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a handsome rattan building with heated showers. There's a little restaurant and stunning
views of the cliffs on the other side, but no river views.

Bungalows Ecolodge
(r 80,000K) Features decent-sized new bungalows hidden down a side street, with sliding
shutters that allow you to lie in bed and watch the sky turn amber over the karsts. Tasteful
linen, solar-heated showers, mosquito nets and locally sourced food elevate it above the
crowd.

GUESTHOUSE $

Eating
Well-priced Laotian and Western fare is available in abundance, though there are no gast-
ronomic prodigies here.

Riverside Restaurant
(meals 15,000-35,000K; 7.30am-10pm) Shaded by a mature mango tree festooned with lan-
terns, this lively haunt has lovely views of the Nam Ou. The menu encompasses noodles,
fried dishes and làhp. A real traveller magnet, it deserves all the attention it receives.

LAOTIAN $

Phetdavanh Street Buffet
(per person 20,000K; 7pm) Phetdavanh runs an affordable nightly buffet that draws in loc-
als and travellers alike. It sets up on the street around 7pm, serving barbecued pork, chick-
en, fish, sticky rice and vegetables.

LAOTIAN $

Nang Phone Keo Restaurant
(mains 10,000-20,000K; 7.30am-9pm) This is a Main St house-restaurant on whose deck you
can get Muang Ngoi's most exotic dessert: a plate of fried bananas flambéed in lòw-lów .
Also imaginative is the falang roll, with peanut butter, banana, sticky rice and honey.

LAOTIAN $

Bee Tree
(mains 15,000-35,000K; 11.30am-11.30pm) Located at the end of the main drag, this barbe-
cue restaurant-cum-beer-garden has a relaxed ambience. Choose from Lao dishes and
some comfort food or stroll along here for happy hour cocktails between 5pm and 8pm.

LAOTIAN $

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