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laterite mud and natural wax, although the rustic pink-painted box; inside, the spacious wood-floored rooms
materials don’t compromise comfort levels or the offer plenty of unassuming creature comforts and are well
generally luxurious ambience. Noise from passing boats equipped with flatscreen TV, kettle and fridge. Does the job
may intrude, although for many people it’s all part of the and does it at a very reasonable price. $30
experience. There’s also a spa, bar and a good restaurant Zawgyi Inn 122 Nandawun St T081 209929, Ezawgyi
inn@gmail.com. Peaceful and friendly little family-run
(see p.256) attached. $130
Yar Pyae Nandawun St T081 209941, Eyarpyae guesthouse with spacious, neat and immaculately clean –
hotel@gmail.com. One of Nyaungshwe’s better mid- albeit slightly bare – fan rooms with little verandas 6
range options. Outside it’s an ugly three-storey overlooking a pretty, plant-filled courtyard. $25
EATING
Nyaungshwe is up there with the best places to eat in Myanmar, with plenty of international options alongside the usual
curries, rice and noodles. As well as the places listed below, the town’s night market, just south of MIngalar Market, is
also an enjoyable place to eat, with stalls selling good chapati and curry, barbecued chicken sticks and Shan noodles. The
fun starts just after sundown.
Ever Green Yone Gyi Rd T094 4801 6338. Staffed by filling meat, fish and veg curry sets (K3000), ranging from
Nyaungshwe’s most manic bunch of waitresses, this cute pork, beef, fish and chicken through to mutton tripe,
little place serves decent Shan coffee and assorted sardines and tofu – if you can finish the lot you must have
juices, along with a modest selection of mains (K2500– been pretty hungry. Daily 11am–9pm.
4500) including stir-fries, curries and pasta, plus good Live Dim Sum Yone Gyi Rd T09 428 136 964. Small
fish and chips made with fish from the lake. Daily dim sum restaurant offering relief to tired tastebuds
8am–10pm. which have had one too many bowls of Shan noodles.
The French Touch Kyaung Taw Shayt Rd T09 525 Individual dim sum dishes cost K1700–3000, or try one
1365. An artsy, loungey place that doubles as a gallery of their platters (K3500), with a choice between fried
of sorts, and serves up good “Shan fusion” cuisine (K3700) or steamed (K4000) dim sum; there are also
(K3500–5500) alongside more expensive European- some good Chinese dishes on the menu (around K4000).
style dishes (K6000–8000) including pizza and pasta, Daily 10am–9pm.
plus French-style soups, salads, waffles and puddings. One Owl Grill Yone Gyi St T09 262 972 841. Cool
Also a good place for breakfast, a quick coffee, or urban-style bistro serving up excellent (if relatively
something stronger (see p.256). An interesting pricey) meaty Western fare (mains K5000–8000),
documentary on the Inle region is screened nightly at including great burgers and other carnivorous mains.
7pm. Daily 7am–10pm. Also does a good range of breakfasts (from K3000),
Golden Kite Yone Gyi Rd T081 209327. Perhaps the including the naughtily named English-style “Breakzit”,
best of the town’s assorted faux-Italian eateries, with a plus cheap happy-hour cocktails (from K1500; 2–6pm).
reliable selection of pizzas (K7400) cooked in a real wood- Daily 9am–11pm.
fired oven, and pasta (K5000–6000) freshly made every Paw Paw Phaung Daw Pyan Rd T959 778 779 627.
day. Daily 9am–10pm, sometimes later. Rustic little bamboo-shack restaurant, run by a lovely
Green Chilli Hospital Rd T095 214101. Elegant little family and offering a great escape from the hustle and
place with a faintly colonial feel and a mainly Burmese bustle of central Nyaungshwe. The short but sweet menu
menu majoring in local Intha specialities such as kin- features traditional Shan home-cooked dishes including
baung-kyaw (deep-fried spring onion with tamarind), curries, stir-fries and deliciously flavoursome salads (mains
Intha-style whole stuffed fish, and crispy yellow tofu K3000–5000). Daily 10am–11pm.
(mains K5000–6000). Daily 10am–10pm. Shwe Dingar Lanmadaw Rd T099 102 4411. This large
Inle Pancake Kingdom Win Quarter T081 209288. and lively teahouse, constructed almost entirely out of
This place has been around since the 1990s. It was corrugated iron, bits of tarpaulin and Coca-Cola signs, is a
originally a milkshake café, and these are still the best fun and usually tourist-free venue, serving up the usual
things on the menu (K1500–2000). The pancakes (K2000– drinks alongside assorted snacks and simple noodle dishes.
4000) are reasonable too, with plenty of fruity, savoury and No English sign, although it’s hard to miss. Daily
sweet options. Daily 9am–9pm. 6am–7.30pm.
Linn Htet Yone Gyi Rd T081 209360. Looking like a ★ Sin Yaw East side of the market T09 428 338 084.
proper Burmese restaurant compared to most of the Lively local restaurant with almost manically friendly staff
foreigner-focused eateries in town, this place is as popular and a great selection of traditional Shan dishes (mains
with locals as with tourists on account of its incredibly K4000–4500, including Inle Lake fish curry, Shan-style