I ate lunch at this cafe today. It’s at the back of a tiny lane, which can be easily missed if you don’t know what you’re looking for. The seating area of the restaurant is actually the lane itself - but since the family lives in the house that forms the dead end, there aren’t any motorcycles racing in between the tables, trying to get somewhere else. The food is simple and very inexpensive -

 
 This article starts with;
“The Lao government has denied rumours that a huge property development project on the outskirts of Vientiane will become a sprawling Chinatown, home to 50,000 Chinese families, government sources said Tuesday…..”
Though the authorities deny it, most Lao that I spoke to, (who live in the area), all agree that the majority of residential [...]