Inle Myanmar

A good place for anyone trying Burmese cuisine for the first time in Singapore. I brought my guest from Thailand here as he wanted to have a taste of Burmese food for the first time.

We ordered the set menus which comprised of: Mohinga (traditional Burmese fish curry based noodle dish, similar to but much lighter than local Laksa), To Hpu Nway (Myanmar's Shan State traditional noodle dish with "warm Burmese tofu" sauce), To Hpu Kyaw (fried Burmese tofu), Laphet Thoke (Burmese famous tea leaf salad) to begin with.

Mohinga here was not as "hard core" Burmese as the other places in Peninsula Plaza offer. However, its a good introductory dish for any one who is new to Burmese food. The next dish, which was really good and hardly found in Singapore was indeed the To Hpu Nway, a classic ethnic Shan noodle dish. Boiled plain rice noodle topped with tangy savoury tomato based semi dry pork curry and drenched in the silky smooth rich warm Burmese tofu sauce (made of pure perfectly cooked chickpea flour) as a contrasting flavour, and garnished with fresh corriander leaves and roasted peanuts for texture. This particular dish came with a side condiment of chilli flakes and pickled Chinese mustard greens with small onions, just how we would get it normally in Myanmar's street food vendors!

Laphet thoke, the famous Burmese fermented tea leaf salad was served good here, however there are more places in the same building which offer better ones. Same quality also for their fried Burmese tofu (Burmese tofu definitely is a must to try for those who have never tried Burmese food before! Its a rich "tofu" made with pure chickpea flour, no soya bean product is used in the making of this).

For desserts we ordered Hsanwin Makin, a Burmese version of rich coconuty poppy seed topped semolina sweet cake and Hpa Lu Da, simply Burmese version of Indian Falooda drink which consisted of rose syrup, milk, mini sago pearls, basil seeds, pandan flavoured Burmese chendol (Moh Let Saung), egg custard pudding and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. These desserts were pretty standard too, and easily found in the other Burmese eateries in the same building too.

Last but not least we ordered the Laphet Yey, the creamy rich yet full bodied Burmese hot milk tea, to end the lunch here. This milk tea is definitely a must in experiencing Burmese cuisine! It has a unique flavour character that is different with other great milk tea drinks like the Thai Cha Yen, Hongkong Style Nai Cha, Teh Tarik, Hyderabad's famous Irani Chai and Indian doodh pattee chai.

Anyway, do come to this place to experience good introduction to Burmese cuisines! Service and cleanliness were definitely more than good!

Strategically located near City Hall MRT station. A popular hangout place for Burmese in Singapore, Various Burmese foods and products are available here. Burmese restaurants are located at basement. Shops selling photographic equipment and photo processing shop also located in Peninsula Plaza.

Located at busiest downtown area and easy to access most famous places in Singapore. Available various Myanmar foods and products.

One of historical market in Singapore though Peninsula lost her previous glamours but still this is famous to the Burmese people’s, locals and tourists. You will find Burmese products in almost every shops. Sometimes I visit there to buy betel leaves for my Uncle. Few good currency exchange there who are really famous and give better rates in town.