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Burma Love Downtown, San Francisco, CA

Burma Love Downtown

4.4
4.4
396 Reviews
$31 to $50
Burmese
Established in 2019.

Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, Burma Love (Downtown) is the newest establishment from the Burma Superstar restaurant family serving modern Burmese cuisine in an elegant setting. Named Best Salad of the West by Sunset Magazine, Burma Superstar is home of the iconic fermented tea leaf salad. The bar features old and new world wines, craft cocktails, and artisan beers, including a house-made Burma Ale.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 38 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Burmese, Chinese, Thai
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–9:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:30 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–6:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (415) 764-4965
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Bring the bold tastes of Burma to your next event! <br />https://www.burmalove.co/catering/
  • Private party facilities
    Burma Love Downtown allures you with a modern cool elegance making events memorable and special. You and your guests can revel in the delightful Outdoor Patio, spacious Main Dining Room, The Club Room with a view, or in the warm glow of The Ruby Room. https://www.burmalove.co/private-events/
  • Neighborhood
    SOMA
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 396 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Francisco

    Healthy

396 Reviews
  1. ReggieC

    Sacramento

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love it...food for foodies who love spicy! Tea leaf salad!

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food, ambiance, service and overall experience! a+++

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  3. John

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Delicious food and great drinks. Good ambience as well.

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  4. Dave

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience2
    I booked a reservation for 6 a week or so prior to our dinner. Two people canceled out so I called the restaurant 3 hours before our scheduled time to let them know we had a smaller party. When I arrived, the people at the front desk were visibly agitated, unfriendly and looked like we had done a terrible disservice to them by not arriving with 6 people. They tried to place us at a table that was clearly for 2 people. I rejected the table and asked if they had something appropriate sized for our party and the "manager" spent 5 minutes walking around looking very put-out by the request. He ultimately gave us a table that was within 20 feet of where we were standing and empty the whole time. Needless to say, this soured the whole evening. The food was good and the server was very polite. But service was slow -- our appetizers came out before the drinks were ready. Sadly, I doubt I'll return. I've eaten here before and it was excellent last time.

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  5. Kate

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience4
    We booked a 7:30 reservation on a Sunday and when we arrived the first thing they said "we close at 8pm". We sat down and they said we have 5 minutes to order before the kitchen closed, and then we put in a rushed order and then our server sat down at the bar to eat. We were about 10 minutes in and we asked to order one more drink and they told us we couldn't because they were closing. We said "we havent even started eating," and they finally agreed to get us a beer, but nothing else. Very strange that they allowed us to book a reservation at 7:30. We tried to be quick. We were out of there by 8:15. When I tried to pay I had to walk up to our server who looked already off the clock. It was really uncomfortable, but the food was good! I wish we knew that this would happen, we would have moved the reservation up or gone somewhere else.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    The food was kept in the table and was not served. Jesus (our server) was nice and energetic. Soup was amazing

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience5
    Service was bad. Weird rules about ordering and paying. Food was good. Not sure I’d want to go back to this (I think new) location.

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  8. kateh

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience2
    Very noisy. More expensive than the one in my neiborhood.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall3food4service1ambience4
    The food was good when it finally came but the service was horrible. After and hour our appetizer never came out. Friends that came and order after us good their food before we did. Their food came before the appetizer they ordered. They brought the wrong food out and when we informed our server he asked what we wanted him to do about it… our last round of drinks sat at the bar for 35 minutes and our server disappeared and never came back. His whole section was flagging down other waiters for help. We had reservations at a nearby bar so we had to tell them to cancel the last round of drink and just get the check. We have ourselves a 2 1/2 window for dinner and we were still late to our reservation 1 block away.

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  10. HoyaMom

    San Francisco

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We went to the restaurant before a theater show and the food came out very quickly and was excellent - we were out of the restaurant and our way to the theater in 45 minutes!

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  11. coffeebear

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Always enjoy the food here, nice that there are enough vegan options. What seems to be more and more common at restaurants, you order an appetizer, salad and entree, and if you order them up front, they all arrive at the same time. My friend ordered an appetizer as her entree but it arrive before we got the salad as our appetizer.

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  12. IleneL

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent dining option before seeing a show at Golden Gate Theater. We love Burma Superstar but didn't know what to expect at Burma Love.... pleasantly surprised and happy with food quality, service & ambiance. Will definitely be back! AND, of course, had the Tea Leaf Salad - love it!!

