Whats around GATE 14 Inn
What to see around GATE 14 Inn
In Thailand food is everywhere, around in the area you will find a varaity op options for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In walkable distance from our hotel there are at least 15+ different choises to choose from. Some of them opens at sunrise and closes again around 8 in the morning, others opens around 7-8. Take your time and go to explore what beautiful Nakhon Phanom has to offer.
Please do not hesitate to ask our staff to recommend places to go eat, and dont forget to try some of the local Isaan food. If you are not very familar with the Isaan food, start off by visiting the Weekend Night Market.
Click here to get more info about the Weekend Night Market.
Our city have a number of tourist attractions; the beautiful temples overlooking the river, the house and museum of Ho Chi Minh, Mekong Under Water World museum, rest your feet with a cold drink and enjoy the great Mekong river view at the Indochine market terrace. Get on a bicycle and go for a ride on the Mekong Bicycle Boulevard on the bank of the river following the river all the way up to the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
From GATE 14 Inn, you can walk to most of the temples and attractions in the city. The best way to get around to the attractions that are located a little bit further out of the city center, is to rent a car, motorbike, a taxi or mini van with a driver - ask at the GATE 14 Inn reception. If you are up to it, and not bothered with some kilometers or the sun; get a bicycle from us or rent a motor bike (just remember, by Thai law you are required to have a valid drivers license for car or motor bike and it’s a good idea to check if you are covered by your travel insurance when riding a motor bike or driving a car).
Enjoy and welcome to our city and province !
Tired of rice ? Try our western style hamburger!
Vietnamese breakfast is served several places
Pork and vegetables, add Chili ! Good start of the day !
While there are many local food/drink options in the area around GATE 14 Inn, our GATE 14 Restaurant & Coffeeshop is located just across the street; affordable Thai & western menu, local food, super burgers and spaghetti, import/local beer and cosy environment.
Click here to see GATE 14 Coffee & Restaurant
See google Street View around GATE 14 (the yellow house) - See Map
English menu available. You will find the menu also at the reception. If you order takeaway, feeel free to enjoy your food in the Relaxing Zone at the hotel. Or you can experience the feels-like-home atmosphere having your meal inside at the GATE 14 Restaurant or relax in the shadow in the pavilion just outside.
When you explore the city, you will typically find local Thai/Lao & Vietnamese food almost everywhere in the city, ranging all from the simple street food to traditional Isaan food. A lot of the places also have an English menus of some kind.
See the food in Nakhon Phanom
Some sights and sounds of Nakhon Phanom
Following the road going north by the river; first you, meet the Naga Landmark where there are folk dancers during festivals. Continuing on the right side you have the famous 14 km+ walk & bicycle lane that runs by the Mekong river in both directions. Next is the Indochina market with a superb view from the terrace restaurant on the upper floor. The ground floor is packed with small shops that sell electronics, accessories, gadgets, hats and other clothing.
See photos of the Naga landmark, bicycle lane and other things
See google Street View of the Naga landmark - See Map
See google Street View of the Indochina market - See Map
Every day at 17:00 you can embark on an evening cruise on the Mekong, its just outside the Indochina market. The largest boat also have a restaurant with great food to enjoy while saililng on the river.
See google Street View of the entrance for the boat - See Map
Around the intersection at the city clock tower you will find an interesting area with coffeeshops, bars and river side restaurants with beautiful views of the Mekong and the mountains of Laos. Good crowd, great food, drinks and live music at the "Clock Tower restaurant" (หอนาฬิกา - click for street view - see map), just across the street you will find a good restaurant with nice atmosphere; "Table full of noodles" (เตี๋ยวเต็มโต๊ะ - click for street view - See Map,its actually on the other corner of what it shows on this map). This area can be quite crowded during weekends and holidays.
See the mountains of Lao and Mekong
Coffe in the morning.
Coffee shop Good Morning Vietnam is a good choise from after 07:00 in the morning. The coffee is great, looks delicious and the open door like environment is cosy and relaxing.
See google Street Map of the cafe - See Map
See google Street View of the Clock Tower, cafes and restaurants - See Map
See google Street View of ชิวกะวิว@Rim Kong riverside bar and restaurant - See Map
The main street leading from here and towards the north end of the city is closed almost every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening and the street becomes the enjoyable Mekong Weekend Market filled with street shops, a variety of delicious local food and you can also just chill out on one of the restaurants or bars there. Keep walking north by the river side until you see the police station and the post office on your left side. A selfie in front of the post office with the super cool larger than life sized postbox is something not to miss while walking around in the northern part of the city.
See google Street View of the Police Station - See Map
See the life sized postbox
See google Street View of the post office - See Map
See the google Street View of the oldest primary school in the city - See Map
See the google Street View of the National library - See Map
See the google Street View of the citys sport park - See Map
The new city pillar in Nakhon Phanom
Built in 1992, it is a fairly new city pillar (หลักเมือง). It is believed that the shrine houses the city's spirit or guardian that would protect and guard the new city. The pillar is usually built before constructing a new city or town. This tradition is more a central Thailand phenomenon than an Isaan tradition.
See google Street View of the City Pillar - See Map
See google Street View of the entrance to the Suan Chom Kohn garden
- See Map
Hanoi Nakhon Phanom friendship center
Further down the road heading back to the city center -sponsor by Hanoi to teach Cietnamese
Larb Moo
If you turn left and head south from the GATE 14 Inn; following the Phinit Rang San Alley road, you find some restaurants (local, Vietnamese or Japanese food) and a couple of beer bars.
Good breakfast restaurant, open at 06:30 and closes early.
See google Street View of a great Vietnamese breakfast restaurant - See Map
Good tranditional Isaan restaurant, no English menu. The Street View photos are old, but the Cowboy Night restaurant is there. Open after 17:00 and closes late.
See google Street View of a good traditional Isaan restaurant - See Map
DeCafe have food, craft beers and a great view. Can sit outside upstairs and enjoy the view. They also have live music certain evenings.
See google Street View of DeCafe by the Mekong - See Map
Restaurant Yaat (หยาด) is a good traditional Isaan restaurant - no English menu. They are famous for their delicious Laarb (ลาบ [lâːp]) with minced duck (ลาบเป็ด), chicken (ลาบไก่), pork (ลาบหมู) or cow (ลาบเนื้อ).
See google Street View of a good traditional Isaan restaurant - See Map
Read more about the Laarb (ลาบ [lâːp]) food here
Just ask us for recommendations or directions, we are happy to help!
Traditional folk song; Tai Orathai - the women of Nakhon Phanom