook Mun Lau | Chinese | 102,
Nawaday Cinema Garden, Corner Of Kabaraye Pagoda Road & Oak Pone Seik Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 661 839, 01 663 743
301 989 68
Frolick | Frozen Yoghurt | Kyun Taw
H Acacia Tea Salon | Fine Dining/
527 242
Bakery | 52 Saya San Road | 01 554 739 N
Always Café | Café | Ground Floor,
Ga Mone Pwint Shopping Mall, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 653 644, 01 653 660
Andaman II @ Yankin | Thai/Street
Street, Junction Square, 3rd Floor | 01
Fuji | Japanese | Hanthawaddy Road | 09 515 147 76
Gangam Restaurant | Korean |
Kabaraye Pagoda Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 650 689
Bar | Yankin Road
Gourmet Corner Restaurant |
Arirang Restaurant | Korean | Thiri
092 006 777
Mingalar Street, Hledan | 09 493 351
Myanmar | Parami Road | 01 667 449,
72
Her’s |Korean Food| 879, Pinlon Rd,
Aux Saisons | European/Fine Dining
31452829
| 31/A Kan Yeik Tha Road | 01 661 125
Ward 34 | 01 663636, 0943155647, 09
Indian Tadka | Indian | 7(A), Pyay Road,
L’Alchimiste | French | 5 U Tun Nyein Street, Mayangone Tsp | 01 660 612 La Maison 20 | Fine Dining | 20,
Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township | 01 664 204
No:1201 ,Pin Lon Rd |093023595, 095007202
Shwe Pyi Moe | Myanmar Tea Shop
| level 3, corner of Ngwe Ni 13 Street, North Okkalapa Tsp | 09 421 006 237
H Shwe Sa Bwe | French/Fine
H L’Opera Restaurant | Italian | 62D,
Dining | 20 Malikha Road | 01 661 983
09 730 307 55
Taing Yin Tar | Myanmar | 5A, Corner
H La Tartine | French Bakery | Pearl
Mayangone Tsp | 01 660 792, 09 732
U Htun Nyein Street, Mayangone Tsp |
Condo A, Corner of Kabar Aye Pagoda Road & Sayarsan Road | 01 557 448
of May Kha Road and Parami Road, 217 17
ext. 858
The Myths | Western Cuisine | 18
Little Tokyo | Japanese | 10D,
Tsp | 09 431 688 08, 095 037 764
Kabaung Road, Hlaing Tsp | 09 731
Thukhawaddy St., 6th Ward, Yankin
851 68, 09 731 789 46
The Seoul Korean Restaurant |
Lotteria @ Junction 8 | Fastfood |
88, 09 421 177 524
G21- G24, Junction 8 Shopping Mall, Kyik Wine Pagoda Road, Myangone Tsp | 01 650 771
H Min Lan | Rakhine/Seafood | No.
Korean | 142 Parami Road | 09 492 848
Vietnam House 488/490 Shwe Thapyay St, Ward 48095051658, 0973184568
6 ½ Miles, Hlaing Tsp | 09 420 187 010
16, Parami Road & West of Maykha
Yunan BBQ | BBQ/Chinese | 48
Coner of Parami Road and Myint
Innlay Ahmataya | Shan | 8 Kyout
099 926 959
and Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,
180 670
and Kyout Kone street, Yankin Tsp
Orchid Café | Café | Inya Lake Hotel,
Kone Myin Thar | Myanmar | 69 (A)
019 662 866
BB Cake & Coffee | Café | 48,
Zu Street, Yankin Tsp | 09 421
Bo Bo Min Tea Garden
21/22 A, Pinlon Rd, Ward 29|
01-8011102, 8011100, 8011102-4 Café 47 | Western | 47 A, Pyay Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 651 774
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Kone street, Corner of Thitisar Road
Pyay St, 71/2 Mile, Mayangone Tsp |
Road, Mayangone Tsp | 01 656 941,
Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp |
H Parami Pizza | Italian | No (11/8),
Kosan Café-Bar Branch 1 | Bar/Café |
Corner of Malikha Road and Parami
503 232
250 292 074
18, U Tun Lin Chan Street, Hledan | 01
Road, 7th Quarter, Myangone Tsp | 09
(A), corner of Kanyethethar Street Mayangone Tsp | 01 665 398 | 01 664 496
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Bars &
Clubs
Nightlife Bars
Yangon has an expanding nightlife
Friendship Bar: No(135)corner of
2: No.108, 19th Stree (Upper
Off the Beaten Track: Kandawgyi
Cheap and cheerful
Popular with tourists, expats and
Mingla Taung Nyunt Tsp | 09 541
Dhamazedi Road & Inya Road |
scene. No longer limited to hotel
Gallery Bar: Shangri-La Hotel,
now an emerging variety of places
01-242 828 ext. 6433 | Excellent
bars and beer stations, there is to party and socialise.
