There are many good restaurants and cafes throughout the Vientiane capital, you can find a variety of cuisines whatever you prefer Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Indian, Western dishes, many dishes are vegetarian-vegan friendly! But when you are here in Laos, you definitely don't want to skip and try local Lao food especially traditional Lao food like Aw-Larm (Stew), Larb (Lao style salad), deep fried river weeds (originally from Luang Prabang), Lao mixed herb sausages, Jaew Bong (spicy dip) and eat these dishes with steamed sticky rice the BEST!