Vegan restaurant offering a lunch buffet. Located opposite The Reunion Cafe. Price is around 30,000+ kip. Best to arrive at 11:30am as food is usually gone by 1 pm. Directions: Go west along Samsenthai Rd from the intersection with Khounboulon Rd, turn down the small side street on the right immediately after the Bridgestone sign, and walk about 100m. Reported closed February 2023.
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Ban KhuaLuangTai, Chanthabouly District (at /near Rue Samsenthai and Blvd Khounboulom), Vientiane, Laos
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Last update on 14 Feb 2023 by vtraveller
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Added by reunioncafe on 30 Sep 2011
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25 Reviews
First Review by reunioncafe
lime.skyblue
Points +536
Come Early. Wonderful Lunch Buffet With A Scrumptious Dessert Option. - Edit
During our stay in Vientiane, my partner and I came here daily for lunch! Like another reviewer said, it's best to arrive there earlier, and not at 1PM/1:30PM, when a lot of the buffet food was gone (but creating a meal for yourself is still possible). At the end of my meals here, I combined their green jelly with their coconut milk, which made a great dessert treat. The locals recognized my and my partner's face, and during our fourth visit, a young, English-speaking Lao person in a suit greeted us with a loud and grand "Hello!"😁He was the owner's son.
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cornonthecob
Points +348
Good choice for lunch - Edit
We came here at 11 as recommended in other reviews and there was loads of food left in the containers. I think there was rice, 7 dishes of food, plus soup and rice noodles. All you can eat for 30k kip per person.
Read moreThe curry and Laab that day was very good.
Come when you are hungry for the best value as you can get a good sized meal cooked to order for less than 30k across the road at reunion cafe
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ninik
Points +49
So many options! yummy and cheap - Edit
We tried everything from the buffet haha - really good!
Read morePros: Lots (!) of vegan dishes
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Lampky
Points +1688
So yummy - Edit
Excellent buffet. Everything is so good go early
Read morePros: All vegan , So many choices
Cons: They start running out around 12:30
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JonJon
Points +20645
Amazing Lao vegan buffet at low price - Edit
This daily buffet is excellent and very cheap (30 000 KIP, all you can eat). There are many Lao dishes, noodles, tofu, curry, vegetables, rice, etc., all very fresh and tasty. The owner is friendly, the room is modest but clean. Has a huge success so it's better to go early. A must-go in Vientiane!
Read morePros: 100% vegan, all you can eat, great and fresh food, friendly staff, cheap
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Bintje
Points +1446
Very good ! - Edit
The staff don't speak english a lot but they are hepfull ! Food is really good and cheap. Come early because the food gone fast !
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jasonfloats
Points +178
Solid vegan buffet! - Edit
As with most buffets, some things are hits others are misses. Overall a great selection of lots of tofu dishes. The veggie sausage/springroll things were awesome. And the price cannot be beat.
Read morePros: Good food, Large selection
Cons: Some dishes got cold
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Elizalodge
Points +112
Delicious food, lovely atmosphere - Edit
Definitely go on an empty stomach as it is 30K for the buffet, I hadn't eaten all day/night so I easily packed away a large plates worth. The food is delicious, it was warm with a lot of option. It was predominately tofu dishes when I was there but they did bring out several more dishes while I was sitting down eating. It's a really lovely place to sit outside and eat, with the vegan coffee shop next store that has amazing coffee. The food was delicious and the service lovely
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DannyDavidson
Points +201
Come hungry - Edit
You’ll be overpaying if you don’t eat a decent amount, but a good option if you like buffet style eateries.
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CharityBosua
Points +548
Best value for money you will find in Vientiane - Edit
Pretty sure you won't find something better for this price. All you can eat lunch buffet which get's refilled all the time. I recommend to go here to get a nice local experience and to eat some vegan traditional food (Lao soup and Lao pancake).
Read moreAdd as much leafy greens as you like!
Owner is very friendly and helpfull. Used Google translate to ask which dishes didn't contain oil and she pointed them out for me (half of them had NO oil and half of them had little oil). A dish I really liked had oil but she offered to cook it for me without oil and she didn't charge me extra for it!
The food is quite plain but you can add spices, soysauce, etc. as much as you like. The bread I ate here is the best I had so far in Lao.
Has great coffee place next door!
Updated from previous review on 2018-01-14
Pros: Local, All vegan, Little oil
Cons: Only for lunch
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LaurenceMontreuil
Points +687
Get value for your money! - Edit
WOW! The food was SO good that we ate more that our stomach was able to handle! That's what happen when you discover an all you can eat vegan buffet!!! There are so many different dishes including noodle soup, curry and fresh salad! There are other vegan buffets in town but this one is simply the best! Highly recommended! All you can eat buffet for 30 000 Kips.
Read morePros: Many choices , Cheap , Super tasty and fresh
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KateMoore
Points +123
Stop looking. you found the best vegan food in The city!! - Edit
All you can eat buffet for 3000 lip with sooo many delicious, healthy options. We have eaten here every day. There is also a vegan coffee shop attached which has almond soy or coconut milk options. Love this place!
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vitalvegan
Points +321
Best value vegan in Vientiane - Edit
Phounsub Vegan Restaurant, Vientiane, Laos, 13th October 2017
Read moreGo west along Samsenthai Road from the intersection with Khounboulon Road (that intersection has the Centerpoint Boutique Hotel on one corner, the TMB bank on another, a photocopy store on a third while there is a construction site on the 4th currently). The Bridgestone sign is on the right side of Sansenthai about 100m from the intersection just described. Turn down the small side street on the right and walk about 100m. Reunion café is on the right and Phounsub is on the left.
