Phnom Penh
This is the top spot for a curry fix according to many members of Phnom Penh’s Indian community. The tandoori dishes here are particularly good, as are…
Must-see restaurants in Cambodia
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…
Eastern Cambodia
The best coconut shakes in the northeast cost just 4000r at this expansive place overlooking the lake. It has fried noodles and other Khmer fare if you're…
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…
Phnom Penh
A great location near the riverfront for good pho – the noodle soup that keeps Vietnam driving forward – plus cheap fried rice and fried noodles.
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.
Phnom Penh
The stylish La Croisette is a popular riverfront spot with homemade pasta and gnocchi, plus hearty steaks, lamb chops and some Cambodian offerings.
Phnom Penh
The pizza here is simply outstanding – some of the best in town. Also great desserts that can be washed down with an eponymous limoncello shot.
Phnom Penh
The bar-restaurant that kick-started the Bassac Lane experience – choose from fusion wraps and burgers at the original hole-in-the-wall venue.
Phnom Penh
Wildly popular for both its dim sum and its powerful air-con, which comes as welcome relief after a shopping session at nearby Psar Thmei.
Phnom Penh
Grills up everything imaginable – eel, eggplant, frog, pig intestine, quail – and offers curries and other traditional Khmer dishes.
Phnom Penh
A popular all-day street food option is this row of curry noodle stalls opposite Wat Botum Park.
Siem Reap
King's Road is an upmarket dining destination on the east bank of the Siem Reap River. You can browse the daily Made in Cambodia community market of craft…
Koh Kong City
Enjoy crab, steamed fish or even fried chicken in rickety stilted structures over the river. Dishes feed two to three. It's on the opposite bank of the…
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh’s many markets all have large central eating areas, where stalls serve up local faves such as noodle soup and fried noodles. This market's food…
Sihanoukville
This is where pretty much everybody gathers before catching their ferry at Serendipity Pier. Good luck getting a table in high season, but if you do you…
Koh Kong City
Formerly called Seta's Ice Cream and still known for its desserts, this riverfront place also features meat-and-potatoes continental fare, pizza and…
Koh Rong
The proprietors, natives of Krakow, are indeed jolly at this cleverly named dumpling shack on Koh Tuch's middle pier. Nothing fancy here, just five…
Sihanoukville
Run by students from Don Bosco Hotel School, this cafe specialises in gelato (Italian-style ice cream) but offers so much more, including coffee, pizza…
Eastern Cambodia
Occupying a prime corner on the riverfront, this old favourite serves an OK mix of Khmer curries and Western favourites, though it shines more as a bar by…
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…
Sihanoukville
Plonk yourself down on a street-side seat here and dig into cheap rice and noodle dishes, plus Western breakfasts (English, farmer's etc) and mains. It is…
Siem Reap
No prizes for guessing what's served here. It rightly claims to serve the biggest pizzas in town, conveniently sold by the slice if you can't cope with a…
Koh Kong City
Riverfront food carts can fire up a seafood barbecue for US$5 to US$10, combining crab, shrimp, squid, clams and/or fish. They also serve fried rice,…
The Southern Islands
Opposite the Monorom Guesthouse a short walk north of the pier, this place slings the best coffee on the island and – as importantly – is about the only…
Phnom Penh
The name says it all: this is a place for serious stuffing. Supersized fish, chicken, steak and about every type of burger imaginable are available…
Phnom Penh
It may be a Japanese concept, but it has a very Khmer touch and is a great way to try chhnang dei soup (cook-your-own hotpot), with photos to help choose…
Siem Reap
There are lots of Japanese restaurants in Siem Reap these days, but Genkiya is noteworthy for its bargain set lunches. Choose from a variety of sets,…
South Coast
The food court here has a dozen stalls that are great for breakfast soup, num kong (delectably chewy Khmer doughnuts) and num kroch (fried dumplings…
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…
Phnom Penh
It doesn’t look like much, but this riverfront place offers some bargain-basement dining and drinking, including a bucket of margarita for US$5. The…
The Southern Islands
In the absence of restaurants in the village, the wet market has you covered, with several food stalls along the main walking strip serving fried rice,…
Sihanoukville
Another Otres legend taken over wholesale by the Chinese. They kept the name, the menu and – most importantly – the chef, so you can still expect good…
Eastern Cambodia
The owner here specialises in banh chev – a dish of meat, baby shrimps, sprouts, veggies and spices wrapped inside a thin egg pancake that's wrapped…
Eastern Cambodia
This local restaurant, located one block back from the Tonlé San, is a devoutly popular place for breakfast, turning out steaming bowls of kyteow (noodle…
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…
Phnom Penh
A long-running Lebanese restaurant on the riverfront, Hummus House offers a bite from Beirut, including bargain chicken shawarma for US$3, a host of…