50th Street: 9/13 50th Street |
Popular with the Sports crowd After-Work Bistro and Bar: 31, A1,
Shan Gone Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 09 250 400 753, 09 420 239 822 | A
Level 2, 223 Sule Pagoda Road | Happy Hour with cosy corners Gekko: 535 Merchant Street, Kyauktada Tsp, 4th Quarter |
Stylish and discreet with excellent yet unusual Japanese inspired cocktails
new Sanchaung bar
Ginki Kids: 18 Kambawza Road,
Blind Tiger: | United condominium,
Relaxed atmosphere with cold
Nawaday Street, Dagon Tsp | 01 388
488 | Open Monday - Saturday 5 pm till late open for lunch soon. Hidden speakeasy with cocktails and tapas. Captain’s Bar: Savoy Hotel, 129,
Dhammazedi Rd Yangon | 01-526 289, 01-526 298, 01-526 305 | Casual yet classic
Cask 81: No 81, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp | 09 254 083 981 | For whisky fanatics
Cocoon Bar: 22/24 Shinsawpu
Road and corner of Baho Road | 01 500 863 | Great views
Club Rizzoli: Chatrium Hotel 42, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp | 01
544 500 ext. 6243/6244 | Private
party paradise with Cuban cigars,
karaoke and well-stocked sake bar Escape Gastro Bar: 31D Kan Yeik Thar Street, Mayangone Tsp | 01-660 737 | A Myanmar celebrity hang-out
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Bahan Township, Yangon |
Block), Latha Tsp | 01 503 232 |
locals for their cheap and tasty mojitos
Lobby Lounge: Chatrium Hotel,
Ground Level, 40 Natmauk Road,
Tamwe Tsp | 01 544 500, ext. 6277 | A relaxed hotel lobby bar with garden views
Maru Wine Bar: 130, Shwe
Taung Tan Street (Upper Block),
Penguin: 12 Hlwa Gone Street,
Tamwe Tsp | Local hangout with good, cheap cocktails
Pool Bar: Yangon International
Hotel, 330 Ahlone Road, Dagon
Tsp | Lively bar with pool tablesopen late
Sapphire Lounge & Bar: Alfa
interesting wine bar
Tsp | Discreet outside rooftop bar
8 , 09 420 308 350 | Small and
Mojo: No.135, Corner of Innya
Ice Bar: Sedona Hotel, 1 Kabar Aye
418 | Popular spot with good
but getting there with dry ice and
6437 | A place to meet other travelers
Lanmadaw Tsp | 01- 122 156
beers
Pagoda Road | Not quite frozen
Natural Park, Karaweik Oo-Yin Kabar,
Hotel, 41 Nawaday Street, Dagon with great views
and Dhammazedi Road | 01-511
Space Bar: No.126 , Kabar Aye
events
and indoor rooftop setting
Pagoda Road, Bahan Tsp | Outdoor
a lively in-house band
Music Box: Yangon International
Sports Bar: 20 Pearl Street, Mya
Kosan Bar-Branch 1: No.18, 1-A
Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 730 364 33
Gyar Ward (2), Bahan Tsp | 09 731
U Tun Lin Chan Street, Hledan,
Kamayut Tsp | 01 503 232; Branch
Hotel Complex, No.330, Ahlone | A karaoke bar with individual booths and dance-floor
Yeik Nyo Royal Hotel, Shwe Taung 321 61 | Popular outdoor bar/ restaurant
The Lab: 70A Shwegondaing
180 214 | Famous for their Moscow
Club Rizzoli: Chatrium Hotel 42,
The Music Club: Park Royal Hotel,
250 537 979 | A new and busy bar/
Yangon’s Bartenders competition.
