Raymond S.
11/16/2025
The place was so beautiful on the outside and on the inside! The restaurant was decorated with traditional ornaments and arts. The place wasn't super busy but it wasn't empty either, seemed like...
Mandalay Restaurant
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4348 California St
San Francisco, CA 94118
Mandalay Burmese Restaurant in San Francisco Since 1984. James Beard Foundation Award Winner 2024. Burmese food is not yet ubiquitous like the cuisines of its neighbors China, India and Thailand, and this lends it a mystique that most Asian restaurants just can’t maintain in San Francisco. Hip city dwellers want exotic, they want unique, they want special, and Burmese seems like the kind of food that the neighbors might not have discovered yet. But as much as the majority of SF foodies seem to delight in trying something “different” they still tend to popularize the blandest, most americanized establishments like, well…you know.
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4.02,639 reviews
Michelle C.
11/10/2025
For a stretch of time, Mandalay wasn't just a restaurant--it was me and my son's sacred haunt. Burmese food, in all its layered brilliance, felt like Chinese, Indian, Southeast Asian, and...
Michael B.
10/25/2025
Pushy Not Pleasant: We have dined here for lunch a number of times and enjoyed the food and ambiance. But the rushed and hectic weekend dinner with friends was a disappointment. I offer the...
Yuki M.
9/25/2025
I had been hearing about this place for a while and finally tried it. I'm so glad I did! This restaurant is absolutely worth the wait. Everything we ordered was so good! The flavors are vibrant...
Yasmin A.
10/28/2025
Came here thinking it would be good since it won the James Beard award but was disappointed! The food was very oily! The crispy white garnish had a smell like it was expired and old. I don't...
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