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  13. Beeleaver

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We loved our meal! The plata appetizer was delicious as was the fried calamari. Tea leaf salad was full of yummy ingredients leaving my mouth watering. Pumpkin pork stew and garlic noodles with shrimp were flavorful and filling. The black rice and ice cream and the fried banana were must haves! I would highly recommend this restaurant and can't wait to return.

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  14. rustydust

    San Francisco

    93 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    93 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    We came to S.F. to celebrate a special occasion and see a musical at the Golden Gate Theatre. My girlfriend likes Burmese food. We saw that Burma Love was nearby and had good reviews. We fount it to be unique and welcoming. We had mango lassis, Burmese Samusas, eggplant with garlic sauce, fiery soda tofu and rice. We enjoyed everything. The eggplant was very tender. The fiery soda tofu sauce was quite spicy. We were disappointed that we did not get our Open Table points for this reservation. I made the reservation from your website and mentioned that when I checked in at the restaurant.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    friendly servers and great food. we ate outside and it was warm and aesthetic. there is a parking garage a block or so away with good rates, so you don’t need to pay 25 for the lot next door if you drive

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  16. Ac93

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    We ordered many dishes and shared them family style. Our favorites were the pork belly, lamb curry and tea leaf salad. The other dishes were so-so.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 14, 2023

    overall3food4service5ambience5
    I ordered the tea leaf salad based on previous reviews. It is a nice salad but I am not sure what the authors of these previous reviews were so excited about.

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  18. DeborahY

    Palm Springs

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The waiter was very attentive and our food was served quickly. We were going to the theater, so this was important to us. We had the salad with tea leaves which is delicious and the lamb curry which was also excellent. This was our second time dining at this location and we will go back again.

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  19. JamesL

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    Good: Pratha, Mohinga, Superstar noodles all delicious. Food came quickly (we opted for it to arrive when ready for our family style dinner), which was useful since we had 75 minutes to dine before our 7:30 pm show. Okay: String beans -- flavors not distinctive, beans a little too crunchy (undercooked) for my taste, YMMV. My friend commented that she preferred the traditional Chinese (twice fried, garlic and chilies) version to this one. Not so good: 75% of the food was on the table and we had eaten a third of it when we had to remind someone that our drink order still hadn't arrived. I think they were, like many restaurants these days, very understaffed. Service was pleasant and accurate, and semi-attentive. Someone other than our waiter had to come take our order because he was so swamped -- I appreciate that they noticed and took action!

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  20. GloriaN

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Food was delicious Great service Not a long wait for the food Lamb was a bit dry

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  21. Visitor

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Waiters were really nice to accommodate my large party to an outside table super quickly last minute, really appreciate it!

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  22. Katherine

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 8, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience4
    The food here is incredible, but the service is a mess. Last time I was here I asked for the happy hour menu, and the waitress replied, "I THINK this this and this are on it." Yesterday our waitress said that happy hour ended at 6, when the website says 6:30. One of our dishes took forever to come, and waiters kept brining other people's food and drinks to the table.

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  23. SFCA

    San Francisco

    181 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    181 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall2food1service2ambience4
    The noodles with chicken was tossed like a salad which was odd. Some of the ingredients were cold & some warm. As the ingredients were not prepared in the kitchen the flavors were weak & not dispersed throughout the entree. The entree should have been "cooked" in the kitchen. It was obvious that the entree was assembled with the components & not cooked. We arrived for our reservation at 4:00 PM to an empty restaurant in time for the staff change. It appeared to me that the chef was not in the kitchen. The bar tender served our food & "tossed it" after our initial waiter left for the day. I recommend to not arrive early for dinner, probably after5:00 pm at the earliest. The quantity of my entree was twice as much as I needed & at only half of it. Recommend sharing an entree with a friend who has a reasonable appetite. My friend was satisfied, but then he will eat anything without any complaint!

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  24. DC10

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Nice outside seatting, good food, attentive staff, we were the only guests, maybe because it is in the somewhat seedy area of SF.

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  25. scrittipollitti

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious tea leaf salad and Eggplant with. Sheimp

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Amazing food! We met as a group if friends here and it was perfect! Great food, social scene, well paced! My two tips/thoughts: 1. Make sure you go to the right location, they have 2 in SF! 2. This location had its share of homeless to walk by, not the restaurants fault at all! And once at the restaurant not a thought about it!

