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Lan Chov Khorko Miteanh
(145 St 2; mains 4000-6000r; 9am-9pm)
More conveniently known as Chinese Noodle by
resident foreigners, the Chinese chef here does bargain dumplings and serves fresh
noodles a dozen or more ways, including with pork or duck soup.
NOODLES
$
Cafe Eden
CAFE
$$
(
www.cafeedencambodia.com
;
85 St 1; mains US$4-7;
7.30am-9pm, closed Tue, happy hour 3-7pm;
)
Tucked away in a gorgeous colonial shophouse and hung with paintings by local
artists, this American-run social enterprise offers a relaxed space for a healthy breakfast or
an afternoon drink. The compact menu is half-American, half-Asian. Head upstairs for
air-con.
Jaan Bai
( 078 263144; jaanbaibtb@gmail.com; cnr St 1½ & St 2; tapas US$3-4; 5-11pm)
Battambang de-
serves a contemporary eating space like Jaan Bai ('rice bowl' in Khmer). The design turns
heads with a bright mural outside and some beautiful French-Khmer tilework inside. The
tapas likewise are successfully bold. Good cocktails too - try the lychee martini. It
doubles as an art gallery and trains and employs vulnerable youth through the
Cambodia
Childrens Trust
(
www.cambodianchildrenstrust.org
)
.
FUSION
$$
Gecko Café
(St 3; mains US$5-8; 9.30am-10pm; )
This is Battambang's answer to the Foreign Corres-
pondents Club in Phnom Penh thanks to the glorious upstairs setting in an old French sho-
phouse. Mellow and atmospheric and staffed by perky waitstaff, the menu runs the gamut
from Mexican to burgers to Asian fusion.
INTERNATIONAL
$$
Pomme d'Amour
FRENCH
$$
(63 St 2½; mains US$6.50-10.50; 8.30am-10.30pm; )
The French-run 'Apple of Love'
serves fine French cuisine at elegantly set tables. Specialities include steak tartare and
shrimp flambé with rice alcohol.
