The Phnom Penh Visitors Guide 62nd

Dining

American

Buffets Several of the upscale hotels serve international buffet dinners. The Sunway Hotel puts on a good quality midrange dinner buffet, perfect for the family. The Juliana Hotel also does a mid-range buffet with a Thai flavor. Raffles Hotel Le Royal does one of the finest dinner buffets in town, including an excellent seafood Friday. Very popular with the locals and a great place for a family dinner, the cook-it-yourself suki/bbq buffet restaurants are fun and reasonably priced.

Freebird Bar & Grill “Comfortable neighborhood bar” #69 Street 240 Tel: 023-224712 / Open: 7:00AM - 11:00PM

Long-running neighborhood bar sporting a beautiful wooden bar, extra comfy seating, friendly efficient staff, a fully stocked bar, an American ambiance and wide ranging western menu, including lots of American and Mexican favorites burgers, pizzas, good steaks, chilli, apple pie and more. Home delivery: 023-224712 Map Area I-11 $$ Hard Rock Cafe “American food in a rock-and-roll atmosphere” Exchange Square, Street 102 Tel: 081-631111 / Open daily from 11:00AM - Late Travelers and expats hungry for a taste of home - or anyone looking for a hearty and fail-safe meal - will find Western go-tos, like ribs, cheeseburgers, fajitas, salads and steaks. The portions are generous, the servers are attentive, parking is ample and air con is plentiful. Great for families and rockers alike. Map Area F-9 $$$

Hagar Catering & Restaurant “Super popular weekend buffet” #44 Street 310, just off Street 63, BKK1 Tel: 092-333095 / Open: Saturday & Sunday, 11:30AM - 2:00PM

Khmer specialties on an international barbecue lunch buffet for $8.50 on weekends (reservations required for weekdays and dinner). The social enterprise hires vulnerable women and men and teaches them hospitality

skills. Air con. Visa/MC www.hagarcatering.com Map Area K-9

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Lone Pine Cafe “Down home American cooking” #14E Street 51, Pasteur, (look for the neon sign) Tel: 078-949398, 095-949398 Open: 11:30AM - 2:00PM / 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Sou Sou Buffet Suki Soup “Barbeque, soup and conveyors” Near the Swan Bridge to Koh Pich Tel: 077-999168 / Open: 6:00AM - 10:00PM

The Pangea “Where East Meet West” NagaWorld, Hun Sen Park at the end of Sihanouk Blvd 6:00AM - 10:30PM Boasting a myriad of cuisines brought under one roof by world-class chefs. 24/7 service by a dynamic and friendly staff. A very popular dinner buffet. Visa/MC Home delivery: 078-949398 Map Area J-13 $$½ ViNi Garden Soup & BBQ “Value-priced family dining Phnom Penh style” #108 Street 55, just off Sihanouk Blvd. Dinner Very popular local restaurant, drawing but a few foreigners. Select meats and vegetables from a large buffet and grill-it-yourself at the table. Value priced. Perfect for the family. Visa/MC Map Area J-10 $$ Another of the very popular soup & bbq, all-you-can-eat places. Choose from foods on a passing conveyor and cook it yourself on your bbq/suki table. Expansive and packed full at dinner. The foods here, particularly the seafoods, are notably fresh. $13-$16/pax. Map Area K-14 $$

The focus is on American food, the classics and southern dishes including Memphis-style ribs, Gumbo, pulled pork, a big selection of burgers and sandwiches including a choice of ‘po boys.’ Full bar, cold beer including some

unique imported choices. Home delivery: 078-949398 Map Area J-10

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British Harry's Bar Bassac Lane, Street 308 Tel: 017-309 365 / Open: 11:00AM - 12:00AM

Irish sports bar on the riverfront with indoor and sidewalk seating and a great view of the riverfront scene. Full bar and restaurant serving a wide selection of western and Irish favorites, and some Cambodian choices as well. All the big sporting events on TV. Check the website for sports and events scehdules. $$ Map Area K-11

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