YKKO (an abbreviation of Yan Kin Kyay Oh, from Burmese: ရန်ကင်းကြေးအိုး) is a restaurant chain in Myanmar specializing in kyay oh.[1][2] The moniker comes from Yankin Township in Yangon, where the chain's first restaurant is located. Several YKKO restaurants exist in Yangon.[2] The chain also offers Chinese food at its restaurants.[2]

YKKO
Restaurant information
CityYangon
StateYangon Region
CountryMyanmar
Kyay Oh from YKKO in Yangon
Sichet from YKKO in Yangon

It was founded in 1988 in Yangon. As of 2018, YKKO has 35 shops across five cities in Myanmar.[3]

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  1. ^ [Burma] October 2012 Afar magazine page 107 by Matt Gross
  2. ^ a b c Rough Guides (2013). Rough Guide Snapshot Myanmar (Burma). Penguin. p. 36. ISBN 1409340708
  3. ^ "Ykko: a family business, a family restaurant", An Insider View to Doing Business in Myanmar, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp. 77–90, 27 April 2021, doi:10.1142/9789811240034_0006, ISBN 978-981-12-4002-7, retrieved 10 May 2023
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