Meat Balls - popular street food

If you ask what is a popular late afternoon snack for Phnom Penh residents, the answer is not coffee, cakes or chips. It’s fried meat balls, one of the most popular street food amongst teenagers and young adults. BUT WHY?... Because they are not quite expensive and delicious.

There are many types of meat balls – beef, pork, chicken and powder in different colors, designs and tastes. People like to have meat balls with soy bean sauce – some may include fried chili or garlic – depending on their preferences. Meat balls are best served with cucumbers, carrots, mints and papaya salad.

Where can you find meat balls? My favorite place is behind Preah Sisowath High School. Well there are other places where you can find meat balls, but one I have just mentioned is probably the biggest and the best location for a late afternoon snack. 

Le Moon

Le Moon is a very good place to hang out at night. It's an open terrace sky bar, located in the River Side area which is a very attractive tourist destination in the city. It's located on AMANJAYA PANCAM Hotel which makes Le Moon a very good place to see the night view of the area around.

Le Moon serves as a bar so you can find a wide range of drink from alcholic drinks to soda and fresh fruit juice. Perhaps the most popular drink is Cocktails - I like to try different types of cocktails each time I go there. Beside drinks, Le Moon also serves some food so it's also a very good place for a nice dinner under the moonlight. 

While Le Moon is a good place for your dates, many people go there just to hang out with friends, chatting, relaxing, listening to music and enjoying the night view around the area. It's not a quite expensive place - for instance, a glass of cocktail costs around USD 5. What makes Le Moon a special place is that when you order a drink, you can have a free snack (usually some peanuts and chips). What is even more special, the snack can be refilled!!! 

Make sure you view the weather forecast before you go to Le Moon, especially between May to October which is the rainy season of Cambodia. Prior reservation is also strongly recommended, if you plan to go there on a weekend or a national holiday. For more information, please click this link.