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.

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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.

Pizza Hut Aim to open 20 restaurants in Myanmar in the next 5 years

Investors behind Pizza Hut in Myanmar say they plan to open 20 restaurants in Yangon and around the country over the next five years. Hot on the heels of the opening of its first restaurant in Yangon, CM Jardine Restaurant Group opened its second outlet in early 2016, said Vipul Chawla, CEO of Pizza Hut, Yum Brands Asia.

Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum Brands, which also owns KFC and other international brands like Taco Bell.

“Pizza Hut has 25 restaurants for every million people in the United States. In Asia, there are 11 restaurants per million people. Myanmar has huge potential with a population of over 50 million dollars,” said Mr. Chawla the official launch of pizza Hut in Myanmar.

“We will expand from 15 to 20 restaurants over the next five years,” he said, adding that favorable conditions will lead to a faster expansion.

CM Jardine Restaurant Group is a joint venture between Jardine Restaurant Group Myanmar and City Mart Holding, owner of the Pizza Hut franchise in Myanmar.

Jardine Restaurant Group operates more than 680 Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants across Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

Daw Win Win Tint, CEO of City Mart said he is excited to “bring the Pizza Hut experience the people of Myanmar”.

The first restaurant was a mix of local and international staff, but the proportion of local employees will grow over time, said Henry Yip, CEO of Jardine Restaurant Group.

“Ninety-seven percent of our workforce is local and most of our ingredients are locally sourced,” he said. “We also invest heavily in training and professional development to ensure global best practices.”

While the flavor of the food will be recognizable to international guests, Pizza Hut uses a test kitchen to study the preferences of Myanmar, said Simon Arnold, CEO of Pizza Hut Myanmar.

“We studied the favorite flavors local customers and adapt our recipes accordingly,” he said. costs K11,000 a normal pizza and pasta is K4000.

The company declined to provide figures on the value of the investment.

While Jardine Restaurant Group also represents KFC in other parts of Asia, it has failed to obtain the franchise in Myanmar.

KFC in association with Serge Pun-chaired Yoma strategic holdings.

Yum is based in Kentucky and has more than 41,000 restaurants in more than 125 countries and territories. It was formed as a spin-off from PepsiCo in 1997 and a turnover of more than $ 13 billion now.

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Little Vietnamese Restaurant in Yangon

You could be forgiven for walking right past Cyclo Vietnamese restaurant in Yangon. If it was not for my friendly taxi driver, I would have gone directly from outside unpretentious. At 11 am Wednesday lunchtime rush had not yet begun. My dining partner and I were greeted with friendly smiles and a quick run to turn on the fans.

First out of the kitchen, a few minutes after our order was the flower of banana chicken salad, which took us both by surprise. It ‘was very refreshing, tasty with a balance of mint and citrus fruit. The shredded chicken was tender and the dish was sprayed in peanuts.

I’d only been happy with the salad, but shortly after a chicken stir fried with lemongrass came to the table. The salad has set a high standard, and the second course left me a bit ‘disappointed. The chicken was cut more or less, as is typical in this region, and some boning should be done to minimize the risk of losing teeth. You probably will not get away with this part of New Zealand, where they are, but still, lemongrass dressing was zingy and well-cooked chicken.

Also on the plate, a bowl of beef pho was served as it should be, with bean sprouts, chilli, lime and swimming in a savory broth. Some say that the key to an authentic pho is in the broth and spices, and praise Cyclo to achieve it.
That said, the pho certainly did raise the temperature of my body. This is the hot to mid-March the air conditioning would be a welcome addition to the hot space, in particular for the kiwi. The drinks menu, while not extensive, covered all the bases. Two arrived cold Vietnamese coffee, one with condensed milk, one without. Both he verged too sweet, but full of a nasty blow caffeine buzz that leaves us even our food.

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Among the dishes, I went back to the salad of banana flowers, for practical reasons, to clean my palette and reduce heat. But really, I could not get enough of it, that was shared by my dining companion sensation. Spring rolls Tofu easily took the title of my second favorite dish, and may be sprayed with a peanut sauce. pork and shrimp spring rolls are also the only K500’s menu.

Salt chilli accompanied our small fruit plate, composed of mandarin, pineapple, watermelon and apple. I tried to be adventurous and challenge my spice-ometer, but the mixture of salt just was not for me. It took an hour to his mouth to regain a sense of normalcy.

What was missing in Cyclo interior design – a handful of Vietnamese scenes in small paintings on the walls – it is made up of friendly service and simple food done well. Of about 12, he started the buzz, and the opaque space has been brought to life. I’m sure it’s the same for dinner. These guys are not trying to be something they are not. If the authenticity and traditional Vietnamese food is what you are looking for, I would start here.

Travelers and Night Market Food in Yangon

A night market is to be set up in Mahabandoola Park street in a bid to promote small vendors of food and restaurants in Yangon and attract foreign tourists.

Yangon regional government has agreed to our proposal for a night market in Mahabandoola Park street. It aims to provide hygienic and healthy food to locals and foreigners and also help basic food vendors who sell at night.

“Foreigners can have Myanmar foods, buy souvenirs or sit and read books there. It will contribute to the tourism industry,” he said.

A total of 14 small restaurants, two each from the seven downtown townships, will be selected on the criteria set by Myanmar Restaurants Owners’ Association (MWRA) from the pool of restaurants that benefit from the association’s help.

“Those that have discipline, can meet quality requirements and satisfy the customers will be approved to run stalls at the night market. We have studied the factors contributing to the success of night markets in other countries,” U Kyaw Myat Moe, general secretary of MWRA said.

Currently, MWRA is working on helping small restaurants and will select 14 based on the folowing criteria: how much they understand the goals of the association and are willing to cooperate with it, whether they are doing business in places allowed by the City Development Committee, if they are popular choices of the diners, and if they meet hygiene standards and are willing to undergo inspections.

“Many current food stalls have low hygiene practices and unattractive settings, so a well organised night market can change that. The food doesn’t have to be cheap and as long as the food and the packing are clean and of good quality it will work,” said Daw Ohnmar Oo, sales director of Golden Orbit Travel and Tours company.

“The stalls that don’t follow rules should be penalised and will be shut down,” she added.

“Neighboring countries also have night markets. Thailand in particular boasts a two-mile long night market in Chiang Mai. The market, which is open from 6pm to 2am, does not litter the place leaving it clean after it is closed in the morning,” she said, adding that if such practice is applied here, the night market will be a success.

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