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Rim Chi Riverside
(dishes 40-450B; 9am-9pm; )
Enjoy superb Isan and Thai food from either the tree-filled
terrace or your own thatched-roof raft on the Chi River. This is an English-free zone, but
you can't go wrong ordering
sôm·đam
or
Ъlah nin lui sŏo·an
(fried tilapia 'run through the
garden'). It's 900m west of Krung Thai Bank.
NORTHEASTERN THAI
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THAI
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Hippy Cafe
( Th Rattanakhet; dishes 50-90B; 10am-9pm; )
This Thai-trendy cafe in the old bus station
(by the clock tower) serves the expected coffee and cakes, but surprises with fresh and de-
licious salads and Thai dishes, albeit in very small portions. We really like their unique
version of tofu
laap,
though you'll have to tell them to make it spicy.
Night Market
(Th Wariratchadet; 4-10pm)
East of Wat Mahathat, this small market is as good a place as any
to sample Yasothon's famous dessert,
kà·nom wăhn lôrt chôrng
(rice noodles made with
pandan served in coconut milk).
THAI
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Getting There & Away
Yasothon's
bus terminal
( 0 4571 4500)
is north of the city on the bypass road. A motorcycle
taxi to the centre costs 50B. It's best to get your driver's phone number for the return trip
because finding a motorcycle taxi in town is difficult.
The main destinations are Ubon Ratchathani (73B to 109B, 1½ hours, every 30
minutes), Khorat (175B to 230B, four hours, hourly), Mukdahan (minivans 84B, two
hours, every 30 minutes) and Khon Kaen (126B to 189B, 3½ hours, every 30 minutes) via
Roi Et (52B to 78B, one hour).
Bangkok (360B to 419B, eight to nine hours) buses leave approximately hourly during
the day, and frequently from 7pm to 10pm. There are VIP buses to Bangkok with
999
(
0
4571 2965; ticket 652B)
and
Chan Tour
(
08 5309 2079; ticket 463B)
.
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