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Offering a Lao fusion menu inspired by the recipes of royal chef Phia Sing and sprinkled with some magic dust from Michelin-starred Thai chef Bongkoch 'Bee' Satongun, Paste brings fine dining to Luang Prabang. Try crunchy cured rice balls with sour sausage and clear curry with beef ribs, or the signature Bangkok Paste dish: yellow curry with blue swimmer crab.

There are several tasting menus for those wanting to embark on a gastronomic journey to discover the best in traditional Lao cuisine with a twist.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

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    Wat Xieng Thong

    0.21 MILES

    Luang Prabang's best-known monastery is centred on a 1560 sǐm (ordination hall). Its roofs sweep low to the ground and there's a stunning 'tree of life'…

  • Sunset view over the city from Mount Phousi, a sacred mountain located in the heart of the former capital of Laos.

    Phu Si

    0.43 MILES

    Dominating the old city centre and a favourite with sunset junkies, the 100m-tall Phu Si (prepare your legs for a steep 329-step ascent) is crowned by a…

  • Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls

    Tat Kuang Si

    13.96 MILES

    Thirty kilometres southwest of Luang Prabang, Tat Kuang Si is a many-tiered waterfall tumbling over limestone formations into a series of cool, swimmable…

  • UXO Laos Information Centre

    UXO Laos Information Centre

    0.97 MILES

    The sobering UXO Laos Information Centre helps you get a grip on the devastation Laos suffered in the Second Indochina War and how nearly 40 years later…

  • Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham

    Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham

    0.53 MILES

    Wat Mai is one of the city's most sumptuous monasteries, its wooden sǐm (ordination hall) sporting a five-tiered roof in archetypal Luang Prabang style,…

  • Laos Buffalo Dairy

    Laos Buffalo Dairy

    12.11 MILES

    Set up by some Australian pioneers with no prior experience in farming, the Buffalo Dairy is now producing a range of delicious cheese and dairy products…

  • Tat Sae

    Tat Sae

    6.22 MILES

    The wide, multilevel cascade pools of this menthol-hued waterfall 15km southeast of Luang Prabang are a memorable sight from August to November. Unlike…

  • Green Jungle Park

    Green Jungle Park

    7.74 MILES

    Thirty-two kilometres west of the city, this slice of natural paradise reclaimed from a rubbish dump uses the forest and a stunning cascade as its…

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Nearby Luang Prabang attractions

1. Wat Sensoukaram

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Rich ruby-red walls with intricate gold overlay give Wat Sensoukaram one of the most dazzling facades of all of Luang Prabang's temples. The name, temple…

2. Wat Souvannakhili

0.17 MILES

The most prominent building of Wat Souvannakhili looks more like a colonial-era mansion than a monastery, but the small sǐm (ordination hall) is a classic…

4. Wat Xieng Thong

0.21 MILES

Luang Prabang's best-known monastery is centred on a 1560 sǐm (ordination hall). Its roofs sweep low to the ground and there's a stunning 'tree of life'…

5. Wat Punluang

0.21 MILES

A beautifully faded temple guarded by emerald nagas (river serpents) on its roof, supported by columns and with an illustrated ochre interior.

6. Wat Pa Phai

0.24 MILES

Over the gilded and carved wooden facade, Wat Pa Phai has a classic Tai–Lao fresco depicting everyday scenes of late 19th-century Lao life.

8. Wat Pakkhan

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Dated 1737 but rebuilt a century ago, Wat Pakkhan has a simple, appealingly archaic look with angled support struts holding up the lower of its two…