Eat & Drink
Kampot eats well. A working list of restaurants, kitchens, and cafés worth your afternoon — Khmer family kitchens, a French bistro that arrived in 2014, the riverside places that survive because the food is good rather than the view.
Where to eat in Kampot: an edited list for people who take food seriously
Kampot has a better restaurant scene than it has any right to for a town this size. The trick is knowing which dozen places are worth your time.
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A guide to Khmer food: what to eat in Cambodia and how to order it
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Where to eat in Kampot before 10am
From the noodle carts open before dawn to the coffee bar that actually understands espresso — a working guide to breakfast in Kampot, organised by what you're in the mood for rather than by price.
Kampot pepper: what it is, where it comes from, and how to actually use it
Cambodia's most famous export has a Protected Geographical Indication, a near-extinction story, and four distinct varieties that taste nothing like each other. A guide to the pepper, the farms, and what to do with it in your kitchen.
A monthly letter from Kampot
Considered writing on Kampot, Cambodia, and the slow life. One email a month, around the new moon. Unsubscribe whenever.