15 Best Coffee Shops in Phnom Penh: Coffee Scene Guide (2026)

Phnom Penh's coffee scene in 2026 is much bigger than a choice between street coffee and international chains. The city now has independent cafés, Cambodian roasters, design-led local brands, work-friendly coffee shops and places where breakfast, lunch or even evening drinks are part of the experience.

This guide selects 15 useful coffee shops for different situations. It is not based on review scores alone. We use Hey, it's Cambodia's local place data, review volume, location and what each café is actually useful for. Ratings quoted below are snapshots and can change.

The 15 coffee shops at a glance

• Selapak Coffee and Eatery: relaxed coffee, breakfast and laptop time.
• Jom Kopi: a smaller independent and a focused coffee stop.
• Emma Coffee: morning coffee and an independent atmosphere.
• IKu Coffee: coffee, pastries and sitting for a while.
• Story Coffee Roasters: roaster-curious coffee drinkers.
• Feel Good II Cafe & Coffee Roasters: coffee plus food in Tonle Bassac.
• Founan Cafe and Coffee Rosters: coffee-first visits and a quieter stop.
• Socials, Coffee and Humanity: coffee meetings and food.
• Gather Grounds Coffee & Eatery Phnom Penh Thmei: an everyday café and light food.
• MOBILE COFFEE MINIMAL BKK-51: a convenient BKK1 coffee break.
• TUBE Coffee Toul Tom Poung: laptop time, meetings and convenience.
• BROWN Roastery BKK: first-time visitors, meetings and longer stays.
• Lost in Phnom Penh, Coffee, Beer & Spirits: late-afternoon coffee that can turn into drinks.
• Soga Cafe, Bistrot & School: coffee with a European-style meal.
• Temple Coffee and Bakery Bokor: coffee, bakery items and a casual break.

Want to compare even more places? Open our Phnom Penh coffee shop directory. For local and international chains specifically, use the coffee chains and brands guide.

1. Selapak Coffee and Eatery

Selapak is a dependable Tuol Tom Poung café for people who want more than a quick espresso. The room suits a slow breakfast or a laptop session, with coffee, cakes and simple food. Its current Hey, it's Cambodia listing shows 4.8 from about 460 reviews, which gives it a substantial review base.

Best for: relaxed coffee, breakfast and laptop time.
Area: Tuol Tom Poung.
Details: see the full Selapak Coffee and Eatery listing for the map and latest practical information.

2. Jom Kopi

Jom Kopi is a smaller coffee-first address with a local, repeat-customer feel. It makes sense when you want to focus on the drink rather than choose a café because it is large or highly designed. Its listing currently shows 4.9 from more than 160 reviews.

Best for: a smaller independent and a focused coffee stop.
Area: central Phnom Penh.
Details: see the full Jom Kopi listing for the map and latest practical information.

3. Emma Coffee

Emma Coffee is a neighbourhood-style independent on Street 144. It is a useful alternative to Phnom Penh's big chains when you want a straightforward local café. The current listing shows 4.9 from about 129 reviews.

Best for: morning coffee and an independent atmosphere.
Area: Street 144.
Details: see the full Emma Coffee listing for the map and latest practical information.

4. IKu Coffee

IKu Coffee, at Street 330 and Street 105, is coffee-first but still comfortable enough for a longer stop. The listing describes pastries and light bites alongside the drinks and currently shows 4.9 from 48 reviews. It is a practical option when you want good coffee without turning the visit into a full brunch.

Best for: coffee, pastries and sitting for a while.
Area: Street 330 / Street 105.
Details: see the full IKu Coffee listing for the map and latest practical information.

5. Story Coffee Roasters

Story Coffee Roasters belongs on this list because it puts roasting directly into the identity of the café. It is a smaller listing than the major chains, currently around 4.6 from 20 reviews, so treat the score as a useful snapshot rather than a definitive verdict. It is one to investigate if beans and roasting interest you more than brand familiarity.

