Rangoon

There’s a saying that good things come in small packages. That is certainly true for this heartfelt Burmese jewel—its stark-white interior no bigger than a train car. The menu, too, is limited to a handful of vibrant salads, soothing noodles, and curries that reflect the country’s cross-cultural cooking influenced by neighbors like China, Thailand and India.
However, unlike its neighbors, creations like tea leaf salad with fried beans or lemongrass fish noodle soup with garlic oil showcase a subtler approach to spice and flavor that's as comforting as a gentle summer breeze. If there is such a thing as a perfect starter, it must be the onion fritters served with tamarind-garlic dip. They are onion rings perfected and are as pretty as they are delicious.