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Inside the Box Hill North restaurant.

‘I can imagine expats weeping over it’: This new eatery spotlights Burmese comfort food

Ka Gyi owner-chef Aung Kyaw took a leap of faith opening a restaurant in Box Hill serving a little-known cuisine with a Melbourne twist, from salmon risotto to tofu noodles.

  • Dani Valent
Warm tofu noodles.
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‘Warm hug for your stomach’: This eatery takes three days to make its tofu noodles

This Hurstville venue is one of the few places in Sydney serving the traditional and “unapologetically bold” cuisine of Myanmar.

  • Helen Yee
Mohinga noodles at Blue Heaven.

Head to this Burmese eatery for flavourful mohinga fish soup

Opened in April by Tommy Young, who previously ran Pink Peppercorn in Paddington, Blue Heaven serves some of Myanmar’s most renowned dishes.

  • David Matthews
Family feast: Call ahead to order the zakor htamin.

Boisterous Burmese flavours tempt diners

Over-ordering is inevitable at Lay Lay Naing's restaurant.

  • Andrew Levins