by Miguelito » Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:45 am
I'm surprised the mods haven't deleted BSCW's post and put him in the bat cave. Maybe he's growing on him.
I'll try to be welcoming to the newcomer and offer a few suggestions (I'll consider it my penance for bitch slapping Harold in another thread).
chkwoot wrote:
There used to be some "fun" "restaurants" across the Japanese bridge where you can lie in hammocks drinking beer and eating whatever soup/noodles/vegetables/mystery meats/snacks they have to offer. The food was never the focus, just another piece of the whole experience. But you need to speak Khmer, or have a "translator".
I will like crossing the bridge, and about a km or so up on the left is a place Mer Khmerk (or "La belle mere" in French), which has great bungalows to have a long and lazy lunch at, ordering different Khmer and Vietnamese dishes (I like the blood clams/cockles). There are also some restaurants off the main road, literally above the Mekong which could be fun to check out.
My favorite Khmer seafood restaurant is an open air place on st 200 and the corner of Norodom (on the south side of st 200, west of Norodom). No idea if it even has a name, but the seafood is always very fresh and well cooked. Of course, my true favorite seafood places are in Kep though.
For approachable high-end Khmer, with some very unique items that might have been lost elsewhere (dishes that used to be served in the Royal Palace, for example), try Kravanh. There are two locations, one on Sothearos, and one in Russian market. It's not too pricy but certainly more than an average Khmer beer garden. The other high end spot I always rave about is the breakfast at Malis, which is truly a steal.
I'm surprised the mods haven't deleted BSCW's post and put him in the bat cave. Maybe he's growing on him.
I'll try to be welcoming to the newcomer and offer a few suggestions (I'll consider it my penance for bitch slapping Harold in another thread).
[quote="chkwoot"]
There used to be some "fun" "restaurants" across the Japanese bridge where you can lie in hammocks drinking beer and eating whatever soup/noodles/vegetables/mystery meats/snacks they have to offer. The food was never the focus, just another piece of the whole experience. But you need to speak Khmer, or have a "translator".
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I will like crossing the bridge, and about a km or so up on the left is a place Mer Khmerk (or "La belle mere" in French), which has great bungalows to have a long and lazy lunch at, ordering different Khmer and Vietnamese dishes (I like the blood clams/cockles). There are also some restaurants off the main road, literally above the Mekong which could be fun to check out.
My favorite Khmer seafood restaurant is an open air place on st 200 and the corner of Norodom (on the south side of st 200, west of Norodom). No idea if it even has a name, but the seafood is always very fresh and well cooked. Of course, my true favorite seafood places are in Kep though.
For approachable high-end Khmer, with some very unique items that might have been lost elsewhere (dishes that used to be served in the Royal Palace, for example), try Kravanh. There are two locations, one on Sothearos, and one in Russian market. It's not too pricy but certainly more than an average Khmer beer garden. The other high end spot I always rave about is the breakfast at Malis, which is truly a steal.