Phnom penh

Located in a peaceful nook on the well-known Street 228 in the heart of Phnom Penh’s bustling city, Cuisine Wat Damnak is housed in a stunning 1950’s built solid brick villa, originally designed by Cambodian architect Mam Sophana and elegantly renovated in 2020 by Ivan Tizianel of Asma Architects.

The restaurant accommodates between 50 to 60 guests, with a choice of seating preferences such as open-air garden, air-conditioned ground floor and first floor seating, as well as an elegant VIP room which hosts up to 10 people comfortably, for exclusive private occasions. There is also a discreet walk in wine cellar located behind the staircase on the ground floor which stores the house reserve.

LUNCH MENU

Selection for the month of June 2022

APPETIZER

Duck confit crispy fried rice salad with duck egg, peanuts, herbs, chili and puffed rice	USD 6
Slow cooked prawn salad with luffa, basil, green peppercorn, coconut jelly and glass vermicelli	USD 6
Korean style rice cake, amaranth and coconut broth, cosmos, winged beans, sweet cashew nuts, green chili	USD 5
Pan fried Chhlang fish and calamari with sesame oil, fermented soybeans, ginger, cucumber and cabbage	USD 6
Roasted boneless pig head with fried kuy teav, pickles, egg, peanuts and dry shrimp powder	USD 6
Chili and tamarind glazed marinated kuy teav, mango, cucumber, bean sprouts, herbs and peanuts	USD 5

MAIN COURSE

Caramelized palm sugar braised sanday fish with tomato, fresh green peppercorn, winter melon and green mango	USD 8
Pan fried quail filet and leg confit, steamed cabbage, local coriander purée and fresh green peppercorn	USD 8
Prawn Vietnamese sour soup with waterlily and pineapple,salted duck eggs, prawn shell and clam broth	USD 8
Tofu and ambok cake with sesame oil and smoked chili, soy reduction, fresh, green and fermented cabbages salad	USD 6
Pulled pork ribs and coconut braised prahok with fish, pea eggplant, straw mushrooms and local crudités	USD 8
Green jackfruit and wild mushrooms with holy basil, spicy Lao tomato relish, lemongrass and pickled tofu broth	USD 6
Beef cheek yellow sour yellow curry with crispy jerky, Cambodian green giant eggplant and morning glory	USD 6

DESSERT

Cambodian vanilla panna cotta, fresh mango, mango sorbet and cashew nut shortbread

USD 5

Sweet corn and tapioca porridge with coconut sorbet, caramelized popcorn nougatine	USD 5
Wat Chocolate steamed biscuit and custard, cocoa rice pralines and Passion fruit whipped cream	USD 5
Cuisine Wat Damnak black sticky rice crème brûlée	USD 5

3 COURSES SET LUNCH MENU at USD16.00 PER PERSON

Choose 3 dishes from above menu items

Dinner MENU

Tasting menu for the month of June 2022

Our tasting menus change regularly to ensure we make the most of Cambodia’s freshest seasonal produce and depending on the availability at the market.

We don’t offer ‘à la carte, however, vegetarians and vegans are most welcome

*Please alert us in advance if you have any particular dietary requirements. Our regular menu may contain nuts, pork, or seafood, but with advance notice we can accommodate those who cannot eat these foods.

However, because small amounts of garlic and chili are fundamental to Cambodian cuisine, we regret that we are unable to offer a menu that does not include those ingredients.

In addition, please note that Cambodian food contains fish sauce and other fish products in most dishes. If you must avoid fish, we recommend arranging in advance for a vegetarian menu.

Calamari and minced pork pâté with toasted baguette, cucumber and pickled ginger, Chinese celery and sesame

Crispy duck confit and duck egg in “pong tia kon” style, lime, laksa leaves and Kurata pepper

Eel and round eggplant salad with herbs, peanuts, charred garlic and wild mangosteen condiment

Barbecued prawn and mushrooms in banana leaves with ambok, holy basil, green peppercorn, herbs, flowers and local crudité

Beef cheek and charred green papaya soup, oxtail broth, bilimbi, shiny cresson, rice paddy herb, deep fried garlic

Sanday fish yellow sour curry with blue crab rice broth, tamarind shots, basil, pumpkin fruits and stems

Wat Chocolate cocoa and fresh coconut cream jelly, thin cassava wafer and Pursat orange

Jack fruit num plae i, ice cream and chips, duck egg sponge cake soaked with homemade jackfruit liquor

Sesame and yellow bean pancake, rice paddy herb, spicy pounded sesame, shiny cresson

Fresh asparagus salad with caramelized green papaya, fresh green peppercorn, coconut and asparagus espumas

Chili and tamarind glazed marinated kuy teav salad, mango, cucumber, bean sprouts, herbs and peanuts

Korean style jasmine rice cake, amaranth and light coconut broth, cosmos sprouts, winged beans, sweet cashew nuts and green chili

Green jackfruit and wild mushrooms with holy basil, spicy pounded Lao tomato relish, lemongrass and pickled tofu broth

Tofu and fresh rice flakes cake with sesame oil and smoked chili, soy reduction, fresh, green and fermented cabbages salad

Wat Chocolate cocoa and fresh coconut cream jelly,thin cassava wafer and Pursat orange

Jack fruit num plae i, ice cream and chips, duck egg sponge cake soaked with homemade jackfruit liquor

RESERVATION

PRIVATE DINING ROOM

Seating Capacity 10pax maximum

Minimum spend is required, Lunch = 250.00 and Dinner = 500.00

Contact

Cuisine Wat Damnak Phnom Penh

29 Samdech Mongkol Iem St. (228), Phnom Penh.

Monday to Saturday (Close on Sunday)

Lunch: 11:30am to 2:30pm (last order at 2:00pm)
Dinner: 6:30pm to 11:00pm (last order at 9:00pm)
Contact: 099 358 520
Mail: phnompenh@cuisinewatdamnak.com