QUIET REFLECTION
Painter Khchao
Touch with her work
on the gallery-filled
Street 2½
CLOSEUP
battambang arts
FAHTHAI
37
A favourite of expats,
Madison Corner
is a
chilled bar that pays
homage to the yesteryear
stars of Cambodia. Its
exterior features a huge,
pop-art portrait of Sinn
Sisamouth and Ros
Sereysothea. This place
serves potent rum infused
with the likes of coconut,
caramel and banana.
Cnr
Street 2½ and Street
121, T: +855 (0)53 650
2189, facebook.com/
madisoncorner
Opposite Madison
Corner is
White Rose
,
which dishes out excellent
Khmer curries. Cool down
here with an icy soursop,
jackfruit or mango shake.
Next door at
Lan Chav
Khorko Miteanh
, some of
the best dumplings and
fresh Chinese noodles in
Cambodia can be found.
Noodles are stretched and
pulled after you order, as
are the dumplings.
Jaan Bai
(above) is
a fun spot at which to
unwind and the menu
reflects David Thompson’s
Thai influences. There’s a
delicious, twice-cooked
coconut braised beef
rib and the huge, juicy
Kampot pepper crab
comes with chilli jam and
delivers a fiery kick. The
cocktails here tend to
have a Khmer twist; try
the dragonfruit caipirinha
and the lemongrass
bloody mary.
Street 2, T:
+855 (0)536 500106,
cambodianchildrenstrust.
org
The baristas at
Kinyei
frequently claim the top
prize in the country’s
coffee championships –
don’t miss the Cambodian
Street Latte, with palm
sugar and orange
essence.
Street 1½ T:
+855 (0)17 860003,
kinyei.org
Lotus
is housed in
a stylishly restored
three-level shophouse, It
serves Middle Eastern-
inspired dishes and
screens independent
films regularly. Art tours
of the city with painter
Chov Theanly can also
be arranged here.
53
Street 2½, T: +855 (0)92
260158, facebook.com/
Lotusbattambang
Where to
dine