ext. 6243/6244 | Private party
Road, Dagon Tsp | 01 250 388 |
Road, Bahan | 09- 250 018 200, 09-
restaurant with excellent cocktails The Phayre: 292 Upper Pansodan
Road | 01 246 968 | A new, no-frills downtown bar
The Strand Bar: 92 Strand Rd | 01 243
377 ext. 92 | Historical spot with some excellent free happy hour snacks The Water Library: Pyay Road/
Manawharri Road intersection | A
swanky spot for high-end cocktails The Yangon Sailing Club: 132
Mule cocktails and winner of
Runs a good variety of events, including guest DJ nights Vista Bar: 168, Corner of
corner of the Myanmar Red Cross
Building, Botahtaung Tsp | 09-420
karaoke, live percussion band and in-house DJ
DJ Bar: U Htun Nyein Street, Yangon
bar with amazing views of Shwe
option
Tar Shay Street | Open-air rooftop Dagon Pagoda
Win Star Pub: 27/30, Corner of
Sanchaung Street & Padonmar
Street, Sanchaung Tsp | 01 505 467 | A Local and popular beer station with frosted beer glasses
Clubs
live music. Only open to non-
Union Bar & Grill: 42 Strand Rd, Left
paradise with Cuban cigars,
Shwegonedaing Road and Old Yay
Inya Rd | Beautiful lake-views with members on Fridays
Natmauk Rd, Tamwe | 01544 500
CafĂŠ Liberal: Nat Mauk Street,
| Loud music and a good up-town
GTR: 37 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road | Popular with a young and hip crowd
Enjoy the occasional live band and themed nights; as well as regular nights with the in-house DJ
Please check out "Plot Ahead" for Nightlife events happening around Yangon.
JJ: Mingalar Mon Market, 4th
Flr, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | Well-sized dance floor. Club
is spread out over four floors.
Entry fee (3000 kyats) includes a free drink
Next to Chatrium Hotel | 01 551
Pioneer: Yangon International
standing!
crowd with pop/club music
774, 09 642 093 0 | For the last one
Basement One, 33 Alan Pha Phaya
Hotel, No.330, Ahlone Road | Fun
MY Yangon | Issue 9
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wevFm om;orD;
