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Mama Thanon (Cafe Laos)

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The talented Mama runs this great little hideaway (previously known as Rasta Cafe) and although the huts are pretty basic thatch affairs, Mama really works her territory -- hectoring passing farangs with calls of, Hey you! BeerLao? snaring more customers than you'd expect -- perhaps something to do with her crocodile smile. The food is fine.

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Don Dhet. T: (020) 546 5262

What we were quoted*

Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Bungalow fan share b'room	3 USD	3 USD

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Added to Travelfish on: 10th January, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 24th March, 2007

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