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Family recipes, two traditions
Yangon serves Burmese and Mandarin cooking in downtown Burlingame — both traditions coming from the same kitchen, rooted in family recipes.
Recipes from home cooking
The Burmese side of the menu is built from generations of home cooking — not restaurant shortcuts. Dishes like Tea Leaf Salad carry that history in every ingredient: fermented tea leaves, fried garlic, peanuts, sesame seeds, yellow beans, and green chili.
Neither cuisine is an afterthought
Burmese and Mandarin preparations share the same kitchen and the same attention. Kut Kyee Kaik — flat rice noodles with shrimp, chicken, and squid in a spicy sauce — sits comfortably alongside the Mandarin dishes on the same menu.
A good place to start
If Burmese food is new to you, start with Mohinga Soup — a fish chowder with rice noodles and lemongrass — or Ohn Noh Kauk Swel, a coconut milk noodle soup with chicken. Both give a clear sense of where the cooking comes from.
On Broadway in Burlingame
We're at 1136 Broadway in downtown Burlingame, open daily for lunch and dinner. Come in when you're hungry, and come back for the dish you didn't order the first time.