Restaurants in 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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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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Le Tigre de Papier
Le Tigre has a split personality, facing onto both busy Bar St and the more sedate Alley. By day it’s all about food, which includes professional pizzas, homemade pasta, a nod to mainland Europe and some local specialities. By night there’s a big screen and the 24-hour kitchen quells the midnight munchies.
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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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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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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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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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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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L’Escale des Arts & des Sens
Created to celebrate the senses, this striking villa promotes renowned French chef Didier Corlou’s new Asian cuisine. The sumptuous tapas platters are a must and include a selection of teasing tasters, all washed down with a dash of rice wine. Mains include beef cooked seven ways, inspired by a royal recipe for tiger meat (thankfully not on the menu).
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FCC Angkor
OK, so it’s never been a foreign correspondents’ club, but you’d never know when sipping a planter’s punch in the lounge chairs of the colonial-chic bar. This bold building has a magnetic impact on riverside strollers thanks to a reflective pool, torchlit dining and a garden bar. The open kitchen turns out a range of Asian and international food.
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Soup Dragon
Start with classic Asian breakfasts on the ground floor, just the recipe before tackling the temples. Later in the day, venture upstairs to the smarter restaurant with a global menu. The rooftop bar donates a percentage of profits to the Angkor Children’s Hospital, so drinking here is helping someone’s liver, if not your own.
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Chivit Thai
Get down with Thai cuisine on the inviting floor cushions here, or choose table dining if the back is refusing to bend. The most alluring of the Thai restaurants in town, it is set in a beautiful wooden villa. All the classics are here, including a delicious laab (spicy Thai salad with fish or meat).
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Angkor Café
After slogging around the world’s largest religious building, there’s no better place to retreat than this café and gallery. The Blue Pumpkin looks after the menu, which includes homemade ice cream, fruit shakes, iced coffees and pastries, while Artisans d’Angkor take care of the handicrafts.
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Sivatha St Stalls
Fast food, Khmer-style. These street stalls set up in the late afternoon and keep the fried rice and noodles coming until the early hours. Young Khmers come here to cast furtive, often flirtatious, glances at each other. The stalls can be a life-saver after a crawl along Bar St.
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Le Café
It couldn’t be anything but cultured thanks to its location in the French Cultural Centre, but its partnership with the Paul Dubrule Hotel & Tourism School means it’s also for a good cause. Enjoy five-star sandwiches, salads and shakes from the Sofitel school of hospitality.
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Café Indochine
Once upon a time, all the houses in Siem Reap looked like this, but only a few traditional wooden structures remain. Popular with tour groups, and for good reason, this atmospheric place offers fragrant Khmer and Asian food. There’s air-con downstairs, and a healthy wine cellar.
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Khmer Kitchen Restaurant
Can’t get no culinary satisfaction? Just follow in the footsteps of Sir Mick to this back-alley stalwart that kick-started life between the streets. Khmer and Thai favourites make up the menu, which includes a generous vegetarian selection based around pumpkin or sweet potato.
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Singing Tree Café
A delightful family-friendly café set in an expansive garden, this is the place for scrumptious muffins and health food, including a strong showing for vegetarians. It doubles as a community centre, yoga studio and gallery, committing a percentage of profits to good causes.
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Chez Sophea
In a superb spot opposite Angkor Wat, the unpretentious thatched roof belies a creative selection of barbecued meats and fish, accompanied by an original salad. Other options include homemade terrines and fiery apéritifs, making it popular with those in the know.
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Cambodian BBQ
Long a Cambodian favourite, the traditional phnom pleung (hill of fire) is a DIY tabletop barbecue of meat or seafood. Here they take it to another level by introducing exotic meats, including crocodile, snake (if you dare), ostrich and kangaroo.
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Damnak Alliance Café
This classy French restaurant also pays homage to its Cambodian context, with starters that include a rare lotus-salad. Try scallops on a bed of spinach and graduate to duck breast in a passion-fruit sauce, but remember to save room for the desserts.
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Le Malraux
The Art Deco atmosphere here could be a throwback to Cambodia’s golden age before the civil war. Great for gastronomes, the fine French food includes a combination salmon tartare and carpaccio that melts in the mouth.
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Les Orientalistes
Oozing the essence of the Orient, this exotic restaurant is decorated with Middle Eastern carpets, voluptuous archways and stylish hangings. It serves a balanced blend of Khmer, French and Moroccan cuisine, including tasty tapas.
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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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