Ten Places To Try Burmese Food in San Francisco

Mohinga (catfish chowder) at Burmese Kitchen

San Francisco is blessed with Burmese food choices, more so than any other city in North America, and perhaps the entire English-speaking world.  Below is a list of 10 places to try Burmese food. All have Burma's most well-known "exotic" dish, fermented tea leaf salad, and all except B-Star Bar and the pop-up at Jonas on Hyde have Mohinga, the catfish chowder considered Burma's national dish. Except where noted, all are open for both lunch and dinner.

I cheated a little with Little Yangon; it's technically in Daly City, but I included it because it's accessible via Muni (#14 lines).

Mandalay
4344 California St., San Francisco

(415) 386-3896
mandalaysf.com

Burma Superstar

309 Clement St., San Francisco

(415) 387-2147

burmasuperstar.com

Pagan¹
3199 Clement St., San Francisco
(415) 751-2598
pagansf.com

Burmese Kitchen
452 Larkin St., San Francisco
(415) 474-5569
burmesekitchen.com

Yamo
3406 18th St., San Francisco
(415) 553-8911

B Star Bar²

127 Clement St., San Francisco

(415) 933-9900

bstarbar.com

Sapphire Asian Cuisine³
475 Sacramento St., San Francisco

(415) 984-0428

sapphiretasteofburma.com

Jonas On Hyde⁴
1800 Hyde St., San Francisco
(415) 775-2517

Lil Burma⁵
SoMa StEat Food Park
428 11th St., San Francisco
(415) 636-1818
lilburma.com

Little Yangon
6318 Mission St., Daly City

(650) 994-0111

littleyangon.com

¹Burmese and Thai; open for dinner only
²Asian fusion, with some popular dishes from sister restaurant Burma Superstar

³Lunch only; order from "Made To Order" menu, NOT from steam table 
⁴Burmese Pop-up with limited menu, Tues-Sat dinner only 
⁵Food cart, permanently stationed at SoMa StrEat Food Park