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(Prachea Thepatay St; mains incl rice 6000-10,000r; 5am-9pm)
Lacking English signs but with
an English menu, this immensely popular feeding station is where locals come for fla-
vourful Khmer cooking.
Psar Kompong Thom
Night Market
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(NH6; mains 2000-4000r; 4pm-2am)
Sit on a plastic chair at a neon-lit table outside Kom-
pong Thom's main market and dig into chicken rice soup, chicken curry noodles, Khmer-
style baguettes or a
tukalok
(fruit shake).
CAMBODIAN
$
Kompong Thom Restaurant
(NH6; mains US$3-5.50; 6.30am-9pm)
The main drawcard here is the riverside setting with
great views of the bridge. Easily the fanciest restaurant in town, with white table-cloths, a
gorgeously designed menu and unique concoctions like water buffalo and stir-fried eel on
the menu, plus a few Western offerings like pasta and burgers.
CAMBODIAN
$$
Information
8am-11.30am Mon-Fri, to 11.30am Sat)
Free ATM cash withdrawals.
Canadia Bank
(NH6;
6.30am-8pm)
Internet access as well as medications.
Chamroeun Rith Pharmacy
(NH6;
Getting There & Around
Kompong Thom is 165km north of Phnom Penh, 147km southeast of Siem Reap and
157km south of Preah Vihear City.
Dozens of buses travelling between Phnom Penh (US$5, four hours) and Siem Reap
(US$5, two hours) pass through Kompong Thom and can easily be flagged down outside
the Arunras Hotel.
Share taxis are the fastest way to Phnom Penh (US$5) and Siem Reap (US$5); over-
crowded local minibuses to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap save you a dollar or two. Head-
ing north to Preah Vihear City, share taxis (US$5) depart in the morning only.
Most services depart from the taxi park, one block east of the Tela Station on NH6; Ph-
nom Penh taxis depart from the Tela Station.
