Where to eat in Luang Prabang? — Top 5 most famous & best restaurants in Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang may not be new to Southeast Asian travelers. However, it is easy to find that everyone is attracted by the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city. Lao cuisine of many restaurants in the ancient capital of Luang Prabang is a combination of spices Southeast Asia with the new taste of Europe. Where to eat in Luang Prabang? Let’s check it our top restaurants in Luang Prabang — Top 5 most famous & best restaurants in Luang Prabang you should not miss with Living Nomads below.

1. Tamnak Lao

Tamnak Lao is a local restaurant serving traditional Lao food. In particular, all dishes here will be processed at the request of customers. Most of the dishes are light, nice, gracious. Here are some suggestions for you to enjoy Lao cuisine. The highlight menus of the restaurant include sai oua, grilled pork sausage. Although the sausage is present in many countries, this sausage in Luang Prabang is really special with the pungent taste of the meat and the aroma of the herb. Noodles, papaya salad, and many other dishes. Restaurant with best facilities, airy and second floor with porch overlooking Luang Prabang street.

Tamnak Lao

Address: Sakkarine Road, Opposite Villa Santi, Luang Prabang
Phone: (+856) 71 252 525

2. L’Elephant Restaurant

Situated in the renovated old French colonial building, L’Elephant Restaurant offers the best of French and Lao food in the city. Fresh ingredients are taken from the restaurant’s own vegetable garden to create delicious specialties daily and weekly. The menu includes French specialties such as steak and traditional Lao dishes such as lemongrass pork meat and river fish roasted in banana leaves. Elegant and luxurious furniture with strange colors, the impression of the restaurant are the perfect complement to the food is more wonderful. Accompanied by French elements, L’Elephant also offers great menus with 2 local and domestic wines.

L’Elephant Restaurant

Address: Ban Vat Nong, Kounxoua Road, Luang Prabang
Opening hours: Daily from 11 am to 10:30 pm
Phone: +856 71 252 482

3. Tamarind restaurant

Tamarind Restaurant is a great place for you to discover Lao cuisine. With the perfect recipe and staff are always ready to serve customers so that this created the brand for this restaurant. Tamarind’s menu emphasizes the health of diners with healthy dishes like meuyang, a combination of noodles, greens, herbs and chilies, specialties made from larvae. Thanks to the famous of the restaurant have created the atmosphere always bustling inside and opposite the present calm of the capital of Luang Prabang.

Tamarind restaurant

Address: Kingkitsarath Road, Luang Prabang
Phone: (+856) 71 213 128

4. Apsara Restaurant & Bar

Apsara Restaurant & Bar is a part of the Apsara Hotel, a high – class boutique hotel located on a renovated old school campus. The interior is decorated with Vietnamese lanterns, the bar uses the wood material with a luxurious design. The patio has scenic views of the picturesque Nam Khan River. The menu includes traditional Lao dishes, along with a careful selection of Eastern and Western dishes. The highlight of the restaurant is fish spicy sour soup, golden curry cooked with pumpkin, eggplant, basil. Diners can choose to enjoy the traditional style of Lao or Western style depending on the preferences of each diner.

Apsara restaurant & bar

Address: Kingkitsarath Road, Luang Prabang
Phone: (+856) 71 254 6705. ‘

5. House restaurant & Belgian beer bar

House & Belgian Beer Bar was founded by two Belgians who fell in love with Luang Prabang for the first time to Laos. They decided to open a restaurant where foreigners could gather to talk and share their affection for the capital. True to its original goal, the restaurant is particularly well known for many foreigners as the excellent menu is a perfect combination of Belgian beers and European cuisine. The menu includes barbecue, steak, and some traditional Belgian dishes with beef, onions and Leffe Dark Belgian beers. The restaurant is located in a heritage building owned by a member of the royal family of Laos. Surrounding the House & Belgian Beer Bar is surrounded by bamboo, banana and local wooden furniture and exquisite red brick walls.

Apsara restaurant & bar

Address: 10 Phousi, Aphai Village, Luang Prabang
Phone: (+856) 71 255 021

Some best day tours, trips, activities and transfer services, tickets in, from and to Luang Prabang you can refer to

• Baci Ceremony
• Classic tour in Luang Prabang
• Luang Prabang Half Day City Tour + Pak Ou Caves
• Shared City Transfers between Luang Prabang and Vientiane
• Luang Prabang Half Day City Tour
• Luang Prabang Cultural Exploration
• Shared City Transfers between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng
• Kuang Si Waterfall Shared Minibus Ticket (Round Trip)
• Alms Giving Experience & Kuang Si Waterfall
• Luang Prabang Half Day City Tour + Pak Ou Caves
• Tad Sae Waterfalls Bike and Kayak Join In Day Tour from Luang Prabang

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