We are on Cha Phuban Road in the middle of Mukdahan. A pot of jaew hon comes to your table with sliced pork and beef and a full basket of greens, and there are Vietnamese plates on the side.
Jaew hon is the Isan hot pot: a pot of simmering broth in the middle of the table, where you cook sliced meat, greens and glass noodles yourself and dip them in jaew. Ours comes as a pork and beef set, with an egg yolk on the beef.
The broth is simmered from pork bones and kept plain so the bones come through. Greens arrive by the basket, and there are two dips: a sweet jaew and a bitter one.
Mukdahan is a Mekong town with a taste for Vietnamese food, so duck larb and som tam share the table with Vietnamese salad, fried pork roll and pork satay. Downstairs is air-conditioned; upstairs is open to the breeze.
สำนักงานประชาสัมพันธ์จังหวัดมุกดาหาร (Mukdahan Provincial Public Relations Office)2021อยู่ในหมวดร้านอาหารแนะนำของเว็บไซต์ซึ่งชมน้ำซุปแจ่วฮ้อนที่หอมกระดูกหมูชัดเจนและผักที่ยกมาให้เป็นตะกร้าListed among the office's recommended restaurants, praising the pork-bone broth and the basket of greens
Mukdahan is an Isan province on the Mekong, looking across the river to Laos, with the Ho Kaeo Mukdahan viewing tower and the odd rock shapes of Phu Pha Thoep National Park. The photos show Mukdahan landmarks, not our restaurant.
สะพานมิตรภาพฯแห่งที่ 2 ข้ามโขงที่มุกดาหารFriendship Bridge No. 2 over the Mekong at Mukdahanแม่น้ำโขงและตัวเมืองมุกดาหารมองจากหอแก้วมุกดาหารThe Mekong and Mukdahan town from the Ho Kaeo Mukdahan towerหินรูปดอกเห็ดอุทยานแห่งชาติภูผาเทิบMushroom-shaped rock, Phu Pha Thoep National Parkหอแก้วมุกดาหารHo Kaeo Mukdahan viewing tower
We are at 8/1 Cha Phuban Road, Nai Mueang, in central Mukdahan, a short way from the Provincial Hall; search our name in your maps app and it will lead you here.
Free street parking nearby, plus a free car park.
Evenings and holidays are busy; groups can call ahead to book a table.
The Mekong promenade and Friendship Bridge No. 2 are only a short drive from us.
Across the Mekong from Mukdahan lies Savannakhet in Laos, reached by Friendship Bridge No. 2.
How do I eat jaew hon? Wait for the broth to boil, cook meat, greens and glass noodles a little at a time, then dip in jaew; we serve a sweet one and a bitter one.
How do guests rate Virin Jaew Hon on Google? We have 4.4 stars from 249 Google Maps reviews (October 2026); about 1,300 people follow our Facebook page for holiday closures and menu updates.