Must see restaurants in Luang Prabang

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Offering a Lao fusion menu inspired by the recipes of royal chef Phia Sing and sprinkled with some magic dust from Michelin-starred Thai chef Bongkoch …

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Khaiphaen is a popular training restaurant run by NGO Friends International that operates a network of inspired venues across the region. The menu is Lao…

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On the banks of the Nam Khan, mint-green Tamarind has created its very own strain of 'Mod Lao' cuisine. The à la carte menu features delicious sampling…

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One of Luang Prabang's top destinations for fabulous Lao food. The eggplant dip and fried Mekong riverweed are as good as anywhere. Most seating is on…

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This attractive eatery on the main drag puts a smile on your face with its colourful chairs, funky light fixtures and mural-covered wall. The hand-written…

It's the softness of the melt-in-your-mouth pastry that keeps us coming back to our favourite bakery in Luang Prabang, which serves pain au chocolat …

Pitching itself as a 'cantina convivial', Popolo is the brainchild of the team from the ever-popular Tangor. Set in an old, exposed-brick building along…

The beans at this hip riverfront cafe are sustainably sourced from the micro coffee plots of nearby hill tribes, while profits are reinvested in the…

Atmospheric with its low-lit interior of dark woods and tangerine-coloured walls peppered with old travel posters, Tangor boasts a menu of beautifully…

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…

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'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…

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…

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…

A favourite with expats for its lantern-festooned walls, leafy patio and jazz-infused atmosphere. The menu features Luang Prabang sausage, pasta, boeuf…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…