Tamarind Restaurant, Luang Prabang

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Kuangsi Waterfall Park, Luang Prabang

We like the food in Tamarind Restaurant until we came back for the second round in just a matter of three days in Luang Prabang.  The food in here is a fine and authentic Luang Prabang style food, ranges from khai pen, ok lam, and lemongrass chicken.  For the second time, they still never disappointed us.  Then after lunch, we just sat in the one nice cafe over looking the Mekong river and sipping the cold iced coffee.  What a pleasure afternoon to spend on the beautiful day like that day.

dinner at nearby restaurant

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Le Banneton Cafe, Luang Prabang

Kuangsi Waterfall Park, Luang Prabang

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Kuangsi Waterfall Park, Luang Prabang

For breakfast, we had Lao style pho accompanied with some western omelette and croissants.  Their breakfast are outstanding.  After that, we went to Kuangsi waterfall park.  It is located outside the city, about one hour drive.  Therefore, we booked the private van to go there.

Once you enter the park area, you will see the bear conservation.  The original idea of this conservation is purely for protecting the bears.  The bears there have a good life.  They are all just lazily sleeping on the woods.

From the bears park, you need to walk for another a few kilometers until you reach the magnificent greenish waterfall. Very tranquil and clear.  I'm not too sure whether you can actually jump down in the waterfall area.  However, there is one big nature pool on the foot of the waterfall, some people do swimming in there.  My husband did but he said the water is absolutely freezing cold.  And there are little fish that will bite and poke around your skin.  It is not hurt just ticklish and little annoying.  But overall, it was a nice experience.

Variety of grilled food, such as fish, pork and chicken

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Tamarind Restaurant, Luang Prabang

Tim Papaya Salad, Luang Prabang

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Joma Bakery Cafe, Luang Prabang

This Tim papaya salad (som tum) shop is highly recommended, for those who want to try authentic Luang Prabang dishes.  Not so much offered from their menu lists but all the dishes are super delicious and full of flavors.  Som tum or papaya salad is at their best when eating with sticky rice and some other meaty companions.

Grilled chicken with jeow (spicy dipping sauce)

Luang Prabang style som tum

Luang Prabang style of papaya salad is slightly different from Vientianne.  In here, green papaya is thinly sliced and they add fermented fish sauce (pla ra) as well.  The salad is very aromatic, pungent and above all is so yummyyyyyy.

Grilled sour pork

Deep-fried sundried pork

traditional way of making sundried pork

Another chill out walk at the night market.  And for dinner we just picked some random restaurant nearby.  We tried their noodle soup and deep-fried sundried pork.  It was alright but not so great.  Therefore, it's no point to mention about the name and location of this shop.  I need to give it a miss.

Tim Papaya Salad
Khounxoa Road
(Near Ammata Hotel)


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Joma Bakery Cafe, Luang Prabang

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Morning Market And Prachaniyom Coffee, Luang Prabang

Today we booked the private Lao-style taxi for half day to take us around the city.  From the market, we continue visiting some more temples that we didn't cover yesterday.

In Luang Prabang, they have so many good coffee shops as well as delicious authentic local cuisine restaurants.  Therefore, our trip in here more for eating compare to the sightseeing part.  So my post will fill with food after food.  For our morning tea time, we stopped in one of the popular coffee shop in Laos, called Joma Bakery Cafe.  It is a modern french style cafe with variety of brunch menus available.  They serve the best cinnamon chai latte in town.

Cinnamon chai latte

croissant with bacon egg and melted cheese

For some of you, who are foreigners and can't really stand the authentic Lao delicacies or just simply miss food back home.  I definitely will recommend this cafe.  They serve great hot coffee and cafe' style food such as breakfast croissant and ranges of baguettes and sandwiches.  Their cakes are to die for too.  If you have some spare tummy, better to try some of their sweets and cakes.

cheese steak baguette served with fresh vegetables

Ice coffee and coconut cake

Joma Bakery Cafe
Hua Xieng branch (near post office)
Chao Fa Ngam Road, Luang Prabang
Ph: +856 71 252 292
Opening hours: 7am - 9pm

Nam Khan branch
Kingkitsarath Road (along the Nam Khan river, in Ban Wat Sene)
Ph: +856 71 213 167
Opening hours: 8am - 4pm

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Morning Market And Prachaniyom Coffee, Luang Prabang

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Things To Do In Luang Prabang

The beautiful custom of sai bat (pay mercy to the monks by giving food) is around the air every morning.  In Luang Prabang, they sai bat only with sticky rice.  People wakes up early and waits in front of their house as early as 5.30 in the morning for the group of monks from different temples walking pass.
 

Sai bat custom

Felt good after do a good mercy, we need to fill in our tummy with some good food too.  One of the busy local coffee shop, Prachaniyom coffee is always packed with locals and popular among tourists as well.  It is located not so far from morning market, in the corner of Kitsalat Road and the Khem Khong.  They open since 5am and close at 12pm.  They serve traditional hot coffee, milk tea and ovaltine as well as chinese deep-fried bread stick, soft boiled egg and congee.  We tried one of each and they all taste great.  I like the combination of deep-fried bread stick dipped in soft boiled egg the best.

soft boiled egg

You can deep the fried bread in the coffee or egg, both taste good

Pork congee with extra egg on top

After had our breakfast by the river, we walk to the morning market which only a stone-throw away.

Fascinating morning market

The morning market starts early and finish up around mid-morning.  You can find the freshly grown vegetables and ordinary consumed products but you also can find some exotic jungle products as well as live frogs and jumping shrimps.

Authentic Luang Prabang snacks are sold here

Live frogs and bee hives

variety types of fish

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Joma Bakery Cafe, Luang Prabang