Restaurants in Khon Kaen
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Turm-Rom
This superb place combines one of the best kitchens in town with a quiet, covered garden to create the perfect place for a night out. The hòr mòk tá·lair (seafood curry served in a coconut) is especially good, but in our many visits we've never had a dud dish.
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Restaurant Didine
Didine's French chef-owner whips up swanky fa·ràng food, such as red snapper with saffron, that you wouldn't expect to find in Khon Kaen. His Italian dishes disappoint.
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Dee Dee
Though it may look like just a humble food-to-order shop, Khun Jaang works wonders with a wok and the food is extraordinary – truly some of the best in Thailand. She is co-creator of a new Thai dish called pàt tim (egg noodles stir-fried with red curry paste).
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Chor Wang Puu
With wood-and-thatch dining areas perched alongside and above a large pond, the Crab Palace vaguely resembles a fishing village. Naturally, fish features prominently on the Thai, Isan and Chinese menu. It's a beautiful spot at night, and you might even catch a little sunset view way back behind the lake.
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Gai Yang Rabeab
Many locals believe Khon Kaen Province makes Thailand’s best gài yâhng and this simple joint, serving an all-Isan menu, gets the most nods as best of the best in the city.
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Bualuang Restaurant
Perched on a pier over Beung Kaen Nakhon, it serves up a typical spread of Thai and Chinese dishes in a largely alfresco setting. Prices are high, but the food is good.
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Plapanoy
This large alfresco spot near Bueng Kaen Nakhon is where locals bring out-of-town guests to sample genuine Isan food. Fish is the speciality.
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Tawantong
This large, all-veggie, health-food buffet sits across from the National Museum. The food is so good it also gets many carnivorous diners.
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Mud
Mud is a stylish coffee shop where most of the coffees, teas, juices, sandwiches and salads are organic. Has free wi-fi.
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Food Stalls
For cheap eats many cheap food stalls open up between Th Ammat and the Roma Hotel and stay open very late.
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Trajit
Serves Nang Rong–style kăa mŏo (pork rump roast) in a cute, crumbling, piece-of-history shophouse.
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Hom Krun
Coffee shop by day, bar by night, the chill atmosphere and shady deck make this one of our favourite places in Khon Kaen.
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Chokdee
A branch of the national chain, this dim-sum shop sits next to the air-con bus station.
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Slove U
Khon Kaen's youthful population has spawned many good coffee shops and this friendly closet-sized one, attractively cluttered with knick-knacks, is one of our favourites.
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Pavilion Café
The Pullman hotel's principal restaurant features an excellent international buffet. The nearby Kosa Hotel has a similar but smaller set-up for half the price.
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Gai Yang Rabeab
Most Thais believe Khon Kaen Province makes Thailand's best gài yâhng and this simple joint, serving an all-Isan menu, gets the most nods as best of the best in the city since both the owners and the chickens come from Khao Suan Kwang, the most hyped gài yâhng town in the province.
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First Choice
The closest thing Khon Kaen has to a backpacker hostel, First Choice serves the standard guest-house menu of local and fa·ràng dishes, the only difference is that the Thai food isn't bad. The no-frills rooms upstairs (150B to 200B) are cheap for good reason.
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Dee Dee
Though it looks like just an ordinary food-to-order shop, Khun Jaang works wonders with a wok and the food is extraordinary. Try the bàt mèe pát tim (egg noodles stir-fried with red curry paste).
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