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Juice bar
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Laotian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant with a gift shop. Makes Lao cuisine. Funded by an organization that trains disadvantaged youth. Plenty of Vegetarian and vegan options. Try the local khaiphaen and tofu dish. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-10:30pm. Closed Sun.


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11 Reviews

First Review by fengmanyi

Filihok

Points +95

Vegetarian
25 Oct 2024

Tasty food. A bit more expensive

I got its namesake, the Mekong riverweed, curry, rice, banana fritters and a shake for 186,000 kip ($10). The food was quite tasty.

Pros: Quality of the food.

TabithaA

Points +4799

Vegan
09 Jan 2024

Very good

Had the banana frittas they were delicious!
The fresh lime juice was very nice

GiselaVoyage

Points +848

Vegan
28 Dec 2023

5 Stars!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The food was amazing and the restaurant is very accommodating to various dietary needs. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about what is vegetarianism and veganism. I had the rice cakes with seaweed, tomatoes, and mushrooms. The fried banana dessert and coconut ice cream were also tasty. The water is purified and safe to drink. I also like what the restaurant stands for and how it trains young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-28

Shan13

Points +26

Vegan
05 Oct 2022

Loved this restaurant!! The app doesn't let me give a five star

Very good vegan food upon request!
Has seaweed and rice cake with tomatoes and mushrooms, eggplant dip and tofu stir fry
Very good frozen margaritas with pineapple
And also coconut milk panna cotta for dessert!
Perfect for vegans in Luang Prabang
Very nice staff

Pros: Very good vegan options, Have starter, main, and dessert!, Very nice staff and cause

SP

Points +1411

Vegetarian
17 Feb 2020

vegan dessert, a pleasant surprise!

I was happy to support this place because of their involvement in training disadvantaged youth. The service was mixed but I was very happy with the food. I had a veggie-tofu dish which was so delicious, and then just when I thought I wouldn't be having dessert at all in Luang Prabang, it turns out they have a unique and very yummy vegan dessert option, which I was so impressed with :-)

Updated from previous review on 2020-02-17

Pros: creative menu items

Cons: not vegan

ChristopherPaksi

Points +23

Vegetarian
13 Jan 2020

Creative and delicious Lao food!

Had fried egg tofu with grean mango dip and it was insanely delicious! Students werde trained by trainers here to provide a good training.

Pros: lots of vegan options, Fresh cooked, Creative kitchen

emmawestrup

Points +495

Vegan
14 Nov 2019

Worth supporting

Staff struggled to take our order or understand our requirements due to lack of English so we ended up with egg tofu when we had requested no egg. However they were very apologetic and sweet and the food was delicious. Great community minded concept which in itself is worth supporting

Pros: Tasty food, socially responsible

Cons: Very basic English, quite pricey

JackieJans

Points +1228

Vegan
10 Aug 2019

One of the highlights of Luang Prabang

This restaurant is awesome in so many ways. To begin with, the food was lovely and used local ingredients to prepare Laotian dishes. There are clearly marked veggie options and great drinks as well. But what is really amazing about this place is that it acts as a teaching restaurant for at risk youth from Laos. It teaches them to cook, speak English and Laotian, and other important skills. 94% of the profits go back into the community and I was really humbled at this wonderful cause.

Hilmoon

Points +1139

Vegan
02 Feb 2019

Amazing flavors!

Delicious green curry. I ordered without tofu/egg to make sure it was vegan. My omnivore hubby was very happy too. All of the flavors were delish!

Kkdempsey

Points +59

Vegan
30 Nov 2017

Very helpful but tofu contains egg

Lovely food, and very helpful, but staff a bit confused on their own ingredients.

Separate vegetarian options are listed, and we requested the standard no fish sauce no egg etc. The green curry is listed as including 'egg tofu' which we'd never heard of. The waiter was kind enough enough to show us the tofu packaging which was a weird squeezy tube, with a drawing of a woman holding eggs on, so we assumed it wasn't safe. He left out the tofu and added extra veg instead. However, we had also ordered the crispy tofu which didn't mention it was made with egg tofu, but had a very creamy consistency. When we were back on WiFi we googled it and it was clear that the crispy tofu is made with egg tofu, and that egg tofu does contain egg.

Aside from this confusion the rest of the food was good (smoky aubergine dip) and it's a great concept, training up disadvantaged children with working skills. Just not great for vegans.

Pros: Does social good, Some vegan dishes

Cons: Mislabelling, Tofu contains egg

fengmanyi

Points +484

Vegan
18 Jul 2017

fresh and tasty

These guys understood the 'no fish sauce' request which can be a challenge in Laos. Very nice meal tapas style




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