This local bakery, as most of the local ones do, sell (very) sweet breads. In the morning and for lunch you can enjoy fresh Dim Sum. You will see Black Sky bakeries all over town, which can come in handly if you are on the run and would like some coffee to take-away. Do not expect anything fancy.
In Japanese, Gekkõ translates literally as “moon-shine”.
Gekko is located on the ground floor of the beautiful Sofaer & Co. building in downtown Rangoon. It was completed by Isaac and Meyer Sofaer in 1906. Both brothers were Baghdad-born, Rangoon-educated Jews. As well as owning many commercial properties in Rangoon, Isaac and Meyer were successful traders in their own right with interests in wines & spirits amongst others. Isaac was the architectural designer and Meyer made a success of the trading business by getting exclusives for luxury goods and supplying expats with imported groceries and spirits.
Gekko was Yangon’s first true open Japanese kitchen with a charcoal fired Yakitori/Robotayaki grill and cosy cocktail lounge. The menu is focused around charcoal fired Yakitori, with several vegetarian options available, as well as classic Japanese dishes like Katsu Curry, Ramen, and an extensive menu of sushi and sashimi. More recent menu additions include Korean and Vietnamese style dishes, as well as a creative weekend brunch offering dishes such as Matcha Pancakes, Salmon and Scallop Congee, Daikon or Beef Bao and Momofuku inspired Sirloin Ssam The Japanese inspired cocktail menu is courtesy of Singapore’s famously discreet 28 Hong Kong Street, as well as group bar manager Jen Queen and their charming bar manager, Puia.
This is the perfect place to pop in for a beer and some Japanese tapas after work, relax and catch up on emails with their fast fiber optic internet connection or settle in for a proper meal and taste their extensive collection of unusual Sake, Shochu or Japanese whisky. Their Friday night Jazz nights, with live music from 8pm-10pm remain one of Yangon’s most enduringly popular nights out!
Naked is an another desserts place by Rangoon Tea House. Located at 38th Street (Lower Block), Kyauktada Township. They serve Delivery and Catering too.
The Beat Bar is about music, happiness and meeting with happy people at the joint of Bo Myat Htun Road and Maha Bandula Road, Botahtaung Township.
Omnivore, another side project of Yangon’s much loved Sharky’s, specializes in wine and steak pairing. Australian Wagyu beef and lamb are the special items of Omnivore, which you can either buy in portions or taste the cooking of Omnivore chefs at the place. A perfect place for those who love to taste the best meat in town!
Another Japanese buffet style Hot Pot in town that have been famous among locals since they’ve tried the taste at the old one at Myaynigone City Mart. Now they’re currently opened the new branch at SOHO Bo Myat Htun Tower at Botahtaung Township. And the buffet price is only 9,900 Kyats per person. So its worth trying!
Jazz In Time is the one & only jazz bar in Yangon, featuring live music, special cocktails, fun and jazzy dining experience with reasonable prices.
The bar atop Yama Hotel on Bo Myat Htun was, apparently, a fixture of low-cost Yangon watering holes popular among local students with a relaxed vibe. Some old Burma hands had been awaiting its reopening after it closed more than two years ago, missing a rooftop bar on West of downtown. It reopened, as part of a revamp by Yama, last month with a more up-market vibe, offering a decent range of bar snacks, main meals, draft beers and
even a few bottles of fancy imported ciders, beers, and wines.
In 1906, Isaac Sofaer, the son of a family of provisions purveyors from Bagdad who came to Rangoon as a child, commissioned the renowned architect Thomas Swales to construct the Sofaer & Co building to be a centre of commerce at the most prestigious postcode in the region at the turn of the twentieth century – Lower Pansodan Road.
In 2016, a group of friends who met in Yangon stumbled upon a derelict unit at the far right of the once thriving emporium, which was being used as a warehouse for plastic packaging.
A dream was born: to revive a place that could be a space for the meeting of minds, to build a home away from home for people at cross-roads in a country at cross-roads.
The brainchild of Ingyin Zaw, Sofaer & Co. adopted the name of its namesake building. Here we celebrate life’s simple pleasures – coffee, cocktails and an open kitchen with the freshest local and regional ingredients.
Sofaer & Co’s space preserved most of the original features of the building – including the encaustic Victorian-era tiles from Manchester, steel beams from Lancashire and wood panels from possibly the era of the Vienna Café and Burma Book Club.
The clean, contemporary design pays homage to the history of the building, featuring our own designed, locally made furniture with the signature Burmese rattan weaving, locally commissioned artwork and reclaimed glassware from Nagar Glass Factory.
They say “Eatfinity” means Never Ending Eating… A new dining style restaurant in town that fills with variety of menus and of cause also specialize in seafood – lobsters and crabs. And yes desserts are jaw-dropping.
This newly opened brand new cafe is a place for coffee lovers who want to enjoy a cup of coffee either in peace or comfort, study or work. The decorations are nice and light mainly with woodish style. Service is fast and staffs are friendly.
Cafe KSS is a pleasant place where you can relax after a visit to Sule Pagoda. With a free wifi and an helpful staff, they offer a wide variety of international cuisines including European, Chinese and Thai dishes. They have a variety of menu you can choose from: fast food, fusion food, many types of Asian soups, and their specialties, roasted chicken, and chill crab.
Mary Brown already is present in many Asian countries. On top of the usual burgers and fried pieces of chicken, they also dish out Nasi lemak and curry noodles. Most outlets have a kiddies’s corner.
The best place to chill with friends while having the best food in a good atmosphere.


























