Browse all 7 Burmese restaurants in the Outside Eats dining guide to the San Francisco Peninsula. Select any restaurant for photos, hours, directions, reviews, and the full profile.
- Burma Love Menlo ParkMenlo Park outpost of the beloved Burma Superstar family at 1302 E El Camino Real with contemporary Burmese cuisine, innovative cocktails, tea leaf salad, and a happy hour Monday through Friday.
- Burma Silver Star Restaurant Daly CityAuthentic Burmese restaurant on Mission Street with tea leaf salad, mohinga noodle soup, and traditional Burmese curries in a small family-run dining room.
- Burma Spice Redwood CityAuthentic Burmese cuisine blending coconut curries, wok tossed specialties, and fresh ingredients in a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere.
- Mingalaba Restaurant BurlingameAuthentic Burmese and Mandarin cuisine with unique flavor profiles.
- Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine San CarlosAuthentic Burmese cuisine with signature Tiki cocktails and artfully designed interior.
- Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine Palo AltoChef Max Lee's celebrated Burmese kitchen with garlic noodles, coconut rice, and nan gyi dok noodles drawing a devoted following for modern Burmese cuisine.
- Yangon BurlingameUnique twist on Burmese food with only the freshest ingredients.
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About Burmese Restaurants on the SF Peninsula
Burmese restaurants are one of the Bay Area's quiet culinary treasures, and the San Francisco Peninsula has a handful worth seeking out. Sitting at the crossroads of India, China, and Thailand, Burmese cooking borrows from all three while remaining entirely its own, which makes it a genuine discovery for many diners.
The signature dish is tea leaf salad, or lahpet thoke, a bright, crunchy toss of fermented tea leaves, fried beans, nuts, tomato, and cabbage, savory and unlike anything else. Other standouts include the coconut chicken noodle soup ohn no khao swe, the fish-based mohinga considered a national dish, samusa soup, and rich curries served with rice. Fried and fresh salads built on unusual textures are a hallmark, layering crunchy, soft, sour, and savory in one bowl.
The flavors are deeply satisfying without being heavy-handed, relying on fermentation, fried aromatics, and a balance of textures rather than intense heat. That makes Burmese food approachable for newcomers while still offering plenty of depth for the adventurous. Sharing several dishes is the best way in, since the contrasts between salads, soups, and curries are part of the experience.
Vegetarians do well, as many salads and curries are naturally meat-free or easily adapted. Portions and prices tend to be friendly, fitting the casual, family-run feel of most spots.
Use the list below to browse Burmese restaurants by city, then open a profile for hours, photos, and directions. If you have never tried Burmese food, the Peninsula is a fine place to start, and tea leaf salad is the perfect introduction.
