City: Shan State
Top Restaurants in Shan State
Most Popular Burmese food in Shan State, Myanmar
Discover Restaurants offering the best Burmese food in Shan State, Myanmar. Shan State (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, pronounced [ʃáɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Shan: မိူင်းတႆး [mə́ŋ.táj]) is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total area of Burma. The state gets its name from the Shan people, one of several ethnic groups that inhabit the area. Shan State is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi is 150.7 km north east of the nation's capital Naypyitaw.
Things to do in Shan State
10. Inle Heritage
Overall Ratings
4 based on 280 reviews
Inle Heritage is a not-for-profit organization that preserves the nature and culture of Inle Lake that is funded by our accommodation, restaurant, gift shop and cooking classes. Inthar and Shan dishes that we serve are created from time-honoured recipes.
Reviewed By hamelinp1972
The place is great in the sense that the service is excellent and the food very well presented. When coming to taste the experience goes âsosoâ as most of dishes were missing taste up to tasteless. At the end come the worse : the terrace looks great .... until you hear the noise of the first boat passing ... when over 50 boats pass during your lunch it ends up becoming an unpleasant experience. The price is in the very high side of the average without being outrageous.
9. Sun Flower
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4 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By emiana
I was on my own, so I was looking for somewhere nice and comfortable to have dinner. Well, Zu Zu and her staff made me feel so welcome that I ended up going three times for dinner. The food was excellent, so were the juices (omg the avocado juice!). Easy to find vegan dishes. And everything was expertly prepared and fresh. Super friendly staff and just an all around great vibe. Miss that place.
8. Lucky Star Restaurant
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4 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By Hansonhanhanson
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7. Dream flavour bar & restrurant
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4 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By han_winko
The Restaurant Owner Ma Zar, she used to work in Thailand for almost two decades and returned to Myanmar to open this small restaurant in Nyaung Shwe. With her 20 years of working experience and bubbly personality, she and her friendly young staffs never fail to give great service and food to their customers. If you are looking for lunch / dinner or a good place for dessert, don't miss it and try their Thai, Myanmar and Shan Cuisines and homemade Ice Cream in different flavors!
6. Paw Paw
Overall Ratings
4 based on 540 reviews
We are family-run home kitchen. We want to share. We only use purified water for cooking, safe ingredients for any type of allergic and even you have any tummy problems we can take care of you. Reservations Please call, send email, WhatsApp or send on mes
Reviewed By TheRobertsons43
We were keen to visit this restaurant after the great reviews and the support that the owner provides to local women.The homemade drinks were lovely and I can highly recommend the excellent lemongrass chicken noodle soup. My husband enjoyed his pumpkin curry and my children liked the chicken and vege curry. Unfortunately the service was very slow, but donât let this put you off (just come a bit earlier, before you are starving...). The building is very cute and small. Our waitress (I think she may have been the owner) was really lovely and spoke good English. There was a small selection of items for sale (including some bamboo straws and wooden spoons)We really enjoyed our visit to Paw Paw and recommend it to others.
5. The Ancestor Restaurant
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5 based on 146 reviews
You will explorer the traditional foods and we focusing the grand mother recipie. We would love to preserve all the tradition foods. You will find the fabulous taste of the foods and experiences to our home cooked set menu and the taste of innthar ethnic
Reviewed By AllanRitzmann
We had our best dinner in Myanmar so far! So kind and helpful people with an huge knowledge about burmese food. Perfect english and a great service. We loved all our dishes and weâll be back tomorrow for more. Great variety of food (also vegetarian friendly) for a more than appropriate price!
4. Thanakha Garden
Overall Ratings
4 based on 671 reviews
Reviewed By Francis S
The food was amazing, also very nice vegetarian food! The owners are extremely friendly. We came here 3 times in 3 days! Also the location is very nice and not directly at the main street.Thank you so much for giving your time to write great review to our restaurant .Hope to serve to you again in future.Thanks and regardsThanakha Garden Family
3. Sin Yaw Restaurant
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4 based on 816 reviews
Reviewed By CarolynEnting
Totally loved everything about our experience eating at Sin Yaw. The service, food and atmosphere was fantastic. And the bathroom clean too. Sin Yaw specialises in local Shan-Style food cooked over a charcoal fire which gives the meat a beautiful smokey flavour. There are a range of dishes to suit local or foreign tastes but we chose the Shan traditional set meal platter with 8 different Shan foods (pictured). OMG so delicious! The pork and Inle Lake fish are both a specialty at Sin Yaw and just so good. The Shan tofu and accompanying vegetable sides are equally good. For drinks my partner had beer and I had a glass of white wine. Initially I didnât love the wine but when paired with the mildly spiced food it turned out to be the perfect match. The staff are very attentive and saw I perhaps was not fussed with the wine so immediately offered to give me an alternative drink. I decided to push on with the wine and so glad I did as it was the perfect food match as already stated and I was considering ordering a second glass but then I saw the lime & mint drink on the menu (a favourite) so went for that. Bliss. On arrival you are also given a wet cloth to wash your hands and insect repellent. A nice touch.
2. Inle Heart View Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By emiana
I took a tuk tuk here from Nyaungshwe town. I did not want to cycle. And it was well worth it. The place is beautiful with excellent views. Very nice juices/fresh drinks. The owners are very nice and welcoming. The food is excellent, tasty and large portions. It is super easy to find the vegan options. Just watch out that at the end they may bring out a banana dessert with honey, which isn't vegan. I didn't realise that would happen or I would have asked them not to make that for me. I am very glad I went there.
1. Bamboo Hut
Overall Ratings
5 based on 416 reviews
Reviewed By Malcolm_See
We had to walk a distance from the Red mountain winery all the way to this secluded restaurant which was highly ranked on TripAdvisor. The restaurant also has an area where it conducts cooking classes. We were the only guest for the night when we visited and the owner shared that we were the 3rd customers for the day.They had a welcome drink when we arrive, and we ordered two of the fish dishes, a vegetable and fried rice. Nothing to fault on the dishes, food was probably the best we tasted here. The cooking time was a little long though, where we waited close to an hour for our food, which were all served at the same time. There were lots of mosquitoes while we waited. A pity they do not sell desserts other than the local fruits.The owner was very nice, she helped my wife and I to book a taxi, that drove all the way from Nyuangshwe to send us back to our hotel at the Novotel and shared with us quite a number of stories and happenings around the area. Explaining how tourism has kinda fallen over the past few months particularly with new violence and fighting occurring at the border of the Shan state. This place is well recommended and definitely worth a visit.
