The Best Street Food in Siem Reap

You can find plenty of options here for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Street food is like an endless, affordable buffet of fresh produce, cooked meals, desserts, drinks, flowers and souvenirs. So, what can you choose? Read along!

Lort Cha

Fried egg noodles on a plate, Lort Cha is a spicy dish that’s perfect for a midday snack or lunch. These noodles are accompanied by green veggies, such as broccoli, plus beans. Lort Cha is a consistent, nutritious meal because it includes beef and comes with a fried egg on top. However, Lort Cha is fairly spicy, so it’s not for the faint of heart.

Num Pang

This dish is popular among the younger tourists who want to eat a Khmer dish that’s not too different from Western cuisine. Num Pang is a baguette sandwich, filled with meat like pork, beef or ham, plus some vegetables and herbs like chives.

Banh Sung

This rice noodle salad is a perfect choice for lunch or breakfast. You get a bowl of health, as the rice noodles are covered in spring rolls, veggies, cucumber pickles, peanuts, shrimp and greens. The chopped pork meat is there for a plus of healthy protein, making this a satiating meal.

Kralan

Translated as Bamboo sticky rice, Kralan is a dish where rice, black beans, and coconut rate are served in bamboo sticks, then cooked over an open fire. The smoky, salty taste of Kralan is what makes this snack on the go a perfect as an appetizer.

Barbecue

Street food in Siem Reap is abounding with barbecue vendors. From beef or pork skewers to crocodile or squid, tourists can easily find a new barbecue they can try. Cambodian barbecues are affordable, and you can delight in a mouth-watering mix of spices. Serve your barbecue with a side of rice or French fries, and you’re good to go.

Fried Tarantulas

If you want to try a unique Cambodian delicacy, fried tarantulas are something you can brag to your friends about. You won’t eat them like Bear Grylls, though. The tarantulas are crisp, chewy and dribbling with cedar cheese.

Deep Fried Chive Cakes

These cakes are easy to make and are another great meal on the go. Eat them as an appetizer or together with a more satiating dish, like rice or soup. As their name suggests, the chives are deep-fried, together with garlic and flour-based batter to make dumplings.

Balut

Another dish that’s not for squeamish people, Balut is a popular meal in Cambodia. Balut is a fertilized duck embryo, which you eat raw, directly from its shell.

Pork and rice

A Cambodian national dish, pork and rice is not what it sounds like. The pork is marinated to make it tenderer, and you also add omelet, pickles and a generous portion of broth.

Soup

There are plenty of soups you can try. From the popular Vietnamese Pho to Kuy Teav, most of these soups include a type of meat, shallots, noodles, lots of veggies and herbs.