2 Best Restaurants in Laos

All the usual Italian stalwarts grace the menu at this upbeat spot, along with imported oysters and Wagyu beef. The same owners also run the more casual Ai Capone next door, a traditional pizzeria.

This longtime Italian restaurant, in a beautiful colonial villa with a garden, is a bit out of the main tourist center but still reigns as one of Vientiane's steady grande dames. Villa Opera serves authentic pasta, baked entrées, and fresh salads along with items like the Pizza de Laos, made with chilies and Lao sausage. You can get a perfect espresso or a cappuccino, too.