Where to eat in Yangon : Pork Stick at Zephyr

It’s enough to get tummies rumbling with hunger: the smell of well-boiled pig viscera. Even casual passers-by turn their heads and start salivating when they catch a whiff of intestines, placentas, ears and other parts as they are removed from the boiled soup.

This is the scene of where to eat in Yangon at the pork-stick shop run by Zephyr Restaurant at Sein Lann So Pyay Garden. Set in a grove of cool trees under a hut beside Inya Lake, the shop offers a bit of peace and quiet for pork-stick lovers, but the delicacy can also be ordered from Zephyr’s regular tables situated nearby.

There are two boiled pork-stick pots and one fried pork-stick pot. The price is K200 for each stick, while small and large plates run K5000 and K10,000 respectively.

Myanmar Government Forces Restaurants to use Tax Stamp

The Internal Revenue Department (IRD) has collected K7 million in three months from April in fines from over 30 restaurants in Yangon that failed to put tax stamps on the bills issued to patrons, an official from the department said.

Before the fines were imposed, warnings were repetitively issued to 52 restaurants from November last year to the end of March this year, U Kyaw Thant Lwin, director of Yangon Region Internal Revenue Department, told a meeting on the Union Tax Law 2015 held at the headquarters of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI).

“We have fined 32 restaurants, of which 30 have paid the due penalties. Consumers are expected to report to the authorities if they don’t receive stamps on the bills. The identity of those who lodge complaints are kept confidential for their protection,” he added.

Myanmar Wine imports going to start again with legal action

Wine  importers are preparing for the restart of legal flows of foreign tipple after the government unveiled a procedure to allow imports.
The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification in mid-March that they will give permission on wine imports, and potential importers say they are now wading through the paperwork to allow them to begin legal imports for the first time.

“The change in policies depended on market demand and the increasing number of foreigners,” said ministry director general U Min Min.

Mahlzeit : The first German restaurant in Yangon

Are you boring eating local food in Myanmar (Burma)?

You may have been dining in Burmese restaurant, Chinese restaurant and some Western restaurants but when it comes to German food there will be a little difficult to find German restaurants in Yangon.

Hey, wait, Mahlzeit is here that will let you taste the first ever German taste in Myanmar.

Mahlzeit is the first restaurant in Yangon serving German cuisine. Beside the famous pork knuckles and familiar sausages there are many more delicious dishes and exquisite desserts from the various regions of Germany.

White Rice Restaurants : Chinese Dishes for Kids

Eating out for dinner isn’t too complicated if you are single, or if you’re married but haven’t had any children yet.

Sometimes I wonder whether I am lucky to have a husband who is always keen to go and try food at new restaurants, as well as a daughter who is very active and playful. Besides them, I have two nephews (10 and 15) who always want to join us whenever we eat out.

So, whenever we make dining-out plans on weekends, my husband and I have to choose a place that fits our family requirements. Before we had our daughter, we could go to new, hip, noisy bars where drinks are often more important than the food.

But now we have many more questions to answer before heading out: Is the food good for kids? Is it air-conditioned? Is the space big and clean? Does the restaurant have baby high-chairs? In Myanmar, the answer to the last question is almost always no.