Vegan food buffet in the night market. Large selection of dishes include tofu, veggies, and rice paper rolls. As much as you can fit on a plate for 10-15,000 kip, depending on the stall. Directions: when you enter the night market from the west, walk down Sisavangvong road, past the first laneway of food stalls on you left, after 5 minutes walking through the craft stalls, you'll see the vegan buffet on your left, on the corner of Wat Mai. Open Mon-Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm.
Category: Vegan, Buffet, Fast food, Laotian
Reviews (33)
First Review by vegan_simon
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The best place to eat in Luang Prabang - Edit
So many options, all you can eat buffet for 15,000 kip. The food is sometimes cold but still delicious! 10/10 recommend. Go down the alley next to the Indigo cafe and it is about halfway down. Handing out pink bowls 👍👍
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Amazing! - Edit
Wrong address on Happy Cow. Upon entering the market from the west, take your first left down a side alley. This is where the food market is and there is a vegetarian stand among them.
Vegetarian buffet for 15,000kip - amazing!
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Not there anymore - Edit
It's definetely not at the mentioned place, but I also couldn't find it anywhere else at the night market :-(
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must try - Edit
Delicious food with huge variety. U have to try the bananas in dough. Also a good place to meet Backpacker.
Pros: cheap !!!
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There are 3 vegan buffets in Hmong Night Market area - Edit
All of then are soooo goood and sooo cheap :)
Pros: cheap, fresh, good
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Very simple - Edit
A big vegan buffet for only 1 euro , you can fill your plate with vegetables, rice, noodles , so,e rolls and more . And you can eat on the tables close there or take away . If you are hungry is ok , but the quality is not so good . The food looks that stay there for days . But maybe the only one only vegan in town
Contributions +60
Great Price - Edit
All you can fit on a plate for 10,000 kip. Went here 2 times. It was definitely better the second time because I knew what I liked from my trial the first time! The first time is a bit overwhelming, I wanted to try everything so I went a bit crazy.Definitely a must try!
Pros: Great selection, CHEAP, friendly staff
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Great find! - Edit
We've been eating here every night in Luang Prabang. Great vegan/vegetarian food for an unbeatable price! 10,000 kip for a loaded plate. So much cheaper and more filling than any restaurant. Would definitely recommend!
Pros: cheap, huge portion, good variety of vegetarian food
Cons: we didn't realise you could get it heated up!
Contributions +23
Only option in Luang Prabang - Edit
Very average food which can make you a bit queasy by the second time you go!
Make sure to heat it up in the wok
Pros: Vegan food in LP, Cheap
Cons: Unhygienic
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Amazing value - Edit
A really nice range of dishes here and phenomenal value at 10,000kip for as much as you can fit onto your plate! They will warm it for you in a wok, too, which is nice. I'm not convinced it's 100% vegan as there were a number of battered things here which I wondered about - is the batter egg batter? However, there are enough other things to satisfy a vegan, including a great range of veg (delicious pumpkin and aubergine!) and also non-egg tofu!!!!! They tend to favour the egg-tofu in a number of places in Laos, it seems, so it was great to find the purely soy variety here. Tasty enough, and big beer Lao for 12,000kip. Can't argue with that!
Pros: Lovely veg & non-egg tofu, They heat it for you, Reasonably priced beer
Cons: Very busy, Not sure if battered things are vegan or not, Stuff runs out early!
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tasty and cheap - Edit
It's really good and the perfect place to eat until you're actually full :)
Contributions +156
Go early - Edit
Range of vegan food arrives super fresh just after 6pm to a waiting line of hungry Europeans. 10000 for the buffet and 10000 for the beer is a pretty hard deal to beat. If the food lasts beyond 7pm it's perhaps best avoided in this heat.
Pros: cheap , plentiful
Cons: don't let it sit too long in the heat
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Tasty and cheap! - Edit
I would recommend going early (before 6 pm) when the food is fresh and hasn't been visited by too many flies. The spring rolls are simple and tasty! Food is not too greasy which is a plus.
Pros: cheap, enough variety
Cons: tables are falling apart so don't expect fancy sea
Contributions +18
Cheap and clean - Edit
Not especially delicious or warm, but a much better option than most of the overpriced restaurants on Sisavangvong. There are actually 3 stalls. One where the description says and the other 2 in a covered food alley next to Indigo Cafe (maybe vegetarian and not Vegan). I've only tried the first. The photos people have uploaded are from both locations. There are also many other Vegan foods in the night market. Coconut mini pancakes, fried bananas, steamed corn, Vegan spring rolls, fruit, and veggies on skewers.
Contributions +48
life saver - Edit
So rad this stall is here, so so cheap there is no other vegan or veg shops around, worth going and getting a feed
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Really good cheap food - Edit
Easy to find. No sign saying vegan but just says buffet. fresh healthy food. and soo cheap for Laos ! ! Great guy that runs it too .
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all vegan buffet - Edit
As this buffet is the only all vegan place in Luang Prabang, we had to check it out. It's only 10,000 kip (about $1.25) and all you can fit on one plate. The food was basic, but very good. They get a five just due to being vegan and so cheap. Can't be beat. And there's a long communal table and we barely got a seat. The place is hopping. Definitely check them out and stroll around the market too.
