3 Best Restaurants in Kampot, Cambodia

A social enterprise providing disability-inclusive employment, Epic Arts Cafe serves a selection of delicious breakfast and lunch dishes, including many vegan and vegetarian options, as well as desserts, cakes, fresh-fruit smoothies, and coffee brewed from Cambodian beans. There's a shop upstairs selling locally crafted products, sales from which support their programs.

At this Australian-run cafe located in a colonial-era building, you are guaranteed to find outstanding artisanal coffee roasted in-house from regionally-sourced beans. The food options include smashed avocado on sourdough with dukkah, mushrooms on toast, and chicken parmigiana.

This breezy, traditional-style terrace restaurant and bar are located on the second-floor of a colonial-era rice barn. The all-day menu features Cambodian specialties—the richly spiced Saraman beef curry with peanuts is a must—along with international dishes. The ingredients used are seasonal and locally sourced, including the daily fish and seafood bought directly from local fishermen.