The 10 Best Food Tours in Laos

1.Luang Prabang Evening Food Tour by Tuk-Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · from $68Our pick

Spend 3.5 hours eating your way through Luang Prabang with a local English-speaking guide such as Aping, Tony, Amy, Pha, or Mr Jan. Ride by tuk-tuk to family-run food stops, grill meat, try rice noodles and coconut pancakes, visit the night market, and enjoy Beerlao or other drinks along the way.

“Our guide, Tony, was super. Took us through the various shopping and food areas of the night market. Tasted many good and interesting local foods. Then we settled down for delicious Laos hot-pot cooked over charcoal. Tony was very interesting and open to discussing Laos culture and traditions.”

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2.Mekong Meals Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 58 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Spend four hours eating your way through Luang Prabang with a local foodie guide. Try 15+ Lao tastings, visit market stalls and old eateries, meet a monk, watch sunset by the Mekong, and finish with noodles and Beerlao. Groups are limited to eight.

“Fabulous in every way!! Great guide and excellent food coming a wide range. Highly recommend!!”

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3.Mekong Meals Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $45Top rated

Start at 4 pm in central Luang Prabang for a three to four-hour food walk with 15-plus tastings. Your guide may be Lay, Som, Lahda, or Latda. Expect riverweed crackers, Lao sausage, grilled Mekong fish, khao piak sen noodles, local drinks, a monk conversation, and a tuk-tuk ride to a family-run dessert shop.

“This was an excellent tour! We got lots of delicious food and drinks, plus a nice walk around the town. Our guide spoke fluent English and she was so sweet and knowledgeable. The other people doing the tour were all so nice and our guide encouraged everyone to talk to each other. Great for groups or solo travelers alike. Definitely a must do!!”

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4.Mekong Sunset Cruise & Lao Tasting Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 27 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

You’ll spend two hours on a solar-powered, double-decker wooden boat drifting along the Mekong near Luang Prabang. Enjoy a Lao mojito, seven small tasting dishes, sunset views, blankets, and a simple river ritual involving wishes and fish release. Hotel pickup by tuk tuk is included, but the return to your hotel is not.

“Average. They didn’t check our tickets properly and if we didn’t ask for the tasting dinner we would have missed out. Cocktails were mostly all sold out and the one we had wasn’t very nice. The fish release isn’t you doing it yourself but the wishes and worries was a nice idea. Not sure if I’d do this again nor recommend”

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5.Luang Prabang Plates Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Start beside the Mekong after the morning alms and follow an English-speaking guide through 9 to 10 food stops. Try Lao noodles, grilled meats, soups, salads, mungbean cakes, and fresh baguettes, then use a tuk-tuk to reach farther stops. Groups are limited to eight, with guides such as Toun, Latda, Mone, and Bounleua.

“This is a great food tour. There was a lot of food and good variety of different Lao dishes. Latda was an excellent and entertaining guide who shared a lot of interesting information about Laos and local perspectives.”

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6.Prabang Plates Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $45

Start at 8:30 am with a small group and a Lao food guide, then sample 15+ dishes at 9 to 10 stops around Luang Prabang. Try noodles, grilled meats, soups, salads, fried snacks, local drinks, and fresh baguettes. Market visits and tuk tuk transport make this a practical introduction to the city’s morning food scene.

“Excellent tour! More food than I could eat! Definitely get your moneys worth. The market was my favorite as I would never have been able to taste and try these foods on my own. I did the morning tour”

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7.Luang Prabang Street Food Culture, Paper Handicraft Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $46

Spend about four hours with an English-speaking guide exploring Luang Prabang’s morning market, Lao coffee culture, local dishes, and craft workshops. You may cycle or walk, with easy routes and a group capped at 15. Guide Ken has led this food-focused outing, which includes snacks, drinks, bikes, and safety gear, but not the final meal and drinks.

“Great experience, excellent guide who was very relaxed and friendly. Really interesting insight into foods and recipes as well as local crafts. Lovely way to see a bit of Luang Prabang”

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8.Luang Prabang Evening Food Tour by Tuk-Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $70

Start at 5:30 pm with hotel pickup, then ride by private tuk-tuk through Luang Prabang for four or five local food stops. A private guide introduces family-run specialties, while dinner, Beerlao fruit drinks, sweet tea, and other drinks are included. The evening lasts about three to four hours.

“Guide very knowledgeable about the local food. We went to a place the locals eat for excellent local food. Very pleasant evening with good company.”

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9.Luang Prabang Local Market and Morning Food Tour with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $39Best value

Start at 7:00 am with a local tuk-tuk pickup, then sample Lao breakfast foods including Naem Khao, Khao Poun, Pun Mang, and Kao Sung Ka Ya. Guides such as Anou and Khamla explain the food and local culture before a walk through Phosi Market for sweets, desserts, and colorful food stalls.

“We love trying food wherever we travel. Laotian cuisine is truly amazing; though it's a bit spicy, we can certainly handle it as we enjoy spicy food. Our guide, Anou, was incredibly informative about his country's culture and more. Highly recommend."”

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10.Vientiane classic Food tour ( Included Food )

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $78

Spend four hours tasting Lao favorites with a guide such as Mr. Punch, from Khao Jee Pâté at Dongpalan to Pho J la and grilled Ping Kai at Napong 2. Transport, meals, and an English or Chinese-speaking guide are included, with pickup in Vientiane city and a visit to Wat Si Muang.

“Had a wonderful time with handsome tour guide Mr. Punch. We tasted quite a number of very delicious Laos food. From breakfast to brunch and then lunch you will eat a lot of food. I loved every restaurant and shops we went to and I had a great time with the guide. Please join this tour with family and friends too!”

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