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 Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Look for the best places to eat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. You may read about recommended restaurants and food. Find out about local food and local dining customs. Also, you might want to read our
Angkor / Siem Reap city guide,
and Phnom Penh city guide.
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| M De bruyne |
17 March 2004 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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There are very good restaurants in Siem Reap. The best are TELL restaurant and VICTORIA in hotel; food in hotel Bopha is also very good but plenty off tour buses come to eat here. If you want to drink something in evening; LAUNDRY and ZANZYBAR. Because of very hot weather, best way to visit temples is to hire a motorcycle taxi for around 7 a 10 dollars for the whole day in front of hotel.
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| I Scobie |
12 March 2004 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Cafe Restaurant at the west gate to Angkor Wat is a fantastic cafe for lunch or dinner. It is really clean & has friendly staff. Another great place to have a coffee around the old market area is Kokoon Cafe. Not only do they sell great coffee but they also sell sandwiches, cakes,pastries & wonderful home-made ice cream. The old market isn't much but is worth a visit to experience the ambience of everyday life.
We found it not necessary to organise a tour prior to arriving in Siem Reap as the hotels are more than able to do this for you at a cost of $20 a day for a driver & $20 a day for a english speaking guide. We organised a visa prior to travelling as it is easier & less hassle once you arrive at the airport. It is also worth taking an extra passport photo for your tour pass into Angkor Wat. The US$ is used at all times & it is a good idea to take along small notes. If you are looking for a very good quality artefact we suggest that you visit the Artisans D'Angkor.
Once at the hotel grab a copy of the current Angkor Guide available at all hotels. The guide list information about exploring temples & dinning out.It even has a small map of Siem Reap showing where the restaurants, temples & places of interest are located. We had trouble with Exotissimo travel company as once we arrived in Siem Reap we were expected to pay double the amount that was agreed to via email. The staff were rude & we were not off to a good start. Thankfully for us we had a wonderful staff at the Borei Anglor Hotel & Mr Mom arranged a english speaking guide & driver within an hour. Our guides name was Vanna Tan & his contact detail are (855)012866143 we would highly recommend him.
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| R Del bagno |
01 March 2004 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is a great town but don't spend all your time there. Get out into the villages and see what the county is really like outside the tourist scene. Best restaurant: Khmer Kitchen across from the market. Best bar: the Anchor What? take a boat trip on the lake out to the floating village.
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| B Keller |
17 February 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Century Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Talking about jaw dropping, awe-inspiring temples, Siem Reap has it all to offer. Hire a guide and a car to take you around (combined at $50 a day). While Angkor Wat is the most well-known, the Bayon and Ta Prohm were out of this world. Think Indiana Jones or Tombraider for those movie buffs. I'm one that gets easily "templed" out, but these sites kept me transfixed in their grandeur.
Prices are high. As the main source of hard currency, they realize tourism is where they have it made. Multiple huge hotels going up which may saturate the market in a few years. Food at FCC (aka Foreign Correspondence Club) was a trowback to "high sixties style." A good place to get a broad variety of meals.
Do take a tuk-tuk tour around town at nite to admire the small town charm.
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| E Gowdy |
16 February 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is a lovely little place. We thought we'd stay 3 nights and ended up there for a week. The main "street" where all the bars are is worth a visit. In particular the staff and owner at Brodies are super (and the food is excellent). Tigre du Papier shows free films every night (free if you buy a drink - no great hardship) based in the region e.g. Killing Fields, Tomb Raider. Finally, the "Khmer Kitchen" down an alley way beside "The Angkor What?" is a super little restaurant. The food is excellent. Apparently Mick Jagger went twice when he was in Siem Reap.
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| L Breeden |
12 February 2004 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Cambodia is an amazing place with amazing people. Smiles and happiness, despite poverty and years of war. But it is a rough existance. Don't wear anything you hope to ever get clean again. But do experience the Cambodian service. Get a haircut (which includes a shave and ear-cleaning). Get massages. Hire a tour guide. You usually get more than your money's worth.
