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Eating
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The influx of tourists and a solid foreign community have given rise to restaurants catering to virtually every taste, from Korean BBQ to sauerkraut. The city's Western cuisine in particular is said to be the best in Southeast Asia.
Riverside food stalls
line the Mekong's bank from Nokeo Koummane Road to Khoun Boulom Road, with most offering Lao staples like
tam mA k hung
(spicy papaya salad),
pA®ng kai
(grilled chicken) and fruit shakes from morning until nearly midnight. A
night market
sets up on Khoun Boulom Road near the intersection with Heng Boun Road in the early evening, and there's a more extensive version at Dong Palane Market on Ban Fai Road near Wat Ban Fai. Most of Vientiane's
restaurants
open for lunch and then again for dinner; no-frills eateries are usually open throughout the day, closing around 9pm. In most restaurants you'll pay on average $2 for a meal, and even in more upmarket Western restaurants you'll rarely spend more than $10. Other useful information
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Lao People S Democratic Republic,
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