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Lemongrass Chicken Curry
Samantha C.

What a fabulous lunch that was had. I love Burmese food. It's so flavorful and tasty. Rangoon lived up to all my expectations and more. I was a tad late to the party and started with apps before me. What we ordered, I had no idea, all I know is I was given remnants on plates and devoured them before the main event - Lemongrass chicken curry. The portion was perfect (took half home and had it for dinner). The staff were so sweet and accommodating. There is seating upstairs and some down. It was such a great time and just solidified my love of Burmese food.

Coconut Tapioca
Katarina L.

Rangoon made for a great spot to meet up for lunch with some coworkers that were visiting town. With two whole floors and a what looked like a big beautiful covered outdoor area, they have lots of space for groups big and small. It's bright and airy while still feeling incredibly cozy. The best thing about dining with big groups? You get to try a little bit of a whole lot from the menu! My absolutely favorite way to go out. Before I get to the food, I have to rave about my tamarind limeade. It was delicious, refreshing, and not overly sweet. Okay onto the food! A favorite appetizer was the squash tempura. It was sweet and the sauce was delicious. Be sure to give these a try. The Potato Paratha were also very flavorful, the shell was nice and soft while still having a little crunch. We also ordered the Burmese Disco Fries & Burmese Tea Leaf Salad. The disco fries were nice but I really didn't love the tea leaf salad. It had a very strong flavor that I couldn't pin down (almost floral) but that must have been the tea! Others seemed to love it, so it's just a preference thing. For my entree, I got the Village Style Shrimp Fried Rice. The shrimp were delicious and perfectly cooked, but I didn't think the rice had too much flavor. I would want to try one of the curry dishes if I ever have another visit. Last but not least, dessert! Coconut Tapioca for a sweet treat to end the meal might be a must. It was delicious, coconutty, sweet and great for a few folks to take a few bites of each. Enjoy!

Outside
Kimy P.

Okay so, first night of being in Manhattan I thought to myself. I would love some Burmese food and especially the coconut rice that is served with curries. So I found Rangoon as a recommendation and decided to try it out. Love the location, small, super cute though. Plants are gorgeous there. We were quite early for dinner time so there was only two other tables with customers. Didn't need a reservation for that time which was great since I forgot to make one hehe. We ordered the infamous green tea leaf salad. I got the chicken curry and my sister the seafood curry. I made sure to mention my love for Burmese coconut rice to the waiter and did not stop raving about it to my sister. The green tea leaf salad honestly was delicious, this was my second time trying it and I have to hand it to Rangoon. Theirs is so much better than the one I tried in SF. As for the curry, it was good. But not my ultimate favorite if I am being honest. My sister's seafood curry was super salty and at the end she would not recommend :( But the main reason I am only giving four stars is because of the coconut rice! If you can call it that.... When they brought it a) it looked different b) it was super dry and c) it completely lacked coconut flavor..... I don't know what happened. Since it was so slow and we just flew in to town, I didn't want to start off this trip by being the Asian customer complaining about the rice. But to my fellow Yelpers, nope I cannot lie, it was not good. My dream of good Burmese coconut rice was broken that day lol I guess I'll have to try to recreate it at home or go back to CA to eat it where I first tried it. Other than that, it's a nice restaurant, service is attentive for the most part, and one should support their local Asian businesses. So go try their green tea leaf salad :) P.S. there's some GF options too!

Nina C.

Came for lunch on a Saturday and didn't have to wait for a table! Plenty of seating available. Service was really nice! They let us use 2 tables because we had too many items. They also constantly came back to check in on us We ordered 1 appetizer and 2 entrees and it was way too much for 2 people. The serving size here is huge! - beef in naan thing: pretty good! Felt a little greasy but yummy - tea leaf salad: quite yummy! I liked the flavor overall, but sometimes I'd get a bite that's mostly tea leaves and I'd shiver in bitterness - fish soup noodle: I personally wasn't a fan of this, but I don't think it's specifically bc of how the restaurant made it, rather that I just don't like the dish as a whole. I didn't expect the fish to be completely dissolved in soup, making it super thick! Noodle also was mushy, but I think that's just rice noodle. I think if it liked this dish as a concept, this would be fine

Garlic Noodle
Cindy W.

