Asian cuisines are not considered unconventional among food lovers in Rangoon. But German dishes, Russian and Mediterranean defy the traditional palate and offer the opportunity to try the flavors not available at Rangoon until now. The guide of where to eat in Yangon profiles of five restaurants offering eat in “rare” in the historic capital.

Mahlzeit

The German word “Mahlzeit” is a greeting translation for “dining” in English. The elegantly decorated restaurant offers traditional German food such as sausages, schnitzel and chicken rolls with beef-German a cheeseburger. The restaurant is located at No. 84, Pun Hlaing Street in Sanchaung Township.

KVAS Restaurant and Bar

“Kvas” is a fizzy drink sometimes referred to as “Russian cola.” This Russian shop teaches his clients how to mix and drink vodka and beer. It also provides visitors with a traditionally served at the holiday table introduction to holodets-cold meat jelly. Cuisine from Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and throughout Eastern Europe is available at KVAS, located at No. 202/8 Yanshin Street in Yankin Township. The restaurant also offers a delivery service in the local vicinity.

Monsoon Restaurant and Bar

Cambodian and Lao cuisine is available at Monsoon. The restaurant serves traditional Khmer dishes such as beef fried pepper and samlor Kako-a soup that is considered by some to be the national dish of Cambodia. Or lam, a rich stew of buffalo meat is a dish featured Lao. Monsoon is located at No. 85/87, Theinbyu Street in Botatung Township.

La Taverna Mediterranean Bistro

The Tavern is a great place to indulge in Mediterranean cuisine, most of which is cooked with a base of seafood or vegetables and is therefore considered healthier and less greasy than other dining options. The restaurant is located at No. 330, Ahlon Street, Dagon Township, within the complex of Yangon International Hotel.

Indonesia Toba

In particular, this Wednesday evening, Toba was the scene of an increasingly rare in the modern district Yaw Min Gyi Yangon phenomenon of going to a restaurant and realize that you’re the only Western there. It was not due to lack of customers, both; the tight space reminiscent of a train car was almost full, which is always a good sign.

The restaurant probably 24 hours, which is named after the largest volcanic lake in the world, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, opened without fanfare at the end of 2014. Fortunately, the food is much more Indonesian restaurant 24/7 , and although it is certainly a good option late at night, reports are that the Toba, restaurants in Yangon will close its doors sporadically in these key moments when the border between late night and early morning blur.

indonesia toba in yangon

The menu offers customers reason to wait. It is a thick binder with rolled pages and Indonesia and Indochina (with lots of options for vegetarians) page, and although prices are not shown, ranging from 1.700 to 4.900 kyat (about US $ 2 to US $ 5) plate. The restaurant does not sell beer or alcohol, but the waiters are ready to pop in the shop nearby to buy what they want for just 100 kyat payment.

As for decoration, the kindest thing that can be said of leatherette booths and tables do not match Toba is symbolic that the efforts in creating an environment are appealing. The ground floor walls were painted with giant murals if rudimentary inspired by landscapes of Indonesia, and it is remarkable how closely the selected tone green like green tempera used by children of Fingerpaint schools. The draw for a place like Toba, however, is not on your furniture or mats, but strictly in the food.

Start the meal with Gado Gado, a generous portion of steamed mixed vegetables seasoned with a good dose of peanut sauce and Krupuk, which are essentially delicious fried “crispy bits”. The dish is sweet and peanuts with a perfect bottom spicy, and is a good way to introduce your taste buds to the different range of flavors that food is about to reveal. Accompany this with one of the many varieties of nasi goreng on the menu, since the varieties of Toba fried rice are some of the less greasy that I found in the city.

Highlights include SAPI rendang, a coconut milk, lemongrass beef soup is surprisingly tender and tasty. With pan-size portions, be sure to ask more than one. While the udung sambal had the right touch of shrimp paste and tamarind, there was something in the shrimp did not taste fresh, which is worrying in view of the fact that our photographer was denied access to the kitchen, because it was not “tidy”. the perkedel kentang (potato dumplings) were tasty if not memorable, and the same way, the chicken skewers were well seasoned with turmeric and a pinch of curry, although in turn were a little ‘dry.

overall the food was hearty, satisfying and inexpensive, that seems to be exactly what is going on in Toba. So far Indonesian, Toba is certainly worthy of note among the Rangoon options, but if you are in Jakarta or in some lost street Bandung, many possibilities are not present. The risk with such an extensive menu in a restaurant that is relatively small is that the kitchen makes some of the most popular dishes, and often very good, but then an error occurs in others. Yet, I return to Toba, if only in the hope of proving his elusive tempeh, which all seem to hear good things about, but only a lucky few have ever had the privilege to try it.