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All-Day Breakfast
Rice / Noodles / Soups
Sides
Curries (A la Carte)
Vegetables
Seafood Curries
Appetizers / Salads
Desserts
Drinks
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Burmese Milk Tea
လက်ဖက်ရည်
$4.00
Mohinga
မုန့်ဟင်းခါး
$14.00
Mee-Shay
မြှီးရှည်
$14.00
Faluda
ဖါလူဒါ
$9.00
Coconut Rice
အုန်းထမင်း
$3.50
Chicken Curry (Original / Masala / Coconut)
ကြက်သားဟင်း
$14.00
Pickled Tea Salad
လက်ဖက်သုပ်
$14.00
Beef Curry
အမဲသားဟင်း/အမဲကြော်နှပ်
$19.00
Goat Curry [Original/Offal]
ဆိတ်သားဟင်း/ဆိတ်ကလီစာ
$30.00
All-Day Breakfast
Kyay-O / Si-Chat
· Sold out
ကြေးအိုး/ဆီချက်
The works: rice vermicelli with pork, meatballs, intestines, egg, and bok choy — brothy Kyay-O or dry-tossed Si-Chat, your call.
Most ordered
$20.00
Sold out
Mee-Shay
မြှီးရှည်
Mandalay's signature noodle: sweet soybean pork sauce, crunchy rind, pickled mustard — chewy, tangy, iconic.
Most ordered
$14.00
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Mohinga
မုန့်ဟင်းခါး
The national breakfast: catfish-lemongrass broth, rice noodles, crispy fritters, egg slices — Myanmar in a bowl.
Most ordered
$14.00
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Nan-Gyi Mont Ti
နန်းကြီးမုန့်တီ
Thick rice noodles tossed in Mandalay chicken curry sauce with fish cake and crunch on top — comfort food, Burmese-style.
Popular
$13.00
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Ohno Khao-Swe
အုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ
Coconut-chickpea curry broth over wheat noodles with chicken, egg, and all the crunchy garnishes — silky, rich, legendary.
$15.00
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Peas Parata
ပဲ ပလာတာ
Slow-cooked Burmese peas with two crispy paratas — the teahouse breakfast that built a nation.
$10.00
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Shan Noodles
ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ
Rice noodles in savory tomato-pork sauce with peanuts, fried garlic, pickled mustard, and chili paste — Shan State's greatest export.
Popular
$13.00
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Rice / Noodles / Soups
Biriyani (Dan-Pauk)
ဒံပေါက် ကြက်သား
Burmese-style biriyani slow-cooked until every grain turns golden and fragrant, with tender chicken throughout.
$14.00
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Burmese Fried Rice
ပဲပြုတ်ထမင်းကြော်
Golden fried rice with eggs and buttery boiled yellow peas — simple, comforting, exactly what you want it to be.
$12.00
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Coconut Chicken & Rice
ကြက်အုန်းထမင်း
Coconut rice, coconut-oil chicken curry, and balachaung crunch on one plate — creamy, salty, unstoppable.
$17.00
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Goat-Marrow Soup
ဆိတ်ရိုးစွပ်ပြုတ်
Goat stew with bone marrow, chickpeas, and potatoes in a soul-warming broth. Order the parata — you'll be dipping.
$19.00
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Mixed Veggie & Shrimp Stir Fry Over Rice
ရန်ကုန်ထမင်းပေါင်း
Crisp vegetables, tender quail eggs, and plump shrimp stir-fried over steamed rice — a full-color, full-flavor plate.
$20.00
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Ngapi-Rice Salad
ငပိထမင်း
Rice tossed through savory nga-pi curry, topped with a sunny-side-up egg — funky, golden, gloriously Burmese.
$13.00
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Oil-Drizzled Rice with Peas
ပဲပြုတ်ထမင်းဆီဆမ်း
Oil-drizzled rice with boiled peas — the humble breakfast that raised half of Burma.
$10.00
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Peas Naan-Pyar
ပဲ နံပြား
Slow-cooked buttery Burmese peas scooped up with pillowy naan — humble, hearty, beloved.
$10.00
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Rakhine Mont-Ti
ရခိုင်မုန့်တီ
Rakhine-style fish soup with rice noodles, fish cakes, and onions — peppery, clean, coastal.
$14.00
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Rice with Pickled Tea Salad
လက်ဖက်ထမင်း
Pickled tea salad tossed through warm rice with a sunny-side-up egg — tart, nutty laphet in full-meal form.
$13.00
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Tom-Yum Fried Rice / Noodles
တုန်ရန်းထမင်းကြော်/ခေါက်ဆွဲကြော်
Shrimp and vegetables stir-fried with lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime — tom yum's zing in fried-rice or noodle form.
$16.00
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Sides
Balachaung
ဘာလချောင်ကြော်
The crunchy, garlicky, shrimpy condiment that makes everything better. Spoon it over rice and watch the table go quiet.
