Little Myanmar

"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

"Burmese cuisine in a cozy 14-seat venue run by Thidar Kyaw and Tin Ko Naing. The extensive menu includes a Burmese pancake, fermented tea leaf salad, hearty dishes like paratha chicken and curries, all suited for sharing." - MICHELIN Guide

"In 2022, Burmese Bites launched as a stand at the mall’s food court, and in the process, became part of a small Burmese food boom in New York." - Emma Orlow

"Tiny premises belie a sprawling menu at this Burmese restaurant that started out as a stall in a Queens subway station run by family owners Thidar Kyaw, Tin Ko Naing, and Yun Naing. The menu is unique, with many ingredients not often found in other Southeast Asian cuisines presented. A tea leaf salad flavored with fermented leaves is a case in point, and so is chicken paratha — a rich soup with rafts of floating flatbread." - Robert Sietsema