Things to do in Phonsavan
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Craters Bar & Restaurant
This very cosmopolitan eatery has a mostly falang menu of club sandwiches, pizzas and even an Australian T-bone. There are also Thai and Lao dishes tamed to Western palates. Two shell cartridges mark the entrance so you can’t miss it. You can also exchange money here and book bus and air tickets.
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Nisha Restaurant
Tuck into delicious aloo ghobi, dosas, tikka masalas and rogan josh at this spacious Indian diner. The list of vegetarian options is long and you can down a whole tandoori chicken for US$4.
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Diethelm Tours
Plain of Jars and Muang Khoun tours plus kayaking on the Nam Nguen from May to September.
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Lao War Memorial
Just south of the town Phonsavan, is Lao War Memorial, a major war memorial in the shape of Lao-style stupas. The hill-top with this Memorial affords sweeping views of Phonsavan. Built in 1998, the monument is inscribed with the slogan ‘The nation remembers your sacrifice’. Large, polished granite slabs standing nearby bear the inscribed names of PL soldiers who died in the area. The stupa-like monument allegedly contains the bones of 4500 who died during the war.
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Vietnamese War Memorial
Just south of the town Phonsavan, is the Vietnamese War Memorial. The faux stupa contains the bones of Vietnamese soldiers who died in battle in northeastern Laos, and is emblazoned with the inscription ‘Lao-Vietnamese solidarity and generosity forever’. If the gates are locked, wait for a caretaker to come along and unlock them.
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Fresh Market
The Fresh market stocks exotic fruits you won't typically see elsewhere in Laos, such as Chinese pear. Other local delicacies include nok ąen dąwng (swallows stored whole in jars until they ferment), and hét wâi (wild matsutake mushrooms), which grow wild around Xieng Khuang and fetch high prices in Japan.
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Sanga Restaurant
The clean and well-run Sanga, near the market and post office, offers an extensive menu of Chinese, Thai and Lao food, including good yám (a tart, spicy Thai-style salad), tôm yám (spicy lemon grass–based soup), khào khùa (fried rice) and fǒe, plus a few Western food items.
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Simmaly Restaurant
Simmaly’s menu may be simple, but what it whips up it does well. Fried spicy meats, rice dishes and good noodle soups. Service is friendly and speedy and it’s popular with both tourists and locals.
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Chinese Market
West of the main strip, the chinese market is over two storeys tall and sells plenty of plastic tack and souvenirs, although you can also get some decent gold and silver.
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Sousath Travel
Trips further afield include Tham Piu, Muang Sui, Sam Neua and Long Cheng (former site of the CIA’s infamous mountain base during the Second Indochina War).
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