Ayuthaya
Buying your food at this floating market, where vendors serve from boats tied to large rafts, is a great experience, though finding space at a table is…
Must-see restaurants in Southeast Asia
Bangkok
An open-air food court with an English-language menu, this is a good place for trying khâw châa (an unusual but delicious Mon dish of savoury titbits…
Ayuthaya
Set at the front of the eponymous guesthouse, Tony's offers a slightly ambitious menu of Western and Thai dishes (such as grilled salmon and massaman…
Gili Air
On a crossroads in the heart of the main village, this spotless corner cafe (the slightly Westernised adjunct of the more rootsy Warung Muslim,…
Phu Quoc Island
The Pepper Tree is set on an upstairs veranda – appropriately, at La Veranda resort – and offers an exhaustive choice of Vietnamese dishes, such as…
Ubud
This cafe serves consistently good Indonesian food. Tired of mie goreng made from instant noodles? With noodles made fresh daily, this version celebrates…
Hat Patong
This cheap, local-food world is jammed with stalls offering all kinds of fresh fish, crab, lobster, roasted pork leg, steamed chicken, satay and sôm·đam …
Ko Chang
Enticingly set on wooden platforms that incorporate restaurant and bar, this is an atmospheric spot for a drink or selection from the wide-ranging menu…
Chin State
Located directly below the church, this simply furnished place is also decidedly one of Falam's most popular. There's a bit more variety than you might…
Ho Chi Minh City
In a lovingly restored heritage mansion, Bloom combines fusion flavours with the good-news story of offering culinary training for disadvantaged youth…
Hanoi
In a chic modern space, Pots'n Pans specialises in innovative fusion dishes blending Vietnamese and European influences. An excellent wine list partners…
Sandakan
Located in what looks like a multi-storey car park, this is the best spot in town for cheap eats and food stalls. Upstairs you'll find strictly halal food…
Labuan Bajo
A triple-storey bakery and popular breakfast spot. Takeaway on the ground floor, a comfortable ikat-adorned lounge in the middle and an ocean-view rooftop…
Papua
Part of a small national chain of cool, comfy restaurants serving classic Javanese cuisine and frothy milkshakes and juices. It makes a delicious change…
Ayuthaya
The dessert roti săi măi (silk thread roti) was invented in Ayuthaya and is sold all over town, though these stalls fronting the hospital are the most…
Northeastern Thailand
Though named for its delicious pizzas, which attracts the expat crowd, this place also has a full Thai menu. It's a simple but comfortable air-con spot…
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh’s many markets all have large central eating areas, where stalls serve up local faves such as noodle soup and fried noodles. This market's food…
Sumba
Clean but over-styled (cue wallpaper scrawled with country names and both ikat and guitars on the walls) El Cafe has strong wi-fi, live music on Saturday…
Hua Hin
Many people rave about the hamburgers here, but throwing tradition to the wind, this shipping container spot put fish, chicken, fried macaroni and cheese,…
Hua Hin
At first glance you don't expect much from this seemingly makeshift restaurant jammed in between a tailor and scooter rental, but it turns out the food is…
Myanmar (Burma)
Honey is a friendly spot that serves the usual mix of Thai, Chinese and Western dishes (including fish and chips). It's located near the waterfront, about…
Kuta & Legian
From Vegemite on toast and a flat white for brekkie, a potato-cake roll or meat pie in the afternoon, and an Aussie burger with the lot (including…
Tana Toraja
A long-running, very friendly place that serves authentic local food, including Torajan specialities such as buffalo, pork and eel in black sauce,…
Sarawak
Malay and Chinese food stalls fill the upper floor of this blue-coloured fruit-and-vegetable market. The cone-shaped roofs of Pasar Utama and the next…
Chau Doc
The atmospheric riverside setting of this cavernous restaurant is complemented by the extensive menu of fish and seafood dishes, such as squid with chilli…
Kuta & Legian
The Tuban branch of the noted Ubud restaurant is a slicked-up version of a warung, albeit with excellent and creative Asian and local fare. There's also…
Myanmar (Burma)
A few minutes' drive outside Taung Kalat village, this place is a near-compulsory lunch stop for those travelling with a private car and driver from Bagan…
Hua Hin
The city's main fresh market resides in a historic building built in 1926 with a distinctive seven-eaved roof in honour of King Rama VII. You can piece…
Medan
The saving grace at the Pondok Wisata Angel guesthouse, this bamboo-lined cafe on one of Medan's busiest streets is worth popping into for a plate of gado…
Danang
Atmospheric place run by a French-VIetnamese couple who have crafted a great menu that takes in French classics, pub food, barbecued meat (try the ribs)…
East Bali
Indonesian dishes – including a good range of satays – dominate the menu at this roadside warung, but there are also a few pasta and potato dishes on the…
Jakarta
Classic Chinese restaurant with large tables suitable for banquets, seating 10 people. The atmosphere is pretty dismal, with dated decor and fluorescent…
Myanmar (Burma)
This hotel restaurant is one of the better places in town to eat, even if it's not exactly an atmospheric venue. The extensive menu includes Chinese…
Johor Bahru
Come late afternoon, the little food stalls crammed along this alley (parallel to Jln Meldrum) start frying up everything from ikan bakar (grilled fish)…
Manila
As the name (The Store) implies, this long-running Spanish eatery doubles as a gourmet food shop. The restaurant proper doles out fine tapas such as…
Northern Laos
Tightly thronged with tribeswomen and locals hawking freshly made broths, noodles and chicken on spits, with everything veiled in a stratosphere of smoke,…
Ho Chi Minh City
This modern Italian-Japanese fusion restaurant has a pizza oven at its hub and a delicious bar to boot. Service is unflappable and prices as tempting as…
Pulau Langkawi
At Putumayo the cuisine ranges from across Asia, looping from Malaysia through Thailand to China with fresh fish and seafood (including prawns the size of…
Phuket
Get your local street-food fix at Kamala's Friday evening market, where fresh fruit shakes are whizzed up beside stands of sizzling Thai satays and stir…
Melaka City
Many of the dishes involve tea at this pleasant restaurant named after wisteria, one of the more interesting and, crucially, local chains in the Shore…
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