Things to do in Pakse
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Sinouk Coffee Shop
In a renovated French shophouse this café is best-known for its coffee, sold both in the cup and by the bag (from US$2 for 250g). They also sell Beerlao and have a small menu of Western dishes.
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Champasak Historical Heritage Museum
The Champasak Historical Heritage Museum has a few artefacts and a lot of boring documents chronicling the history of the province. Once you get past the Lao and Communist hammer-and-sickle flags at the entrance you’re in the best part of the museum – three very old Dong Son bronze drums and striking 7th-century sandstone lintels found at Uo Moung (Tomo Temple). The simple textile and jewellery collection from the Nyaheun, Suay and Laven groups is also interesting for its large iron ankle bracelets and ivory ear plugs since these are rarely worn nowadays.
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Clinic Keo Ou Done
- Pakse, Laos
- Activities › Other
The professional and popular massage and sauna Clinic Keo Ou Done has an air-con massage room and herbal sauna segregated by gender. A massage (highly recommended!), usually with medicated balms, costs US$2.50 per hour. Unlimited use of the herbal sauna costs US$0.80. To get there, take a jumbo east on Rte 13. About 100m before the Km 3 marker, turn right and follow the ‘Massage Sauna’ signs another 800m.
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Xuan Mai Restaurant
Xuan Mai serves top-notch fǒe (US$0.80; the chicken fǒe is best), khào pûn (white flour noodles with sweet-spicy sauce), fruit shakes and even garlic bread. Open until midnight, it’s the best place for a late feed.
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Khem Khong Restaurant
On the Mekong just south of town, this is one of several floating restaurants and has a well-earned reputation for excellent seafood. It’s best in a group so you can share several dishes, especially the pîng pąa (grilled fish).
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Ketmany Restaurant
Ketmany serves decent European food and very good Vietnamese dishes, though many are not on the English menu so you’ll need to ask by name. It also has good ice cream and packed-with-processed-meat Western breakfasts (US$2).
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Jasmine Restaurant
Jasmine Restaurant is cheap, offers good service and the food, including loads of vegetarian dishes, is invariably tasty if a little over-enthusiastic on the masala.
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Champady
In a French-era building, atmospheric Champady serves Thai cuisine and coffee in an attractive streetside location.
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Baguette Vendor
Baguette vendor sells decent khào jįi in the morning and afternoon.
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Lotty
For some Lao-style partying, check out Lotty, the current favourite nightclub among young Lao looking to drink and dance; downstairs is where the action is.
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Van Pisa Restaurant
An Italian-run Italian restaurant where the pizzas are quite good and pastas are as tasty as the ingredients allow. They also serve delicious shakes and ice cream.
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Delta Coffee
Delta serves a vast array of food, the best being the Italian and Thai dishes. The vegetarian lasagne and pizzas are particularly recommended, but not the gnocchi. Breakfasts are tasty and great value. Owners Alan and Siriporn serve probably the best coffee in town from their plantation near Paksong, and raise money to build schools for the children of plantation workers.
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