7 &ufom;orD;rsm;twGuf
a[mpmwrf;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
မ်ားေသာအားျဖင့္ က်န္းမာေရး သင့္ တင့္ေ ကာင္း မြ န္ေ နတတ္ လိ မ့္ မ ည္ ။ အခ်ဥ္အစားမ်ားၿပီး အစာအိမအ ္ နည္း ငယ္ ဒုကၡေပးတတ္လမ ိ မ ့္ ည္။ သလိပ္ ပြ ေနတတ္လိမ့္မည္။
၁၉ ရက္ေန႔အထိ ရေပါက္ရလမ္းမ်ား လိုက္ရွာစရာမလိုဘဲ မိမိထံ ေရာက္ လာတတ္လိမ့္မည္။ ေနာက္ပိုင္းတြင္ အခြင့္အလမ္း ေလ်ာ့နည္းသြားကိန္း ရွိ သ ည္ ။ စပ္ တူ လု ပ္ င န္း ၊ ကု မ ၸ ဏီ လု ပ္ င န္း မ ်ား ၄ ရ က္ေ က ်ာ္ လ ွ ် င္ ေအာင္ျမင္မႈ ပိုရလာတတ္လိမ့္မည္။
ynma&; ၁၉ ရက္ ေနာက္ ပို င္း တြ င္ အဆင္ မေခ်ာမႈမ်ား ႀကံဳေတြ႕ရကိန္းရွသ ိ ည္။ စိ တ္ ပ ်ံ ႕ လြ င့္ မ ႈ ကို ထိ န္း ခ်ဳပ္ေ ပးရန္ လိုလိမ့္မည္။
tdrfwGif;a&; မ ်ားေ သာ အား ျ ဖ င့္ အိ မ္ တ ြ င္းေ ရး သာယာေနတတ္လမ ိ မ ့္ ည္။ သားသမီး မ်ား ႏို င္ ငံ ရ ပ္ ျ ခားခရီး သြားရကိ န္း ရွိသည္။
taqmif,Mwm U Kyaw Myint Astrologer since 1985 Astro Research Bureau(Myanmar) B.E(Tex),D.E.P.,D.C.Sc
we*FaEG om;orD;
ႏွင္းဆီပန္း၊ ပုလဲ၊ အေရာင္ေဖ်ာ့ေဖ်ာ့ ကေလးမ်ား
t*Fg om;orD;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
၁၅ ရက္ေနာက္ပိုင္း ဒူးနာျခင္း၊ မ်က္စိၾကည့္မေကာင္းျခင္း တို႔ျဖစ္ ႏိုင္ေျခရွိသည္။ ယာဥ္စီးနင္းေမာင္း ႏွင္ရာတြင္လည္း သတိထားပါ။က်န္း မာေရး ခ်ဴခ်ာမည့္ကာလ ျဖစ္သျဖင့္ အေနအစား ဆင္ျခင္ေပးရန္ လိုလိမ့္ မည္။
ဒုတိယလဝက္တြင္ လုပ္ငန္းခြင္ အၿပိဳင္အဆိုင္ရန္ အေႏွာင့္အယွက္ မ်ား ႀကံဳေတြ႔ရကိန္းရွိသည္။ အမ်ိဳး သမီးမ်ားႏွင့္ ဆက္ဆံေရး အဆင္ မေျပျဖစ္တတ္လိမ့္မည္။သတိဝီရိယ ထားၿပီး လုပ္ကိုင္ေဆာင္ရြက္ေပး လွ်င္ ဝင္ေငြအျမတ္အစြန္းမ်ားရကိန္း ရွိပါသည္။
၁၅ ရက္ေနာက္ပိုင္း အပူအစပ္အစား မ်ားၿပီး အနာအဖ်ား ရွိလာတတ္လိမ့္ မည္။ သြားႏွင့္ခံတြင္းေရာဂါ၊ မ်က္စိ ေရာဂါမ်ားလည္း ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ေျခရွိသည္။
ရန္မကင္းသည့္ၾကားမွ လုပ္ငန္းမ်ား တိုးခ်ဲ႕ ေဆာင္ရြက္ရကိန္းရွိသည္။ ရင္းႏွီးျမႇဳပ္ႏွံမႈ တစ္ခုခုျပဳလုပ္ျဖစ္ တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ အက်ိဳးအျမတ္ျပန္ရ တတ္ေသာ္လည္း အခိ်န္ေစာင့္ရ တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ အိမ္၊ ေျမ၊ ယာဥ္ စက္ကိရိယာဆိုင္ရာကိစၥမ်ားေဆာင္ ရြက္ရန္ သင့္ေတာ္ေသာကာလျဖစ္ ပါသည္။
ynma&; ပညာေရး အေျခအေန တိုးတက္ ေကာင္းမြန္ လာတတ္ေသာ္လည္း ကုန္က်စရိတ္ မ်ားေနဆဲ ျဖစ္လိမ့္ မည္။ ေကာင္းေသာ ကုန္က်ျခင္း ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ပါသည္။
