Gekko

Yangon


This stylish, popular restaurant and lounge bar offers its own take on Japanese and Korean food, including yakitori (barbecue), ramen and spicy Korean-style noodles, as well as sushi, all prepared in the open kitchen. It also does decent cocktails, and there's live jazz every Friday from 7pm until 10pm.


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