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    Burma Berkeley

    4.6 (73 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    1st floor- bar seating
    Victor G.

    Burma Berkeley opened 6 months ago in Royal Rangoon's space. Cosmetic changes in the 3 sections. Greeted courteously soon after entry. Assigned a table. Most tables set up for 4 persons. Got seated solo at 1. Offerings (Asian fusion, Burmese): appetizers, pork, soup & salad, chicken, rice & noodles, seafood, beef & lamb..so many in each category. Red flag? Bites: Burmese style Chicken Curry (19) non spicy -broth initially smelled/tasted savory with some boldness. 1st impressions faded into disappointment as i ate many large pieces of mushy, bland potatoes, 4ish large pieces of chewy bland chicken pieces. Chicken Should have simmered longer in smaller pieces. Pedestrian miscues... -smaller chicken pieces had flavor, were tender. -menu states sauce made from "lemongrass, onions, ginger, garlic, masala, paprika, bay leaves & fish sauce." Tasted the tartness, not much else. -1/2 way thru, lost interest, had it packed to go. Didn't eat anything before. Just a milkshake. 3.5 stars not worthy:YMMV, Quality: too many ingredients spoiled the sauce. Quantity: the usual. Doubtful repeat. Fusion eats not my jam.

    Aly C.

    ===TL;DR=== - Palata w/ coconut chicken curry - Burmese garlic noodle - Burmese style chicken curry ===TMI=== Came here on a Friday late afternoon and it was practically empty. Friendly staff greeted and got seated immediately. The food was alright. The palata's curry dip was light whereas the Burmese style chicken curry was a lot thicker. All the dishes were good sharing portions. I thought the garlic noodle lacked a bit of flavor but it was good with a bit of the curry sauce. Overall they were ok. Nothing really stood out but they weren't bad either. Might be more beneficial to come with a bigger crowd so that way, you can try more food.

    Garlic Shrimp Eggplant
    Emily F.

    Came in for a small lunch while in the area. It wasn't busy and got seated right away. It's lovely inside, clean, and service was great. Food looked good and ordered off recommendations from waitstaff. We tried the garlic shrimp eggplant and Burmese garlic noodles with chicken. Flavor was good with the shrimp and eggplant and texture was good. The sauce and dish as a whole was a bit oily/greasy and didn't love that aspect. The noodles had good texture but couldn't really taste any garlic. It was pretty bland and the chicken in the dish was also extremely bland and not much of it. It was a bit disappointing but happy to check out a new place.

    Burmese Pad Thai (GF)
    Karen W.

    My friend and I used to come here when it was Royal Rangoon as it was our go to place for tea leaf salad! Well when it reopened as Burma Berkeley, we were so excited as the service, ambience and food were still the same. The samosas are bigger and very filled and tasty, the Pad Thai was so delish and the tea leaf salad was very good but it came already mixed, not like the previous restaurant where they sprinkled some shrimp powder on the side of the dish and mixed the salad in front of you. I also miss the mango lassi as the new restaurant doesn't serve it but the server mentioned other customers have asked about it. Good food, good service and atmosphere

    Tea Leaf Salad(GF)
    May Z.

    I love Burmese food so I was excited to see a new spot has opened in Berkeley. Very easy to find, right on Telegraph. The restaurant is deceivingly large and has lovely photographs as decor. The service was absolutely on point. They go above and beyond. I ordered the tea leaf salad, it was very fresh and flavorful and came out super quick. Then I tried the palata with curry lamb which was also a classic! Lastly I ordered the Burmese garlic noodles with shrimp. This dish was unlike any other I've ever tried. The sauce was almost peanuty. It was very delicious and fun to eat given it had a lot of complexity. We also ordered a Burmese ice tea! This was one of our favorite things, so much so that we ordered another one to go. I would definitely go back. The cocktail menu looked great as well!

    Honey lime soda
    Sheila P.

    First time here with a friend on a lovely day in Berkeley :) inside was very clean and well decorated interior-wise. Their bathroom was also fully stocked and clean. They had an expansive food and drink menu, with a variety of choices, from mocktails to veggie options. We enjoyed everything! I esp. loved my honey lime ginger ale soda. It was very refreshing. The samosa soup was also perfectly made to my liking with its spice level and how hot it was served. My friend also loved everything and had no complaints. The service was amazing, with such kind people who checked on us often. The food also came out rather quickly. Would definitely return to try out other items on the menu :)

    Burmese Garlic Noodle with veggies
    Adem M.

