Vientiane
One of the smarter Indian restaurants in town, with a menu that includes chicken, mutton and seafood classics, plus a generous selection of vegetarian…
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Northwestern Cambodia
Sit on a plastic chair at a neon-lit table outside Kompong Thom's main market and dig into chicken rice soup, chicken curry noodles and Khmer-style…
George Town
Expect traditional Italian dishes, tasty pizzas and superb desserts at this well-respected restaurant, which has an intimate home on the edge of Little…
Ubud
This smart, breezy multilevel terrace cafe is a popular choice for a coffee or simple meal. It roasts its own coffee beans, and also serves house-baked…
Hua Hin
There are other bakeries more convenient to the city centre, but this one is worth travelling for. There's also a small menu of soups, sandwiches and…
Siargao
Indistinguishable from the other barbecue shacks lining the town beach, but for whatever reason this is the one where expats congregate in the early…
Pakse
This bright coffee-shop-cum-bakery is infused with sunlight and puts a calorific sugar-coated spring in your step with its fresh cakes, pastries and…
Angkor Wat
This large tourist restaurant opposite the western causeway to Angkor Wat serves all the popular Khmer dishes plus a mix of Chinese, Thai and…
Chumphon
A large open-air all-you-can-eat mŏo gà·tá buffet that's pretty much always packed. Pick your ingredients and cook your own soup at your table.
Luang Prabang
A colourful street market in Ban Pakam that's at its liveliest in the early morning when locals stock up on leafy greens, eggs, dried shrimp and live…
Kalimantan
Chicken sate is the thing here, with skewers smoking away on the brazier, but the gado gado and soto ayam (chicken soup) are also winners.
Northwestern Cambodia
The northern side of Psar Kompong Pranak is home to plenty of food stalls hawking Khmer-style baguettes, grilled chicken and simple rice and noodle dishes.
Mekong Delta
Ultra-fresh fish and seafood are served grilled and steamed with a variety of sauces at this professional restaurant. Pick your dinner from the fish tanks.
Dili
Join the locals by the beach in the evenings at a series of street-food stalls doing tasty grilled seafood on sticks. Grab a table on the sand to munch at.
Pulau Tioman
This very inexpensive place right next to the jetty serves burgers, omelettes and Malay and Thai specialities such as kampung noodles and tom yum.
Northwestern Cambodia
On the road to Kompong Chhnang's river port, Psar Krom is a sprawling market area with plenty of food stalls where you can get a cheap and filling meal.
Hue
Large trattoria with a decent line-up of Italian favourites (pasta, calzoni, pizzas and seafood), a choice of beers and a palatable Sicilian house wine.
East Bali
The presence of a significantly sized local Muslim community gives Amlapura's night market a slightly different flavour to other markets on the island.
Ho Chi Minh City
This purely vegetarian restaurant offers an eclectic range of tasty choices from Vietnamese sour soup through to four-cheese pizzas and Mexican dishes.
Pakse
Located under the Lankham Hotel, this is a popular place for fĕr noodle soups, though a bit heavy on the flavour enhancers on our last visit.
Sentosa Island
If you've got a tribe to feed, the large pizzas at Loui's NY Pizza Parlor will do the trick. The combo meal deals can also make things more economical.
Kuching
All manner of soft and delicious bao (buns) filled with an array of flavours emerge from this squeaky-clean bakery. Great for food on the go.
Vientiane
A contemporary burger joint featuring beef burgers with Swiss cheese, bacon, eggplant and many other additions and sauces. Salads and milkshakes, too.
Surabaya
Late-night munchies can also be had at the offshoot of Jl Pemuda, opposite the Plaza Surabaya, which buzzes with food-stall activity around the clock.
Chin State
Right at the junction of the main road and the Tiddim–Rihkhawdar road, this place does OK Burmese curry sets, as well as noodles. No English menu.
Sihanoukville
More than a pizza joint (pun intended), Happy Pop's Cambodian fare is the best in the Otres area. Big barbecue selection, sandwiches and steaks too.
George Town
At this modern-feeling cafeteria serving Asian-style meat-free dishes, expect set meals, an emphasis on noodle dishes, fresh juices and herbal teas.
Hat Khao Lak
Stir-frys, noodle dishes, Thai soups, crêpes and other snacks can be ordered at this collection of street vendors tucked behind a narrow courtyard.
Northwestern Cambodia
This modern diner offers traditional Cambodian phnom pleung ('hill of fire', or DIY barbecue) for 30,000r, plus sizzling barbecue chicken.
Northern Laos
This night market near the central roundabout has food stalls for noodle soup, Lao grills, fresh fruits and khànǒm (traditional sweets).
Chin State
This no-name noodle shop is busy all day serving up bowls of Shan-style noodles. It's just in front of the market, on the edge of the parking area.
Phang-Nga Province
Phang-Nga's small night market unfolds at the northern end of Th Phetkasem beside the 7-Eleven and features stir-fried dishes and lots of barbecue.
Kalimantan
This simple warung is popular for wonderfully prepared fresh seafood – the fried fish and grilled prawns are to die for, as is the avocado juice.
Bangkok Region
If you’re in Amphawa on a weekend, plan your meals around this fun market where grilled seafood and other dishes are served directly from boats.
Sulawesi
A welcoming, atmospheric place serving generous portions of noodle and rice dishes, and cold beer. Also has basic but decent rooms from 250,000Rp.
Kalimantan
Nur's serves up tasty Indonesian favourites with creative twists such as shrimp and coconut aubergine with rice, or fried tempe with green beans.
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Smallish market serving standard evening meals, including grilled squid. A few vendors stay until the wee hours, but most pack it in around 10pm.
Northwestern Cambodia
Nothing fancy, just a small menu of Asian staples – including fried sour cabbage and sweet-and-sour pork – all served with mountains of rice.
Chiang Mai Province
An open-air, mountaintop Thai cafe serving decent coffee and local soups and noodle and rice dishes. The view from the seating area is stunning.
Seminyak
Right in front of the busy Bintang Supermarket, this cute and casual place has excellent smoothies and sandwiches made with freshly baked bread.
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