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tdrfwGif;a&; ၁၉ ရက္ေနာက္ပိုင္း အိမ္တြင္းေရး သာယာမႈ အနည္းငယ္ ေလ်ာ့နည္း လာတတ္လိမ့္မည္။ သားသမီးမ်ား အတြက္ အကုန္အက်မ်ားျခင္းႏွင့္ ပတ္သက္တတ္လိမ့္မည္။
ynma&; ၁၅ ရက္ေက်ာ္လွ်င္ ပညာေရးတြင္ အခ်စ္ေရးက အေႏွာင့္အယွက္ ေပး လာတတ္လိမ့္မည္။ စာေမးပြဲေျဖရန္ ရွိသူမ်ား ႀကိဳးစားႏိုင္ပါမွ ေတာ္ကာ က်လိမ့္မည္။
tdrfwGif;a&; အိမ္တြင္းေရး ကေတာက္ကဆတ္ ျဖစ္ရတတ္လိမ့္မည္။ စိတ္ရွည္သည္း ခံမႈရွိရန္လိုမည္။ သားသမီးအေရးႏွင့္ ပတ္သက္တတ္လိမ့္မည္။
taqmif,Mwm
taqmif,Mwm
ကံ့ေကာ္ၫႊန္႔၊ ပတၱျမား၊ နီညိဳေရာင္
ရြက္လွ၊ သႏၲာ၊ အနီေရာင္ရဲရဲ
Horoscope
aomMum om;orD;
Ak'¨[l; om;orD; usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
၁၉ ရက္ေနာက္ပိုင္း ေခါင္းမူး ေခါင္း ကိုက္ ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ေျခရွိသည္။ ဝမ္းမခ်ဳပ္ ေစရန္ သတိ ထားပါ။ အရည္ ရ ႊ မ္း ေသာ အသီးအရြက္ အသီးအႏွံ ပိုမို စားသံုးသင့္ပါသည္။
၁၉ ရက္ေက်ာ္လွ်င္ အဆင္မေျပမႈ အနည္းငယ္ ႀကံဳေတြ႕ရတတ္သည္ကို သတိထားပါ။ စိုးရိမစ ္ ရာ မရွလ ိ ွေသာ္ လည္း သတိ မေပါ့ သ င့္ ပ ါ။ အမ်ား အက်ိ ဳးေဆာင္ေ ပးမွ ကို ယ့္ အ က်ိ ဳး ေအာင္ပါလိမ့္မည္။ အမွန္းအဆ အ ေတြးအေခၚ အနည္းငယ္လြဲေခ်ာ္ေန တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ ေသခ်ာစဥ္းစား ခ်င့္ ခ်ိန္ဆံုးျဖတ္ပါ။
အစားစံုေ နမႈေ ၾကာင့္ က်န္း မာေရး တိုးတက္ ေကာင္းမြနသ ္ င္သ ့ ေလာက္ မတိုးတက္ဘဲ ျဖစ္ေနတတ္လမ ိ မ ့္ ည္။ အပူအစပ္ႏင ွ ့္ အေၾကာ္အကင္ ေလွ်ာ့ စားရန္ လိုလိမ့္မည္။
လုပ္ငန္းခြင္ အၿပိဳင္အဆိုင္ မ်ားေန တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ အေတြးအထင္ အ မွ န္း အဆမ်ား လြဲေ ခ်ာ္ တ တ္ သ ျဖင့္ ေထာင့္ေ စ့ေ အာင္ စဥ္း စားေပးရန္ လို လိ မ့္ မ ည္ ။ ကံေ ကာင္းေထာက္ မ ႈ ရွိႏိုင္ေသာ္လည္း လြတ္လြတ္ကၽြတ္ ကၽြတ္ မရွိတတ္ပါ။
ynma&; ပညာေရးဇာတာ အတက္အက် ျဖစ္ ေနတတ္လမ ိ မ ့္ ည္။ ဘာသာျခားစကား ေျပာ သင္တန္းမ်ား တက္ေရာက္ရန္ အခ်ိန္ေကာင္းတစ္ခု ျဖစ္ေပမည္။
tdrfwGif;a&; ၁၂ ရက္ႏွင့္ ၂၇ ရက္ၾကားတြင္ အိမ္ တြင္းေရး မသာမယာ ျဖစ္ႏိုင္ေျခရွိ သည္။ မိဘေမာင္ႏမ ွ သားခ်င္းမ်ားႏွင့္ ပတ္သက္တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ သားသမီး မ်ား ထိန္းရခက္ေနလိမ့္မည္။
