Thailand - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 769

with en-suit e hot- water bathrooms also available, plus
wi-fi. Double B200

atmosphere. Meanwhile, under bamboo shelters back on
dry land, the main guesthouse restaurant offers lots of
Thai vegetarian dishes and apple pie. Daily 10am-9pm.

EATING AND DRINKING
★

SHOPPING
Hornbill Bookshop Th Kaeworawut, on the access road
to Mut Mee Guest House . Stocks new and secondhand
books and offers internet access and an international
phone service. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm.

Daeng Namnuang Th Rimkhong, near Tha Sadet.
Delicious, inexpensive Vietnamese food at this stupen-
dously popular place with a lovely riverside terrace. For
B180, you can try all their specialities on a set meal, which
include naem nuang , make-them-yourself fresh spring
rolls with sausage. Daily 8.30am-8pm.
Nagarina As well as cruising on the river (see p.771),
Mut Mee 's floating restaurant serves tasty authentic Thai
food in an atmospheric setting, specializing in seafood
and Isaan dishes (main dishes B50-1200. There's also a
floating bar, Gaia , with live music and a laidback

10

KHON KAEN
he lively, studenty city of KHON KAEN ,
213km south of Nong Khai, makes a
decent resting point on the

Lao Consulate & Udon Thani

KHON KAEN

0 500

Khon Kaen
National
Museum

metres

Beung
Thung
Sang

2

City Hall

Non-A/c
Bus Station

Suebsan
Isaan
Cooperative

1

1

2

A/c Bus
Station

Khon
Khaen Ram
Hospital

CENTRAL
PLAZA

Tukcom Plaza

Police Station

Market

Pullman
Hotel

2

Market

Night Bazaar

Train
Station

N

Prathamakant
Local Goods Centre

Fairy Plaza

ACCOMMODATION
Roma
Saen Sumran

2
1

Beung Kaen
Nakhon

EATING AND DRINKING
Didines
Naem Nuang

2
1

TAT

Wat Nongwang

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