Cat Ba Island
This TripAdvisor darling pulls the foreign crowd despite its overbearing service and overpriced and gentrified Vietnamese food. But it's a sensible choice…
Must-see restaurants in Southeast Asia
Can Tho
Looking onto busy Hai Ba Trung, this travellers’ favourite has a good blend of local and international food at reasonable prices, though it's a case of…
Timor-Leste
Look for the quaint green cart on the main drag to locate this cantina, which does tasty bakso (beef-ball noodle soup) and mie ayam (curried chicken) at…
Mui Ne
Popular with backpackers, this huge no-frills seafront place has tables right by the shore. There's a wide choice of dishes including lots of seafood and…
Timor-Leste
By the roundabout in the heart of Maubisse, this is cordially run, attractively decorated and offers a selection of tasty soups, curries and more at a…
Kalimantan
Some of the best Chinese food in the city, served in air-conditioned comfort. It's known for its ikan jelawat (from 75,000Rp for two people), a river fish…
Ubud
This breezy upper-floor place offers a full range of vegetarian jamu (health tonics), all-day breakfasts, salads, sandwiches, thin-crust pizzas and gelato…
Around Manila
In the developing Clark Centre, Koko Buri specialises in fried chicken but covers many bases from pizza and pasta to soups and hot pots. The air-con…
Sumbawa
The cleanest and most central Padang food depot in town. Pick and mix from an array of curried, baked and fried fish and chicken dishes. Note: it gets…
Northeastern Thailand
By day this big roof hosts Roi Et's municipal market, and at night it shifts gears to become the city's main night market. And it's a good one, with a mix…
Hat Khao Lak
Under a soaring peaked roof at the northern end of central Khao Lak, this semi-open-air, family-run place has a big menu of fresh grilled seafood, spiced…
Yangon
On the corner with Mahabandoola Rd, this simple stall serves deliciously curdy glasses of lassi (the Indian yoghurt drink). It also has strawberry and…
Kalimantan
This open-fronted roadside warung is a great place to try the local speciality, ketupat Kandangan (sticky rice cakes served with coconut milk and broiled…
Northern Thailand
Decent eats – fish is a speciality – draught beer and live music can be found here on the western bank of the Mae Nam Ping. There are a few other similar…
Central Sulawesi
For local specialities sugili (eel) and ikan mas (large goldfish), as well as spicy bat dishes, pull up a chair at one of the riverside rumah makan at the…
Bangkok
Shelve any notion of backyard grilled burgers and hot dogs; the slow-smoked American-style barbecue here ranges from baby back ribs, which fall off the…
Kuala Lumpur
If you're craving pork, this ‘nose-to-tail eating’ joint specialising in ham, sausages and all things piggy is the place to go. The Sunday beer brunch…
Hue
An authentic Japanese restaurant with tasteful furnishings including lanterns and calligraphy, and a winning menu with sushi, tempura and yakitori dishes…
Kupang
A tiny green pick-and-mix Padang-style warung opposite the army base. Choose from beef, chicken, fish, potatoes and greens either deep- or stir-fried,…
Cham Islands
Well-priced seafood – including squid dishes and occasionally lobster – feature at this newish Bai Lang eatery with harbour views from the balconies…
Ubon Ratchathani
This guesthouse restaurant sets itself apart with good Mexican meals (way above average for Thailand), but the Thai food is delicious, too. The menu also…
Nha Trang
Authentic Indian restaurant where you can't go wrong with a set meal, which includes a bhaji, poppadoms, a veggie or chicken curry, rice and a beer. It…
Pakse
One of Pakse's best choices for Thai food, Champady has a fairly extensive menu from glass-noodle salad to southern sour curry, plus a good selection of…
Myanmar (Burma)
This pleasant, air-conditioned cafe and bakery serves coffees, iced green tea, shakes and other drinks as well as an extensive food menu of curries,…
Bicol
At the entrance to the beach, you can relax on solid wooden furniture (as opposed to plastic chairs) under a thatched roof at this breezy restaurant…
Ubud
The setting here is quite magical, with an ornamental koi pond and a rear dining area overlooking a little rice field. The food isn't as impressive, alas …
Central Java
In the middle of Krakal Bay there's a stretch of sand fringed with simple, sea-facing restaurants such as this, all of which serve more or less the same…
Cham Islands
Not far from the jetty at Bai Lang, Dan Tri is a good choice for seafood noodles, grilled shrimps, braised cuttlefish, boiled squid with ginger, fried…
Bangkok
Dating back to the 1940s is this legendary producer of Thai sweets. Couple its sweetened sticky rice with mangoes or coconut custard. There's no prominent…
Pak Phrak Walking Street Market
Kanchanaburi
This is a typical Thai walking street, meaning it's mostly food for sale, not crafts and clothes (the latter more typical of Chiang Mai's tourist-focused…
South Sulawesi
Potted plants outnumber giggling schoolgirls by only a slight margin at this open-sided upstairs coffee shop with a fine view of the gas station. It's…
Ho Chi Minh City
Browse the books at the rear of this cafe then settle down to order British comfort grub like the full English breakfast, cottage pie, bangers 'n' mash or…
Southern Laos
The Residence's sumptuous low-lit restaurant offers a compelling reason to linger longer in Champasak. It's based in a beautifully renovated Chinese…
Camiguin
The open-air 2nd-floor space of the Checkpoint mini-mall at the 'major' intersection in Yumbing. Choices run the gamut from simple sandwiches to garlic…
Miri
Often packed with families tucking into a banquet of shared dishes, this breezy, open-air eatery specialises in Chinese-style dishes such as ‘braised…
Northern Laos
Fairy-lit Vita sits three-quarters of the way down the main drag on the left-hand side as you walk south, and dishes up decent láhp, sandwiches and…
Chiang Mai
A small local food market north of Pratu Tha Phae that transforms into a night market after hours. Many of the cooking schools do their market tours here…
Pulau Langkawi
Of the string of Chinese-style seafood restaurants in Kuah, Wonderland has been around longer than most and gets the best reviews. It’s an informal, open…
Jakarta
A much-loved, open-fronted, no-frills outlet for simple Indonesian dishes, Bon Bin has been stir-frying up classics for over 50 years. The namesake gado…
Phnom Penh
The name says it all: this is a place for serious stuffing. Supersized fish, chicken, steak and about every type of burger imaginable are available…
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