Skip to content
Locrawl

Nightlife in Vientiane

6 clubs, live music venues and late-night spots in Vientiane.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Nightlife in Vientiane

  1. Drink

    Samlo Pub

    Once this was one of only a few bars in town, and was packed every evening, especially between 23:00-02:00 after other bars around town are closed. Perhaps quieter now that there is more competition. Has a pool table and shows sports, but the background music often drowns the TV commentary. Drinkers from Bor Pen Nyang often come here when it closes, then move on again to the Don Chan Palace nightclub once Samlo closes.

  2. Eat

    Xang Khoo

    Crêperie - Lao French Bistrot. Owned by a friendly French citizen who speaks great English. Staff can as well communicate in English. Mix of Western (mainly French) food with Asian (mainly Lao). Galettes (French buckwheat pancakes) are their signature food and are gluten free (starting at 45,000 kip; they also have pizza, salads, soups. Different desserts such as crepes indeed. Drinks: French wine (for 30,000 kip), beer, tea, coffee. In addition, "Menu of the day" offers everyday a different meal that's not on the main menu, coming along a salad and as well a dessert or coffee; 45,000 kip. Every item on the menu can be ordered any time during the opening hours. 2 rooms including one with terrace. Relax atmosphere with jazz music in the background.

    08:00-23:00 (kitchen closes at 22:00)

  3. Drink Not mapped

    Champa

    Vietnamese-owned "super" club. Place to go for loud techno music.

  4. Drink Not mapped

    Deja Vu

    A very classy and cosy bar, owned and run by Japanese-speaking Lao owner. Great drinks. Approximately 50,000 kip per cocktail.

    Mon-Sat

  5. Drink Not mapped

    Don Chan Palace Hotel Nightclub

    Everything is supposed to close down before midnight, before the start of the unofficial curfew, although clubs generally stay open until 01:00-01:30. The most notable exception is this extremely popular spot which is open until 04:00 weekends. It's an after-hours club popular with working girls among others.

    Till 04:00 weekends

  6. Drink Not mapped

    Wind West

    Different cover bands play throughout the night. Maybe the only country-western bar in Laos. A sit and listen to live band place, not a dance club.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Vientiane (CC BY-SA 4.0).