Village Mingala

Village Mingala - 21 E. 7th Street (Burmese)
One of the only Burmese restaurants in NYC. At first glance, it looks like it will be a quasi regular haunt of mine. Small, but classy interior (and right next to Brewskis, which is great if you like gourmet beer.) So far, I've had only one thing - the green tea leaf salad, which was wonderful and different from anything I've had with other cuisines. So - go!

Cafe Mingala

Cafe Mingala - 1393 2nd Avenue, Ste. B. (between 72nd and 73rd) (Burmese)
Burmese cuisine on the upper Eastside. Owned, incidentally, by the same people who run Village Mingala down on 7th street. I will say that the gentleman who waited on me during my recent run for Mohinga was very nice. But...I'm beginning to think that Burmese doesn't appeal to me, with the exception of the Thoke salads, which are wonderful. The rest is too...spicy, with nothing extra to it. (At least - at the Mingala restaurants - can't swear by the cuisine in general!)