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Wondering where to eat in Siem Reap, Cambodia?
Siem Reap, Cambodia is best known for Angkor Wat, the oldest and largest religious monument in the world. What many travelers don’t know is that Cambodian food is a highly underrated cuisine in Southeast Asia, and Siem Reap is one of the best places to try it! Thankfully, we’re here to help you figure out where to eat in Siem Reap so you don’t miss out.
We’ve visited Siem Reap countless times over the past ten years (most recently in 2019), and in our opinion, these are the best places to eat in Siem Reap for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some have already made it onto world famous lists for the best restaurants in Siem Reap, while others are still under the radar and are definitely worth trying!
A few of these Siem Reap restaurants we’ve mentioned are also social enterprises. That means when you dine at these restaurants your money will not only make your belly happy but will also benefit the local community.
We’ve also included a few of our favorite Siem Reap bars and a cooking class.
Click the name of the restaurant to view their website or Facebook page. All photos are our own!
Don’t leave Cambodia until you’ve tried at least a few of these places. Happy eating!
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Here’s a Google MyMap we created so you can see where all of these Siem Reap restaurants are located:
Breakfast in Siem Reap
Many hotels in Siem Reap include breakfast, but if yours doesn’t, don’t worry. These are a few excellent places to start your day off with a delicious and nutritious breakfast in Siem Reap.
Malis
The $7 USD (+ tax about US $8.15 USD) all you can eat breakfast at Malis includes both international and Cambodian options. It also includes unlimited coffee, tea, and juices. The setting is beautiful, so plan to take your time and enjoy.
Pork and rice, a traditional Cambodian breakfast dish + delicious coffee + croissants + watermelon juice at Malis in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The Little Red Fox Espresso
Flat white + cafe mocha = happy Jen and Stevo
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The Hive
We found The Hive during our visit to Siem Reap in March 2019. We needed a good space to work from, and unfortunately, The Little Red Fox Espresso was closed that day. Thankfully, The Hive is located just around the corner and turned out to be a great breakfast spot with tasty and healthy food, homemade baked goods, strong coffee, and delicious juices. This is not a place to find Cambodian food, but if you’re looking for a spot to work from with good Wifi and nourishing food, The Hive will fit the bill.
The Sunshine Smoothie is layered with avocado and mango smoothie and topped with dry coconut, nuts, and dragon fruit. Love the water served in a wine glass too!
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Lunch in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sister Srey
A social enterprise serving delicious, healthy food and drinks, with both Asian and international options. They also have some tasty bakery items and yummy coffee, juices, and smoothies. The decor is cute, and it is a lovely environment to sit and relax near the Siem Reap river.
Enjoying the ambiance and tasty food at Sister Srey Cafe with Jen’s mom and our friend Sarah.
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Dinner in Siem Reap
SPOONS
UPDATE: Unfortunately, Spoons and EGBOK closed in 2020.
Gorgeous decor and delicious Cambodian dishes at Spoons.
Marum Siem Reap Restaurant
UPDATE: Unfortunately, Marum is currently closed.
Feasting at Marum in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Many of the dishes are meant for sharing, which means more to try!
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Cuisine Wat Damnak
A lovely date night at Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The food was phenomenal!
Pou Restaurant and Bar
After hearing about Pou Restaurant from several friends, we knew we had to try it. Wow, are we glad we did! Located in a cozy and beautifully decorated wooden home about a 5-minute walk from the Old Market, Pou exceeded our expectations.
Chef Pou has put together a fabulous menu of elevated village style Khmer cuisine with exquisite presentations. Our main courses came on oversized plates decorated with colorful sauces, edible flowers, and some of the most unique presentations of Cambodian food we’ve seen. They had vegetarian options on the menu as well, which can be hard to come by at local restaurants in Cambodia.
There is a great drink menu and some large jugs behind the bar full of herb-infused local wines. We weren’t brave enough to try them, but if you do please let us know how it goes!
Prices at Pou are very reasonable, especially considering the creativity and quality of the ingredients. We arrived early in the evening and were able to get a table, but the restaurant filled up quickly! We recommend calling ahead to book a table so you don’t miss out.
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Bars in Siem Reap
We’re not going to be Captain Obvious and tell you to go to Pub Street, Siem Reap’s second most famous place to go after the temples. You definitely should check out Pub Street, at least for the spectacle. But to be honest, the crowds and blaring music aren’t really our scene. If you’re like us and prefer a more mellow ambiance where you can have a conversation without shouting, then you’ll probably like these Siem Reap bars.
WILD Creative Bar and Eatery
WILD is one of the cutest, coolest, most hipster bars in Cambodia we’ve ever seen. The decor is seriously dreamy! They’ve got a huge, colorful mural, soft lights strung across their lawn, and stepping stones leading into the bar.