Best for: roaster-curious coffee drinkers.
Area: Phnom Penh.
Details: see the full Story Coffee Roasters listing for the map and latest practical information.

6. Feel Good II Cafe & Coffee Roasters

Feel Good II combines the coffee-roaster angle with a broader café menu in Tonle Bassac. That makes it useful for mixed groups where one person cares about coffee and someone else wants a proper meal. Its current listing shows about 4.7 from 39 reviews.

Best for: coffee plus food in Tonle Bassac.
Area: Tonle Bassac.
Details: see the full Feel Good II Cafe & Coffee Roasters listing for the map and latest practical information.

7. Founan Cafe and Coffee Rosters

Founan is another coffee-first stop, with pastries and light bites rather than an oversized restaurant menu. It sits on Street 182 and currently has a smaller review sample, around 4.5 from 11 reviews. Come for the café format and roaster identity rather than chasing a large review count.

Best for: coffee-first visits and a quieter stop.
Area: Street 182.
Details: see the full Founan Cafe and Coffee Rosters listing for the map and latest practical information.

8. Socials, Coffee and Humanity

Socials sits in the Tonle Bassac area and broadens the list beyond pure espresso bars. The café listing includes American, Asian and healthier food options, making it useful when coffee is part of a meal or meeting rather than the only objective. Its current listing shows 4.5 from 58 reviews.

Best for: coffee meetings and food.
Area: Tonle Bassac.
Details: see the full Socials, Coffee and Humanity listing for the map and latest practical information.

9. Gather Grounds Coffee & Eatery Phnom Penh Thmei

Gather Grounds is a useful north-side option if you do not want every recommendation concentrated in BKK1 and Tuol Tom Poung. Espresso drinks, tea and light plates make it an all-round café rather than a specialist tasting bar. Its current listing shows 4.4 from about 146 reviews.

Best for: an everyday café and light food.
Area: Phnom Penh Thmei.
Details: see the full Gather Grounds Coffee & Eatery Phnom Penh Thmei listing for the map and latest practical information.

10. MOBILE COFFEE MINIMAL BKK-51

Mobile Coffee's BKK-51 branch is particularly convenient for people moving around BKK1. At the corner of Street 51 and Street 360, it works for coffee, cake and a sit-down break, and its current listing shows 4.4 from 84 reviews.

Best for: a convenient BKK1 coffee break.
Area: Street 51 / Street 360.
Details: see the full MOBILE COFFEE MINIMAL BKK-51 listing for the map and latest practical information.

11. TUBE Coffee Toul Tom Poung

TUBE is one of the Cambodian chains worth knowing because it is easy to use: espresso drinks, tea, light food, air-conditioning and enough room to stay for a while. The Toul Tom Poung branch currently shows 4.3 from close to 200 reviews. It is more about reliability and convenience than a coffee pilgrimage.

Best for: laptop time, meetings and convenience.
Area: Tuol Tom Poung.
Details: see the full TUBE Coffee Toul Tom Poung listing for the map and latest practical information.

12. BROWN Roastery BKK

BROWN is central to modern Cambodian café culture, and the BKK Roastery is a useful branch for understanding why. It combines the scale and comfort of a chain with a more coffee-led Roastery format. Its BKK listing has a particularly large review base, currently 4.3 from more than 1,600 reviews.

Best for: first-time visitors, meetings and longer stays.
Area: BKK1.
Details: see the full BROWN Roastery BKK listing for the map and latest practical information.

13. Lost in Phnom Penh, Coffee, Beer & Spirits

Lost in Phnom Penh is the flexible option in this guide. It covers coffee and light food but can continue into drinks later in the day, so it suits people who do not want to move venues after an afternoon coffee. Think of it as a café-to-evening address rather than a specialist roaster.

Best for: late-afternoon coffee that can turn into drinks.
Area: Street 312.
Details: see the full Lost in Phnom Penh, Coffee, Beer & Spirits listing for the map and latest practical information.

