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
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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…
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Sihanoukville
Loosely modelled on the beloved Phnom Penh institution Romdeng, this superb restaurant is an extension of the vocational-training programs for at-risk…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Kampot
Ah, the joys of skilled Italian chefs washing up in provincial Cambodia to prepare gourmet Neapolitan pizzas and Italian forest-mushroom risotto,…
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Kampot
Tertúlia offers nothing less than a beautiful Portuguese dining experience, complete with a wine bar. Steaks and locally sourced seafood are slow cooked…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Kampot
Run by an American–Vietnamese tandem, this riverside smokehouse serves the largest, juiciest, most tender ribs in the land (Friday and Saturday evenings…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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),…
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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…
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Kampot
Easily the best burgers in Kampot, with new toppings and flavour combinations being invented each week. 'The cricket', for example, comes with cream…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville's blink-and-you'll miss it edition of this legendary Phnom Penh burger barn is still going, firing up the South Coast's best patties along…
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Kampot
This riverfront hole-in-the-wall specialises in hand-pulled noodles and dumplings, including shrimp and seafood varieties, plus Peking duck. It's cheap…
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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…
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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…