You can choose to sit inside or plop down at a low table on the grass. There is even a table high up in a tree!
WILD serves deliciously crafted cocktails, beers, and a light tapas menu with items that are perfect for sharing. You’ll definitely want to call ahead to book a table as seating is limited and this place fills up quickly, especially on weekends!
This place is magical!
The Local Brewpub
If you’re into trying local craft beers when you travel, head straight over to The Local in Siem Reap. They serve several beers on tap from their own small-batch brewery as well a rotating selection from other local Cambodia brewers.
This place is busy pretty much every night of the week but especially on weekends. If you’re looking to meet some local Siem Reap expats, this is definitely a good place to go.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a picture of this place. It’s a no-frills bar, but if you like a great beer and a good chat with friendly people then you’ll love The Local.
If you’re a wine drinker, this is the place to go in Siem Reap! To be honest, we haven’t actually been here yet, but a good friend of ours who lives in Siem Reap highly recommended Balthazar to us. We’ll definitely be heading there the next time we’re in town. If you check it out let us know what you think!
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Cooking Classes in Siem Reap
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So thankful to have found your site and recommendations! We will be in country very soon, and can’t wait to try some of these spots out. Thanks for Sharing! I will pass this site along to my friends!
Thanks, Greg! We really appreciate your comment and hope you have an awesome time in Siem Reap!
I’m glad to have stumbled upon your Cambodia food guide. As one who has never been in Asia (but want to see it badly!) I always wondered if I’d like the food there. My tastes are quite limited and I generally tend to dislike what I never tried before, but after reading your post I think I’ll love Cambodian food. Since Angkor is very high up on my list, I’ll make sure to bookmark your post for places to eat in Siem Reap. The food seems pretty inexpensive too.
Thanks for your comment, Anda! There are lots of great food options in Siem Reap to suit any traveler’s tastes. After our most recent trip to Siem Reap we’ve got a few more great places to add to the list. Let us know how you like the food once you visit!
Thanks for providing a great starter guide to where to eat if we visit Siem Reap. It looks like you had no problem finding fresh tasty food at good prices. We are always looking for good local coffee spots so would definitely hit up the Little Red Fox Espresso shop. Love how SE Asia does such great coffee art! A cooking class is always a fun thing to do when travelling!
Who would have thought that there would be so many amazing dining options around Siem Reap. Love the sound of Cuisine Wat Damnak but I love the sound of Marum even more. Gorgeous food in the setting of a gorgeous old wooden home, blissful!
From what I can see, their food seems quite similar to Indian dishes, especially that breakfast dish. If I ever visit here, local veg food would be my first preference and given its similarity, I might just enjoy it all. Cheers
Thanks for highlighting the places to eat in Siem Reap! Cuisine Wat Damnak will be on my list if we go to Cambodia. Cooking classes sound interesting too as I’m always interested in learning to make foreign cuisine!
Very good collection of places that I’d love to try when I visit Siem Reap. I especially love Spoons, the setting is amazing and right up my alley. Thanks for these recommendations, I am going to bookmark this post for future reference.
I just came from Siem Reap (well, about a month ago now) but I unfortunately didn’t eat at any of these places! Next time I’ll definitely go to Little Red Fox Espresso! We loved getting our Western fix at Cafe Latino.
How nice to be able to travel to Siem Reap so many times. $7 all you can eat breakfast doesn’t sound bad at all, especially when you have so many choices. Besides, there seem to be a lot of good places to eat there. I’d love to visit Cambodia too someday.
These restaurants all look really wonderful. I particularly like that you mentioned restaurants which support social enterprise, particularly Spoons. It reminds me of a very similar organisation in Vietnam called KOTO which trains up street kids to be in the hospitality industry. I love that you can visit a restaurant and eat delicious food while knowing that you are supporting an organisation that is promoting development in the community.
Little Red Fox Espresso looks so cute! I’m always looking for a nice coffee place. Do you know if they had any plant-based milks there like almond or soy milk? Food is such a big part of travel so it’s great when you can find so many awesome spots!
They definitely do! You can also check out Vibe, a 100% plant based cafe, located close to Little Red Fox Espresso. http://www.vibecafeasia.com/delicious food.
First of all…you are so lucky to have been to Siem Reap so many times! I’ve been to Cambodia once, but missed out on Siem Reap 🙁
Since I am a vegetarian, I wonder if there are vegan or vegetarians as well there? Would love some recommendations for those also 🙂
Nice selection of places to eat in Siem Reap. I specially liked the decor and ambience of ‘Spoons’. While selecting a place for a meal, the food is important, but the setting is equally important for me. I would enjoy having a meal here.
THE important question haha. We remember all these happy pizza joints, quite interesting. Would love to go back and visit Angkor wat again!