We were pleasantly surprised by our meals here. The service was attentive, but the seating areas felt a bit cramped. It also gets quite noisy if you sit at the back of the restaurant. We chose dishes based on the server's recommendations: the golden onion fritter, Burmese lamb curry, and garlic noodles. Our favorite was the lamb curry, followed closely by the garlic noodles. I would recommend skipping the onion fritter and opting for a salad instead; the fritters weren't crunchy and didn't taste like a fresh batch. The garlic noodles were enjoyable, but nothing exceptional. The cocktails were both tasty and innovative; I particularly recommend the Lane Maw. There is Happy Hour on weekends ($6 beer, $9 wine, and $12 signature cocktails) - which we hope to take advantage of in the future!

Strawberry soda ($6) and turmeric limeade ($6)
Aiman S.

One of my new favorite neighborhood digs! Burmese food has some overlap with south Asian food and it was fun seeing items like Keema paratha on it that I'm used to but in a different style. The menu was both interesting and inspired, the portions were solid, and the food was tasty. We ordered the strawberry soda and turmeric lemonade, tea leaf salad, squash tempura, side of paratha, and the beef Shan noodles. The order was well-balanced; while the noodles didn't blow me away and the paratha was a bit too oily for my liking, I really enjoyed this meal. The tea salad is a must try if you're coming here and if you're a fan of textures in your food- heavy on the lime. Drinks were delicious, including the hot sweet tea I had at the end that reminded me of Punjabi gur chai! Service was also incredible. I will return to try their fried chicken, curry, and desserts.

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Phuong Anh V.

Tried Burmese food for the first time!! It was interesting, I do love trying different food, flavor really strong! Started off with some hot tea, amazing!! Food was pricey for a small portion, good for sharing! So cute place, the decorations and so chic and modern. Servers were absolutely 10/10, they were so nice and sweet, attentive! Thank you for the great experience!

Burmese Disco Fries
Ingrid A.

We had the best 5-star experience at Rangoon! From our first moment in the restaurant, we were welcomed in like family. The inside of the restaurant looks secretly spacious. Seems like there's a backyard and a downstairs. We were the first group of the day so it was quiet but it filled up as time went on. We checked the menu and our waitress recommended her favorites as well as the most popular dishes. Our group of 4 was hungry so we were able to order a good variety. The disco fries were my absolute favorite dish of the brunch. I'm still thinking about them. Potato disks with pea curry topping and a tamarind garlic sauce. If I lived in the area I would order this treat quite often. The other apps were fantastic, like the squash tempura and fried chicken. Each were easy to share in a group. For our mains, our group split the beef shan noodles and the Village Pork Curry. We ate every last crumb and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I understand why their Brooklyn location scored a Michelin Bib Gourmand. We were initially drawn in by their bottomless brunch offer but stayed for the good company and great food. My favorite drinks were the lychee and passion fruit mimosas. They always checked in to see when we would like a refill. Thank you for a great experience! Can't wait to return with more friends :)

Esther L.

Such a hidden gem. The coziest ambiance and vibe you can hope for in a bustling city. Amazing attentive service as well. Food was pretty good, got the coconut chicken, was a little pricey but worth it to try the interesting flavors

Josephine L.

