We are spending four days in LP in November. Any recommendations/reviews of restaurants woould be greatly appreciated. Now that the Boston GTG is over, we are getting down to the wire for our trip. Thanks.

We really enjoyed our dinners at La Residence Phou Vou (the Pansea Hotel) and the MS where you are staying. Both have very pleasant settings by their pools and quite reasonably priced Lao food. If the MS has water buffalo, give it a try. The MS will set you back about $25-$30 while you could drop $50 at the LRPV.

For very inexpensive riverside dining, try Bousasavanh Restaurant - dinner for 2 will set you back $10 at most. Do try the dried seaweed with sesame seed appetizer.

I took a cooking class at Tum Tum Cheng restaurant, and the food "we" prepared was excellent. If we had had more time, I would have definately gone back.

Have you seen Elizabeth_S 's blog?
http://lizandrichardsa.typepad.com/2...ang/index.html

I seem to remember some confusion over two restaurants named Three Nagas. Are there two or one?

T and L, great pictures.

There is the 3 Nagas which several on this forum have recommended, the French restaurant L'Elephant which generally gets good reviews and Three Elephants which gets mixed reviews.

To give credit where credit is due, the photos are from fodorite Elizabeth_S 's blog, not mine.

Two Liz's on this forum, but only one with an informative blog (not me!)

There is only one 3 Nagas and it is delicious! The marinated water buffalo and other Lao dishes is sooooo good, and you don't have to be an adventurous eater to enjoy the food there. Also, nice atmosphere. We just loved everything about Luang Prabang and Elizabeth's blog and photos brought back wonderful memories. If you like exciting night life and big cities, LP is not for you, but if you are looking for a lovely quiet and relaxing small town with lots of atmosphere, good restaurants, and natural beauty nearby (water falls, the river) you will love LP.

To *absolutely* give credit where it is due - my husband does most of the blog - I'm chief typist and sometime editor!

I can look at the pictures of our meal at 3 Nagas over and over again! But we do also highly recommend Cafe Toui - about a block off the main street going towards the Mekong.

Three of my favourite places to eat anywhere are in LP.

Les Three Nagas for Laotion. AMAZING and unique

L'Elephant for French style bistro - but cooked from amazing local produce, and in a very chic old deco style building. loved it! (Not to be confused three Elephants). Have a cocktail

And Cafe Ban Vet Scene (???) on 'main strip'. Great for brekkie. baguettes, etc. and just watching life go by

As far as i know all these places are affiliated with the Three Nagas Hotel, and the food is very high quality and fresh etc.

I could have stayed in LP for weeks, just so i could eat at these three places!

Try the Blue Lagoon. A varied assortment of abulous food, some decent wine, excellent wait staff and far cheaper than L'Elephant.

By the time I got there I was jonesing hard for anything green and non-toxic. They have some amazing salads. Ate there three times it was so good.

Now that they've moved the night market, it's sitting right in front of it, so if you sit outside in the front, there's plenty to gawk at.

Still trying to figure out a way to meet you up there.

Craig's right, go down to the river anywhere and load up on beer lao and river weed.

Lori

Forgot to mention, there's a new wine bar on the main drag next to the big pizza place. Don't know if you're a wine drinker, but if you are, give it a go.

Thanks to all. This should keep the pandas fed.

What is the best "French" restaurant?

another vote for L'Elephant-

lovely setting...a big lunch and carafe of white, lulled into watching the world of Luang Prabang glide by

(My LP lunch haiku)

Another french restaurant in LP is at the Sala Prabang hotel - we had an appetizer there which was lovely (pic on our blog) but seeing as there was no river weed on the menu we had to leave (!!!) Here's a review from Bangkok Air Mag

Magically situated overlooking the Mekong River in Luang Prabang, Na Dao is Laos’ latest gourmet delight.

Following on from his restaurant of the same name in Vientiane (tel +852 (0)20 504884), Chef Sayavouth – a scion of the old royal family in Xieng Khouang who grew up in the kitchens of Alain Senderens and Bernard Pacaud, both three-star Michelin chefs – blends the two culinary cultures in his new menu.

The result? Outstanding classical French cuisine cooked with local produce such as river weed, buffalo sausages, Mekong fish and watercress. Sala Prabang Hotel, tel +856 (0)71 252460, http://salaprabang.salalao.com

Thanks to all who provided such useful information..

Craig..are those prices for LRPV dinner for two (I hope) or for one? I will have 5 nights in LP in January and am already feeling hungry for the good food that awaits!

Sorry it wasn't clear - all prices were for two.

We enjoyed long, lingering lunches on the balcony at Villa Santi (the one in town). We never tired of watching the kids playing in the street and the locals going about their business. The Villa Santi has both Lao and French food. Indeed, we often mixed things up with a Lao entree and Crepes Suzettes for dessert!

GPanda ... I didnt try any other french influenced restaurants, but L'Elephant was simple well-executed french. A chic, but very relaxed atmosphere. I went with two other friends and we had such a memorable night, and just to have a perfect mixed green salad with our food was such a luxury! Not to mention, wine and cocktails

I didnt think it was expensive at all, particularly if you compare to what you'd pay in Sydney for the equivalent. I really highly recommend ... the guy that runs the three restaurants i mentioned is a real foodie i think with exceptional taste ...

C