Laan Xang

Top choice in Midcoast Maine


Oh, of course: 'Laan Xang,' named for the medieval Lao kingdom of a 'Million Elephants and White Parasols' – totally expecting a restaurant to bear that namesake in…Belfast? Yep, and it serves seriously good Lao and northern Thai cuisine. Try steamed fish with lemongrass, curried Cornish hen cooked in coconut milk, or real-deal sticky rice, and marvel at the world's smallness.


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