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.
Healthy Me is a salad bar which prefers you Go Green, Eat Healthy, Live Beauty. Their HM Burger is famous for using home made burger, it is made with sweet pumpkin and carrot. So it will not be just only for adult but also quite pretty well good for children also.
A Chinese Restaurant which offers hand-made La Mian noodles, gyoza, xiao long bao soup dumplings, and other chinese food. Very homey feeling and authentic Chinese – no exaggeration.
The Phayre’s Gastronomy is also known as a home of revived Pegu Club cocktail next to the Panorama Hotel under Pansoedan flyover.
A daily, fresh baking concept that complements the needs of the urban household. They strive to be the country’s leading bakery known for quality, service standard and value.
If you are looking for a tasty masala dosa with a basic setting and friendly service, this (very) cheap eat next to Sule Pagoda is it. Ingyin serves South Indian food, with fresh sambar and the usual daily changing Thali which they refill until you are full.
They offer Steak, Pasta and more entree dishes. ‘Steak Out’ is the premium dining destination for those craving for western cuisines.
Mr.Chef Cafe’ & Restaurant Group, Founded in 2011. Now, they have 7 branches included this recently opened branch. They offer very delicious individual favorites (more than 40), soups, salads, appetizers, broth & noodles, hot pot, dimsums, main dishes and coffee based and various kinds of drinks with very reasonable prices ranging from 1000-3500kyats. No extra taxes will be charged. They are always ready to serve the best food and service for their customers. They hope Mr.Chef to be the best place for the group of friends, families and couples to hang out and dinning with peace and comfort… They also serve delivery.

Golden Pho is a great place for the first dates or talking business over lunch. The dishes were created with Vietnamese street food in mind, with a modern touch of high-quality ingredients and minimal use of oil.
They serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks.
Biryani is an art and it takes skill to master it. Situated on Anawrahta, Nilar has been THE restaurant dishing out tasty biryanis for years to countless customers. Their other dishes may come across as oily, but you will not be dissapointed by their large portions of flavourful slow cooked meat, vegetables, rice and spices. A really good value for money, local indian place.
Nice indian food to try there!
A unique Thai restaurant in Botahtaung Township, have variety of Thai tastes to choose.
The only reggae bar in Myanmar . 7th Joint Bar and Grill strives to deliver a unique reggae experience with an atmoshphere that takes you back to the Caribbean. Try their signature jerk chicken, one of their many cocktails. Whether you want a late night out, a few lazy drinks or to jam to some reggae music, come down and chill with 7th Joint.
A busy, no-nonsense Indian restaurant in the heart of downtown, New Delhi is popular among the locals. They serve a selection of rather oily South Indian dishes as well as a good selection of vegetarian foods.
The first Pirate-style bar in Yangon located on Maha Bandula Road, Botahtaug.































