Three San Francisco Burmese Restaurants Named As Best In Region

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Chronicle has named three San Francisco restaurants to it's list of best Burmese Restaurants in The Bay Area.

Mandalay Restaurant at 4348 California Street features both indoor and outdoor seating, takeout, delivery and vegetarian options along with "a distinct stylish charisma," according to the San Francisco Chronicle article.

The restaurant was the first of it's kind in the bay area, originally opening in 1984. Mandalay Restaurant's Tea Leaf Salad, which forgoes both cabbage and lettuce was just one of many reasons the popular eatery was named to the list, the article said.

"It’s a treasure unlike any other in the Bay Area — closer to what you’d find in Myanmar (though cabbage is common there too) — populated with sesame seeds, peanuts, tomatoes, fried garlic, green chiles and yellow beans," the published review said.

Those looking for something truly different should try the Mandalay special noodle dish ($18.50) or the balada ($13), Mandalay’s paratha with dip, "which has enticing, oil-rich layers."

To learn more about Mandalay Restaurant or to order online, click here.

Also on the list was Yamo, 3406 18th Street, where the "kinetic hustle of a two-person staff expertly spinning multiple plates, packing orders, answering the phone, tamping a wok flame and confidently parrying entitled customers" is not to be missed.

According to the reviewer visitors to Yamo, which does not have a website but rather relies on third party sites like UberEATS and Door Dash for online orders, visitors should be prepared to accept two things; "There’s a good chance you’ll have to wait and you’re not special. "

While most customers opt for takeout waiting for a seat at the bar is worth it to experience the thrill of the restaurant's gears turning."

Visitors to Yamo should try the tea leaf salad ($8) for its "acidity, savoriness and crunchiness," and the house noodles ($8), garlic noodles crowned with the meat of choice.

Inle Burmese Cuisine at 822 Irving Street still has a laid back atmosphere that features a menu of Burmese and Thai staples including a pungent tea leaf salad ($16) made with crunchy romaine lettuce and garnished with fried beans, roasted peanuts and seeds along with a squeeze of lime.

"The generously portioned Nan Gyi noodle salad ($17) is another refreshing option that comes with chile flakes, cilantro and citrus garnishes," the review said.

Visitor to Inle should also try the braised pork belly ($17), which the Chronicle review referred to as "the sleeper hit for its rich sweetness and tofu that absorbs the fatty meat’s decadence."

For more information on Inle Burmese Cuisine, visit them online here.

To see the San Francisco Chronicle's full list of Best Burmese Restaurants, click here.