Whatever your taste, some eatery in Cambodia is sure to help out, be it the humble peddler with her yoke, a market stall, a local diner or a slick restaurant.
It is easy to sample inexpensive Khmer cuisine throughout the country, mostly at local markets and cheap restaurants. For more refined Khmer dining, the best restaurants are in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, where there is also the choice of excellent Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, French and Mediterranean cooking. Chinese, and to a lesser extent Vietnamese, food is available in towns across the country due to the large urban populations of both of these ethnic groups.
There are no Western fast food chains in Phnom Penh as yet, but there are a few local copycats. The most successful has been Lucky Burger, with four branches in the capital.
There are often no set hours for places to eat, but as a general rule of thumb, street stalls are open from very early in the morning till late at night. Most restaurants are open all day, while some of the fancier places are only open for lunch (usually 11am to 2pm) and dinner (usually 5pm to 10pm).