999 Shan Noodle Shop

Yangon


The tables are spread across two cramped floors at this always busy eatery behind City Hall. The menu includes Shàn k’auq swèh (thin rice noodles in a slightly spicy chicken broth) and myi shay (Mandalay-style noodle soup), as well as tasty non-noodle dishes such as Shan tofu (actually made from chickpea flour) and delicious Shan yellow rice with tomato.


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