Kep
Eating at the crab market – a row of wooden waterfront restaurants by a wet fish market – is a quintessential Kep experience. Fresh crabs fried with…
Must-see restaurants in South Coast
Kampot
Hot damn, there's now a twice-baked cheddar soufflé in Kampot, and this is the place that loses money making it for you. We're not sure how the owners…
Sihanoukville
Loosely modelled on the beloved Phnom Penh institution Romdeng, this superb restaurant is an extension of the vocational-training programs for at-risk…
Kampot
It's worth the trip to this cafe on the outskirts of town. The owners are real foodies and offer a global menu that traipses from vegetarian quesadillas…
The Southern Islands
A great local restaurant in the Mean Chey Guesthouse complex. May shops at the market each morning and bases her Khmer and Thai dishes on what's available…
Kampot
Owner Soklim's team will help you cook your own Cambodian meal at this small, family-run cafe out on Lake Tomnop Tek Krolar (aka 'Secret Lake'), near La…
Kampot
Ah, the joys of skilled Italian chefs washing up in provincial Cambodia to prepare gourmet Neapolitan pizzas and Italian forest-mushroom risotto,…
Kampot
Tertúlia offers nothing less than a beautiful Portuguese dining experience, complete with a wine bar. Steaks and locally sourced seafood are slow cooked…
South Coast
Perched over the seasonal lake, Stung Takeo features a seafood-heavy menu full of traditional flavour such as squid and Kampot pepper. But the main reason…
Koh Kong City
Northeast of town, this place offers a unique slice of Cambodian life with seaside, covered decks on stilts where families and friends laze about with…
The Southern Islands
Right on the pier, this is the best place to eat in the village both for the food and the breezy ambience. English is a challenge so you'll have to be…
Kampot
More top-notch, contemporary fusion dining has arrived in Kampot in the form of this restaurant in a beautifully refurbished old merchant house. As one…
Sihanoukville
This NGO-run cafe in the heart of the downtown area specialises in filling Western breakfasts, baked cakes and tarts, and healthy, innovative sandwiches…
Kampot
Run by an American–Vietnamese tandem, this riverside smokehouse serves the largest, juiciest, most tender ribs in the land (Friday and Saturday evenings…
Kampot
A cosy, colourful place with a bohemian edge, Baraca serves inventive tapas with cherry-picked influences from Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East…
Kampot
Named after the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, this riverfront terrace is all about the ambience. It’s also known for its Kampot pepper…
Koh Kong City
The menu at this informal bar-restaurant runs the gamut from fish and chips and chilli con carne to authentic Khmer and Thai favourites. There's also a…
Kep
A breath of fresh air from the other crab-market restaurants' identical menus, La Baraka serves a mix of European and Asian flavours with bags of seafood…
Koh Rong
The kitchen at this ordinary-looking beach bar surprises with some of the best Khmer food in the islands. The amok (baked fish) is spicy and delicious,…
Kep
This tatty looking crab shack manages to have both the cheapest and the tastiest crab at the crab market. Unlike many others, it doesn't add curry to it…
Koh Rong
The pier in Sok San village is a most unlikely place to encounter authentic Italian food, not to mention good wine and real Italian grappa. It strives to…
Kep
The best breakfast in town is at the hotel Knai Bang Chatt, with an array of Khmer and Western morning favourites, fresh salad, pastries and eggs done…
South Coast
Also known as Fred's French Restaurant after its affable owner, this tranquil garden restaurant is a pleasant surprise in backwater Takeo. The menu,…
Koh Rong
Occupying a central position on Koh Tuch Beach, Rising Sun attracts herbivores by serving vegan and vegetarian meals with a Middle Eastern flair, such as…
Kep
Kep Sur Mer is slightly more upscale than most others in the crab-market scene, yet is still great value. The crab cakes and crab amok (a baked seafood…
Koh Rong
Pick up the unmistakable scent of Thai spices and follow your nose down an alley to this outdoor spot where authentic curries, tom yum and stir-fry are…
South Coast
The best restaurant in town is at the visitor centre. Everybody enjoys the same selection of three dishes for lunch, and three dishes for dinner, and the…
Kampot
A great place for breakfast, homemade cakes, infused tea and light lunches, this mellow cafe is staffed by young people who are deaf or have a disability…
Kep
This gourmet food store earns high praise for its coppa, lomo, saucisson and other imported meats, along with top-notch pepper (100g for US$5 to US$8),…
The Southern Islands
This place is immensely popular for all the right reasons – namely toes-in-the-sand dining on delicious, excellent-value seafood. The amok red curry is…
Kampot
Easily the best burgers in Kampot, with new toppings and flavour combinations being invented each week. 'The cricket', for example, comes with cream…
Kampot
Down-home Mexican food and stiff margaritas (US$3) are the hallmarks of this shopfront cafe, brought to you by a Canadian transplant from Koh Rong. Soft…
Koh Kong City
A French-Khmer couple have retired to this little corner of Cambodia to cook the town's best Euro-Asian fusion food in a charming mint-green-and-yellow…
Koh Kong City
A family-run place on Koh Yor Beach, this spot is known for perfect sunsets and heaping portions of fried crab with pepper. Several restaurants have…
The Southern Islands
Run by long-time Cambodia expat Emma, this vegan-friendly little bakery behind the beach serves Aussie cafe fare like avocado on toast and flat whites…
Koh Rong
Occupying a lovely patch of Long Set Beach, this is a great place to relax and watch the waves lap the shore while enjoying splendid Thai food at rock…
Kampot
Nestled amid fellow hole-in-the wall spots in an alley off St 274, Pupe Thai brings Bangkok-quality street fare to Kampot. The Thai proprietor speaks good…
Koh Rong
This tiny Indian-run cafe up the hill from town is big on home-spun flavours from the motherland, with Indian burritos being the speciality. More than…
Sihanoukville
Just about the last Western restaurant standing around the Golden Lions Monument, and it's a good one. A pinch of Greek cuisine, a touch of Turkish…
Koh Rong
Italian food and reggae music prove to be a winning combination at Da Matti on Koh Tuch's southernmost pier. Come early for cocktails and music and stay…
