"Mandalay was the first Burmese restaurant to open in the city back in 1984, and the Richmond spot is still the undisputed best of the bunch—they're holding it down with hearty dishes you’ll instinctively want to hunker down over on foggy nights. Creamy ong no kaw soi is packed with bouncy noodles and strips of chicken. The balada is flaky perfection. And the tea leaf salad here comes without romaine lettuce, making it an earthier and more intensely nutty version than the others in town." - julia chen 1