Phnom Penh Restaurant Tips by cochinjew

Saigon City 1: Very Good Viet Fare

Just around the corner from the Mekong River Pub, after your mojito there head towards Saigon City 1 Vietnamese restaurant. once again, the maxim holds: where the tourists go the food is bad and where the locals eat the food is better and slightly pricier than the cheap food and expensive drink along the sisowath quay.

Comparison: about average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Other

Le Tamarin: Fusion Mediterranean Cuisine on rue 240

Operated by a Francais Marocaine, this restaurant has a faithful clientele and when one of them suggested we dine there, it was more than a welcome news.
The decor is attractive, the lighting comfortable and we sat outside on wicker chairs with ample space in between tables.
Service is good as one expects that in Cambodia but not servile.
Obviously it is a favourite spot of many of the expatriate community since i saw people sitting sipping a glass of wine and reading a book. others like us had come there for conversation and the hours just slipped by.
recommend this resto
mezze libanais
couscous traditionel 2 tajine avec merguez 1
bottle of chilean red anakena 19 usd
the total bill was including tips 19 usd per person

Favorite Dish: see above
being aware of cuisine marocaine both in maroc et france, i can say that i enjoyed my couscous at le tamarin

Address: rue 240

Comparison: about average

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 3

Theme: Eclectic/International

Khmer Surin: Elegant Tropical

Khmer and Thai Cuisine and in fact the cuisine from the border areas of Cambodia-Thailand.
Lovely set up for a restaurant
a large resto indeed
you can sit on the floor on the first floor and feel the leaves
quiet street so not much noise
good service

Favorite Dish: Tom Yoong Seafood, not as spicy as the Thai version, this was a Khmer version
the dinner for two people came up to 19 dollars , seven of which was for two fruit smoothies.

Address: Rue 57

Comparison: about average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local

the resto at the Le Rits Boutique Hotel: An excellent place for an intimate dinner

French Khmer at the Nyemo Khmer NGo helping women.
The Chef had worked at top hotels in Phnom Penh
The menu changes every other day
Quiet
outdoors
very soothing
Unobstrusive service
we were allowed to bring a bottle of our own

Favorite Dish: todays menu was
beignets du fromage
les calamars en poivre avec riz
crepe de chocolat

the set menu is 6 dollars per person

Address: no 71, rue 240, phnom penh

Comparison: about average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: French

Le Rit's Guest House: French influenced Khmer Cooking

set in a nice garden setting at the boutique hotel. run by a French NGO helping abandoned women, so you can imagine the french touch in every thing

Favorite Dish: First of all you can have wine by the glass here, even if you are not here to dine. limited selection but good enough in this hot weather.
good service
the food is influenced by the french but basically khmer

i have eaten shrimp curry and on another occasion green curry with chicken. both were tasty

Address: No. 71, Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Comparison: about average

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local