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The kitchen

Our Story

Traditional Chinese banquet cuisine in Mandalay — a family kitchen carrying Fuzhou heritage forward through generations of hands-on cooking since 1973.

1973

From Fuzhou to Mandalay.


U Myint Shwe, founder of KanTaw
In memory of our founder, U Myint Shwe (1947-2020).
1980

A Kitchen of His Own


1987

New Hong Kong Restaurant


U Myint Shwe outside New Hong Kong Restaurant
U Myint Shwe outside New Hong Kong Restaurant.
1988

A New Beginning in Mogok


2000

KanTaw Comes Home to Mandalay


Today

Three Generations, One Tradition


How We Cook

Good Food Takes Time.


Tradition You Can Taste