Little Myanmar
Burmese restaurant · East Village
150 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009
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Highlights
Authentic Burmese cuisine: tea leaf salad, mohinga, curries
Authentic Burmese cuisine: tea leaf salad, mohinga, curries
"This is quite simply the best Burmese restaurant in the city. The interior is bare-bones and not particularly comfortable — though your ability to see into the kitchen is an advantage and a pleasure. The 100-item menu covers the vast sweep of the national cuisine, from athokes (salads — try the tea-leaf version) to noodle soups, stir-fries, and curries." - Robert Sietsema
"This East Village spot, run by Thidar Kyaw, Tin Ko Naing, and their daughter Yun Naing, offers a broad menu of Burmese cuisine, including soup, salads, paratha chicken, and curries." - MICHELIN Guide
"There are two areas in which New York falls short (yes, only two). One is getting the C-train to show up, and the other is having enough Burmese restaurants for you to eat some sweet and sour mohinga whenever you feel like it. Fortunately, Little Myanmar in the East Village specializes in this fish noodle soup. The fish and lemongrass flavors balance each other out like an old married couple, helping the bowl of seafood, thick noodles, lotus root, and crispy lentils come together. It’s light but not too thin, and completely refreshing." - neha talreja
"Little Myanmar is quite simply the best Burmese restaurant the city has yet to see. The interior is bare bones and not particularly comfortable — though your ability to see into the kitchen is an advantage and a pleasure. The 100-item menu covers the vast sweep of the national cuisine, from the salads called athokes (try the tea-leaf version) to noodle soups, stir fries, and curries." - Robert Sietsema
"Burmese Bites, initially a stand at Queens Center Mall, is expanding to Manhattan with a kiosk inside Mona Kitchen. The menu includes three different noodles and beef curry rice, with all dishes being halal-friendly. The expansion was inspired by the chef's sister who works at the United Nations. The restaurant aims to introduce Burmese cuisine to a wider audience." - Emma Orlow