ynma&; အေပ်ာ္ အ ပါး အေဆာ့ အ စားမက္ မ ႈ ေၾကာင့္ ပညာေရးက်ဆင္းေနတတ္ လိမမ ့္ ည္။ မိဘ၊ဆရာတိ၏ ႔ု စကား နာ ယူ မ ွ တ္ သားမႈ အားေပ်ာ့ေ နတတ္ လိမ့္မည္။ ဆင္ျခင္ျပဳျပင္ေပးရန္ လို ပါမည္။
ပိေတာက္၊ စိန္၊ အေရာင္မ်ား
ေက်ာက္စိမ္း၊
Mumoyaw; om;orD;
အိ မ္ တ ြ င္းေရးတြ င္ မိ ဘ ေမာင္ ႏ ွ မ သားခ်င္းမ်ား၏ ၾသဇာသက္ေရာက္မႈ မ်ားေနခ်ိ န္ ျ ဖစ္ မ ည္ ။ သားသမီး မ်ား အတြက္ အကုန္အက်မ်ားေနတတ္ လိမ့္မည္။
taqmif,Mwm
taqmif,Mwm သေျပ၊ ျမ (သို႔) အစိမ္းေရာင္
tdrfwGif;a&;
ေတာက္ပေသာ
pae om;orD;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
usef;rma&;
pD;yGm;a&;
တစ္ လ လံုး လို လို ထိ ခို က္ ရ ွ န မႈ အ ေသးအဖြဲ ကေလးမ်ား ရွတ ိ တ္သျဖင့္ သြားလာေနထို င္ မ ႈ သတိ ျ ပဳေပးရန္ လိုမည္။ မ်က္စိနာကိန္းလည္း ရွိေန ပါသည္။
စပ္ တူ လု ပ္ င န္း ၊ ကု မ ၸ ဏီ လု ပ္ င န္း လုပက ္ င ို သ ္ မ ူ ်ား ဝင္ေငြအျမတ္အစြန္း တိုး တက္ ရရွိ လာတတ္ လိ မ့္ မ ည္ ။ အၿပိဳင္အဆိုင္မ်ားကို အႏိုင္ရတတ္ လိမ့္မည္။ ေႂကြးၿမီရရန္ေပးရန္ကိစၥ မ်ား ရွင္းလင္းႏိုင္လိမ့္မည္။ နိုင္ငံရပ္ ျခား လူ မ ်ိ ဳးျခားမ်ားႏွ င့္ အက်ိ ဳးေပး ေကာင္းေနတတ္လိမ့္မည္။
ေခ်ာင္း ဆိုး သလိ ပ္ ပ ြ ျဖစ္ ႏို င္ေ ျခ ရွိ သည္။ အဆီအဆိမ့္ အေၾကာ္အကင္ မ်ား ေလွ်ာ့စားရန္ လိုလိမ့္မည္။ ဒူး တြ င္ မေတာ္ တ ဆ ထိ ခို က္ ပ ြ န္း ပဲ့ မ ႈ လည္း သတိျပဳပါ။
အင္တက ို အ ္ ားတိက ု ္ အားသြနခ ္ န ြ စ ္ က ို ္ လု ပ္ ကို င္ စ ရာမ်ား ရွိေ နတတ္ လိ မ့္ မည္။ ဦးစားေပးအဆင့္ စိစစ္ခြဲျခား ေဆာင္ ရ ြ က္ ရ န္ လို မ ည္ ။ အိ မ္ ၊ ေျမ ယာဥ္ စက္ကိရိယာဆိုင္ရာကိစၥမ်ား အဆင္ေျပလိုက္ မေျပလိုက္ ျဖစ္ေန တတ္လိမ့္မည္။ စိတ္ရွည္သည္းခံမႈ ရွိရန္ လိုပါမည္။
ynma&; ၄ ရ က္ေ နာ က္ ပို င္း ပ ညာေ ရး အဆင္မေခ်ာမႈမ်ား ရွိလာတတ္လိမ့္ မည္။ ဆရာမ်ား၏ အာေဘာ္ကို နား လည္ မ ႈ လြဲ မ ွားေနတတ္ လိ မ့္ မ ည္ ။ အေတြးေခါင္မႈ သတိျပဳပါ။
tdrfwGif;a&; ေမာင္တစ္ရြာ မယ္တစ္ၿမိဳ႕ ခြခ ဲ ြာေနရမႈ ရွိလာတတ္လိမ့္မည္။ သားသမီးမ်ား ထိန္းရခက္ေနတတ္လိမ့္မည္
taqmif,Mwm သီဟို၊ ဥႆဖယား၊ အ၀ါေရာင္
ynma&; မ်ားေသာအားျဖင့္ ပညာေရးတိုးတက္ ေကာင္းမြန္လာႏိုင္ေသာ အခိ်န္ပိုင္း ျဖစ္မည္။ ႀကိဳးစားေပးလွ်င္ ထူးခၽြန္ မႈမ်ား ေမွ်ာ္လင့္ႏိုင္ပါမည္။
tdrfwGif;a&; ဆူ ညံ ဆူ ညံ ျ ဖင့္ ပ င္ အိ မ္ တ ြ င္းေရး သာယာကိန္းရွိသည္။ သားေရးသမီး ေရးလည္း အဆင္ေျပေန တတ္လိမ့္ မည္။
taqmif,Mwm အုန္း၊ နီလာ၊ အေရာင္ရင့္မ်ား
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