Sukhothai
This big and breeezy place is set around a garden with the inevitable lotus pond. The menu spans Thai and Northern Thai dishes, with a few Western options…
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Pakse
Italian-owned, this little gem aims for culinary authenticity with perfectly prepared pasta and eggplant parmigiana, plus a big selection of salads. And…
Boracay
Chic and stylish, built below the construction site for a big new resort, is this small food court with Mexican, Japanese, pizza, seafood and Southeast…
An Bang Beach
This oceanfront restaurant with a grassy garden and thatched dining area has a daily menu that may include tuna carpaccio, seafood salad or calamari…
Northeastern Thailand
This delightful place has a cool, retro theme and a mix of Thai and international food (expensive but good), art on the walls, chill music and good coffee…
Camiguin
Luna does excellent thin-crust brick-oven pizza, a mean mixed-seafood grill and good-value breakfasts. Pasta dishes are of uneven quality. Tables are…
East Java
This bamboo-walled restaurant with unusual tree-trunk furnishings and pictures of past clients on the walls, is the best-known place in Batu for fried…
Central Sulawesi
A large, well-organised restaurant on the main strip with tables on the riverbank. Pick a fish from the pools, choose a sauce, order a beer, and you're…
Eastern Visayas
One of Naval's best places to eat or drink, on the 2nd floor of D'Mei Residence Inn Naval, offering tasty Western and Asian dishes. Doubles as a lounge…
Phnom Penh
This attractive open-air restaurant under a thatched Balinese-style roof has an extensive menu of provincial French fare, plus pizza, pasta and enticing…
Phnom Penh
Missing the US of A? You won't be after a morning in here watching American football via satellite and digging into the heaped plates of meatloaf and Baja…
Kalimantan
As night falls, basic seafood tents with bright banners set up opposite the Palmy Hotel in Tanjung Redeb. Depending on the day's catch you should be able…
Medan
Among the sari shops and tailors, Cahaya Baru is one of the better eating choices in Medan's gritty Little India. Choose from masala dosas, thalis, North…
Banda Islands
A friendly main street spot for ikan bakar (grilled fish), soto ayam (chicken soup), and rice and noodle dishes. Decent juice, coffee and cold Bintang (50…
Koh Rong
This tiny Indian-run cafe up the hill from town is big on home-spun flavours from the motherland, with Indian burritos being the speciality. More than…
Seminyak
This classic warung may look simple from the street but the comfy tables are – like the many fresh and spicy dishes on offer – a cut above the norm. There…
Ko Samui
A hip, comfy chow spot that straddles the crossroads heart of Fisherman’s Village, dishing up very good international and Thai eats, with outdoor seating…
Denpasar
One taste of the soup assembled to order out of the steaming vats at this small stall and you'll agree that the name (translated: Meatball Super Dynasty)…
Vientiane
Retro-themed cafe/restaurant doing the kind of sophisticated kòw jee (Vietnamese baguette sandwiches) you're not going to find on the streets. Other perks…
Moalboal
Boasts a great shoreside deck perfect for quaffing a glass of red or sipping on a cappuccino and soaking up the ocean views. There's a full food menu too,…
Ko Chang
Baanta is an attractive Thai-temple-styled place offering personable service and a wide choice of dishes, from Thai classics to regional specialities,…
Eastern Cambodia
Ratanakiri Boutique Hotel's wooden restaurant has an imposing setting above the shores of Boeng Kansaign, making it a good stop by day or night. The menu…
Kota Bharu
The welcome is friendly and food delicious at this brightly decorated place that has been in business since 1946. Sample Chinese, Malay and popular…
Tra Vinh
On the top floor of the namesake hotel, the restaurant offers an extensive menu of Vietnamese dishes. The service may be so laid-back that you may catch…
Singapore
A cornucopia of street food in air-conditioned comfort. Muck in with the rest of the crowd for seats before joining the longest queues for dishes spanning…
Siem Reap
This sophisticated international cafe, akin to Starbucks, has great coffee, homemade cakes, light bites, a kids' menu and free wi-fi. It also offers free…
Eastern Cambodia
This sleek, wood-panelled and air-conditioned Korean restaurant serves up ramen for breakfast, kimchi fried rice for lunch and burgers (veggie or beef)…
Kuta & Legian
This simple stall with shady tables is right on Kuta Beach. It dishes up some of the freshest local fare you'll find, with views of the surf. Enter the…
Kuta & Legian
Let the beach breezes waft across your cheeks at this upscale sushi outlet with views of the surf. The menu is long on sushi and quality is high. Watch…
Nha Trang
No-frills vegan/vegetarian place where a mixed plate (20,000d) is just about the best-value meal you can find in Nha Trang. Just point, take a seat and a…
Seminyak
Always busy, this large supermarket is the grocery favourite among expats, who appreciate its good prices and broad range of food, including good fruit…
Papua
Offers cold Guinness and Bintang as well as plenty of good-quality Chinese and Indonesian dishes, including braised frog and stirred papaya flowers. It’s…
Lovina
Despite the vaguely Catalan name, this family-run restaurant has an ambitious and good Balinese menu. Choose a table on the open-air terrace and order…
Vung Tau
This no-frills seafood place has strip lights and blue plastic chairs on a covered terrace right by the sea. Seafood is expertly prepared and delicious,…
Ha Tien
Smartly refurbished and sitting by the River Hotel, this cheery boat is a good bet on weekends, when a team of chefs is on hand to feed the convention…
Cebu City
A lively open-sided place where groups of students and young office workers come to eat, drink and socialise. Grab one of the large wooden tables and tuck…
Iloilo
Filipino–owned, Swiss–managed and with a German chef, this riverfront spot serves hearty steaks and sausages. The outdoor patio, with riverfront views, is…
West Sumatra
Carnivores shouldn't leave town without trying the regional specialty dendeng batokok (thinly sliced beef strips barbecued on charcoal), which is grilled…
Trat
Adjoining Sangjun Guesthouse, Haven is one of the better equipped restaurants in the old guesthouse district, with twisted timber furniture and a large…
Sabang
A charming little beachfront eatery run by the same Filipino–French duo who own the guesthouse of the same name out on the road to Puerto. Pasta,…
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