When I miss Burma (Singapore)

Luckily there is a place where I can find Burmese food in Singapore.

Peninsula Plaza near City Hall subway station is where I go.

My favourite places are Ye Yint and Yellow GoldenLand on level 03 and Shwe Myanmar (now called Zayyar, and relocated to level 03, #03-20). The first two places have food that you will find in Yangon, Mandalay and Shan regions. Zayyar has spicy Rakhine (area neighbouring Bangladesh) food in addition to other dishes. They also serve Burmese variations of biryani.

Spicy food warning at Zayyar. Don’t worry. Not all their food is spicy.

Ye Yint, the long-standing Burmese cafe in Singapore. I have been taking friends here since the early 2000s. The simplest food you can get here is Burmese sweet tea with samosa. They also make fresh regional salads (thoke in Burmese) upon ordering.

Also no need to know the names of the food. You can point to a dish. The staff and the patrons are friendly. They will help you out.