    We simply adore stumbling on new jewels to frequent and this place was nothing short of an amazing surprise. Let's start with the Palata with chicken curry,...OMG! Also had the Burmese garlic noodles with veggies, Burmese Indian rice, and pumpkin curry. There are some places so good the words to accurately describe are challenging to find. This is one of them. Server was kind and attentive. Atmosphere was cozy and traditional to many Asian restaurants. Clean, sanitary, and smelled delicious the moment we entered. We will return!

    Pumpkin chicken curry
    Dani K.

    I am so happy to have stumbled upon Burma Berkeley. The smell when you walk in will incite instant hunger. The service is impeccable as everyone there was kind and friendly as well as accommodating. This is a place I plan to come to regularly and try everything on the menu. The Palata was flaky and tasted freshly made and the serving size was generous. It felt like eating with family who cares deeply about the people they are serving and I can't speak highly enough of this place.

    Mariam J.

    This was my first time trying Burmese food and it was delicious! We ordered the Burmese style chicken curry with palata (my favorite of what we got), salt and pepper chicken, garlic noodles with pork (my least favorite dish and not worth it imo) and moh hin gha soup. All the food was really good but the chicken curry and palata (a mix of naan and paratha) were the stars of the show. Ambiance was really nice and the staff were also very kind and accommodating. Overall really good and highly suggest!

    Tea leaf salad

    Would like to have given 5 stars because food was delicious but after leaving the restaurant noticed that shrimp lettuce wrap was charged at $2 more than the price shown on the menu. Shrimp Kebat was very tasty. Ordered it medium spicy but was not spicy at all.

    Steve T.

    Excellent Burmese food in Berkeley and without the wait or rush of Burma superstar. This is the place to go, I only wish it was open a little bit later. The food is excellent, and the staff are very helpful and nice.

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    Food is consistently delicious. Ordered so many times (take out or dine in) and each time it was a guaranteed good meal

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    Stopped in here for a fast tea leaf salad. Service was fantastic, ambiance was quiet. Food was spectacular, would definitely go back.

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    Good food and excellent service. The green beans and paratha (?) appetizer were very tasty.

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    So freaking good! Will need to go in person!!! Great food! Great people! Great vibes!

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    Ask the Community - Burma Berkeley

    Burma Superstar

    Burma Superstar

    4.1
    (2.9k reviews)
    1.6 mi
    $$
    Vegetarian friendly
    Gluten-free friendly

    Came here on a Monday afternoon and it was really empty. The ambiance is really nice, and I could…read moredefinitely see it being an excellent date spot. The two of us ordered the Fiery Beef and Spicy Noodles and both I would highly recommend. The Fiery Beef was extremely tender with great flavor, my favorite of the two. Overall, I would rate the food a solid 4.5 stars and along with the ambiance of the restaurant, this is definitely a spot that you should check out!

    I had my 40th birthday party here and that was fabulous. It's been a favorite for many years but…read moreisn't as fabulous since the pandemic hit. Things changed: more breading on the chicken (spicy crispy chicken) and reduced protein in some of the other dishes, too. But the flavors still hit and its popularity hasn't dimmed much on the nights I've gone over the last few years. I bought their cookbook years back but much of what I like isn't in it, so I keep coming back for the food and community vibes. There is a communal table, which I appreciate though I tend to sit at the bar when I go alone. It's worth it to get a view of what's happening all around you. The B S in Alameda doesn't have the same energy or coziness, but it is easier to access with safer parking (now windows broken there but I've had that here and been hassled walking to/from) and dramatically shorter waits. The diversity of the diners is much lower than this one though (Alameda is still mostly old white people) and the menu has more options here, so I'll continue to return again and again and recommend it to others ... and hope to not have to replace car windows.

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    Royal Rangoon

    Royal Rangoon

    4.1
    (744 reviews)
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    Royal Rangoon was one of my favorite places in Berkeley to take out-of-town guests. The food was so…read moregood, and the service was efficient and gracious in a quiet, low-key way. After my office moved from Downtown Berkeley to South Berkeley during COVID, my supervisor and I ate at Royal Rangoon a couple of times for lunch. It was like visiting an old friend after a long time, and I planned to return often, but then we started working from home again, and I'm barely in Berkeley these days. Turnover is the name of the game for restaurants in Berkeley, even old ones, but I associate that more with downtown and University Avenue. Old favorites on Telegraph should soldier on, but even the stretch between campus and our office has changed a lot since 2022. Thanks for the lovely, delicious memories, Royal Rangoon!

    Really loved our service- great waiter with recommendations and there were multiple people making…read moresure our waters were refilled and checking in on us. This place is surprisingly bigger on the inside, they have a whole separate room with more seating after you walk in. Really liked the tea leaf salad and nya gi dok! We also ordered the chef special seafood green stew- thought it was lacking a bit of spice or strength in flavor. Overall it seems like a great place to bring a group of friends, someone was celebrating their bday too!