The temples are, of course, amazing. We also took a boat tour of Tonle Sap Lake. Quite an experience I'll never forget. (floating villages and smells of raw sewage/fish paste). We enjoyed the Soup Dragon Restaurant and had good massages at Dr. Feet. But beware of what you consume. It is a dirty place and my friend got sick for several days after eating a "bad" meal.
There are no ATMs in Cambodia, so we used only USD, which are widely excepted. But it was more expensive than I imagined... so take more than you think you'll need (entry visa, departure tax, temple entrance fees, tour guide & drivers, food = in 3 days I spent about $280 without hotel).
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| N Roberts |
10 February 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Century Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Highly recommend visiting Siem Reap. Temples are magnificent--do with private guide--very reasonable with car and driver along with guide. Tuktuks are great fun for short rides around town. Recommend Bopha Angkor restaurant--good Khmer food. Also, see Artisans d'Angkor--both carving school and silk farm. Massages away from hotel $3/hr.
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| L Chan |
28 January 2004 |
Stayed at Princess Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Old market area is great. Recommended lunch at the Grand Raffles or the Victoria hotel. Soup Dragon in old market excellent value for money and ambience esp on the roof garden.
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| D Yamolas |
26 January 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is a small town with an exotic look: palm trees, lots of vegetation, small river, thatch-roofed huts, monkeys walking over electricity wires (!), dusty roads, traditional markets, friendly local people. It's nice to have one more day to stroll and watch everyday life! The reason to visit the place is of course one: ANGKOR temple's area! Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Phrom etc. are magnificent temples located in the world's largest temple site. Angkor Wat is one of the 7 wonders of the world! When I first saw a picture in a "World Culture" exhibition I promised myself I'll go and visit the place! It was impressive and the only negative thing was the huge tourist crowds.
The most comfortable way to visit the temples is an a/c car (from 20$ per day), but motorbikes and tuk tuks are available for less. If you want to go at the most quiet time try noon to 3pm, when everybody has a break (if you can stand the heat). This would be good for Bayon and Ta Phrom temples, which are the crowdiest! The others are fine any time. If you want to see Angkor Wat from above, try the "balloon ride" (11$ for 10') Everyone goes to Bakheng hill around sunset for that, but it's soooo crowded!
Apart from the temples, we visited the Old Market (Cambodian silk, cheap books about Angkor, a hammock for 2$!) and the "Crocodile farm" which was nothing special and too expensive (2$). In the city we walked or took a tuk tuk (1$ per ride, they ask more at first, but stick to the 1$). We had Khmer and Thai food in little restaurants on Wat Bo road (where "Angkor Village Resort", the hotel we stayed, is located), but for western food we'd like to recommend FCC (Pokambor Ave, near "Grand Hotel D'Angkor"), great ambience and food, but a little more expensive. The "Red Piano" bar & restaurant is also good and famous, since "Tomb Raider" film crew used it as headquarters. They offer "Tomb Raider" cocktail, "Lara's favourite". In high season it's hard to get a table there! We had a good time at the "Banana Leaf" bar; very friendly owner, but they need to improve the drinks' selection!
Don't miss the "Apsara Dance Show" (we went to "Angkor Village Resort's Apsara Theater"), it's really traditional! If you have time, it's good to visit also the capital city Phnom Penh. Most people stick to Siem Reap and Angkor, but without seeing Phnom Penh you haven't really seen Cambodia. The palace, the riverfront, the temples, the museums are a must! Especially the "Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum" where you learn how much the Cambodian people suffered. It's the "dark side" of Cambodia, given that the bright side is the historical greatness of Angkor Wat.
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| O Tremblay |
24 January 2004 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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If you are very short on time, i.e. just one day, hire a car with driver. Just $20 for the day. Have an early start and you can visit the majorities of the temples, without running.
Change some money in riel, local currency. You will pay one bottle of water 1000 to 2000 riel instead of $1. You will save 75% of the price. Same for the food. Try to negotiate to pay in riel because everything is in $$$. Instead of buying post cards from the kids waiting for you outside of the temples, bring some pens and paper to give it to them. Like that they will go to school.
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