Siem Reap street food by tuk-tuk: Taste 4 stops in an evening

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Free cancellationTravelers' pick

1/19

Duration4h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Ride through Siem Reap's night markets and taste what locals actually eat

A 4-hour evening street food tour of Siem Reap by tuk-tuk, with hotel pickup at 5:30 p.m. and return by 9 p.m., includes tastings at four stops: stir-fried rice noodles at a local house, the Made Cambodia Market, Cambodian rice noodle soup, and the night market's skewered meats, desserts and insects. You ride in a tuk-tuk with a small group (max 8 or 10 depending on option) and an English-speaking guide; all food, beer and water are included. Choose between a private tour or a join-in group tour at checkout.

The Experience

What do you actually eat when you stop asking for the tourist version? A tuk-tuk picks you up at 5:30 p.m. from your hotel and takes you to Lort Cha's house first, where you taste Cambodian stir-fried rice pin noodles and watch how the dish comes together. The guide walks you through the technique so you can see why it works. Then you move through the Made Cambodia Market, where stalls sell handcrafted jewelry and silk scarves made by local artisans — it's a browse, not a sales pitch, and it breaks up the eating.

The second tasting is Num Banh-Chok, the rice noodle soup with green curry that shows up in almost every Cambodian breakfast but tastes different when someone who grew up on it is explaining what goes in. After that comes the night market, where the range shifts: sweet desserts, skewered meats cooked in front of you, and the items that surprise most visitors — fried crickets, fried frog, grasshoppers, water beetles. They're not a dare; they're what people in Siem Reap actually buy and eat. The tour wraps with a local beer at a bar before the tuk-tuk takes you back by 9 p.m. Water and all tastings are included; if you have allergies or follow a special diet, the team arranges alternatives ahead of time.

The group stays small — either 8 people max on a private tour or 10 on a join-in tour — which means the tuk-tuk doesn't feel crowded and the guide can actually talk to you at each stop instead of herding. The whole thing moves at the pace of eating and asking questions, not rushing between photo spots.

What’s included

Tuk-tuk ride with hotel pickup and drop-off.
tastings of stir-fried rice noodles, Cambodian rice noodle soup, night market desserts and skewered meats.
fried insects if you want to try them.
local beer.
bottled water.
English-speaking guide.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for heart conditions

Operated by Asean Angkor Guide

Is this one for you?Book the private tour if your group wants the tuk-tuk and guide to yourselves and can gather 2 to 8 people; choose the join-in tour if you're traveling solo or in a pair and don't mind sharing the ride with other travelers. Both follow the same four stops and return by 9 p.m., so the difference is company, not the food or the route.