Vientiane Restaurants

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Le Provencal
I'm not normally much of a farang food man, but one of the best pizzas I've ever had was at Le Provencal, French restaurant by the Nam Phu in Vientiane.
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in fact I enjoyed it so much I went back for a 2nd, the very next night.
 

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The pizza looks delicious! What did it cost?
OTOH, was it the beer Lao that made it taste so good?? ;-)
 

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Another plug for Daniel's Le Provencal.

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25 years ago Daniel had 1 of the first, if not the first, French restaurant in Chiang Mai: Le Rendezvous, in the soi beside the railway station.

The restaurant situated by the Nam Phou fountain in Vientiane
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"Mrs Daniel slaving away over a hot stove."
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Yep that's a wood fired pizza oven:
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GPS Waypoint: N17 57.902 E102 36.492
 

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Khopchaideu Pub & Restaurant

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Vientiane's # 1 Pub & Restaurant, the biggest Beer Lao seller in Vte.

My favourite happy Pub & Restaurant, plus the place where the Lao Ducati guys hang out when in town

Good food / music / service

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The 3rd floor cocktail lounge with a view

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WIND WEST
Pub & Restaurant, the place where I usually end up at the end of the night.
Good bands, service & adult crowd. No teenage disco music / dancing.

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Felicia band with Miss Ning Nong singing

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Tukta is the senational bartendee

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Bartendee Tukta & singer Pat

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Miss Pat

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MIX PUB & RESTAURANT

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by the fountain. Vientiane's new hot spot

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but not as good as KCD.

GALAXY PUB

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Apple is the buxom singer with the big voice & very chirpy personality

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She's also a long time GTR friend

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Khopchaideu, Galaxy & Wind West are all on the GTR Vientiane city map, if you want to locate them.
 
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Nice relaxed restaurant run by a lovely old Lao couple.

They have OK food and 10,000 kip beers.

Lovely garden setting right in town..

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Check it out.. Felt like I was on an island a short walk to the beach.

Cheers,
Brian
 

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A real little gem..

You will get me coming back again and again..

Pic taken in the day time when closed.

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Location - OSM
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Cheers
Brian
 

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This is a real ripper of a find.

Instead of the not so good indian food closer to the main streets..
Check out this gem down the back soi's

The soi is opposite this mini-mart.

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The Soi with a lovely nurse pointing the way to the clap clinic.

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Pass the clinic on the right.

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Then 30 or 40 metres on the right.

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OSM GPS location

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Cheers
Brian
 

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Didn't get to meet Ray.

He use to have a similar set up in Bangkok.. But then moved to Vientiane some time back.

Great food..

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COLD Beer Lao

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Just one page from the Menu

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OSM Map GPS location

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Cheers
Brian
 

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DavidFL wrote:

Another plug for Daniel’s Le Provencal.
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25 years ago Daniel had 1 of the first, if not the first, French restaurant in Chiang Mai: Le Rendezvous, in the soi beside the railway station. The restaurant situated by the Nam Phou fountain in Vientiane
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“Mrs Daniel slaving away over a hot stove.”
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Yep that’s a wood fired pizza oven:
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GPS Waypoint: N17 57.902 E102 36.492
Daniel has moved after lease renewal complications.

He is now located on the river upstream - at the Paris Cocktail

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He shares the space with Paris Cocktail & there is no real pizza sign outside. You need to look for the Paris Cocktail sign.

The cocktail section

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Paris Cocktail Vientiane

Location:: riverside, upstream. Diagonally opposite, very slightly downstream, the Vansana Riverside Hotel.

GPS Waypoint: N17 57.977 E102 35.650
 
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Highland Bar - Pub & Restaurant

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A popular open air, expat, happy hour rendezvous spot on the Khong, upstream from the tourist hang outs down town.

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GPS Waypoint: N17 57.989 E102 35.538
 

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Chokdee Cafe - the Belgian Pub & Restaurant

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a very popular expat + tourist pub & restaurant

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exceptional service- very attentive, Confident, English speaking staff. No order stuff ups or misunderstandings.

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++a Belgian Beer Collection + well stocked bar

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The well stocked Chokdee Bar

good tasty food

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Garlic bread - a la Chokdee

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Duck breast - a la Chokdee

Highly recommended.
Location: Riverside just by Galaxy night club.
GPS: N17 57.782 E102 36.355
 
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The I-Beam

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a smart aircon jazzy wine bar - pub

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Monday, Wednesday & Friday nights they have an excellent singer with a superb voice.