$10.00
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Balachaung (Side)
ဘာလချောင်ပွဲ
A small side of balachaung — the crunchy, garlicky upgrade everything on the table deserves.
$3.00
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Coconut Rice
အုန်းထမင်း
Rice steamed in coconut cream — subtly sweet, fragrant, the upgrade your curry deserves.
Most ordered
Vegan
$3.50
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Fishcake (Stuffed Salad)
ငါးဖယ်အစာသွပ်
Fried fishcake stuffed with herby vegetable fillings and crowned with fried garlic — crispy outside, garden inside.
$14.00
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Lemon Salad
ရှောက်သီးသုပ်
Fresh lemon tossed with shallots, shrimp powder, and fried garlic — puckery, crunchy, impossible to stop eating.
$12.00
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Mohinga Soup (Side)
ဟင်းခါးပွဲ
A side bowl of our mohinga broth — catfish-lemongrass comfort by the ladle.
$5.00
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Ngapi Sambal (Fried)
ငပိကြော်
Ngapi fried with dried shrimp and chili into a fierce, fragrant relish — a little goes far, and never far enough.
$10.00
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Parata (2 pcs)
ပလာတာ
Two pieces, flaming hot off the griddle — flaky, crispy, the things that curry dreams are made of.
$5.00
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Peas Steamed
ပဲပြုတ် (စားတော်ပဲ)
Slow-steamed brown peas, seasoned just right — the quintessential Burmese breakfast side.
Vegan
$5.00
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Rice
ထမင်းဖြူ
Steamed white rice — the faithful companion.
Vegan
$2.00
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White Peas
ပဲပြုတ်
Boiled white peas under fried onions and oil — humble, warm, quietly essential.
$5.00
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Curries (A la Carte)
Bamboo Shoot with Pork Soup
ဝက်မျှစ်ချဥ်
Tender pork and sour bamboo shoots in a tamarind broth — bright, tangy comfort in a bowl.
$14.00
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Beef Curry
အမဲသားဟင်း/အမဲကြော်နှပ်
Slow-braised until the beef gives up completely — deep Burmese-Indian spices in a rich, clinging gravy.
Most ordered
$19.00
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Beef Jerky (Grilled)
အမဲခြောက်ဖုတ်
House beef jerky, grilled and pounded tender — chewy, smoky, dangerously snackable.
$19.00
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Beef Pounded Deep Fried
အမဲထောင်းကြော်
Braised beef pulled, pounded, and crisped in chili oil — intensely beefy, with a slow-building heat.
$19.00
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Chicken Curry (Original / Masala / Coconut)
ကြက်သားဟင်း
Farm-raised chicken three ways — comforting original, punchy masala, or sweet coconut. Pick your lane.
Most ordered
$14.00
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Chicken Giblets Curry
ကြက်အသဲမြစ်
Gizzards and liver simmered in classic Burmese curry spices — rich, old-school, for people who know.
$14.00
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Chicken Gourd Curry
ကြက်ဗူးသီး
Chicken and bottle gourd stewed soft and mellow — a homestyle curry straight out of a Burmese kitchen.
$14.00
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Chicken with Dregea
ကြက်ဂွေးတောက်
Chicken simmered with dregea shoots — an upcountry green you rarely find stateside.
$14.00
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Dried Goat
ဆိတ်သားခြောက်
Dried goat, grilled and pounded — chewy, concentrated, fiercely loved.
$30.00
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Duck Egg
ဘဲဥဟင်း
Boiled duck eggs in a glossy tomato curry — golden yolks, tangy sauce, pure comfort.
$14.00
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Goat Brains Curry
ဆိတ်ဦးနှောက်
Goat brains curry — silky, rich, for the table’s bravest spoon.
$30.00
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Goat Curry [Original/Offal]
ဆိတ်သားဟင်း/ဆိတ်ကလီစာ
Goat braised low and slow in Burmese-Indian masala until it surrenders — choose tender meat or go full offal.
Most ordered
$30.00
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Kayah Sausages
ကယားဝက်အူချောင်း
Kayah-style pork sausages — smoky, savory, Kayah State’s pride.
$14.00
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Malar Spicy Beef
အမဲမာလာ
Beef simmered in numbing-spicy mala chili oil — tingly, fiery, gloriously unfair to the rice.
$17.00
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Pork Curry
ဝက်သနီ
Pork braised in a sweet, gently spiced sauce — tender with a bite, flavor through every piece, not just where the sauce touches.
$14.00
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Pork Horsegram Bean Curry
ဝက်ပုန်းရည်ကြီး
Pork simmered with earthy horse-gram beans — nutty, deep, mildly spiced. A countryside classic.
