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Nong Seum Restaurant
10^th Aug, 2010 at 9:17am

Nong Seum Restaurant is probably one of the most popular restaurants in the Vientiane region, so it is worth a visit.

Around an hour by car from the central business district, Nong Seum offer a wide variety of foods and this type of restaurant mainly caters big groups or a family gathering. You have to go early, especially on weekends because spaces fill up quickly.

The locals like to go here to dine and enjoy the relaxed open air atmosphere. There's also some paddle boats, a ride costs 10,000 kips ($1.20 US) per hour.

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USA Joe Full Member Offline I Love Laos! Posts: 108	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #1 - 10^th Aug, 2010 at 4:34pm Looks great, thanks!
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llX God Member Offline "Absolute power corrupt." Posts: 2685 Gender: Age: 36 Awards: 2	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #2 - 10^th Aug, 2010 at 10:35pm Thank for posting the picture. Very nice place to eat and relax.
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BlastSweep Junior Member Offline I Love Laos! Posts: 52	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #3 - 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 3:30am I remember eating there, Loved it!
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longhang Full Member Offline Posts: 144 Gender:	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #4 - 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 9:25am i guess these lao folks in the picture must be american-lao right? native Laotians usually dont eat breakfast, lunch and dinner all at once do they?
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llX God Member Offline "Absolute power corrupt." Posts: 2685 Gender: Age: 36 Awards: 2	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #5 - 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 5:26pm Food look so good and nice scenery. I am hungry.
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BlastSweep Junior Member Offline I Love Laos! Posts: 52	Re: Nong Seum Restaurant Reply #6 - 25^th Aug, 2010 at 12:24am longhang wrote on 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 9:25am: i guess these lao folks in the picture must be american-lao right? native Laotians usually dont eat breakfast, lunch and dinner all at once do they? My sister and I were the only Lao Americans there
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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #7 - 4^th Sep, 2010 at 5:54am

BlastSweep wrote on 25^th Aug, 2010 at 12:24am:

longhang wrote on 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 9:25am:

i guess these lao folks in the picture must be american-lao right? native Laotians usually dont eat breakfast, lunch and dinner all at once do they?

My sister and I were the only Lao Americans there

so these must be the lao middle class we are looking at then, HEY they eating that egg salad my mama makes once in a while. look good!

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #8 - 6^th Sep, 2010 at 4:56pm

longhang wrote on 4^th Sep, 2010 at 5:54am:

BlastSweep wrote on 25^th Aug, 2010 at 12:24am:

longhang wrote on 23^rd Aug, 2010 at 9:25am:

i guess these lao folks in the picture must be american-lao right? native Laotians usually dont eat breakfast, lunch and dinner all at once do they?

My sister and I were the only Lao Americans there

so these must be the lao middle class we are looking at then, HEY they eating that egg salad my mama makes once in a while. look good!

Yes, I would consider my family back home middle class, haha.

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #9 - 6^th Sep, 2010 at 11:17pm

BlastSweep, I don't doubt that your family in Laos is middle class. It's not a place for low class citizens.

To eat here, you need to bring a minimum of 500,000 kips ($60 US). The last time I went with a group of about 10, it costs us nearly 1 million kips ($120 US).

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #10 - 7^th Sep, 2010 at 12:23am

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 6^th Sep, 2010 at 11:17pm:

Wow, I don't recall it being that expensive at all! Luckily, my cousin was friends with the owner so we ate for free!

I did go to a different restaurant that was ridiculously expensive called Vientiane Seafood. It was actually quite good, we indulged way too much and had a bill of $200 dollars for 4 people in a private room. Service was great, I guess they could tell my sister and I were American so they put on American country music (though I would have greatly preferred the music that they were playing, because I hate country music).

Thinking about the food really makes me miss Laos. Hey admin, I can't remember the name of a huge buffet-style restaurant that was always very crowded at night. It was a outdoors, but was really nice and covered and over water. Do you know what restaurant I'm thinking of?

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #11 - 7^th Sep, 2010 at 1:41am

You need to order a variety of dishes so they all add up.

I tend to like buffet-style restaurants because they have a flat fee. You can eat anything you like, and you can eat as many as your stomach can handle.

Maybe you are referring to a popular buffet-style restaurant called "Lobieng Lom". They also have barbeque and steamboat-styled foods at your table, where you can cook your own food.

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #12 - 7^th Sep, 2010 at 5:16am

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 7^th Sep, 2010 at 1:41am:

If you like buffets, you need to see the ones they have in Las Vegas!

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #13 - 7^th Sep, 2010 at 5:50am

I've heard about Las Vegas, there's many choices of food and drinks are free.

In Laos, you have to pay extra for drinks, even if it's just a glass of water.

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Re: Nong Seum Restaurant
Reply #14 - 7^th Sep, 2010 at 7:37am

Admin Saovaluck wrote on 7^th Sep, 2010 at 1:41am:

Maybe you are referring to a popular buffet-style restaurant called "Lobieng Lom". They also have barbeque and steamboat-styled foods at your table, where you can cook your own food.

I liked Labieng Lom. Cooking your own food tend to take long.... I prefer the already made items.

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