Luang Prabang Food Tour: Night Market Delights

Explore Luang Prabang’s vibrant night food scene with 15 tastings, guided by locals. Discover hidden gems and authentic Lao flavors. Come hungry.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Luang Prabang - Join our evening culinary tour featuring over 15 tastings, offering a delightful exploration of the historic city of Luang Prabang. This food journey is thoughtfully designed and led by our expert Laos food guides.
    Before embarking on this adventure, please note that the tour showcases local cuisine, and due to the nature of street…
What's Included
  • Bottled water and local drinks (and a beer) included
  • Moveable feast with 6-7 stops around the old city
  • Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Laos (private tour or 9+ guests - contact us).
  • Led by professional foodie guides
  • 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Luang Prabang food tour
What's Not Included
  • Other alcoholic drinks excluded
  • Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded. Easy-to-find meeting point for all guests.
  • Unsuitable for vegetarian diets sorry, due to limited alternatives with 4-5 less tastings
  • Unsuitable for severe allergies, halal & celiac disease, due to risk of traces & cross-contamination
Additional Information

As the sun sets over Luang Prabang, the vibrant food scene begins to come alive. Street vendors ignite their grills, pestles crush fresh papaya salad, and the city’s most daring flavors emerge.
During this evening culinary adventure, a local food guide will lead you beyond the typical tourist menus. You’ll sample a variety of dishes at riverside…

Location
Khaiphaen
Xatikhoumman Road
The tour starts from outside the Khaiphaen Restaurant in the heart of the old city, across from a temple called Wat Choum Khong Sourin Tharame. Your guide will be wearing a black 'A Chef's Tour' polo shirt. It's centrally located in Luang Prabang and easy to reach from most hotels in the city.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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186dirks
Feb 8, 2026
First-rate local food tour. - This was an excellent experience for our group of three. We experienced a variety of local dishes and street foods that we probably would not have otherwise; and the leisurely walk through the (very intense) street market was very informative. Our guide Mone (sp?) spoke good English and was very knowledgeable. He was also very open to answering our relentless off-topic questions about life in Laos, many of them personal to him.
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Erica_b
Feb 5, 2026
Luang Prabang Food Tour - Good tour with a variety of food to taste. Large portions-so come hungry! Som did a good job explaining history, traditions and food preparations, ingredients etc.
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Daydream26023586318
Jan 28, 2026
Amazing! Educational! Delicious! - I had such a lovely and insightful time on the Mekong Meals tour. Big shout out to Mr Nan, who made sure the tour was filled with laughs and facts about Laos history. I enjoyed all the meals from beautiful patio restaurants that over look the Mekong , to street food nestled in the heart of the night market. Couldn’t recommend this tour more. I went out of my way to seek out spots featured on this tour to get even more of the wonderful foods I tried! Thank you a Chefs Tour!
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Floriatosca_k
Jan 26, 2026
Best tour in Luang Prabang - Authentic food tour with off the beaten path experiences and restaurants, focusing on local specialities from Luang Prabang. Lay is the best guide and is very insightful. Highly recommend this tour!
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526lucreziaz
Jan 14, 2026
Fantastic tour - Very nice tour, our guide Toun told us many things not only about food but also about the life and culture of the country. The food was good and plentiful, I recommend it.
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Jameser9858us
Jan 13, 2026
Great tour - Great food tour with so many different dishes. Toun was a great guide with a high level of English and interesting to talk to. He also showed us some amazing food. 10/10 reccomend
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Laura_c
Jan 13, 2026
History + Variety of food - We had a great time on our tour with Som. He was very knowledgeable and shared a ton of history about Luang Prabang, as well as giving insight into local culture. We really enjoyed all of the foods we tried, and got to try a ton of food that we likely wouldn’t have tried if not for this tour. Thanks Som!
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Emma
Jan 10, 2026
Amazing Food Tour - Great Value - Our guide Toun was so accommodating and knowledgeable! The tour took us to many local places and taught us so much about Laos and its culture. We tried many different local foods and desserts, all were amazing! Another highlight was getting to speak to and receive a blessing from a local monk. We can’t thank Toun enough for his kindness and hospitality. Highly recommend, great value!
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Nicki
Jan 10, 2026
Amazing Local Experience - Toun shared so much local knowledge, food and experiences with us - you could not possibly ask for more! Amazing night ❤️❤️
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Jezzeetoms
Jan 8, 2026
Amazing Food Tour! - We booked this tour last minute because we booked through A Chef’s Tour in Bangkok Chinatown and enjoyed it so much. This tour was just as much fun! Som was a wonderful guide, so nice and informative. All the food was amazing. The grilled fish and the sticky rice pork soup were an absolute top for us. As well as everything we got to try at the night market. You also get to stop at a temple and get a blessing from a monk, which was an absolutely incredible experience. Highly, highly recommend this tour. For us, being our first time in Laos, it was so helpful and we learned so much about the food and culture.
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From $45
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).