Pros: all vegan, cheap
Contributions +183
Vegan & Cheap - Edit
It's really nice to have this place - street food without having to ask and to worry whether it is vegan... and very cheap (only 10.000 Kip)! You pile up as much as you want on a plate, than hand it over to them to reheat it in a wok. So, it all gets mixed in the wok, consider this when choosing your options... You can then eat your food at large communal tables in the street.
The food isn't a culinary revelation, but is tasty and filling. It isn't easy to find inexpensive vegan options in the centre of Luang Prabang, as everything is very very touristy and many restaurants aimed at a wealthy clientele, with focus on french cuisine...
Pros: Vegan, Central, Cheap
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Great place - Edit
We dined here a few times and for 10,000Kip who can complain?
Buffet style, help yourself and so much to choose from. Serves Lao Beer.
Owner Teng doesn't spk any English, but then you help urself and give him the money. He will say Sabaidee.
Pros: cheap, buffet style, clean
Contributions +289
I loved it! - Edit
This food stall is amazing and all vegan. The food seems to be simple but it isn't bad at all. Oh, and so cheap!
The owner speaks good English.
We ate here every evening for several days and did not get sick. Well, but the stall seems to be clean and the food is fresh.
The owner will heat the food if you ask him.
Pros: Relaxing atmosphere, Very popular, nice vibe, Tasty food, all vegan
Contributions +86
Cool experience - Edit
Love the style of eating experience here, very casual - just pay, fill your plate and eat at a long table on the street. Can be filling as long as you pile up your plate. Great to have so much variety that is vegan! Not convinced the rice is vegan - looked and tasted very much like cheese (yummy though!) All for the bargain price of 10,000 kip, win!
Pros: Cheap, casual, variety
Cons: Cold food
Contributions +82
Cheap and tasty - Edit
The cheapest food you can get in Luang Prabang. They have a lot of things to choose from. The food is tasty. Very often the food is cold but then you can ask them to warm it up in a wok pan. There was some days that they didn't have the pan but most of the time they did.
Pros: Cheap, Tasty
Cons: Cold food
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The only veg*n game in town - Edit
As of Feb 2015, this little pop-up buffet table is still Luang Prabang's only 100% vegetarian eatery, and it seems to do a roaring trade.
There's a very good selection of Lao vegan dishes to choose from here.
The only downside is that, even when we arrived right when they opened at 5:00pm, most of the dishes were lukewarm at best and several were cold. This isn't just an issue of taste and texture; it's also a health issue, since potentially harmful bacteria starts growing on most cooked foods left out longer than 45 minutes or so. For this reason, we suggest that everyone who eats here do as we did: Ask them to heat up the food for you. If enough of their customers ask, perhaps they'll realize the importance of this.
That said, the food is tasty and the people serving it are delightful, and at 10,000 kip (barely more than $1 US) for as much as you care to pile on your plate, the price can't be beat.
So, if you don't mind crowds, communal tables, and a potentially jostling wander to find this place, we think it's a great experience to eat here at least once, even if only to get a taste of local life and support people who are selling vegetarian food.
Updated from previous review on Wednesday July 04, 2012
Pros: Only plant-based food, rock-bottom price
Cons: Food often served cold
Contributions +25
Cheap and nice - Edit
Very nice food and a lot of different things to choose from. I spent 3 days in Luang Prabang and had all my dinner meals there.
They'll warm the food for you if you ask them to. Drinks are cheap as well.
Pros: Price, Tasty food, Location
Contributions +171
very good - Edit
No evening during our stay in Luang Prabang went without visiting this place. The food is very simple but tastes delicious when you add some of the sauces provided on the tables. At the end of the day, you can't complain about anything when the place makes you full for 10 000 kip.
There are quite a few stalls on the same market street that sell sandwiches. Vegetable-only version is vegan if you skip mayonnaise. Same is with juice shake stalls. Tell them not to add any milk and you have a nice vegan dessert. Be aware that coconut milk powder that they offer instead of milk is NOT vegan (contains casein).
Pros: good value, location, variety
Cons: could be cleaner
Contributions +47
Cheap vegan food with good ambiance - Edit
I am not sure if I am reviewing the right place as there seemed to be a couple of vegan food stalls around the night market. One was in the middle of the food stalls, while this one was on its own at another place in the night market. Food was inexpensive as you could fill your bowl for only 10000 kip which would be enough to fill most eaters. You could also buy a big bottle of BeerLao for only 10000 which was another bonus. You could ask for them to heat up your plate but you would have to wait quite a while if the place was busy. Food options all tasted about the same but was not
bad. The communal tables were nice except for one evening when a few Asian visitors kept spitting and burping. Given the cheap price and nice night market ambiance I thought this was the best vegan option in LP. Open from 5-10 pm every day.
Pros: cheap, vegan, location
Cons: food not the best tasting
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We Got Sick - Edit
We had dinner here 4 days in a row, but the fourth day we got really sick from the food, which actually shouldn't come as a surprise. The food is really cheap and quite tasty for the price. The plates are small, but you can put as much as you want on them, so it is no problem to get really full. Be sure to make him heat it properly though!!!! You wouldn't want to spend 2 days in bed afterwards.
Pros: Cheap, Tasty, Nice Atmosphere
Cons: Bad Hygiene, Crowded
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