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(cnr Th 9 & Th 11; dishes 25,000-45,000K; 6.30am-8.30pm; ) Attached to the terrific Resid-
ence Sisouk hotel, this aromatic cafe is a good breakfast or lunch stop, with sandwiches,
salads, pasta, pastries, fresh bread and blasting air-con. Rich Arabica coffee from the
Bolaven Plateau is sold by the cup and by the bag.

Na Dao
( 031-255558; cnr Th 38 & Rte 16W; mains 30,000-180,000K; 11am-1.30pm & 6.30-10pm Mon-
Sat) Fine French dining has arrived in Pakse. Exiled from Vientiane, the owners migrated
south to bring their cultured cuisine to southern Laos. Special moments include a salmon
and sea bass carpaccio, Paksong goose with olives, and a five-course menu degustation
(185,000K).

FRENCH $$

Drinking
Wander down the Mekong riverfront and stop at a terrace bar for a beer. Alternatively
nurse a bloody Mary on the Parisian-style rooftop Panorama Bar at the Pakse Hotel.

Oay
(Th 11; ) Trendy Oay on the Mekong riverfront has occasional live acoustic music and
shows football games on a big flat-screen TV.

BEER GARDEN

Information

ATMs are strung out along Rte 13, including an ANZ machine outside Lankham Hotel (
7am-7pm) . The Lankham also has a useful currency-exchange counter that offers decent
rates and does cash advances on Visa cards.

BCEL (Th 11; 8.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri) Changes travellers cheques (1% commission) and
gives cash advances on Visa and MasterCard (3%). Its exchange office (Th 11;
8.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat & Sun) next door has longer hours. BCEL ATMs are across
the city.

International Hitech Polyclinic (VIP Clinic; 031-214712; [e-mail] ; Th 46; 24hr)
Adjacent to the public hospital, with English-speaking staff and high standards of care,
service and facilities, plus a pharmacy.

Main Post Office (cnr Th 8 & Th 1; 8am-noon & 1-4pm Mon-Fri)