$14.00
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Pork Offals Curry
ဝက်ကလီစာ
Pork offal, intestines, and liver in a mildly spiced sauce — rich, honest, nose-to-tail cooking.
$15.00
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Pork Skewers
ဝက်သားဒုတ်ထိုး
Pork, intestines, and liver slow-simmered in herbal spices, skewer-style with a punchy dipping sauce — Burmese street food, done right.
Popular
$15.00
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Pork Tamarind Stew
ဝက်မကျည်းနှပ်
Pork braised down with tamarind until the sour and the rich stop arguing — deep, dark, spoon-tender.
$14.00
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Pork with Fermented Soybean
ဝက်ပဲငပိ
Pork cooked down with fermented soybean — funky, savory, deeply Burmese.
$14.00
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Shredded Beef Fry
အမဲမွှကြော်
Beef shredded and fried dry — savory strands with crisp edges, made for rice.
$17.00
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Vegetables
Acacia with Shrimp Curry
ကင်ပွန်းချဥ်ကြော်
Tangy acacia leaves and sweet shrimp — sour, savory, and green all at once. A village classic you rarely find stateside.
$15.00
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Bamboo Shoot Mushroom Soup
မျှစ်တောချက်
Young bamboo shoots and mushrooms in a clean, savory broth — earthy, gentle, quietly addictive.
Vegetarian
$14.00
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Mixed Veggie Soup
သီးစုံပဲကုလားဟင်း
Assorted vegetables in a gently spicy Burmese-Indian soup — cozy, warming, secretly the table favorite.
Vegetarian
$14.00
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Pinto Beans
ပဲရေပွကြော်
Pinto beans stir-fried Burmese-style with onions, garlic, and spices — creamy inside, savory all over.
Vegetarian
$12.00
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Roselle with Shrimp Curry
· Sold out
ချဥ်ပေါင်ကြော်
Sour roselle leaves and shrimp in a bright, tangy stir-fry — the green that tastes like home.
Most ordered
$14.00
Sold out
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Stir-Fried Mixed Greens
အစိမ်းကြော်
Mixed greens hit with garlic and high heat — crisp, clean, louder than a side has any right to be.
$14.00
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Stir-Fried Water Spinach
ကန်စွန်းရွက်ကြော်
Water spinach flash-fried over high heat — glossy, green, gone in minutes.
$14.00
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Water Spinach Sour Soup
ကန်စွန်းရွက်ချဥ်ရည်
Water spinach in a puckery sour broth — the bright, brothy counterpoint your curry is asking for.
$14.00
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Seafood Curries
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Bombay Duck Grilled
အာဗြဲခြောက်ဖုတ်
Bombay duck grilled till the edges crisp — briny, delicate, coastal to the bone.
$20.00
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Boneless Catfish Curry
ငါးခူမွှေချက်
Silky boneless catfish in a gently spiced tamarind sauce — bright, mellow, made for spooning over rice.
$14.00
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Catfish Head Curry (Mon-Style)
ငါးခေါင်းမွန်ချက်
Catfish head curry the Mon way — the cut connoisseurs fight over, simmered rich.
$17.00
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Crab Masala Curry
ဂဏန်းမဆလာ
A whole Dungeness crab, happily drowned in masala chili-tamarind curry — messy, fiery, worth every napkin.
$35.00
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Crispy Shrimp in Fish Sauce
ပုဇွန်ကြော်စပ်
Crispy shrimp tossed in a spicy fish-sauce glaze — sticky, fiery, impossible to stop.
$15.00
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Dried Silurus Fried
ငါးကျည်းခြောက်ကြော်
Dried silurus catfish fried crisp — salty, brittle, made for a mountain of rice.
$25.00
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Dried Snakehead Grilled
ငါးရံ့ခြောက်ဖုတ်
Dried snakehead grilled over flame — smoky, intense, a monsoon-larder classic.
$25.00
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Fermented Fish Paste Nga-Pi
ငပိရည်ကျို
The bold one — pungent nga-pi dip with a garden of vegetables for dunking. Fearless eaters, this is your table.
$14.00
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Fish Paste Tomato Curry
ခရမ်းချဥ်သီးငါးပိချက်
Fish paste mellowed into a tomato, ginger, and garlic curry — deep umami with a bright edge.
$12.00
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Fried Catfish Curry
ငါးခူကြော်နှပ်
Catfish fried first, then simmered back into a rich sauce — twice the flavor, zero apologies.
$14.00
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Fried Fish Cake Curry
ငါးဖယ်ချက်
Crispy fish cakes soaked in mildly spiced tamarind sauce until plump and savory-sour.
$14.00
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Grilled Fish
ငါးကင်
Whole fish grilled over flame — charred edges, juicy middle, no shortcuts.
$25.00
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Hilsa Fish
ငါးသလောက်ပေါင်း
Hilsa — the beloved king of fish — simmered in a rich tomato curry.
