Spring weekend in Siem Reap
Spring in Siem Reap — blossoms, opening patios, markets and the first warm-evening dinners worth booking.
Top spots in Siem Reap
Phare Cambodian Circus
FamilySouth Town
Original storytelling circus by formerly at-risk youth — emotional, world-class acrobatics.
Tonle Sap Floating Villages
OutdoorsKampong Phluk
Stilt houses on the largest lake in SE Asia — boat through flooded mangrove forest.
Where to eat
Cuisine Wat Damnak
$$$Modern Khmer Tasting · Wat Damnak
Six-course Cambodian tasting — Asia's 50 Best list — wild-foraged ingredients, candlelit garden.
Marum
$$Cambodian Tapas · Wat Polanka
Tree-Alliance training restaurant — red-ant beef stir-fry, lemongrass chicken, glowing courtyard.
Pou Restaurant
$$Modern Cambodian · Old Town
Chef Mork Mengly's elevated Khmer — fish amok in coconut, pork belly with sour mango.
Sister Srey Café
$Café / Brunch · Old Market
Riverside brunch institution — açai bowls, smoothies, ethical employment story.
The Sugar Palm
$$Traditional Khmer · Taphul Road
Wooden teak house — Gordon Ramsay learned fish amok here, family recipes only.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Tonle Sap Floating Villages, Phare Cambodian Circus. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Siem Reap and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.