Eat & Drink
Kampot eats better than its size suggests. The site covers it in four pieces: a dinner guide organised by mood rather than ranking, a morning food guide from the market noodle stalls to the best espresso in town, a full guide to Khmer cuisine and how to order it, and a deep dive into Kampot pepper - the PGI-certified spice grown in the fields east of town that nearly disappeared and didn't.
Kampot pepper: what it is, where it comes from, and how to actually use it
The pepper on your restaurant menu came from a specific province in southern Cambodia. Here is what makes it different, why it almost disappeared, and what the four varieties actually taste like.
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Where to eat in Kampot: an edited list for people who take food seriously
From a Khmer kitchen that does fish amok the way it should be done to the small restaurant with a changing menu that is quietly the best dinner in town - an honest guide to eating well in Kampot.
A guide to Khmer food: what to eat in Cambodia and how to order it
Cambodian cuisine is subtler than its Southeast Asian neighbours and more interesting than most visitors expect. A guide to the dishes worth knowing, from the breakfast noodles at the market to the fish amok that shouldn't be ordered from a tourist menu.
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.
A monthly letter from Kampot
Considered writing on Kampot, Cambodia, and the slow life. One email a month, around the new moon. Unsubscribe whenever.