There are several good restaurants along the main street of the city, where you can enjoy traditional Laos food and a variety of Asian and Western cuisines. There are a number of unique and interesting dishes local to Luang Prabang that you may wish to sample on your visit.

Laotian food is similar to Thai food but less spicy!

Use this Luang Prabang Restaurant Guide to see some recommended places to eat that we've listed below for your benefit. Hopefully you'll also be convinced to give Laotian food a try! And what better way to build up an appetite than by wandering around the shops and markets and enjoying some Shopping in Luang Prabang? Our Laos Restaurant Guide gives more details on traditional cuisine.

Luang Prabang Restaurant Guide

Try some of the famous dishes from Luang Prabang like 'Sai Gok Luang Prabang' (Luang Prabang Sausage) with 'Khao Neo' (sticky rice) or some of the local specialties like 'Jaew bawng' (chilli paste with dried buffalo skin), ‘aw lam' (spicy herb soup), and something similar to Japanese seaweed called ‘Khai paen' (Fried dried river moss topped with sesame seeds).

These dishes and many more are available in most of the restaurants in Luang Prabang. Most restaurants have menus in English. For those with more delicate palettes there are also numerous French and Italian restaurants dotted throughout town as well as numerous bakeries.