Must-see restaurants in Kampot Province

  • Crab Market

    Kep

    Eating at the crab market – a row of wooden waterfront restaurants by a wet fish market – is a quintessential Kep experience. Fresh crabs fried with…

  • Twenty Three Bistro

    Kampot

    Hot damn, there's now a twice-baked cheddar soufflé in Kampot, and this is the place that loses money making it for you. We're not sure how the owners…

  • Cafe Espresso

    Kampot

    It's worth the trip to this cafe on the outskirts of town. The owners are real foodies and offer a global menu that traipses from vegetarian quesadillas…

  • Khmer Roots Cafe

    Kampot

    Owner Soklim's team will help you cook your own Cambodian meal at this small, family-run cafe out on Lake Tomnop Tek Krolar (aka 'Secret Lake'), near La…

  • Armando's Food in Progress

    Kampot

    Ah, the joys of skilled Italian chefs washing up in provincial Cambodia to prepare gourmet Neapolitan pizzas and Italian forest-mushroom risotto,…

  • Tertúlia

    Kampot

    Tertúlia offers nothing less than a beautiful Portuguese dining experience, complete with a wine bar. Steaks and locally sourced seafood are slow cooked…

  • Kampot Seafood & Pepper

    Kampot

    More top-notch, contemporary fusion dining has arrived in Kampot in the form of this restaurant in a beautifully refurbished old merchant house. As one…

  • Razorback Bar BQ

    Kampot

    Run by an American–Vietnamese tandem, this riverside smokehouse serves the largest, juiciest, most tender ribs in the land (Friday and Saturday evenings…

  • Baraca

    Kampot

    A cosy, colourful place with a bohemian edge, Baraca serves inventive tapas with cherry-picked influences from Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East…

  • Rikitikitavi

    Kampot

    Named after the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, this riverfront terrace is all about the ambience. It’s also known for its Kampot pepper…

  • La Baraka

    Kep

    A breath of fresh air from the other crab-market restaurants' identical menus, La Baraka serves a mix of European and Asian flavours with bags of seafood…

  • So Kheang

    Kep

    This tatty looking crab shack manages to have both the cheapest and the tastiest crab at the crab market. Unlike many others, it doesn't add curry to it…

  • Strand

    Kep

    The best breakfast in town is at the hotel Knai Bang Chatt, with an array of Khmer and Western morning favourites, fresh salad, pastries and eggs done…

  • Kep Sur Mer

    Kep

    Kep Sur Mer is slightly more upscale than most others in the crab-market scene, yet is still great value. The crab cakes and crab amok (a baked seafood…

  • Epic Arts Café

    Kampot

    A great place for breakfast, homemade cakes, infused tea and light lunches, this mellow cafe is staffed by young people who are deaf or have a disability…

  • Deli's Kep

    Kep

    This gourmet food store earns high praise for its coppa, lomo, saucisson and other imported meats, along with top-notch pepper (100g for US$5 to US$8),…

  • Jetzt Kampot

    Kampot

    Easily the best burgers in Kampot, with new toppings and flavour combinations being invented each week. 'The cricket', for example, comes with cream…

  • Gringo Loco

    Kampot

    Down-home Mexican food and stiff margaritas (US$3) are the hallmarks of this shopfront cafe, brought to you by a Canadian transplant from Koh Rong. Soft…

  • Pupe Thai Kitchen

    Kampot

    Nestled amid fellow hole-in-the wall spots in an alley off St 274, Pupe Thai brings Bangkok-quality street fare to Kampot. The Thai proprietor speaks good…

  • Ecran Noodles

    Kampot

    This riverfront hole-in-the-wall specialises in hand-pulled noodles and dumplings, including shrimp and seafood varieties, plus Peking duck. It's cheap…

  • Night Market

    Kampot

    The bustling night market next to the Durian Roundabout is full of cheap food stalls where you can chow down on simple noodle and rice dishes, grilled…

  • Veronica's Kitchen

    Kampot

    This easygoing and super-friendly open-air restaurant is run by a local family and has a considered menu of classic Khmer and European dishes that manages…

  • Captain Chim's

    Kampot

    Some of Kampot’s best budget bites are found here. Best known for breakfast, Khmer faves such as loc lak (salad featuring marinated, stir-fried beef) will…

  • Burger Workshop

    Kep

    The patties here, prepared by a skilled French burger maestro, are terrific and come in beef, chicken and veggie varieties. Better yet, it doubles as a…

  • Rusty Keyhole II

    Kampot

    This popular bar-restaurant combines British pub fare and Khmer home cooking. It's best known for ribs and the Sunday roast, and is also a popular spot to…

More destinations you need to see