Must-see restaurants in Northeastern Thailand

  • Centre Point Night Market

    Udon Thani

    About half the food for sale in this night market is Isan fare, including grilled fish and roasted insects.

  • Talat Jae Jae

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    This small morning street market is a good place to look for some breakfast.

  • Desserts

    Udon Thani

    This is not your ordinary Thai restaurant. Dishes such as kôw klúk gà·þì (rice with shrimp paste) and massaman curry are done with no shortcuts or…

  • 14 Cafe

    Ubon Ratchathani

    Classy through and through, 14 Cafe is a funky garden restaurant that's good for a special night out. The large menu has quite a bit of seafood and…

  • Good Everything

    Udon Thani

    This white cottage and surrounding garden feels transported from the English countryside. It features fresh and healthy cuisine, such as salmon with…

  • Peppers

    Ubon Ratchathani

    Peppers, popular with both fa·ràng (Westerners) and Thai, features a broad international menu with everything from nachos to schnitzel to pizza to đôm yam…

  • Preecha Night Market

    Udon Thani

    The stalls at this night market are mostly cook-to-order shops with low prices. One woman serves the local speciality kôw þee·ak, a soup of thick rice…

  • Pizza Milano

    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…

  • Kufad

    Northeastern Thailand

    This family-run place serving Vietnamese food is rightly popular, and is a good choice for breakfast. The picture menu takes the guesswork out of ordering…

  • Hospital Food Court

    Nong Khai

    Don't be put off by the name – it isn't 'hospital food'. Located across from the hospital, this food court whips up Thai standards at low prices. The food…

  • Night Market

    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…

  • Outside Inn

    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…

  • River City Hotel Revolving Restaurant

    Northeastern Thailand

    The tired and tattered rooms in this tower hotel cannot be recommended, but the 16th-floor revolving restaurant has stupendous views, even if the food is…

  • Yasothon Night Market

    Northeastern Thailand

    Northeast of Wat Mahathat, this small market has a good mix of Isan and Thai food.

  • Krua Fah Nao

    Udon Thani Province

    The 'Cold Sky Kitchen', diagonally opposite the museum entrance, does Thai standards quite well and has an English menu.

  • Phimai Night Bazaar

    Nakhon Ratchasima Province

    Half night market, half fresh market, this is a good place to pick up some food to take back to your hotel.

  • Narknava

    Khao Yai National Park

    Muslim and Middle Eastern fare are unexpected cuisines in this neck of the woods, but Narknava is an established favourite, mostly for its chicken biryani…

  • Uthayan Boon Niyon

    Ubon Ratchathani

    Run by Ratchathani Asoke, the local branch of a non-mainstream Buddhist sect preaching a curious mix of asceticism and right-wing politics, this…

  • Bannakee

    Nong Khai

    At this little restaurant both the menu and liquor list span the globe. Gyros, Wiener schnitzel, fish and chips, lasagne, smoked salmon and đôm yam gûng…

  • U-Bake

    Ubon Ratchathani

    There are many good bakeries in town, but only U-Bake gets to share space with the lovely restaurant 14 Cafe. The brownies are pretty good. Not always…

  • Prajak Road Street Food

    Nong Khai

    Nong Khai doesn't have a proper night market, but there's some evening street food action along several blocks of Th Prajak east of Th Hai Sok.

  • Mariam

    Nong Khai

    This family-run Muslim restaurant, owned by a Pakistani man and his Thai wife, serves Indian and southern Thai food.

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