Most of the guest houses also provide simple meals. The restaurant next door to the Gibbon Experience office is home of the ex-pat crowd in town. It has a nice garden restaurant and terrace overlooking the Mekong river.
Along the water, on the main road, about 1km south of border check there is an outdoor restaurant with a big terrace built on the banks of the Mekong. It offers Lao Barbecue, a tasty combination of Japanese Shabu-Shabu and Korean BBQ, i.e., you grill and stew up your own meats and veggies.
Khongvab Duck BBQ for all those tired of chicken and pork. Popular with locals and delicious! 20m further past Sabaydee Guesthouse on the opposite side. Evening only. From 14:00 to 17:00 when the Duck is on the BBQ you can't miss it.
The Latsuly Return restaurant overlooks the slow boat wharf and truck ferry and is a nice place to watch the world go by.
