Rangoon Shopping

 1 Review  This British built market is a huge maze of aisles, and stores clustered in "types", and houses the most comprehensive range of Myanma craft and souvenirs. It is very tourist oriented, and therefore... 

 1 Review

 Mique Says:  Anybody who has been here for a while knows how difficult it can be to buy good ice cream. Sometimes the city mart will have something decent on offer but it is... 

 hydronetta Says:  Renamed after the national hero and located on the street of the same name, this attractive covered market is crowded with locals but mainly with tourists. It... 

 albaaust Says:  Burma/Myanmar is synomous with jade. There are of course many different types of jade and its colour may vary from what we think should be green to white or... 

 albaaust Says:  There are a number of different ethnic groups which make up Burma/Myanmar. These different groups are represented in these dolls which have been around for at... 

 albaaust Says:  This shop is on the first floor in Bogyoke markets- if you cross on the footbridge stay on that level and you will get to it. The lady selling is very nice. You... 

 albaaust Says:  Behind the wood carving shop in the main brick building facing Bogyoke Street are a number of clothing shops. I needed a lightweight cotton shirt with sleeves... 

 albaaust Says:  This shop is located on the lower floor. It sells art work which has a fairly evocative appeal in that uses Buddhist monks as a symbol of Burma. The artwork... 

 albaaust Says:  I suppose this is as close as you can get to a Department store in the centre of the city. If you want to buy any electronic or household goods such as a tiffin... 

 vodolaz Says:  I don`t remember the address of any antique shop , but every taxi driver wiil take you to the store where you can buy everything from used condom of king Nanda... 

 planxty Says:  No trip to Yangon (Rangoon) would be complete without a trip to Bogokye Aung San market. Known as Scott Market in colonial times (and some of the locals still... 

 planxty Says:  Myanmar has a scarcity of English language reading material, although this is one of the better places to find some. Actually, it's selection of books is... 

 planxty Says:  If you're desperate for something English to read, you might want to take a wander along Bogyoke Aung San Road about the region of 30th Street. It's the strip... 

 planxty Says:  There are a few shopping centres dotted around Yangon but, as far as I could see, very few people actually shop there! I think the local people have the concept... 

 Hewer Says:  Bogyoke Market is a loosely connected block of shops and stalls in the heart of Yangon near the main railway station. There must be well over a hundred... 

 vickss Says:  Again Scott mkt in the day is quite different as the action lies in the indoor market-- instead of the street-- with small kisosks of all kinds of... 

 vickss Says:  Actually theres no one shop.. one shd definitely try the night Scott market where the whole street is chocabloc with all kinds of products, food, footwear..... 

 herzog63 Says:  If you're interested in a nice wooden carved Buddha you won't have any problem finding one. I bought some smaller ones in the Nampan Market at Inle Lake so I... 

 herzog63 Says:  You'll never know what you'll find around the next corner! There didn't seem to be any special order in some of the markets and other markets had food areas,... 

 herzog63 Says:  There are lot's of guys like this selling what appears to be laminated Alphabet cards and other things. I bought a couple of lamenated "Foods that should not... 

 ishi01 Says:  A market with small vendors selling silk and cooton cloth and clothing, trinkets, souvenir, plastic ware, etc.etc. The aunthentic myanmar fabric, cheap... 

 herzog63 Says:  There are shops selling Longyi everywhere. Since it is the national clothing item everyone buys them. Prices will vary depending on the material but cheaper...