Places to meet in Yangon

A café on 19th Street in Chinatown, among the street's eateries.

A casual restaurant on 34th Street serving Shan noodles.

A restaurant serving Burmese dishes on the first floor of a downtown building on Merchant Road.

A specialty coffee cafe with a rooftop bar and restaurant on Bagaya Street.

A specialty coffee cafe that roasts its own beans and also serves noodles, sandwiches and cakes.

A Burmese restaurant with a display of freshly made dishes, long popular with visitors.

A Japanese yakitori and robatayaki restaurant in the Sofaer building on Merchant Road.

A fine-dining restaurant and lounge on University Avenue Road.

A traditional Burmese tea shop known for its tea, mohinga and curry sets.

A large food court inside Myanmar Plaza with cafes, fast-food outlets and tea shops.

A pub-style bar and restaurant on 50th Street in Botataung, popular with expats and visitors.

A craft beer pub on Kabar Aye Pagoda Road.

A casual rooftop bar in Ahlone with city views, beers and cocktails.

A rooftop bar and restaurant at the Esperado Lake View Hotel on Kan Yeik Tha Road, near Kandawgyi Lake.

A rooftop bar overlooking the Shwegondine area with visiting DJs.

A hotel bar in the lobby of the historic Strand Hotel.

A basement bar in Lanmadaw with a grill menu, classic cocktails and a DJ later in the evening.

A bar and restaurant on the second floor at the corner of Shwe Gon Daing Road and Old Yay Tar Shay Street.

A lakeside park along the west bank of Inya Lake, used for walks, jogging and watching the sunset.

A large lakeside park around Kandawgyi Lake with walking paths and views toward Shwedagon Pagoda.

A palace-style hall shaped like a royal barge on the eastern shore of Kandawgyi Lake, used as a restaurant and event venue.

A large urban park and square west of Shwedagon Pagoda with tree-lined walkways, ponds and an exhibition hall.

The gilded stupa that dominates the Yangon skyline, open daily to visitors.

A pagoda on a central roundabout, a navigation landmark of downtown Yangon.

A Chinatown street lined with open-air barbecue restaurants and beer stations.

A colonial-era covered bazaar with stalls for handicrafts, jewellery and textiles.

A shopping mall on Pyay Road with a supermarket, a cinema and a food court.

A downtown shopping mall linked by a bridge to Bogyoke Aung San Market.

A large shopping mall in Kamayut with shops, restaurants and a cinema.

A downtown street of colonial-era buildings with galleries and cafes, often included on walking routes.

A five-floor shopping centre on Pyay Road with shops, a bookstore, a game centre and a cinema.

An art gallery on Yaw Min Gyi Street in Dagon.

A gallery in a historic downtown building at the corner of Merchant and Pansodan streets.

A national museum with galleries of Myanmar art, history and royal regalia, including the Lion Throne.

A multi-screen cineplex in the Junction Square shopping area on Kyuntaw Road.

A two-screen cinema of the Mingalar chain in Tamwe township.

A long-running downtown cinema on Sule Pagoda Road showing current films, including some in 3D.

A large classic cinema on Alan Pya Pagoda Street that shows many Burmese-language films.