Battambang
Jaan Bai ('rice bowl' in Khmer) is Battambang's foodie treat, with a sleekly minimalist interior offset by beautiful French-Khmer tilework lining the wall…
Must-see restaurants in Northwestern Cambodia
Battambang
Battambang’s most atmospheric dinner option dishes up delectable Khmer, Vietnamese, French and Italian dishes, plus wines from around the world…
Northwestern Cambodia
Talk2 Coffee is the most sophisticated cafe in Sisophon. Soft lighting, old French tiles and plush furnishings make for a welcome interior. The menu…
Battambang
Upstairs from the shop of the same name, this uber-cosy cafe serves Spanish tapas-style dishes and a few Khmer options under a soaring, bamboo-inlaid…
Battambang
Run by a Japanese couple who operated pop-up kitchens in Australia, Riceholic specialises in making its own seasonings and a traditional koji (fermented…
Northwestern Cambodia
With delightful waiters and a pocket-sized terrace overlooking the river, this restaurant is also Kompong Thom's most adventurous. Unique concoctions…
Battambang
This American-run social enterprise offers a relaxed space for a hearty breakfast or an afternoon coffee. The compact lunch-and-dinner menu is Asian…
Battambang
This social enterprise has an inviting photographic menu with a compact list of Khmer and Japanese favourites, but it's best known for its all-you-can-eat…
Northwestern Cambodia
This coffee shop is straight out of Phnom Penh with air-conditioning, wi-fi and a sophisticated steaming and spluttering coffee machine. Fresh French…
Northwestern Cambodia
Quite literally the third coffee place to open in town, it serves Boncafe-brewed coffee in any style you can imagine and some you cannot. The menu is a…
Battambang
Travellers love this cosy spot for its relaxed ambience and tasty vegetarian options, including the recommended Spanish omelette and tofu burger. Those…
Battambang
Much more than just a bakery, Green Mango serves salads, sandwiches and delicious appetisers like hummus and black-bean nachos to complement its coffee…
Battambang
Besides having the best coffee in town (national barista champs have been crowned here), teensy-weensy Kinyei does surprisingly good Mexican food, vegie…
Battambang
So this is a curious combination of bike-repair shop and bakery, but it works thanks to freshly baked bread and some of the best-value sandwiches in…
Northwestern Cambodia
Up a grand staircase at Preah Vihear Boutique Hotel, this atmospheric, open-air restaurant offers striking views of surrounding greenery and the hotel…
Battambang
Run with gusto by local painter Ke and his partner, Soline, this inviting gallery-cafe sees foreigners and locals alike gather to drink and eat Soline's…
Northwestern Cambodia
For those interested in a particularly atmospheric meal, the CBT Office can set up lunch or dinner in the main temple at Banteay Chhmar. There's an…
Northwestern Cambodia
This huge glass-fronted restaurant is one of the few places in town with an English menu. Dishes include prawn soup, tom yam (a hot-and-sour Thai soup),…
Northwestern Cambodia
If you're in the mood for comfort food, this bamboo-walled place is a real gem. The big menu of pizzas and burgers is a winner, including some Tex-Mex…
Battambang
Sample some delicious savoury French crêpes at this hole-in-the-wall eatery. These are Breton-style buckwheat flour pancakes and are gluten free and…
Battambang
This Battambang outpost of a popular Phnom Penh Indian restaurant opened after some curry-craving expats ordered takeaway all the way from the capital …
Poipet
A fine place to hang out if you have some time to kill, with tasty Khmer and Western eats, good coffee and friendly staff. It supports an array of…
Northwestern Cambodia
Hugely popular with Khmer tour groups, this family-run restaurant dishes up an extensive menu of local favourites, with plenty of noodle soups and fried…
Battambang
Pizzas come in every shape and size at this popular east-bank restaurant, including by the slice (US$1.75), half size, full size and extra large. La Pizza…
Northwestern Cambodia
Attached to the hotel of the same name, Monorom dishes up a small but tasty selection of typical fried vegetable and meat dishes and breakfast noodle…
Battambang
Offering an all-inclusive tabletop barbecue and serve-yourself buffet, this place is unbelievably popular with local Khmers and domestic tourists…
Battambang
This hole-in-the-wall eatery serves some of the most delicious vegetarian dishes in Cambodia, including rice soup, homemade soy milk and dumplings for…
Northwestern Cambodia
This open-air Thai place is a hit, with excellent noodle soups, rice dishes and iced coffee. Picture menus posted above the kitchen are helpful and…
Battambang
Out of an attractive space near the bus offices, La Casa serves one of the best thin-crust pizzas in Battambang, as well as excellent pasta dishes and…
Battambang
The Chinese chef at this Battambang institution does bargain dumplings and serves fresh noodles a dozen or more ways, including with pork or duck soup.
Northwestern Cambodia
This Chinese place is popular with locals and fills up particularly at breakfast, when Vietnamese iced coffee and noodle soups fly out of the kitchen.
Northwestern Cambodia
It may lack English signage, but there's an English menu at this restaurant next to Kompong Chhnang's taxi park. It specialises in fried everything and…
Northwestern Cambodia
Sit on a plastic chair at a neon-lit table outside Kompong Thom's main market and dig into chicken rice soup, chicken curry noodles and Khmer-style…
Northwestern Cambodia
The northern side of Psar Kompong Pranak is home to plenty of food stalls hawking Khmer-style baguettes, grilled chicken and simple rice and noodle dishes.
Northwestern Cambodia
On the road to Kompong Chhnang's river port, Psar Krom is a sprawling market area with plenty of food stalls where you can get a cheap and filling meal.
Northwestern Cambodia
This modern diner offers traditional Cambodian phnom pleung ('hill of fire', or DIY barbecue) for 30,000r, plus sizzling barbecue chicken.
Northwestern Cambodia
Nothing fancy, just a small menu of Asian staples – including fried sour cabbage and sweet-and-sour pork – all served with mountains of rice.
Northwestern Cambodia
Near the temple’s eastern entrance, this rustic restaurant is the only place to dine without pre-ordering. It serves really tasty Khmer food.
Northwestern Cambodia
Though it lacks an English menu or signs, this immensely popular feeding station is where locals come for flavourful Khmer cooking.
Battambang
Locals in the mood for good-value Khmer food flock to about a dozen neon-lit eateries across the street from the Battambang Museum.
