Luang Prabang, LaosA magical bamboo restaurant across the Nam Khan river, reached by a wooden footbridge, serving traditional Lao barbecue and street food. You sit on cushions over the water, order from a long menu of Lao grilled meats and sticky rice, and watch the sun set behind the mountains.
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🍜 Food & Drink
City
Luang Prabang
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The definitive Lao fine dining restaurant - Jo Adomatis's beautifully designed riverside restaurant serves royal Lao cuisine with impeccable presentation. The set tasting menus showcase jeow dipping sauces, mok (steamed parcels), and kaipen (Mekong river weed) - dishes you won't find represented this well anywhere else.
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The most atmospheric restaurant in Luang Prabang - set in an ancient lotus pond filled with floating candles and lily pads, a wooden colonial pavilion serving refined Lao-French cuisine. The duck laap salad and steamed fish in banana leaf are signature dishes in an unforgettable setting.
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A decades-old local noodle shop near Wat Xieng Thong serving the best khao piak sen (rice noodle soup) in Luang Prabang for breakfast and lunch. Order the large bowl with extra pork, add fresh herbs and chilli from the table condiments, and pay around 30,000 kip - a perfect local breakfast.