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Dining for a Cause in South East Asia

In Southeast Asia I came across many non profit restaurants that gave back to their communities by training and/or educating underserved local youth. Each of these restaurants had a fantastic atmosphere and delicious food and the extra benefit of dining for a good cause.

Updated September 5, 2008
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  1. Romdeng
    Average priced "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    This is a restaurant that is part of an NGO called "Mith Samlanh Friends" which runs a number of non profit restaurants and businesses to train street kids to work in the restaurant and hospitality industries. It is a beautiful restaurant and wond…
  2. Baguette & Chocolat
    Average priced "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Hanoi, Vietnam
    Baguette & Chocolat- what an appetizing name! I came across this restaurant at exactly the right time, after a long journey from Cat Ba Island followed by wandering around Hanoi looking for an ATM. This restaurant is located inside the Museum of Ethn…
  3. Sozo
    Cheap "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    For my two days in Ho Chi Minh City, Sozo was my neighborhood hangout. It was a few doors down from our hotel and its bright yellow walls and inviting atmosphere caught my eye as we walked by it on our first night. Our hotel didn't serve breakfast so…
  4. Friends the Restaurant
    Average priced "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    This is the most popular and I think the original of all the non-profit restaurants in Phnom Penh. We tried to go there for lunch, but it was already fully booked so we ended up going there for dinner. The inside of the restaurant is very colorful an…
  5. Organic Farm Cafe
    Cheap "Restaurants, Cafes & Food" in Vang Vieng, Laos
    This was the most basic of the non profit restaurants I went to as far as both the food and the environment. I ordered a rice dish and mulberry tea. I was confused when I was brought about a plate of red colored rice. We figured it was either some so…
Pearl510 says:
This is a great list! I'm going to try some of these places when I'm around SE Asia next winter! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted on: Sep 05, 2008
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