Top Burmese, Nw 21st
12 people recommendvia r/askportland, r/PortlandFood13 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Top Burmese draws recommendations across its Portland restaurants, including an explicit recommendation of NW 21st. General dish highlights include tea leaf salad, Shan noodles and khao soi. Individual diners also praise eggplant and okra curries and chickpea tofu curry. One likes the tea leaf salad but finds the rest of the menu less impressive; these dish opinions are not all specific to NW 21st.
Address
Top Burmese, 413 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97209
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Tea leaf salad, Shan noodles, Khao soi
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/largorithm in r/askportland · Jan 2025
Says they really enjoy Top Burmese on NW 21st.
- Recommendsu/Big_Amphibian_8065 in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Recommends the green tea leaf salad at Top Burmese.
- Mixedu/QuercusSambucus in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Likes the tea leaf salad but finds the rest of the menu fairly mid.
- Recommendsu/formachlorm in r/askportland · Feb 2025
Suggests it as an alternative option.
- Recommendsu/njorbx in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Lists it as a Burmese recommendation.
- Recommendsu/starkestrel in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Adds it as another good spot.
- Recommendsu/verappatherappa in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Calls the eggplant curry and special okra curry absolutely phenomenal.
- Recommendsu/Potential-Abroad-369 in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Lists Shan noodles from Top Burmese among their recommended dishes.
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- Recommendsu/CharlizeAngels in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Says the chickpea tofu curry is insane, savory, saucy and yummy.
- Recommendsu/Extreme-Egg-7472 in r/PortlandFood · Dec 2025taste
Says Top Burmese serves delicious khao soi in Northwest.
- Recommendsu/maggi_masala in r/askportland · Sep 2024taste
Says the tofu khou soi is incredible.
- Recommendsu/fluce13 in r/PortlandFood · Dec 2025taste
Says Too Burmese is by far the best.
- Recommendsu/VetiverylAcetate in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Praises the mohinga as excellent.
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Details last checked 10 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.