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    Burmese-Indian Rice
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    Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine

    Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine

    4.7
    (1.2k reviews)
    1.4 mi

    I've dined at both the SF and Oakland locations before. Oakland started off really strong for me…read morebut over time the food felt a little inconsistent, and the SF location personally just did not hit for me. But this Berkeley location? Okayyyy now let's get into it. Parking here is definitely challenging, so give yourself extra time. We came on Mother's Day with reservations at 2 PM, right before they closed for their dinner reset at 3, and we were still seated pretty quickly which I appreciated, especially with how busy it was. We sat outside on the patio and honestly it was such a nice vibe. They do have outdoor heaters if needed, but the weather was perfect that day. We did everything à la carte for a party of 7. Appetizers: Vegan Spring Rolls: 5/5 Super crispy and fresh. The chili peanut sauce was so good we kept going back for more. Crispy Pork Belly: 1/5 Way too overcooked for our liking. It came out super dry and chewy, almost like a thick pork jerky. Definitely not something we would order again. Main dishes: Panang Neua: 5/5 OMG. This was the dish I came for and it absolutely delivered. The meat literally falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. The sauce leans salty, so pairing it with the blue rice balances everything out perfectly. So rich and flavorful. Crab Fried Rice: 5/5 The large chunks of crab really made this dish stand out. It was flavorful, not dry, and not overly mushy either. Solid all around. Hat Yai Fried Chicken: 2/5 Too thin and too dry for us. I would not reorder this dish, but the roti it came with was actually really good dipped into the sauce. Beef Larb: 5/5 Wagyu beef? Say less. This dish was perfectly seasoned and packed with flavor. Straight chef's kiss. Yellow Curry: 4/5 Honestly you really can't go wrong with yellow curry here. Comforting, flavorful, and paired well with everything else we ordered. And of course we ended with the mango sticky rice to share because you simply have to. It was the mango on top to finish the meal. Overall, this Berkeley location easily gave us the best experience out of the three. Great service, beautiful patio seating, and several dishes that were genuinely memorable. We'll definitely be back for that Panang Neua alone.

    Why is finding good Thai in the East Bay so hard?…read more We ordered pretty classic stuff--pad Thai that somehow leaned way too sweet, and a green chicken curry that was so watered down it felt more like a soup than an actual curry. My husband also ended up getting food poisoning, which really sealed the deal on this one. We're pretty sure it was the mai tai served in a novelty cat cup... and now I have questions about how often that thing is actually getting properly cleaned. Let's just say I'm not thinking about it too hard. Anyway. Another Thai spot crossed off the list. The search continues.

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    Teni East Kitchen

    Teni East Kitchen

    4.3
    (534 reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    We just missed Tru Burger by minutes, and since we had recently been to Brenda's, timing (and a…read morelittle luck) led us to TENI. The menu felt very similar to Burma Superstar--but without the long lines or the hype. We ended up enjoying a lighter, abbreviated meal in a really cool setting, paired with excellent service. In a way, Tru Burger closing early worked out in our favor--we were pleasantly steered toward a healthier alternative. Would happily repeat. BB

    This was my first time at a Bib gourmand and also trying Burmese food. I was very excited. The…read morerestaurant's atmosphere is so calming and welcoming and the waiters were so nice and attentive to us. My friend and I shared the Roti with Dip and the chicken wings as appetizers. The Roti Dip was OUT OF THIS WORLD (6/5). It exceeded my expectations. The Roti was very soft and crispy and the dip had an amazing coconut/herby taste. The waiter saw how much we loved the dip and brought us another one to use for our rice. Big shout out to her! The chicken wings were okay. Not that spicy for me (I have a high spice tolerance) but I expected them to be more savory. They were cooked very well though. I would give it a 3/5 Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with my main which was the crispy whole dried fish. I am a sucker for whole fish dishes so I was pretty excited and expectant for something spectacular. The fish itself was bland. It was very crispy and cooked well but not really seasoned. I had thought the sauce they serve with it was intended to impart flavor on the fish, but the sauce was just very tangy and not flavorful. I did finish the fish though but it's not something I would get again. Overall a 2.5/5. Their coconut rice was good though I was expecting more of a coconut flavor with it. I would rate that a 4/5. It was cooked very well. I think this is a really nice place though, perhaps I just did not order the right or more popular dishes. I'll be coming back for the ROTI WITH DIP (It was that good) and to try the other items in their menu.

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    Pretty cool interior

    Burma Berkeley - burmese - Updated June 2026

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