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Lan Kham Noodle House

Serves enormous bowls of noodle soup with fresh herbs and salad. Recommended for breakfast

Listing from Wikivoyage: Pakse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Lao Development Bank
Can exchange kip to US dollars, vital if travelling onward overland to Vietnam. Across the road, directly opposite the bank is an ATM which accepts international cards such as Cirrus. There is a limit of 700,000 kip per transaction, although you can withdraw several times. Those who are heading to Cambodia, gather a few riel to tide you over for your first few hours in Cambodia from the Lao Development Bank.
Closes 15:30
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Wat Luang
The biggest and most beautiful temple of Pakse, and home of Buddhist monk school. This is also the best place to see the monk alms giving rituals often seen in Luang Prabang.
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Le Panorama
Pakse Hotel
The only rooftop restaurant in Pakse. On the 7th floor of Pakse Hotel, with a beautiful view over the town and the Mekong. Western, Asian and fusion dishes. Not cheap, but the view makes up for it, and probably the best pizza and Western dishes in town.
Closed · opens 4:30 pm40,000-85,000 kip
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BCEL Bank
Changes money, cashes traveller's cheques and does cash advances on credit cards (a bad deal). There is an ATM in front of the building that accepts most foreign cards.