$24.00
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River Prawns Curry
ပုဇွန်ထုပ်ဟင်း
Whole river prawns simmered with aromatics and glossy prawn oil — sweet, deep, decadent.
$24.00
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Salted Fish & Eggplant Stew
ငါးခြောက်ခရမ်းသီးနှပ်
Salted fish and eggplant braised soft together — smoky-salty meets silky, and both win.
$14.00
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Salted Fish Pounded Fried
ငါးခြောက်ထောင်းကြော်
Salted fish pounded with aromatics and fried — loud, salty, absolutely worth it.
$19.00
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Snakehead Innards Curry
ငါးရံ့အူဟင်း
Snakehead innards in a boldly spiced sauce — a delicacy for the adventurous.
$19.00
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Swai Fish Curry
ငါးမြင်းဟင်း
Swai simmered gently in a mildly spiced sauce — flaky, light, easy to love.
$19.00
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Sweet Shrimps Curry
ပုဇွန်ကြော်နှပ်
Shrimp glazed in a sweet, mildly spiced sauce — glossy, juicy, gone in minutes.
$19.00
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Appetizers / Salads
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Bean Fritters
ပဲကပ်ကြော်
Split-pea fritters fried to order — crackling outside, creamy inside, gone before they cool.
$10.00
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Century Egg Salad
ဆေးဘဲဥသုပ်
Creamy century egg tossed with tomato, shallot, and chickpea powder — savory, punchy, unlike any salad you've met. (Peanuts + dried shrimp inside.)
$12.00
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Chicken Salad
ကြက်သားသုပ်
Shredded chicken salad, Burmese-style — bright, punchy, built to share.
$15.00
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Everything Salad
အသုပ်စုံ
Seaweed, noodles, potato, banana shoots, papaya, lettuce — the salad that couldn't choose and chose right. (Peanuts + dried shrimp inside.)
$12.00
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Fermented Sesame Salad
နှမ်းဖတ်ချဥ်သုပ်
Fermented sesame salad — tart, nutty, an upcountry rarity worth ordering twice.
$12.00
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Grilled Aubergine Salad
ခရမ်းသီးမီးဖုတ်သုပ်
Smoky grilled eggplant with shallot, chili, lime, and peanuts, topped with crispy shallots and coriander — bright and addictive.
Vegetarian
$12.00
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NgaPi & Veggies
ငပိတို့စရာ
Pounded ngapi dip ringed with fresh and boiled vegetables — bold, briny, built for dunking.
$10.00
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Pickled Tea Salad
လက်ဖက်သုပ်
Fermented tea leaves with lettuce, crunchy beans, sesame, and peanuts — tart, nutty, super flavorful, and famously hard to share.
Most ordered
$14.00
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Tomato Salad
ခရမ်းချဥ်သီးသုပ်
Organic tomatoes, shallots, chickpea powder, and Thai chili over lettuce — juicy, tangy, quietly spicy.
Vegetarian
$12.00
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Veggie Fritters
· Sold out
အကြော်စုံ
A basket of assorted vegetable fritters, fried crackling — the teahouse classic that starts every good story.
Most ordered
$12.00
Sold out
Desserts
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Coconut Sago
အုန်းနို့သာကူ
Sago pearls in sweet coconut milk — cool, gentle, the quiet way to end big flavors.
$10.00
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Fresh Fruit Platter
သီးစုံအချိုပွဲ
A platter of the season’s fruit, cut fresh — bright, cold, exactly enough.
Vegan
$12.00
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Sanwin Makin (Semolina Cake)
· Sold out
ဆနွင်းမကင်း
Semolina cake baked with coconut and butter — golden, chewy, the teahouse dessert that never left.
$10.00
Sold out
Drinks
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Bottled Water
ရေသန့်ဗူး
Cold bottled water — clean, simple, zero drama.
$1.00
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Burmese Milk Tea
လက်ဖက်ရည်
Strong black tea pulled with condensed and evaporated milk — the teahouse staple, sweet and silky.
Most ordered
$4.00
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Coffee
ကော်ဖီ
Hot or iced, 10 oz — roasted deep, poured fresh.
$5.00
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Faluda
ဖါလူဒါ
The Burmese sundae: pudding, jelly, and assorted nuts in glorious layers — dessert and drink at the same time.
Most ordered
$9.00
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Kufee (Milk Cream)
ကူဖီးနို့မလိုင်
Chilled milk cream, teahouse style — cold, silky, quietly famous.
$5.00
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Pop Soda 12oz
ဆိုဒါ
Assorted 12 oz sodas, ice-cold — pick your can.
$3.00
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Red Bull - SHARK 8.4 oz
အားဖြည့်ဖျော်ရည်
SHARK energy, 8.4 oz and ice-cold — the regulars’ pick.
$4.00
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