Burmese restaurant in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area
Top Burmese
Restaurant information
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Top Burmese is a small chain of restaurants serving
Burmese cuisine in the
Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, in the United States. Owners Kalvin and Poe Myint started the business in 2019.[1] There are three locations in addition to the original restaurant on 21st Avenue in
northwest Portland's
Northwest District: Top Burmese Bistro Royale has operated in
Beaverton since 2020, Top Burmese Burma Joy opened on 23rd Avenue in the Northwest District in 2021, and Top Burmese Ambassador opened in
Hillsboro in 2022. Top Burmese branch off beyond Burmese Cuisine with Old Asia Bistro & Tea House slated to open in
Beaverton in 2023.
Top Burmese Bistro Royale opened in
Beaverton in 2020[11] and has an "Indian-influenced" menu.[4] Robots help serve food at the restaurant.[12]
Top Burmese Burma Joy
Top Burmese Burma Joy (or Burma Joy Noodle House) is located on 23rd Avenue in the Northwest District and has focused on Chinese-inspired noodles since 2021.[13][14] The restaurant served Tea Leaf "Laphet" Dumplings during The Oregonian's annual Dumpling Week in 2022.[15]
Top Burmese Ambassador
Top Burmese Ambassador on
Hillsboro Main Street was opened in 2022.[4]
Old Asia Bistro & Tea House
Top Burmese for the first time branches beyond Burmese cuisine with their new restaurant concept centered around tea. Old Asia Bistro & Tea House will feature assortment of loose leaf tea from various regions, paired with pan Asiatic dishes from Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia. Top Burmese's Old Asia is slated to open in Beaverton in 2023.[16]
Reception
Nick Woo included Top Burmese's Ametha
Ohn Htamin in Eater Portland's 2019 list of 13 "stellar" curries in the city.[17] The website's Waz Wu included the samusa thoke served by the original restaurant and Bistro Royale in a 2020 overview of "where to find satisfying vegan soups in Portland".[18] Wu also included the restaurants in a 2021 list of Portland's "most comforting" vegan noodle soups",[19] and a 2023 list of the city's "primo special occasion" restaurants for vegans and vegetarians.[20]Eater Portland has also included Top Burmese Bistro Royale in a list of 16 "exemplary" restaurants in Beaverton.[21]The Oregonian included Top Burmese in a 2021 list of "Best New Portland Restaurants".[22]