AsiaLIFE

Meaning green in Khmer, Baitong is simply a fantastic find. The large air-conditioned café-restaurant with a fresh, modern décor, serves quality food at low prices. While aimed at the growing Khmer middle class, the Khmer-British owners hope to attract some expat custom.

Lau Two, the Al Pacino of Asia and chef at Singapore Kitchen, may not know who his Hollywood doppelganger is, but he certainly knows Singaporean food. Nora Lindstrom sits down for a chat with Phnom Penh’s Scarface.

Since we started ‘Bargain Bucket’ in January 2007, AsiaLIFE’s mini-review of the Penh’s best cheap eats has become essential reading, featuring Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Khmer, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian and even Burmese options. This month we have flipped through past issues to ...