Restaurants in Savannakhet Province
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Riverside Snack and Drink Vendors
The riverside snack and drink vendors are great for sundowners. Beerlao and ice is the most common purchase but fresh tąm màak-hung (green papaya salad) and a range of grilled meats are usually on hand. Look for the friendly family of long-haired ladies who run one of these places; one who speaks English apologised to us this time for cutting her hair from calf-length to merely waist-length. Baw pen nyǎng, we say, it’s still pretty impressive.
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Seng Ahloune Restaurant
The Seng Ahloune is as popular for its delicious comfort food, including great fish and chips (US$3), as its prime location over the river just south of the bridge. Vietnamese spring rolls and curries are other dishes worth trying on the epic menu. Recommended – except during the tour-group rush hour around noon. It should have four relatively plush rooms (US$10 including breakfast) open by the time you read this.
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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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Lao-Paris Restaurant
In an old Chinese shophouse near the river the mostly reliable Lao, Vietnamese and French offerings here make this a travellers’ favourite. Service is rarely enthusiastic, but the portions are big and prices reasonable.
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Savan Restaurant
In an oddly romantic outdoor setting with private compartments, this place is all about sìin daat (Korean-style barbecue). There’s no English menu but it’s easy enough to just point and shoot.
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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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Done Khong Guest House & Restaurant
This place serves tasty Lao dishes such as làap (US$1.50), the mysterious ‘soup with chicken gallingly root’ (US$1.50), and various rice dishes.
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Moonlight Ranch
Run by a quirky Lao-Danish couple, this place has become popular with travellers and expats seeking comfort food. The hamburgers, in particular, aren’t bad.
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Chanthounma’s Restaurant
Chanthounma’s ‘good food to suit your mood’ lives up to the advertising, and along with charming Chanthounma, should brighten any mood.
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Au Rendez-Vous Restaurant
This small and clean restaurant serves a few decent Western dishes with its predominantly Asian menu, and has a good reputation for Western breakfasts.
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Hay Thien
This modest-looking restaurant in the centre of town specialises in freshly prepared, delicious and cheap Chinese dishes.
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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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Souksan Restaurant
Souksan serves a range of Chinese, Lao, Thai and comfort food including (allegedly) a Sunday roast lunch (US$5).
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Baguette Vendor
Baguette vendor sells decent khào jįi in the morning and afternoon.
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Bamboo Bar & Restaurant
This is a floating affair and serves some interesting dishes that have had some good reports.
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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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