Fodor's Expert Review Acqua

This relative newcomer has raised the bar for fine dining in Vientiane. With chic mosaics and a cool bar downstairs and private VIP dining areas upstairs, Acqua is visually stunning, and the food keeps pace with the decor. Homemade potato gnocchi, risotto, and other Italian stalwarts grace the menu, along with imported oysters and Wagyu beef. There's a lunch buffet for 88,000 kip. The same owners also run the more affordable Ai Capone next door, a traditional pizzeria.