Lao Viet — Restaurant in Paris

Discovering Lao Viet was as if I was transported to my mom's kitchen and I could savor all my favorite childhood memories. It tastes vintage but feels brand new. I love love love this restaurant, so much we returned more than five times during our trip.

This is an enchanting family-owned spot with a cute patio and two separate dining areas. Everyone is so genuine and sweet. Service is fantastic and fast when you are hangry.

My mum loved to sit and chat with the chef. And we were able to request some items off menu and they were kind to oblige. Such a selection of food choices and the food is incredibly authentic. Prices are so reasonably and for those unfamiliar with Laotian or Thai dishes, they have pictures so you can just point to what you want.

Highly recommend the nem nuong (pork sausages), som mou (fermented pork sausage), riz gulant (sticky rice), tam som pou (papaya salad), and the boeuf seche a la citronnelle (beef jerky). The flavors are magical with lemongrass and sweet savory perfect with the pepper jelly sauce. I could rattle off more but just order anything on the menu and your belly was thank you.

The dessert menu was the spotlight for my happy joy joy dance. Oooeeemmmgggeee, I found all my favorite desserts that I craved. Th.e haricot rouge glace has the purple beans and so refreshing and yummy. Also fan of the tarot au lait de coco; name says it all. The khao niao ma muang (mango sticky rice) is not too sweet and just perfectly ripe mangos. The lemon sorbet ice cream is the sweetest presentation served in a lemon shell that my nieces refuse to share.

Be around people you feed your soul, not deplete it. Lao Viet is a love letter to my inner child. Feed with immense love. Your body will love you back...

I ordered take out here. I assumed they would put chopsticks inside so I didn't check... if you still want to get take out after reading this review, you should ask them for chopsticks or fork. You can see pictures of the food. Not very appealing! I wish I could say the smell was any better, but it wasn't. There were small slices of lemon with the skin inside the salad and also unpealed crab🦀 that I had to fish out cause I felt like someone prepared my salad on a rock by the sea and suddenly they saw a crab trying to steal the food so they crushed it and mixed it with the rest of the ingredients! I am a hard-core fan of Asian food but this was my first time trying Laotian food. So I can't honestly say if I don't like their cuisine or if this restaurant was really bad... I'm just gonna say to all the readers who are like me : approach with utmost caution! This could be the worst meal...

We found this fantastic restaurant by taking a walk in the evening. Our hotel was a couple blocks away and this restaurant looked perfect. We had the front desk call for reservation and arrived before our scheduled reservation.

We were seated at a very nice table and the restaurant is small, very inmate, cozy, and incredibly full of Parisian charm.

We are a table of 4 and each ordered the price fix dinner menu at $33 euros. We had the most incredible meal and every course was beyond believe. Our meal included an appetizer, entree and dessert, what a deal The wait staff and the chef were wonderful It was an extreme pleasure to have the chef in the dining room and he was able to answer any questions we had and tell us about the meal.

If you are in the area, make a point to go here it is really worth your while. You will be...