Om Kessara fought against the Khmer Rouge under Lon Nol in the seventies, listen to his barroom memories here.
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Barroom Conversations with Om Kessara.
Video: Eating Strange Food in Cambodia.
We are going to try some of the more strange (to a western palate) foods available here, so here we go with fried chicken’s feet. next up could be fertilized eggs or […]
Tonle Bassac Restaurant. Rub shoulders with the wealthy Khmer.
Building 534, Preah Monivong Blvd, Sangkat Tonle Bassac. Clientelle: Khmer. Price: Expensive $20 and up. Ok so you’ve eaten at a few street food places and had Lok Lak and Char Kdout […]
Drinking in Cambodia: Palm Wine.
The palm is a very important commodity in many parts of the world, the trunk can be used for construction, the foliage woven into all manner of products and the fruits here […]
David’s Homemade Noodles and Dumplings.
Area: Riverside: Street 13/ corner of 172. Style: Khmer. Price: Cheap, $2-3 per main course. There are quite a few places which do fresh noodles in town, David’s is one of them […]
Blue Dragon.
Street 184. Price: Mid-range,$5 per glass of (very good) White wine. No food but street food on either side. Clientelle: Expat. The Blue Dragon is located perfectly, directly overlooking the Royal Palace […]
Sparck and Tawandang Microbrewery.
Bavarian Microbrewery with a Show.
The Lone Pine Cafe.
Street 282, just at the side of Wat Langka. Price: Mid-range. The Lone Pine is a lovely little oasis just off the busy Street 51. American owned it serves up fantastic burgers, […]
Central Market. (Psah Thmey)
Central Market is the iconic French designed art deco market hall at the end of Street 63. The market benefitted from a major renovation just a few years ago and the structure […]
Sundance Inn and Saloon.
St 172, Riverside Area, Phnom Penh. Price: Mid-range. There are two branches of Sundance, one on 172 and the other right on Riverside itself but we are going to talk about the […]
