Best Burmese in Manhattan — Harry's ten

Tell Harry what you fancy. Ten places worth leaving the house for. Harry reads the review-site noise, spots the tourist traps, and hands over a shortlist before the kettle's boiled.

Be honest with him. He doesn't judge.

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Rank 1.
Eaterniti Burmese Street Food
burmese · asian · 89-30 Queens Blvd
5.0 across 166 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
17 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 20:30G5.0T4.6Y4.8MS
Google5.0(166)Yelp4.8(26)Tripadvisor4.6(37)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 2.
Amayar Kitchen
burmese · Maywood
4.9 across 538 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #7 of 21 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
25 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 21:00G4.9T4.6Y4.8MSFB5.0
Google4.9(538)Yelp4.8(211)Tripadvisor4.6(7)Facebook5.0(22)
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Rank 3.
Burmese Harp
burmese · japanese · Brooklyn
4.8 across 122 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
31 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 20:30G4.8T4.0Y4.7MS
Google4.8(122)Yelp4.7(28)Tripadvisor4.0(1)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 4.
Burmese Breakfast
asian · burmese · Elmhurst
4.5 across 277 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; ranked #102 of 432 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
15 min · $$ · ClosedClosed todayG4.7T5.0Y4.5MS
Google4.7(15)Yelp4.5(277)Tripadvisor5.0(3)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 5.
Little Myanmar
burmese · New York
Bib GourmandNYT 100
4.1 across 319 Google reviews; named by Michelin Guide and NYT.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
12 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 21:30G4.1TY4.0MS
Google4.1(319)Yelp4.0(130)Tripadvisornot on tripadvisor2/ 3 sources
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Rank 6.
Asian Bowl
burmese · vegetarian · Forest Hills
4.4 across 355 Google reviews; ranked #18 of 210 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Cheap but Cheerful
20 min · $ · ClosedToday · 12:00 — 21:00G4.4T4.0Y3.9MS
Google4.4(355)Yelp3.9(245)Tripadvisor4.0(70)
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Rank 7.
Sophie’s Rangoon Kitchen
asian · asian-fusion · Elmhurst
4.6 across 58 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; ranked #31 of 279 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
15 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 10:30 — 21:00G4.6T4.5Y4.8MSFB5.0
Google4.6(58)Yelp4.8(12)Tripadvisor4.5(14)Facebook5.0(5)
- Looks promising, but the sample size is tiny. Harry is watching.
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
WarningLooks promising, but the sample size is tiny. Harry is watching.
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Rank 8.
Noodle House
burmese · Jersey City
3.2 across 22 Tripadvisor reviews; ranked #434 of 1,004 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: False Economy
16 min · $$ · ClosedClosed todayGT3.2YMS
Tripadvisor3.2(22)Yelpnot on yelp1/ 3 sources
WarningCheap, but not the cheap you wanted. You'd be better off elsewhere.
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Summaries are generated from the available evidence and may be editorially reviewed. They are not direct quotations.

Best Burmese in Manhattan — Harry's ten

Tell Harry what you fancy. Ten places worth leaving the house for. Harry reads the review-site noise, spots the tourist traps, and hands over a shortlist before the kettle's boiled.

Be honest with him. He doesn't judge.

Places

by overall quality

Worth sharing

Send these eight to whoever’s asking where to eat.

Post on X

Sort

Rank 1.
Eaterniti Burmese Street Food
burmese · asian · 89-30 Queens Blvd
5.0 across 166 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
17 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 20:30G5.0T4.6Y4.8MS
Google5.0(166)Yelp4.8(26)Tripadvisor4.6(37)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 2.
Amayar Kitchen
burmese · Maywood
4.9 across 538 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #7 of 21 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
25 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 21:00G4.9T4.6Y4.8MSFB5.0
Google4.9(538)Yelp4.8(211)Tripadvisor4.6(7)Facebook5.0(22)
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Rank 3.
Burmese Harp
burmese · japanese · Brooklyn
4.8 across 122 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
31 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 20:30G4.8T4.0Y4.7MS
Google4.8(122)Yelp4.7(28)Tripadvisor4.0(1)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 4.
Burmese Breakfast
asian · burmese · Elmhurst
4.5 across 277 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; ranked #102 of 432 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
15 min · $$ · ClosedClosed todayG4.7T5.0Y4.5MS
Google4.7(15)Yelp4.5(277)Tripadvisor5.0(3)
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
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Rank 5.
Little Myanmar
burmese · New York
Bib GourmandNYT 100
4.1 across 319 Google reviews; named by Michelin Guide and NYT.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
12 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:00 — 21:30G4.1TY4.0MS
Google4.1(319)Yelp4.0(130)Tripadvisornot on tripadvisor2/ 3 sources
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Rank 6.
Asian Bowl
burmese · vegetarian · Forest Hills
4.4 across 355 Google reviews; ranked #18 of 210 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Cheap but Cheerful
20 min · $ · ClosedToday · 12:00 — 21:00G4.4T4.0Y3.9MS
Google4.4(355)Yelp3.9(245)Tripadvisor4.0(70)
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Rank 7.
Sophie’s Rangoon Kitchen
asian · asian-fusion · Elmhurst
4.6 across 58 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; ranked #31 of 279 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
15 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 10:30 — 21:00G4.6T4.5Y4.8MSFB5.0
Google4.6(58)Yelp4.8(12)Tripadvisor4.5(14)Facebook5.0(5)
- Looks promising, but the sample size is tiny. Harry is watching.
- Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.
WarningLooks promising, but the sample size is tiny. Harry is watching.
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Rank 8.
Noodle House
burmese · Jersey City
3.2 across 22 Tripadvisor reviews; ranked #434 of 1,004 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: False Economy
16 min · $$ · ClosedClosed todayGT3.2YMS
Tripadvisor3.2(22)Yelpnot on yelp1/ 3 sources
WarningCheap, but not the cheap you wanted. You'd be better off elsewhere.
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Summaries are generated from the available evidence and may be editorially reviewed. They are not direct quotations.

Best Burmese in Manhattan — Harry's ten

Eaterniti Burmese Street Food

Amayar KitchenH★

Burmese Harp

Burmese Breakfast

Little Myanmar

Asian Bowl

Sophie’s Rangoon Kitchen

Noodle House

Best Burmese in Manhattan — Harry's ten

Eaterniti Burmese Street Food

Amayar KitchenH★

Burmese Harp

Burmese Breakfast

Little Myanmar

Asian Bowl

Sophie’s Rangoon Kitchen

Noodle House

Amayar Kitchen

Amayar Kitchen