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Vegan Restaurant at Khuadin Market

Khua Din Restaurant

Offers a lunch buffet serving Laotian vegan food.

Getting there: inside the market opposite Sao Market; pass the big basket shop and you will see a wooden sign pointing you down an alley; you can also get there from Mahosot Rd: go north past the bus station and watch for the alley on the right. Down the alley you'll see a "vegetarian" sign on the left.
Hours: Closed · opens 10 am
Weekly hours
Mon 10 am–2:30 pm
Tue 10 am–2:30 pm
Wed 10 am–2:30 pm
Thu 10 am–2:30 pm
Fri 10 am–2:30 pm
Sat 10 am–2:30 pm
Sun 10 am–2:30 pm
Price: 30,000 kip

Mon	10 am–2:30 pm
Tue	10 am–2:30 pm
Wed	10 am–2:30 pm
Thu	10 am–2:30 pm
Fri	10 am–2:30 pm
Sat	10 am–2:30 pm
Sun	10 am–2:30 pm

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