Phounsub’s buffet is very good and sufficiently different from the one at Khouadin/Kuadin vegetarian restaurant. Perhaps fewer dishes but perhaps higher quality (or so we perceived them) – more whole vegetables rather than being more cut up or mushy. Restaurant very popular including with locals but dishes are replaced (at least while we were there) as they are depleted.
At just 25,000 kip/person probably the best value in Vientiane.
Pros: very good food yet cheap, clean and quiet, despite popularity, easy to find
Cons: only open at lunchtime
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Reut.e
Points +32
Excellent! - Edit
I was there a long time ago, it was the only restaurant in Laos that I got a chance to experience a proper local food (and not only Laap), It was so good!!
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brtknr
Points +225
Tasty and cheap buffet style food - Edit
All you can eat for 25000 kips which was quite good value for money considering that the food is quite good. However, a lot of it seemed to have been sitting out for a while so recommend going early. We arrived at 11 and should have gone earlier. There was a make-your-own hot soup noodle in the corner which was quite tasty but not sure if this is a regular offering. They had simple dessert options included.
Read moreThere is a lovely new vegan coffee shop open next door by the same owners which is also worth checking out.
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Karoo
Points +44
absolutely delicious - Edit
Very delicious food, lots of vegetables, good variety and quite cheap regarding lao prices! And a dessert, mm..
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Tofulicious
Points +1337
Highlight of Vientiane - Edit
As an avid veganomic tourist, I'm sad to say that Laos is one of the most uninspiring countries my stomach has ever encountered. Hence, when my herbivorous travelling companion and I chanced upon Phounsub (with the assistance of Happy Cow), our Laotian venture transformed considerably!
Read moreWith an abundance of fresh and cooked vegetable dishes (each with distinct flavours and textures), plenty of protein accoutrements, the choice of red or sticky rice, DIY noodle soups and a daily dessert - Phounsub's daily vegan lunch buffet turned our Vientianese hellhole into one of joy. Didn't even bother with the other local options, as we didn't want to miss our daily fix here.
Pros: delicious local 'veganised' dishes, warm friendly service
Cons: buffet lunch only :(
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JerriFairy
Points +22
Yum yum yum - Edit
A great little find ,just meandering thru a neighbourhood and voalla! Best to arrive abit earlier than 2 as the food was abit cool and of course many hungry people had eaten before me!
Read moreStill yummy and great people! Across the street was nice as well Reunion Cafe!
Pros: Great variety, Great taste, Confortable ac space
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Cyclebilly
Points +126
Great food. Lovely staff. Cheap - Edit
Was all vegan. Most of the food tasty. well worth 25,000 kip. Get coffee and tea too and can have jelly, coconut milk and syrup for dessert. shop next to it. staff friendly.
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Arvid
Points +469
THE place to have lunch! - Edit
What a lovely place! For the humble price of 25,000 kip we had a delicious "three part" vegan buffet:
Read more(1) Rice with maybe 8 different vegetable and tofu dishes, all very good.
(2) Lots of fresh herbs and little things that you wrap in big salad leafs, dip in sauce, and eat like fresh spring rolls.
(3) Rice noodles, raw vegetables, and a rich and somewhat spicy stock that you mix together to make your own noodle soup. Probably the freshest and best I've had!
There is also some kind of jelly or pudding for dessert. Didn't try it though.
The setting is simple but nice, and the locals who have their lunch here were friendly, talkative, and helpful (which came in handy since some of the food and the way to eat it was new to us).
The dishes weren't always warm, but we found them all fresh (place opens at 11am, we arrived at around 12am).
We highly recommend this place!
Pros: great food, friendly and helpful locals, very cheap
Cons: food not always warm
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Ianthewander
Points +237
Tasty Laos lunch buffet - Edit
Small restaurant, not overly flash. For 25,000 kip ($3) a selection of a dozen or so trays of food, plus desert and soup. Tasty, spicy, good quality. Small selection of drinks, ok to bring your own. Attached is a small shop selling veg products.
Read moreInterestingly, directly opposite Reunion Cafe.
Pros: Taste, Inexpensive, Range
Cons: Sanitation, open food, a few flies., No brown rice (seems none in Laos!)
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Thetruthpaint
Points +63
Great all You Can Eat Buffet - Edit
Mixture of Vietnam and laos food. From soup till sweet Desserts. 25.000 kip. Very friendly and tasty place. Can highly recommend!
Read morePros: Tasty, Choice, Friendly
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anarchistanimal
Points +563
Yummy lunchtime buffet - Edit
A good lunch buffet, popular with locals, a short walk out of the tourist ghetto. It's true, many of the dishes were gone or almost gone by 1pm, but there was still plenty to hit the spot. Highlights for me were the battered eggplant, laap and sago dessert. The restaurant itself is a lovely space - open and airy with a sunny, plant-filled verandah. The workers are friendly. Great value at 25,000 kip.
Read morePros: Tasty dishes, Yummy desserts, Quiet, leafy verandah
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AmericanPhil
Points +246
amazing - Edit
Best meal I had in southeast Asia. Get there early if you want fresh spring rolls. Very kind people with good English and all vegan food
Read morePros: good dessert, spring rolls, English
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reunioncafe
Points +126
Good Vegan Lunch Buffet - Edit
If you are in Vientiane, Laos and looking for Good Vegan Lunch Buffet. Phounsub restaurant is the right place.
Read morePros: food, staffs, private
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