But if you look closely, you'll see ladies and a male customer having a fun conversation...
Information of 2024
Basic data
Place】Vientiane, Laos
Category] Han Noi (Dating bar)
Shop's Name] UnknownMap Approximate location
Stay time】about 60 minutes
Beer: 30,000 LAK (Lao Kip) (≈ 1.5 USD)
If you want to take a lady out, it costs 900,000 LAK (≈ 42 USD).
Ladies who drank with] 2 Lao ladies (early 20s)
Satisfaction/Evaluation
＜Overall satisfaction＞ ★★★☆☆☆☆
This time, we only drank with the ladies at the bar. I couldn't communicate well and it wasn't particularly fun, but the price was so cheap that I wasn't dissatisfied. I couldn't communicate well and it wasn't particularly fun, but the price was so cheap that I wasn't dissatisfied.
Detail
I heard there was a take-out bar called "Han Noi" in Vientiane, Laos. I was meeting a friend who happened to be in Vientiane, and he said he'd discovered Han Noi. I was meeting a friend who happened to be in Vientiane, and he said he'd discovered Han Noi on a previous visit to Vientiane, so we decided to take a taxi to the bar to see if it was I met a friend who happened to be in Vientiane, and he said he'd discovered Han Noi on a previous visit to Vientiane, so we decided to take a taxi to the bar to see if it was still open.
Steps to entering the bar
When we arrived at the location, which was truly a suburban area with only a few scattered buildings, we found a few restaurants that were open. As we looked around the buildings, I came across a restaurant with a distinctly different atmosphere (young Laotian ladies sitting next to middle-aged Asian men). This must be the Han Noi we've been talking about.
↓Behind these bushes was Han Noi, quietly open for business...
During the stay
My friend and I toasted and started drinking, but it seemed like ladies wouldn't just come to us, so we beckoned to free ladies who wasn't with another customer and sat next to us. My friend and I toasted and started drinking, but it seemed like ladies wouldn't just come to us, so we beckoned to free ladies who wasn't with another customer and sat next to us.
Perhaps it was the way they applied their makeup, but I'm afraid they both looked older than 24. They didn't speak Japanese or English, so I used Google Translate, and the other member communicated in Thai. (Apparently, many young people in Laos can speak Thai.)
When we asked about the pricing system, we were told that you only pay for the drinks you order in Han Noi (there's probably no concept of ladies ' drinks, and the ladies drank the beers we ordered with them), but if you want to take them out, it'll cost 900,000 LAK ( approximately 42 USD).
We drank together for a while, then left without taking any ladies out. We paid 30,000 LAK (approx. 1.5 USD) for the beer and left the bar.
↓ Laotians seem to like toasting, as we did so several times while drinking.
To the next restaurant
After leaving the restaurant, we took a quick look at the restaurant next door, and there were two or three ladies there too. This place really just looked like a regular restaurant, and we had just passed it by. We also popped in for a bit, but the system here was basically the same, and they said the takeaway fee was 800,000 LAK (approximately 37 USD). (We had one beer here too and left immediately.)
Neither Japanese nor English was spoken here, so you might need some skill to have fun drinking in the restaurant. Also, a group of Chinese tourists in the back were having a great time playing a game; the men spoke Chinese and the Also, a group of Chinese tourists in the back were having a great time playing a game; the men spoke Chinese and the ladies spoke Lao, and I was impressed by their excellent communication skills.