Where to eat in Siem Reap

Siem Reap has a provincial feel to it despite the number of tourists starting to come through the town. Many people congregate early in the evening on guesthouse verandas dor evening drinks and then venture out later. Therefore, there is no shortage of restaurants in twin, especially each guesthouse and hotel have their own restaurants.

The restaurants and pubs a Hotel Sofitel Royal Angkor and Royal Angkor Palace offer the most exclusive dining in the city. There are a few expatriates’ bars in town including Bar Only One, Red Piano Bar, Ivy Bar and Lotus Bar stay open until the last person leaves. Angkor Borey Restaurant on the east side of the river is a lively place for an evening meal. There is a huge choice of Khmer dishes and other Asian classics. Arun Restaurant is an inexpensive Khmer place, with some of the best prices in town and it is always busy at night. Bayon Restaurant it has a pleasant garden setting and the food is consistently excellent, including the popular curry chicken in baby coconut.

FCC Siem Reap is a very popular place with local exacts and has happy hour from 6 to 8 pm when draught beer is US$1 a mug. It also has good food. It has a good atmosphere and is the one of the few restaurants in town that sells red and white wine by the glass. It has a large range of Thai, Khmer and western standards on the menu.