Phnom Penh is the best place to try authentic Khmer cuisine, influenced by but distinct from the cuisine of neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam. On a guided street food tour of the capital you can explore areas busy with street food vendors and ad hoc pavement cafes with the freshest food – pork skewers, spicy Khmer curries, noodle and pho stalls and more. Amok is a national dish – fish steamed with coconut milk and spices serves ion banana leaves.

The restaurant scene in Phnom Penh is well developed: in luxury hotels you can find local and international flavours, and there’s a collection of excellent restaurants dotted around some of the old French buildings and villas, the river front and al fresco places, it’s worth staying a little longer to have a varied foodies experience. Local Angkor beer is ubiquitous, a perfect accompaniment to sunset by the river, or head to a bar for sunset cocktails. Coffee is also popular, a legacy of French rule, but is very different here than in the west, but a cappuccino or a late is equally easy to come by.

Phnom Penh family holidays

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