I have few good things to say about my time living in San Francisco, but one positive thing I can say is that I wasn't exactly hurting for quality Burmese food out there. Out here in NYC? Beggars can't be choosers, I suppose. I came to NYC a few months before the city's only Burmese restaurant in Manhattan succumbed to the horrors of the Q line extension, but no matter how much I tried to patronize the place before it went out of business, I couldn't get past how mediocre the food was. Hmmm, maybe the Q wasn't the reason it folded? Anyway, since then, I've only found a handful of Burmese restaurants in the city, and they've all been various shades of a-okay. I was so hoping Rangoon would buck the trend, but had apprehensions given its overpriced Chelsea location. Those apprehensions were more or less justified. Here's the good: - Spicy Balachaung Shrimp: Larger than expected and appropriately spicy. In fact, it could've burned anymore, but I understand they have to accommodate weaker stomachs too. - BFC Burmese Fried Chicken ("Kyetthar Kyaw"): Perfectly crisp and juicy, though more seasoning in the batter would've been nice. - Lemongrass Fish Noodle Soup ("Mohinga") - One of Burma's national dishes, and done surprisingly well at Rangoon. Lots of thin rice noodles in a piping hot, thick, fish broth. The onion fritter was a bit weird, but nonetheless complemented the other flavors. - Side of Crispy Paratha: A fab carb enhancement, perfectly fried and surprisingly large. The eh: - Side of Burmese Egg Curry ("Bae Oo Achin Hinn"): For $9, I'm not complaining too much because of the hefty portion, but this tomato-based curry was just really bland. Props for giving lots of egg, though. The bad: - Tea Leaf Salad ("Lahpet Thoke"): Like every other basic Betty, Burmese tea leaf salad is my favorite dish of the cuisine. I've had it more times than I can count. Upon my first bite of Rangoon's, my initial thought was, "Why is it so bland?" That thought prevailed for the rest of the dish. In the end, we concluded that the disappointment stemmed from making the salad purely vegan (thus, no fish or shrimp sauce) and a lack of pungency in the fermented tea leaves (plus, lack of leaves in general). The rest of the salad was fine, but when you shortchange the flavor core that much, you get a mouth experience blander than unsalted potatoes. And so continues the quest for amazing tea leaf salad in NYC...

Tea Leaf Salad "Lahpet Thoke" (DF)(GF)(V)
Dipali G.

Good food, good location, and nice ambience! Solid Burmese spot! Food: the tea leave salad was delicious and probably my favorite thing! The nuts add so much flavor and is probably the best thing on the menu! The coconut chicken soup noodles is delicious, I especially like the crunch noodles on the top! I would get that again! Service: good service Ambience: really lovely, I loved the light tones that made it so relaxing Price: for what it is, I thought it was slightly more expensive than I would've expected! Also I think the prices on the menu are slightly more than what they charged us

Keema Paratha.
Emma G.

I had a good feeling about this place when I spied SVU legend BD Wong walking past it right before I went in - it was like the pop culture gods had signed off on the adventure. I came here with my Skipper for dinner last night, after Rangoon popped up on my radar recently. It's probably a little edgier ethnic-wise than I typically go for, but there seemed to be enough safe options on the menu, coupled with some positive online buzz. We both loved the interior, which is deceptively vast with lots of passageways and nooks and crannies. We were seated in probably the most "normal" area in the room directly accessing the front door, but we had a view of a very cool outside backyard section, and there was a cozy party table downstairs near the restroom (which required a few turns/narrow hallways but with plenty of convenient signage to highlight the way). It's a little claustrophobic in there when you have someone sitting at the tables near you (my chum had to get out on my side to avoid having to make contact with our dining neighbors), but in NYC that's largely par for the course. It helped that we got a cool corner table with a large shared curved seat to share. I ended up doubling down on the spicy beef. We split the Keema Paratha app, which was spicy beef in Indian-style flatbread. Very tasty and empanada-ish though for a dish that I think was $15, I think they should have had a third piece. The beef was very well-seasoned, and in a unique way that you don't get at more mainstream establishments. I mistakenly assumed Indian style flatbread would basically be some variation of Naan, which it definitely is not - it's not as thick and crunchy as most empanadas I've encountered, but if you're looking for something literally flat and airy, this is not it. For my entree, I went with the Spicy Masala Beef ($28ish), which as you'd expect was eerily similar to the app. It actually reminded me of a childhood dish my mom used to make with hamburger and potatoes, but obviously on a much edgier scale. Loved the inclusion of the potatoes though, a rare exception to my texture-based rules. It was also a generous helping, and I probably left a few legit bites left on the plate because I was stuffed, a phenomenon that does not occur often. The service was pretty decent. It was a LITTLE sluggish at the beginning (we probably had to wait five more minutes than needed to order), but it wasn't egregious. And arguably that mild issue was more than made up for with the diligent filling of the water glasses - our waiter was constantly over at our table topping us off, even though we had a bottle at the table to DIY it. I have one chum in particular who can easily consume over 50 ounces of water at a sit-down meal, and she would have been in ecstasy at this place. Very solid experience. I can't say I came out of here slack-jawed, mesmerized by the meal, but it was really good and for a trendy NYC neighborhood, reasonably priced.

