Speaking of lunch! Somak asks if we want lunch, and decide to just have him drop us off at the end of the Riverside district. He asks what we want to eat and we tell him Khmer food. He says he has an idea, and takes us to Saravan – where he says there is very good traditional food. Ok – we’re game – its even a little closer to the hotel, and we want to walk back anyway. Somak says he will wait for us, but we tell him we’d rather walk. He asks if he can take us to the airport tomorrow, and since we’ve already booked through the hotel, we tell him we will request him. He goes off happily knowing he has another fair tomorrow – as well as a nice tip from us today.
Inside the restaurant, it is clearly a tourist place. All the tuk tuk drrivers are bringing their fares here, but the food looks good, is reasonably prices and its relatively cool and nice inside. We’re happy!
The walls are plastered with drawings from the patrons here – not just kids, but all ages of visitors. And all foreign – and not a one from the US. It is odd how there are not a lot of US tourists here. Walking the streets, in the hotel, you hear a series of accents – none American.
At any rate, even though this is definitely a touristy restaurant the food is delicious. We share the Amok Chicken and Fresh Spring rolls, which are both delicious. The Amok is particularly good and we are now a little sad we didn’t go out looking for more Amok spice kits. Will have to just recreate it on our own when we get home.
We walk back to the hotel to start preparations for tomorrow’s journey. We also visit our friendly bartender up at the sky bar to chat about his visit home.
Then down to the room to reconnoiter dinner. We don’t have anything planned, and don’t want to walk too far. We end up stumbling upon Frizz, which appears to close by, only a block or two past the Royal Palace.
We head out in that direction, walking through the park for the first time since we’ve been here. There are still people out, but no where near as many as on the weekends. It is crazy how busy this place gets on Saturday and Sunday.
As with everything here in Phnom Penh, the restaurant looks closer than it actually is. Those maps are so misleading! We finally reach our destination (a very long block past where the map placed it) and find a lovely, if not deserted, little place with a fabulous menu.
We choose the fried chicken sausage wrapped in Betel leaf (yummy) to start, Ed has Luc Lac, a traditional favorite, and I have smoky eggplant and chicken stir fry which was excellent.
Walking back goes by much quicker when you know where you are going! Isn’t that always the case? There is a big dance session going on out in the park by one of the monuments. Looks like a hundred people or so dancing away to some electronic/rap-ish sort of music. Very fun! We don’t linger long, as we are heading to Khavi for our last round of cheap drinks before sleeping off our last night in Phnom Penh.
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