Other restaurants in Cambodia
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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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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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Malis
The leading Khmer restaurant in the capital, Malis is a chic place to see and be seen. The garden is the most atmospheric, but air-conditioned dining is available in the maze-like building. The original menu includes beef in bamboo strips, sand goby with ginger and traditional soups and salads. Popular for a boutique breakfast, as the menu is a good deal at US$1.50 to US$3.
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Java Café
One of the most popular cafe-restaurants in the city, thanks to a breezy balcony and air-conditioned interior. The creative menu includes crisp salads, homemade sandwiches, towering burgers and daily specials, plus health drinks, fruit shakes and coffee from several continents. It has recently expanded downstairs with some comfy couches and more great cakes.
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Shop
If you are craving the local deli back home, then make for this haven, which has a changing selection of sandwich and salad specials. The pastries and cakes are delectable and worth the indulgence. Almost next door and under the same management is the Chocolate Shop (35 St 240), a highly dangerous spot for recovering chocoholics open from 8am to 8pm.
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El Mundo
A mellow riverfront establishment, which grinds up great coffee. The menu includes a range of global food and pastries, plus there’s an upstairs lounge for movies. Newly opened next door is Chill, the capital’s first dedicated ice-cream lounge, with original homemade flavours. It is open from 8am until midnight.
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Slek Chak
Owned by the legendary Preap Sovath, pretty much the Robbie Williams of Cambodia, this place doesn’t look much from the street, but venture inside for a dining experience that includes a zesty frogs legs and quails eggs in a sugar palm and black pepper clay pot or a fish egg soup. The lunch buffet is just US$3.
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Metro
Metro is one of the leading spots on the riverfront strip thanks to a striking design and an adventurous menu. Small plates are for sampling and include rare-pepper tuna and tequila black-pepper prawns, while large plates include twice-cooked duck with lychee. It also pulls a well-heeled Khmer crowd.
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Baitong
Promoting itself as a Thai restaurant, it offers a range of Mekong flavours, including Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese. The prices are very reasonable and options include a buffet lunch for around US$3. It acts as a bit of a hub for the NGO community with a resource library and meeting rooms.
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Goldfish River Restaurant
Sitting on stilts over the Tonlé Sap, this restaurant may not be designed to impress, but the menu offers authentic Cambodian food with a generous breeze for free. Crab with black pepper, squid with fresh peppercorns; the selection is dizzying with more than 300 dishes available.
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Boddhi Tree Umma Restaurant
This is heaven compared to the hell of Tuol Sleng across the road. The lush garden is the perfect place to seek solace and silence after the torture museum. The impressive menu includes fusion flavours, Asian dishes, sandwiches and salads, innovative shakes and tempting desserts.
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Riverhouse Asian Bistro
Remodelled as a contemporary dining space, the new menu here veers towards Asian fusion, with light bites and hearty mains, including a superb value beef tournedos or a tasty mix of skewers. It gets very busy at the weekend when diners warm up for a night at the upstairs lounge.
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Tamarind Bar
Very Moorish you might say, as this place brings the magic of the Maghreb to Phnom Penh with some classic Moroccan tajines and a small selection of tapas, plus some French influences. Downstairs is an inviting bar with high ceilings, while the rooftop offers al-fresco dining.
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Garden Center Café
Relocated to the Wat Phnom area, there is less garden, but it is more central than before. It remains an expat favourite thanks to the big breakfasts and huge portions of home-cooked food. Most mains come with a side salad, plus there are Sunday roasts and tasty desserts.
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Luna D’Autunno
This elegant garden restaurant has an open kitchen firing up delicious pizzas from US$6 to US$10. Inside is a sophisticated restaurant with a walk-in wine cellar with bottles from the homeland. The menu includes some fresh seafood and traditional Italian favourites.
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La Marmite
It may not be the most traditional French name, but the menu at La Marmite is a traditional French bistro with classic Gallic flavours. Choose from daily specials such as scallops or go with the regular menu that includes tender tournedos and herb-infused lamb.
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Topaz
One of Phnom Penh’s first designer restaurants, Topaz is housed in an elegant villa with reflective pools and a walk-in wine cellar. The menu is classic Paris, including delicate Bourgogne snails drizzled in garlic and steak tartare for those with rare tastes.
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Bopha Phnom Penh Restaurant
Right next door to Goldfish, this place is designed to impress, complete with Angkorian-style carvings, heavy furniture and an attractive riverside terrace. The menu includes Khmer, Asian and Western dishes, plus cheaper lunchtime sets are available.
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Fresco
A chic cafe in the popular NGO district, there is an air-con interior, a breezy rooftop, plus a kiddies’ play area. Sandwiches and salads dominate, plus some good value lunch combos. Wi-fi is free from 3pm to 5pm. There is a second smaller branch beneath FCC.
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La Residence
Part of Princess Marie’s family home has been converted into this classy contemporary restaurant. Pass through the immense wooden doors and enjoy fine French food, including a foie gras speciality menu and superb seafood, plus a great Café de Paris steak.
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Origami
This elegant Japanese eatery takes the art of Japanese food to another level. Set menus include beautifully presented sushi, sashimi and tempura sets, plus affordable business lunches for those in a hurry. The Kobe set is a personal favourite.
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Del Gusto Café
This elegant art-deco-style villa is buried beneath a tumble of tropical plants. The menu here is predominantly Mediterranean, with breads and dips, salads and wraps, all consumed to a soundtrack of jazz and classical music. Rooms are also available.
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Sam Doo Restaurant
Many Chinese Khmers swear this has the best food in town. Choose from spicy morning glory, signature ‘Sam Doo fried rice’, trey chamhoy (steamed fish with soy sauce and ginger), and fresh seafood. It’s open late and has delicious dim sum.
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K’nyay
A stylish little Cambodian restaurant that is hidden away from the main road in a leafy villa. The menu includes a generous selection of vegetarian and vegan options and original health shakes. Plus homemade ice cream such as ginger and honey.
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Master Suki Soup
Master Suki Soup may be a Japanese concept but has a very Khmer touch and is a great way to try soup chhnang dei, with photos to help choose the ingredients. There are superb views over Psar Thmei from the top floor.
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