Vientiane
Dumplings, zakuski (small dishes eaten with vodka), pickled herring, blinis and caviar – peeps, Russian food is really tasty. And even if you don't agree…
Must-see restaurants in Laos
Luang Prabang
This stunning restaurant is set in a beautiful lantern-festooned garden flanking a lily pond that is pretty by day, but enchanting by night. The menu of…
Luang Prabang
One of the most popular cafes on the main strip, Novelty offers some delectable coffees, novel teas (their pun, not ours!) and delicious fruit shakes. It…
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang's most stylish stop for afternoon tea and scones. Fans whirr above a serenely lit bar, while the dessert cabinet purrs at you like a…
Luang Prabang
Excellent set menus (including a veggie option) span five top-quality Lao dishes, allowing a single diner to create the subtle palate of flavours that you…
Luang Prabang
L'Elephant serves some of the most sophisticated cuisine in the city in a renovated villa with wooden floors, stucco pillars, stencilled ochre walls and…
Central Laos
Rich, garlicky bowls of kòw Ъęeak sèn (noodles in a broth with chicken or deep-fried crispy pork belly), served here with wheat-and-egg noodles. A few…
Vientiane
An upscale-ish place serving a hefty, but not too large, menu of Lao dishes. Choose from salads, soups, grilled dishes and more, including daily specials,…
Vientiane
This ramshackle restaurant draws locals for the combination of deep-fried chicken (the owner allegedly 'borrowed' the recipe from the other KFC), Lao…
Savannakhet
Chez Boune has a French-speaking owner, a handsome wood-decked dining room, and is one of the better places in the area for Western food. If you want to…
Vientiane
One of the best-loved coffee shops in Vientiane, Naked specialises in home-grown Lao coffee and selected gourmet imports from places as diverse as…
Savannakhet
This buzzy vendor does kòw jee, Vietnamese-style baguette sandwiches, including options with egg – a great breakfast. There's an English-language menu…
Central Laos
Every evening, a small but high-quality night market appears just east of the bus stop, serving some very tasty Lao food. Dishes are take-away only, but…
Savannakhet
Mae Tik sells a delicious kòw Ъęeak sèn (thick noodles served in a slightly viscous broth with crispy deep-fried pork belly, chicken or fish) in…
Luang Prabang
A favourite with expats for its lantern-festooned walls, leafy patio and jazz-infused atmosphere. The menu features Luang Prabang sausage, pasta, boeuf…
Nakai–Nam Theun National Park & Around
Linked to the guesthouse of the same name and located at the edge of the reservoir created by the Nam Theun 2 Dam, views, tasty Lao food and real coffee…
Vientiane
This is a good place to sample kòw Ъęeak sèn, thick rice- and tapioca-flour noodles served in a slightly viscous broth with crispy deep-fried pork belly…
Vientiane
Setting up on a small street every evening, this atmospheric open-air market dishes up Lao food, from grilled meats to chilli-based dips with vegetables…
Pakse
Stylish Sinouk has glass-topped tables inlaid with coffee beans as that's what it's all about – delicious Arabica coffee grown on its plantation in the…
Northern Laos
This spacious, stylish and impeccably clean Italian restaurant is run by a friendly Genoese native who speaks four languages. Highly recommended for…
Northern Laos
With its rattan ceiling that has seen better days and the thirsty walls peeling, Riverview Cafe (aka Muang Ner) might not look like much. However, it's…
Northern Laos
No other restaurant in northern Laos offers such a tourist-friendly introduction to the region's diverse ethnic cuisines than this simple eatery with…
Don Det & Don Khon
Aptly named, this high-class floating restaurant lowers your pulse with the metronomic flow. The menu is a big break from the usual, with many dishes you…
Northern Laos
True to its name, with bamboo walls plus pretty lanterns strung from its ceiling, Bamboozle dishes up thin-crust pizza, salads, pasta dishes, good-sized…
Northern Laos
Located opposite the Mekong Riverside Lodge, this place serves some of the best Indian food you'll find in northern Laos. You can expect all the usual…
Northern Laos
Cranky-Ts has a stylish red-wine-coloured and exposed-brick interior, with the eponymous owner creating mouth-watering salads, sashimi, smoked-salmon…
Northern Laos
The relaxing riverside setting complements some of the most authentic northern Lao cuisine on offer. From five-dish menus for two or three people to one…
Don Det & Don Khon
You can't fail to see signs advertising Mr Mo's tours as soon as you get off the ferry, and his restaurant quickly comes into view. Unlike some of the…
Luang Prabang
Yuni yupoun means 'here or there' and pays tribute to world flavours from every corner of the globe, including Peru, Greece, Senegal, Lebanon and more…
Vientiane
With high glass ceilings and a minimalist design, this sleek cafe is like a giant fishbowl marooned in a leafy oasis next to Wat Si Muang. Paris-trained…
Luang Prabang
All right, so the secret is out, but it's well worth sharing. Long the preserve of Luang Prabang residents, host Andrea prepares wood-fired pizzas,…
Luang Prabang
Located in the weaving village of Ban Xang Khong, the Tea House specialises in organic herbal teas from all over Laos, including 400-year-old tea from…
Northern Laos
This relaxing hilltop spot just off the stairs to Wat Jom Khao Manilat offers simple Lao food cooked to perfection using market-fresh ingredients, plus…
Luang Prabang
Food stalls emerge at dusk on a narrow street behind the tourist office with illuminated communal tables to sit at. There's no better place to taste a…
Luang Prabang
Based on the Lao concept of a shared dining table, this local restaurant is earning a loyal following thanks to its delicious home-cooked-style food that…
Luang Prabang
Big Tree Cafe's Korean food is considered the best in the city and it's always packed with Koreans, as well as aesthetes who come to see photographer Adri…
Bolaven Plateau Region
Many of the eateries in Attapeu are drinking spots or hot-pot shops. This is a solid rice-and-curry joint that sells just about everything and the quality…
Luang Prabang
This haven of cool with comfy chairs and a contemporary vibe is one of the city's busiest bakeries. It offers delectable comfort food in the form of soups…
Vientiane
Alchemising an eclectic gastronomic landscape of snails and scrambled eggs, sea-bream fillet, beef tenderloin, rack of lamb and rosemary, plus to-die-for…
Central Laos
Classy and low-lit, this fine restaurant is as sophisticated as sleepy Tha Khaek gets. Based in a pretty French colonial-era building, the open-range…
