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the old block and are downright bad while the suites are just too expensive for what's on
offer. The pool has been shut down and staff was skeptical that it would ever reopen.
Eating
Most downtown restaurants shut their doors early, but many out along Th Phitak
Phanomkhet keep the woks sizzling late into the night.
Bao Pradit
(Th Samran Chaikhongthi; dishes 30-280B; 10am-10pm; )
It's a bit of a trek south of the centre
(look for the Coke sign), but this is a real Isan restaurant with dishes including
gôry kài
mót daang
(raw beef with lemon, chilli, fish sauce and extra blood with red ant eggs) and
gaang wăi
(rattan curry). It's all served on a peaceful riverside deck. Though the English
menu is a bit mysterious, it's rare that a restaurant of this sort has any English at all.
NORTHEASTERN THAI
$
Wine Wild Why?
NORTHEASTERN THAI
$
(Th Samran Chaikhongthi; dishes 40-150B; 9am-10pm; )
Housed in an atmospheric wooden
building next to the river, this relaxing spot has character and delicious Thai and Isan
food, though it no longer serves wine.
Night Market
THAI, VIETNAMESE
$
(Th Song Nang Sathit; 4-9pm)
Mukdahan's night market has all the Thai and Isan classics, but
it's the Vietnamese vendors that set it apart. A few sell
băhn dah
(the vendors will tell you
it's 'Vietnamese pizza'), which combines soft noodles, pork, spring onions and an option-
al egg served on a crispy cracker.
Kufad
(Th Samut Sakdarak; dishes 40-130B; 7am-6pm; )
This family-run Vietnamese cafe is rightly
popular and a good choice for breakfast - if you're not in a rush. The picture menu takes
the guesswork out of ordering, but leaves you clueless on the prices.
VIETNAMESE
$
Goodmook*
INTERNATIONAL, THAI
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