Restaurants in Cambodia
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Friends
The delightful Friends restaurant is run by the Mith Samlanh Friends NGO. Staffed by street youths training for the hospitality industry, it offers healthy international dishes and delicious fruit cocktails.
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Taj Mahal Restaurant
This halal restaurant may not look much from the outside, but while it lacks in design, it packs in flavour. Northern Indian cuisine is the speciality.
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Blue Pumpkin
Downstairs it could be just another café, albeit with a delightful selection of cakes, breads, pastries and homemade ice cream. But head upstairs to find an old-school Starck (Philippe that is) interior, another world of white minimalist expression, with day beds that drain you of all will to leave. Light bites, filling specials, ice-cream creations and divine shakes – what more can you ask for? OK, there’s also free wi-fi.
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Epic Arts Café
A great place for breakfast (around US$3), home-made cakes or tea, this mellow eatery - staffed by deaf and disabled young people - can also pack a bagel lunch for a trip up to Bokor. Sometimes it hosts dance performances. Profits fund dance, music and art workshops for deaf and disabled Cambodians.
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Viva
Mexican food and frozen cocktails are served at this kerbside restaurant, bringing the colour and spirit of Mexico to Siem Reap.
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Little India Restaurant
The oldest Indian in town - that's the restaurant, not the owner - the food here is consistently good, with its fair share of vegetarian options and some delicious curries. It's good value for money too.
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Romdeng
Also under the Mith Samlanh Friends NGO umbrella, the elegant Romdeng specialises in traditional food from the provinces and offers a staggering choice of traditional Khmer fare.
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Van’s Restaurant
Located in one of the grandest buildings in the city, the former Banque Indochine, you can still see the old vault doors as you make your way to the refined dining room upstairs. Dishes are beautifully presented with a decorative flourish, and menu highlights include sea perch carpaccio, tender veal and Grand Marnier soufflé. Cheaper set lunches available.
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Red Sun Falling
One of the liveliest little spots in town, this place kicks off when the owner puts on his party hat to play. A relaxed ambience, subtle tunes and a small bookshop by day, the kitchen turns out a solid selection of Asian and Western meals, including moist homemade brownies. By night, it's a bar and draws the drinkers.
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Crab Market
Dining in Kep is all about fresh seafood. For the best deals head to the Crab Market, a row of wooden waterfront shacks where you can tuck into mouth-watering grilled prawns, crab, squid, squid and fish. In case you're interested, crabs - kept alive in pens tethered a few metres off the pebbly beach - cost per kilo.
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Sala Bai
Sala Bai was doing the Jamie Oliver thing long before Jamie opened the doors to fashionable Fifteen. This training school introduces disadvantaged young Khmers to the art of hospitality and you're the guinea pig. The small menu includes Western and Khmer cuisine, plus a set lunch for US$5.
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Abacus
The setting in a traditional wooden house belies a sophisticated menu of French-accented creations. The selection combines Gallic classics like entrecôte and duck breast with new-world additions like ostrich and smoked salmon. By night, barflys sip drinks around the counter.
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Koh Lin
Its name a play on a play on the French word colline (hill), this unpretentious eatery has just five candle-lit tables and serves good-value Cambodian, Vietnamese and French bistro classics. Dessert options include profiterole, crème caramel and crèpes.
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Khmer Surin
Popular with tour groups thanks to the atmospheric ambience with floor cushions, flowering plants and antique furnishings, this restaurant serves reliable Cambodian and Thai food. Set over three levels, it is still possible to find a quiet corner.
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Happy Herb’s Pizza
No, happy doesn’t mean free toppings; it means pizza à la ganja that leaves diners on a high. Choose from happy or extra happy, but proceed with caution if you don’t want to write off the rest of your day. Nonhappy pizzas also available.
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Lazy Mekong Daze
A Western spot on the riverfront, this is - as the name suggests - a relaxing place to while away some time. The menu includes Khmer and Thai classics, plus a selection of home-comfort food. Plus beer - it's run by a Brit after all.
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Angkor Market
The best supermarket in town has an excellent supply of international goodies for those heading upcountry.
Taj Mahal is a well-established Indian restaurant. Liberal portions will slake the most serious of curry cravings.
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Boat Noodle Restaurant
This old wooden house, in a leafy garden brimming with water features, offers some of the best-value Thai and Cambodian food in town. With tasty noodle soups for breakfast and special set lunches each day, it’s worth a visit.
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Sal's Restaurant & Bar
Set in a traditional wooden house on the edge of town, this is the place to come for comfort food from home, including Indian curries, spicy Mexican and great burgers. Service can be slow, but it's worth the wait.
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Les Jardins des Delices
A training restaurant established by Accor founder Paul Dubrule, this is the smart setting to experience Sofitel style at a snip. The set menu includes a selection of French or Asian dishes for just US$8.
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L’Oasi Italiana
This really is an oasis, hidden away in a forest of trees near Wat Preah Inkosei. Local expats swear by the gnocchi and homemade pasta, rustled up by resident Italians.
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good-value restaurants
A number of small, good-value restaurants, calmer and more hygienic than the beachside shacks, can be found a block inland from Occheuteal Beach along 23 Tola St.
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Sunrise Coffee House
Caffeine is blended into a variety of delicious forms here and can be enjoyed with fresh-baked goodies, California-style snacks, pancakes, sandwiches and salads.
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A'Dam Restaurant
This local restaurant doubles up as a bar by night, thanks to one of the only pool tables in Ban Lung and a dart board… almost a British pub.
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Happy Herb Pizza
A pizzeria with a breezy, tropical twist. In addition to Khmer dishes, options include garlic bread, salads and pasta. Free delivery available.
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