50th Street Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Yangon

50th Street Bar is one of the longer running establishments in the Yangon bar market and, as the name implies, is located on the lower part of 50th Street. It is a hybrid restaurant / bar arrangement stylised as a sports bar where they air the Premier League and sometimes tennis. It is a popular place among expats and has a casual vibe to it.

50th Street bar is an obvious first choice for meeting friends or bringing a date. The bar is located in an old colonial building and is spread across two floors which is connected by a winding stairs in the middle. I feel perhaps that the bar could be better served if it extended seating to an outdoor terrace or the balcony (which is inaccessible).

The staff here are, for the most part, friendly and enthusiastic and Wi-Fi is available on request. The Wi-Fi is pretty decent.

The menu is diverse and offers anything from Pizza (margarita recommended) to the famed 50th Street Nachos. The usual Yangon beer is on offer too as well as some cocktails.

On Thursday nights a table quiz is held on the upper floor and gives the bar a fun vibe. Additionally, patrons could play darts or pool on the ground floor of the bar. The music is 90s / early 00s style but is re-played.

The interior is nice and generally open with more intimate settings for couples or groups near the pillars.

As a parting thought - 50th Street is one of the more landmark bars in Yangon but loses its flare after an hour or two. Due to the dispersed seating arrangements its not the kind of place where you will meet strangers. Although it is a great place for arranging dates / meeting with your friends, or otherwise, just a charming place with a lot of character; to grab a beer, eat some tasty some nachos and to listen to one hit wonders after...

Nice pub which I go since it opened many years ago... was the only decent western place at that time and well managed by a kiwi guy Antony if i remember well...

Recently not going much since it has been badly renovated by the new tenants... but still sometimes as it is a proper pub where we can smoke as it should be in pubs... smoke sensitive people have plenty other options nowadays ! so stop complaining and go somewhere else...

The service is friendly and pool table area nice.

Was there today and total disappointing lunch. 5 of us disappointed except for one of us who enjoyed his main lunch dish the cheese burger. The BBQ club sandwich was a disaster with oily chicken and bacon... as well as the horrible pizzas... Steak sandwich nothing to write about... a bad quality of food in a pub is sad. Why this pub went down so bad with their food is the question...

3 of us know the place for many years and decided it was our last time there. The 2 others who don't live here were not impressed.

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50th Street is a Yangon institution. This one establishment brings people together, entertains them, feeds them and keeps a sizable percentage of the local expat community in contact with one another on a regular basis. New Zealand Manager Phil is one of those rare hosts who connects with a full range of customers and makes everyone feel welcome. Similarly his staff are attentive and polite, ensuring first time visitors are treated just as well as the regular customers who make 50th Street their second home. 50th Street continues to offer a busy programme of activities each month from live sports screenings, to quiz nights, through to Salsa Dance nights. Expat, Myanmar and tourists all walk through the doors, and very few walk out without a smile on their faces. Pay it a visit. You won't be...