Tamarind Veggie Curry (vegan)
Matt B.

Really good quality Burmese food with a top-quality tea leaf salad and interesting, creative Burmese-y dishes to go with it, with plenty of vegan options. We had an 8pm reservation for dinner on a Tuesday night and it's good we did, as it was pretty full. They clearly label their vegan options, which made ordering easy. We ordered (everything default vegan below): -Burmese Tea Leaf Salad (Lahpet Thoke) ($16). Fantastic textures, fresh ingredients, with plenty of fermented tea leaves, cabbage, dried pulses, fried garlic, cherry tomato, peanuts, lime, and chili. One of the better tea leaf salads out there. Big portion. Fantastic stuff. 5/5 -Cold Tamarind Noodle ($19). This comes with wheat noodle, shredded cucumber and cabbage, smoked chili, "prawn" crackers, and a tamarind dressing. Nice crunchiness and well-seasoned, even if a little bland. Very good for a gentler dish. 4/5 -Tamarind Veggie Curry ($26). A split pea and squash-based tamarind curry, with tamarind, served with turmeric rice and spicy (not really) onion slaw. Very nice curry; the split peas work particularly well in here. Not the richest or most complex but still very tasty. 4/5 -Water Spinach & Mushroom ($9). I always miss the water spinach/morning glory/kang kong you can get in SE Asia, so when I see it available in North America or Europe, I always jump at the opportunity to try it. This side dish is pretty simple, with water spinach and seafood mushrooms. There's not much flavoring to it, other than a sort of umami character and spiciness from the red chilis. I feel like this dish needs improvement in some way. 3/5 Very friendly, fast service, and an upper end feel to the place. Very good Burmese, though we preferred Little Myanmar in the East Village for a more authentic, flavorful -- not to mention cost effective -- experience. Still, this was great. Recommended.

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Went here after work with a reservation. Not too crowded and tables were far enough apart…read more Drinks were a good price. Must get the cauliflower & the rice cakes!! You can skip the soup dumplings here.

We didn't make reservations at Little Alley, just showed up around 7:30, but with just a short wait…read morewe were able to grab a table. The hostess and our various waiters (they all seem to assist all diners) were all very friendly and welcoming. We love to try new things so we had to check out the Little Alley Pig Ear appetizer, and I also wanted to try the Shanghai Crispy Eel. For entrees the husband ordered the Eight Delicacies in Chili Sauce and I got the Soft Shell Crab with Rice Cake. Pro tip- their appetizers and entrees are hefty, with two apps and two entrees we were stuffed at the end. The food! The pigs ears were our favorite thing we tried- they well seasoned and so unique I've never had anything quite like it. We didn't read the menu carefully and were surprised it was a cold dish- I imagined the crispy was from being fried but it's just the texture of the cartilage! It's probably not for everyone but I really enjoyed the new experience and the flavor and spice were great. The crispy eels were also tasty, though with such a large portion split between just two people I found the sweetness of the sauce a bit much. I started dipping them in the chili oil from the ears and enjoyed that, but I'd still only get the eel again with more than 2 people to split it. For entrees the 8 delicacies was tasty, all the meat was nicely cooked and tender, and the sauce was pleasant. I wasn't super wowed by this dish compared to some of the more interesting things we tried but it was a solid well-cooked entree. The fried soft shell crab over the rice cakes was delicious and again a very unique experience. I found the sauce a tad sweet but I think I was still a little over the eel dish so I may have been extra sensitive. That being said, it was fun and delicious and I'd eat it again! I can't remember the cocktails we bought, I know they were good but the food definitely distracted us! Little Alley was great overall and I'd love to go back to try some dumplings; sadly we were just too full at the end of the meal!

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Little Alley - Interior shot

Interior shot

Little Alley - Poached Dumplings in Chili Oil (6)

Poached Dumplings in Chili Oil (6)

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Rangoon - Chelsea - burmese - Updated May 2026

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