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Lime Nine Cafe

By: Roswell Thomas Posted: June-10-2011 in
Roswell Thomas

While some hotel owners might throw in a café by the lobby as an afterthought, the management at the Nine Hotel wants to make Lime Nine a destination for Phnom Penh locals as well. “We’re very proud of the café,” says the owner of the Nine Hotel and Lime Nine, who as a Phnom Penh dad became intimately familiar with the Sunday afternoon hotel pool circuit and business lunch scene; with Lime Nine café, he hopes to combine the best of both.

Aria Mixai - a paradise for Itailan food lovers

By: Thomas Wanhoff Posted: May-31-2011 in
Thomas Wanhoff

There are not so many places to go in Vientiane, when you are looking for fine dining. But Aria Mixai is for sure one. Chef Gerado and his team opened this Italian Restaurant just a year ago and already made it to the top of the culinary scene in the capital.

so what is his recipe of success? First of all it is highest quality. Gerado worked in 5-Star-Hotels before, and he wants the same level of food quality and experience in his own restaurant. While he is still getting many vegetables and ingredients from local markets, this is limited by his extraordinary taste and requirements. If something doesn't meet the standards, it will be imported. Like the excellent Buffalo Mozzarella, my favorite appetizer.

Benoni Cafe: The latest place to go for lunch and tea (and coffee, of course)

By: Thomas Wanhoff Posted: May-25-2011 in
Thomas Wanhoff

The owners of the Phimphone supermarket made a good decision: They extended the already popular coffee shop to the former Chez Phillipe (who has now opened Bistro 22 opposite the Catholic church) upstairs. The name remains:'Benoni' - and it quickly became popular with expats and local business people in Vientiane.

The coffee: Well done. I love coffee latte, and this one is one of the best in town. They recently added chocolate and cakes, and I tell you, they are gooooood.

The W: Bar & Restaurant formerly known as “Lunchbox’’

By: Alison Posted: May-16-2011 in
Alison

My initial response to this transformation is a slightly furrowed brow. The Lunchbox, upwardly morphing into "The W" inside a new boutique hotel, "The Willow"?

Perhaps slightly less sensational than Prince’s re-branding as "The Symbol", or the revamping of the Marathon as the Snickers bar, but, this is nonetheless, in the Phnom Penh macrocosm, a bold move.

"We are on the starting blocks:" Pizza Pram delivers - 22 different pizzas for $5

By: Roswell Thomas Posted: May-13-2011 in
Roswell Thomas

The pizza is gourmet and inexpensive, probably some of the best Phnom Penh budget riche has to offer in this delivery-only format (oh, and they deliver wine and beer as well). Pram dollar ($5) gets you a 30cm pizza with a flaky, rustic-style crust made fresh from a secret Italian-imported recipe. and a nearly unbelievable range of gourmet toppings.

Review: Chinese Revolution

By: Charley Bolding-Smith Posted: April-05-2011 in
Charley Bolding-Smith

The Chinese House, at the north end of Sisowath Quay, recently changed hands, and now operates as Tepui Restaurant Lounge. It offers sophisticated dining from a kitchen influenced by Mediterranean and South American cuisines, with Asian accents. If that suggests the oft-maligned ‘fusion’ style of cuisine, rest easy because this newcomer is combining the different elements to produce inspired cookery.

Review: The Lunch Box

By: Charley Bolding-Smith Posted: April-04-2011 in
Charley Bolding-Smith

The sandwich has conquered the world. Nations seem powerless to resist the gastronomic hegemony of a bit of protein and vegetable, stuck between two slices of carbohydrate. Fortunately for us, Cambodia has proven no exception, offering a variety of bready goodies from the humble Khmer street sandwich to the upmarket gourmet offering. That’s where Lunch Box, the café and sandwich bar on Street 282 come into the picture.

A Double Star: Italian and Vietnamese Food at Stella's

By: Roswell Thomas Posted: April-02-2011 in
Roswell Thomas

“Stella’s” is announced like any run of the mill Phnom Penh eatery, heralded by the garish glow of an “ANGKOR” sign on a dusty side street (street 75, just north of where it Ts into Raffles hotel). Going inside, however, you will be congratulated on finding this place by yourself and anyone you are trying to impress with dinner: warm light falls on cool tiles in the outside seating area, dotted with potted palms and set back from the street by a lush yard.

Review: Mama’s New York Deli

By: Nyampenh Posted: March-25-2011 in
Nyampenh

I drive a motorbike in this town and one of the things I miss is the scenery that whizzes on by. It’s my constant paranoia of being run over by a helmetless freshie boy or a plateless SUV barreling down the wrong side of the street which keeps my eyes glued to the road. Which is why i have been taking walks around town. It gives me a chance to check things out and also to keep up with my podcasts.

I drive a motorbike in this town and one of the things I miss is the scenery that whizzes on by. It’s my constant paranoia of being run over by a helmetless freshie boy or a plateless SUV barreling down the wrong side of the street which keeps my eyes glued to the road. Which is why i have been taking walks around town. It gives me a chance to check things out and also to keep up with my podcasts.

It was on one of these walks when I spied a new restaurant near my house and stopped on in. To my surprise, an old acquaintance opened the joint which her running the front of the house while her mom (Mama Ung) commands the kitchen.
We had a bit of a chat and went for a review a couple of days later.

Get some pork on your fork! No thanks I'll have the roo

By: Alison Jarvis Posted: March-04-2011 in
Alison Jarvis

Six months ago, a small but ergonomic space, just to the right of a massage parlour on Street 144 resisted the urge to become another hostess bar. Instead, what was the Lilac Cafe become a vibrant new bar off the main Sisowath strip, called The Local 2.

It is 8.30pm on a Wednesday evening, and the sound of expat laughter beckons us in from the street. The clientele, we are told, are regulars and they bring with them some of the exuberance that we associate with the Riverside. They could be teachers, they could be NGO workers, entrepreneurs or any one of the individualists that reside here in this evolving city.

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