Faluda and kyet thar thoke— Burmese falooda and spiced chicken salad. (Photographs by Martin Poole)

With chapters on snacks, salads, curries, rice, noodles and sweets, the simple recipes are perfect for a quick weekday family meal or a comforting slow cook on a weekend.

Furnishings in the Pink Headed Duck Café have been recycled from oxcarts and an old teak boat. (Supplied)

Sink into a cushion and listen to the myths of storied Indawgyi Lake at the Pink Headed Duck Café.

Opened in November, Chuffy Bite serves Myanmar, Chinese and Thai dishes. (Facebook / Chuffy Bite)

Set opposite the slightly dodgy patch underneath Pansodan bridge, Chuffy Bite is run by 19-year-old Myanmar Imperial University student Zin Wai Naing.

Shan noodles at Wai Wai's Noodle Place. (Myanmar Mix)

Most Shan food lovers in Yangon would have by now heard of Wai Wai’s Place, a five-floor guesthouse with a rooftop kitchen that has gained a loyal following since opening six years ago in Sanchaung township.

Hapa Coffee & Cocktail on Merchant street is introducing a brave concept to Yangon. (Supplied)

Trust is not an issue at Hapa Coffee & Cocktail in downtown Yangon.

 

Thet Thet Soe, 19, poses in front of one of her wall paintings at Mario Juice and Snack Bar in Loikaw. (Yan Naing Aung)

Thet Thet Soe used her talents to bring colour and fun to the walls of youth hub Mario Juice and Snack Bar in the Karenni state capital.

A cup of sweet Burmese tea served with some samosas. (Iryna Kyrylenko / Myanmar Mix)

Find your 'spirit tea' here and order the brew on your next visit to the teashop.

Students at the Sanon Training Restaurant graduation ceremony in Bagan. (Supplied)

A Bagan social enterprise training young underprivileged people in hospitality held a graduation ceremony for its third annual class of young people on Monday.

Sabuti, a traditional corn porridge of Chin state, is the signature dish at this Yangon eatery. (Myanmar Mix)

Enjoy a steamy bowl of corn soup at Mr Sabuti.

Fried spring rolls and fresh prawn spring rolls at Annam Noodle Bar and Bites in Urban Asia Centre. (Photos: Myanmar Mix)

Annam Noodle Bar and Bites in Yangon promises authentic Saigon fare, so we brought along a Vietnam native to try it out.

Moustache Bar in Kamayut township serves affordable drinks and food.

Tucked down a side street close to Junction Square, a free beer awaits those with facial hair.

Head to your nearest Yangon convenience store to try the taste test yourself. (Photos by Ben Small)

Your guide to this weekend in Yangon.

The 50th Street Bar Burger is a sample of the pub grub offered in the Yangon favourite. (Photos by Iryna Kyrylenko / Myanmar Mix)

This old expat haunt is embarking on a new chapter.

Faluda and kyet thar thoke— Burmese falooda and spiced chicken salad. (Photographs by Martin Poole)

With chapters on snacks, salads, curries, rice, noodles and sweets, the simple recipes are perfect for a quick weekday family meal or a comforting slow cook on a weekend.

Pumpkin curry and bean fritters—two dishes from “Mandalay: Recipes & Tales from a Burmese Kitchen." (Cristian Barnett)

Try your hand at Myanmar cooking during your lockdown adventure.

Braised beef curry and charred tomato salsa—two dishes from the new “Mandalay: Recipes & Tales from a Burmese Kitchen." (Cristian Barnett)

Learn how to make braised beef curry and charred tomato salsa—two dishes from the new “Mandalay: Recipes & Tales from a Burmese Kitchen."

Dried bamboo shoot salad. (Hsu Myat Oo)

A Myanmar favoruite, dried bamboo shoot can be made into a tasty salad.