Best Cheap Eats in Siem Reap: Good Food on a Budget
Where to eat cheaply in Siem Reap without settling for bad tourist food, from Khmer restaurants and markets to budget cafes.
Updated 20 Oct 2026
Eating cheaply in Siem Reap is easy. Eating cheaply and well is mostly about leaving the most obvious tourist menus and choosing places with real turnover.
Golden Pumpkin Restaurant
Golden Pumpkin is a strong value option for a broad Cambodian and Asian menu without pushing into fine-dining prices.
Khmer Taste
Khmer Taste is useful for inexpensive Khmer dishes near the center and works well for a quick dinner.
Khmer Kitchen
Khmer Kitchen is convenient around Old Market and gives first-time visitors an easy entry point into familiar Khmer dishes.
Local breakfast and noodle shops
For the cheapest meals, look beyond English-language restaurant lists. Morning noodle soups, rice dishes and market stalls often offer the best value.
Street food
Street food is cheap, but the point is variety rather than simply minimizing cost.
What I would budget
A budget traveler can still eat well without using convenience-store meals. Mix simple Khmer restaurants, markets and one or two cafe meals.
My practical take
Cheap food is strongest when you choose simple dishes in busy places. Do not assume the cheapest restaurant beside Pub Street is automatically good value.