The Chanchhaya Pavilion of the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

តំបន់Regional cooking

Phnom Penhភ្នំពេញ

Four rivers meet and so do four cuisines — noodle houses, French bread, and street food raised to craft.

8 recipes

Grills & Street Food · 30 min · Intermediate

Lort Chaលតឆា

Short pin-shaped rice noodles stir-fried hard in dark soy with bean sprouts and chives, topped with a fried egg — Phnom Penh's great street-cart supper.

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Sweets & Drinks · 50 min · Beginner

Cha Houy Teukចាហួយទឹក

A cooling glass of grass jelly, sago pearls and jellies in sweet syrup and coconut over crushed ice — Phnom Penh's classic hot-afternoon dessert drink.

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Sweets & Drinks · 60 min · Advanced

Khmer-American Glazed Donutនំដូណាត់

The classic glazed raised donut behind California's Cambodian donut-shop story — light, yeasted, honestly made at home in the spirit of Ted Ngoy.

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Sweets & Drinks · 10 min · Beginner

Kafe Tuk Doh Koកាហ្វេទឹកដោះគោ

Cambodian iced coffee — dark, sock-filtered brew poured over sweetened condensed milk and ice. A protectorate habit the whole country made its own.

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Grills & Street Food · 35 min · Beginner

Num Pang Pâtéនំបុ័ងប៉ាតេ

Cambodia's baguette sandwich — an airy rice-flour loaf packed with pâté, cold cuts, pickled vegetables, herbs and chili. The protectorate on a roll.

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Amok, Curries & Stir-Fries · 35 min · Intermediate

Lok Lakឡុកឡាក់

Seared cubes of beef tossed hot and fast, served over greens with a lime-and-black-pepper dipping sauce — Phnom Penh's golden-age restaurant dish.

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Noodles & Breakfast · 50 min · Beginner

Bai Sach Chroukបាយសាច់ជ្រូក

Cambodia's most-loved breakfast — charcoal-grilled marinated pork over broken rice, with a bowl of clear broth and a heap of quick pickles.

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Noodles & Breakfast · 280 min · Intermediate

Kuy Teav Phnom Penhគុយទាវភ្នំពេញ

The pork-bone noodle soup that runs Phnom Penh before dawn — a clear, patient broth over rice noodles, brought to Cambodia by Teochew hands.