Nan Yang was the first Burmese restaurant in Oakland, opened in 1983. In 1992 owner-chef Philip Chu opened a second location at 6048 College Avenue in Rockridge. Chu eventually closed down the original location and focused on the Rockridge location.
The first restaurant Philip Chu owned was the Hofbrau.
Links and References
- The story of how Philip Chu opened Nan Yang, the Bay Area’s first Burmese restaurant Inside Scoop, SFGate.com June 19, 2013
