Siem Reap: Evening Food Tour with 10 Local Tastings & Transport

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Duration2h 30m

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Ten stops, one evening, a guide who knows every vendor by name

You get picked up at your hotel and follow a local foodie guide through Siem Reap's night market for ten tastings: beef skewers from a 1981 vendor, chive cakes, green curry noodle soup, smaller bites from 60 Road, and a Khmer dessert. The guide handles navigation and vendor relationships, leaving you free to eat and ask questions. The whole thing takes 2 to 2.5 hours, and transport back to your hotel is included.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Evening local food tasting tour

Pick up from hotel in Siem Reap
Meet local foodie guide
Introduction to evening food tour
Try Cambodia BBQ beef skewers
Eat fried Chive Cake (Nhum Kuchai)
Sample Cambodian Noodle Soup (Nhum Banchouk)
Taste various local foods at 60 Road
Enjoy local dessert Khmer Bong Em

The Experience

"You come hungry, you leave full — but more than that, you understand why we eat this way." That's what your guide tells you before the van pulls away from your hotel, and by the time you're halfway through the night market run, you realize they meant it. The evening food tour in Siem Reap isn't about tasting ten random dishes; it's about following someone who has relationships with these vendors, who knows which stall opened in 1981 and why the chive cakes at this corner taste different from the ones two blocks over. Hotel pickup is included, so you don't navigate the streets yourself — the guide handles the route, the ordering, the explanations of what you're eating and why it matters to Khmer food culture.

The tour runs 2 to 2.5 hours, and it moves. First stop is Cambodia BBQ beef skewers from that 1981 vendor — the kind of place tourists don't find alone. Then chive cake (nhum kuchai), which is rice flour wrapped around chives and fried until it's crispy on the outside and soft inside. You'll taste lot cha alongside it, and then the noodle soup (nhum banchouk), which is a green curry broth with white noodles and fresh vegetables that tastes nothing like what you'd expect. By the time you hit 60 Road, where the smaller bites come — nhum krouk, nhem, banh cheve — your palate has already shifted. You're not eating like a tourist anymore; you're eating like someone who lives here and knows where to go when the sun goes down.

The last stop is khmer bong em, a local dessert that's small, sweet, and the kind of thing that makes you understand why people end their meals this way. Your guide is there the whole time, answering questions, translating the vendors' stories, making sure you're not just tasting but actually learning. If you have dietary restrictions, you tell them in advance and they work around it. By the end, you're back at your hotel, and you've eaten ten distinct dishes without once wondering if you're in the right place or if what's on your plate is actually safe — your guide's reputation depends on both.

What’s included

Your evening includes hotel pickup and return transport, a passionate local foodie guide for the full 2–2.5 hours, and ten hand-picked tastings across Siem Reap's night market: beef skewers, chive cakes, noodle soup, smaller bites from 60 Road, and a Khmer dessert. Drinks flow freely throughout, and the guide handles all vendor interactions and explanations.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Around Cambodia Travel

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to eat like a local without navigating the night market alone or wondering if what you're trying is safe — the guide's reputation depends on both. Plan for 2 to 2.5 hours on your feet moving between stops, which is exactly what lets you fit ten distinct tastings into one evening.