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I was very pleasantly shocked to hear a fine rendition of an Etta James song. Highly recommended if you're into some nice music & singing.

Location just up the road - a couple of hundred metres - west - from the Samlor pub.

Approximate GPS Waypoint: N17 57.966 E102 36.248
 

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LE BANNETON
Arguably the best breakfast now is Le Banneton - a very popular smart aircon French cafe

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Le Banneton - Vientiane

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Le Banneton - Vientiane

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The brunch special at Le Banneton - Vientiane

A bacon & eggs brekky for the GF

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Le Banneton also has a shop in Luang Prabang, that I think is actually nicer & better. Check em both out & decide for yourself.
Location: Nokeokoumman street, the same street as Douang Deune hotel.
GPS Waypoint: N17 57.882 E102 36.337

BENONI - PHIMPHONE MINI MART

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another smart aircon cafe - wine shop - restaurant in the Phimphone Mini Mart (they've got it all covered).

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Benoni - Vientiane

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Benoni - coffee shop - Vientiane

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The Benoni breakfast for two

Highly recommended if there are two of you, but you will struggle to finish it if there is only one of you.
The brekky includes 2 x 2 fried eggs + two cups of coffee / tea - take your pick.

Location: Setthathirat street, opposite the Kopchaideu Pub & Restaurant.
GPS Waypoint: N17 57.868 E102 36.434
 
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Sun Tara
The new Lao - Japanese fusion food, pub - restaurant

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Sun Tara - Vientiane

The Sun Tara, opened early Feb 2016 probably has the most stunning river views in Vientiane.

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The Sun Tara - Vientiane

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If you have a nice date, then this is the place to make a romantic happy hour - sunset impression.

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The Sun Tara - Vientiane

The guys who setup the Sun Tara menu are Inthy from Kopchaideu, "Air Na Dao" from the famous 5-star Na Dao restaurant & the guy who owns Tum Tum Cooking School in Luang Prabang.

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Food tasting Sun Tara

I was lucky enough to hook up with the guys pre-opening for some food tasting.

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Food tasting - Sun Tara Vientiane

& the verdict is you get some pretty interesting flavours - good food with exceptional service.

One happy customer

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Loadsa good food at the Sun Tara

On cold & windy nights you can sit inside the Sun Tara & listen to some nice music
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The Sun Tara Bar

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The Sun Tara "Cellar"

Location: Riverside on the new river front road. Downstream from the centre of town & the Mix Pub / Nam Phu fountain tourist area.
GPS Waypoint: N17 57.477 E102 36.655
 
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Bakery by Boris
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now the # 1 bakery in Vientiane, so some of the locals say.

A smart bright and clean & airy shop
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Excellent coffee
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Location in the soi behind the Honda Dealer.
The same soi as the new PVO

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7th heaven for the Irish Whisky fans (that includes me)

Tully's Irish Pub
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Newly opened 4 months ago = March 2018
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A smart spotlessly clean pub & restaurant
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with a highly impressive bar

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as good a line up of whisky that could see.

Especially impressive (for me) was the Irish Whisky
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Hit it for a nice relaxing tipple when you are in Vientiane.
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Sun Tara
The new Lao - Japanese fusion food, pub - restaurant

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Sun Tara - Vientiane

The Sun Tara, opened early Feb 2016 probably has the most stunning river views in Vientiane.

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The Sun Tara - Vientiane

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If you have a nice date, then this is the place to make a romantic happy hour - sunset impression.

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The Sun Tara - Vientiane

The guys who setup the Sun Tara menu are Inthy from Kopchaideu, "Air Na Dao" from the famous 5-star Na Dao restaurant & the guy who owns Tum Tum Cooking School in Luang Prabang.

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Food tasting Sun Tara

I was lucky enough to hook up with the guys pre-opening for some food tasting.

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Food tasting - Sun Tara Vientiane

& the verdict is you get some pretty interesting flavours - good food with exceptional service.

One happy customer

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Loadsa good food at the Sun Tara

On cold & windy nights you can sit inside the Sun Tara & listen to some nice music
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The Sun Tara Bar

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The Sun Tara "Cellar"

Location: Riverside on the new river front road. Downstream from the centre of town & the Mix Pub / Nam Phu fountain tourist area.
GPS Waypoint: N17 57.477 E102 36.655

The Sun Tara is no more, a victim of covid-19.