14. Soga Cafe, Bistrot & School

Soga combines café, bistro and school elements on Street 178, with French and European influences in the food offering. It is a better fit when you want coffee alongside breakfast, lunch or something more substantial than a pastry. The current listing shows 4.6 from 69 reviews.

Best for: coffee with a European-style meal.
Area: Street 178.
Details: see the full Soga Cafe, Bistrot & School listing for the map and latest practical information.

15. Temple Coffee and Bakery Bokor

Temple Coffee and Bakery adds a bakery-focused local-chain option to the selection. The Bokor listing is on Street 51 and currently shows 4.2 from 19 reviews. It is most useful when you want coffee plus baked goods and a comfortable sit-down stop rather than a specialist slow-bar experience.

Best for: coffee, bakery items and a casual break.
Area: Street 51.
Details: see the full Temple Coffee and Bakery Bokor listing for the map and latest practical information.

Do not skip Cambodian iced coffee

The 15 cafés above show the modern side of Phnom Penh, but traditional Cambodian iced coffee is still essential. It is typically dark, strong, sweetened with condensed milk and served over plenty of ice. Markets, street carts and simple shophouses sell it across the city, often for far less than a specialty espresso drink.

You do not need to cross Phnom Penh for a famous stall. In the morning, a busy cart serving local customers is often the most useful signal. Try the standard sweet version first, then ask for less condensed milk next time if that suits your taste better.

Best areas for coffee in Phnom Penh

BKK1 is the easiest area for density and convenience, especially if you want cafés near restaurants, offices and hotels. Tonle Bassac mixes cafés with restaurants and nightlife, while Tuol Tom Poung is excellent for combining coffee with markets, food and a slower neighbourhood wander. The list deliberately includes addresses outside those three zones too, because Phnom Penh's café culture is not limited to the expat-heavy centre.

Where to work on a laptop

For work, choose differently than you would for a short espresso. Space, air-conditioning, sockets, table size and how long customers normally stay matter more. BROWN Roastery BKK and TUBE are straightforward choices when predictability matters. Selapak, IKu and Mobile Coffee can suit a more independent-feeling session. Buy something regularly if you stay for several hours, especially in a small café.

Coffee prices in Phnom Penh in 2026

Phnom Penh still lets you drink coffee at very different price points. Street-side Khmer iced coffee can be around the one-dollar level, while espresso drinks in air-conditioned specialty cafés and premium chains cost several times more. Location, imported beans, alternative milk and elaborate non-coffee drinks all push the bill upward. For the bigger daily-budget picture, read how much Phnom Penh costs in 2026.

Specialty coffee, local chains or street coffee?

There is no reason to choose only one. Independent and roaster-led cafés are the most interesting when beans, espresso or brewing are the priority. Cambodian chains such as BROWN and TUBE are useful for consistency, meetings and longer stays. Street coffee gives you the cheapest and most locally rooted version of the drink. Trying all three tells you much more about Phnom Penh than spending the whole trip inside one style of café.

How we chose these 15 cafés

The aim is usefulness, not a mathematical ranking. We looked for a mix of independent cafés, roaster-led places, Cambodian brands, different neighbourhoods and cafés suited to different moments of the day. Public ratings and review counts provide context, but a 4.9 from a small sample is not automatically 'better' than a 4.3 from more than a thousand reviews. That is why every entry explains what the café is best for.

A simple coffee day in Phnom Penh

Start with Khmer iced coffee and breakfast from a local stall. Use mid-morning for one of the smaller independent cafés, when the city is quieter. After lunch, a spacious café or Cambodian chain makes sense for air-conditioning, work or a meeting. Finish in Tonle Bassac or Tuol Tom Poung, where an afternoon coffee can easily lead into dinner or drinks. Our Phnom Penh transport guide helps with moving between neighbourhoods.

Before you go

This guide was reviewed for 2026 using Hey, it's Cambodia's Phnom Penh place database and current public business information. Ratings, review counts, menus and opening hours can change. Check the linked place page before making a special trip, particularly on public holidays. If a café has closed, moved or changed significantly, the directory listing is the place we update first.