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    Tables are set way too close to each other, we were seated in between two other tables and it felt very uncomfortable. Food was good but they really need to work in their seating arrangements

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  28. TaraA

    Indiana

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our favorite dinner in San Francisco! Everything we had was delicious. The table side prep was so fun. The restaurant is gorgeous!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Requested number visiting change and they were very flexible to do it.

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  30. Justine

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    We came during happy hour, but weren't given the happy hour menu/QR code. It seemed like they wanted to discourage us from ordering from that menu. We ordered a Tea Leaf salad which was always great, samosas and a vegetarian tofu dish to share. Great portion sizes and had enough to take home. Biggest complaint is the noise level, a lot of concrete and not many tapestries to soak up the sounds, once there was a few larger parties it was impossible to talk. Understand that keeping a restaurant loud makes tables turn over faster but it's really difficult to catch up with friends you haven't seen in a long time at this restaurant.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 12, 2023

    overall2food1service5ambience5
    Here’s the thing. It’s my 3rd time here in Burma Love and I’ve always liked the food they serve here *BUT* when I went for a late lunch on Wednesday with my partner who was excited to try out the food I’ve told him about, we were both utterly disappointed. The tea salad was so salty that day!! Actually being too heavily salted was the issue for *ALL the dishes - and that includes the eggplant shrimp. The fried peas were also hard AF. I feel like putting a drill into my teeth. Mind you I’ve been here thrice and has never had this issue. The eggplant shrimp is also utterly UNbalanced - both in the saltiness and the portion. We got maybe just 6-7 shrimps for a whole bowl of eggplants. How is that a well controlled portion? It was also a slooow afternoon. We were the ONLY table there that day so how did the kitchen managed to mess up the dishes so bad?? Service was impeccable of course but the food really made me wonder if they’ve changed chefs or even the recipes themselves.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    overall3food3service1ambience2
    Been to Butma Love many times and the food and service has always been really good! But this time service was poor, the food was just OK and portions were smaller than I remembered.

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  33. AZAZ

    Austin

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    All the dishes we had were very good. The portions are rather large. Service was good although somewhat slow at times. Overall, the place is definitely recommended

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 9, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Everything that we tried was delicious, the food was out quick and everything tasted fresh.

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  35. Sisi

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 8, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience3
    great food, will come back again!great food, will come back again!

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, value and service in downtown SF!

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  37. OpenTableFoodie

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    Meat was cold as if it was sitting there for awhile like a rejected plate waiting to be reordered. Also did not receive other items ordered.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had 2 vegetarians in our party and the choices for them were delicious and varied. They were even offered vegan options. The food was tasty and not overly salted. Black rice pudding dessert was also a hit.

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  39. CaraK

    Denver

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food here is SO good and drinks are yummy. Totally worth the price.

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  40. kameisama

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 24, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Made reservation online, no hassle and we were seated quickly. We were seated next to the door so there was a cold draft. Looking around, there were a few empty tables, so we asked the hostess if we could switch. She agreed, then walked off never to be seen again. The food was delicious and the presentation was also very nice. Salads tossed at the table and the server was kind to explain the dish to us as they prepared it. The food came out quickly and the quality was great. Our first round of cocktails were delivered to the wrong table and the server was called back to take them away. They picked the drinks up and moved to our table. Not very sanitary but oh well. The price was high but I would definitely go back on a special occasion. For food and cocktails, after tip, plan for around $120/person.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Burma Love Downtown offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 764-4965.

Burma Love Downtown is rated 4.4 stars by 396 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 38 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Burma Love Downtown

8 Mint Plz, San Francisco, CA 94103

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    SOMA
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–9:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:30 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–6:30 pm
  • Cuisines
    Burmese, Chinese, Thai
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (415) 764-4965
  • Catering
    Bring the bold tastes of Burma to your next event! <br />https://www.burmalove.co/catering/
  • Private party facilities
    Burma Love Downtown allures you with a modern cool elegance making events memorable and special. You and your guests can revel in the delightful Outdoor Patio, spacious Main Dining Room, The Club Room with a view, or in the warm glow of The Ruby Room. https://www.burmalove.co/private-events/
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