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 September 2021

APPETIZER

Mekong langoustine pancake with yam beans, pickled green papaya and spicy tomalley emulsion	USD 6
Palm sugar braised maam with pork belly, pineapple, green peppercorn, herbs, flowers and local crudités	USD 6
Charred baby watermelon salad with green tomato, bilimbi, water lily stems, rice paddy herb and crispy ambok	USD 5
Crispy duck confit salad with winged beans and herbs, peanuts, duck blood and chocolate emulsion	USD 6
Prawn, roasted pumpkin and gourd salad with basil, coconut cream, fresh peppercorn and glass vermicelli	USD 6
Grilled mixed mushrooms in a turmeric leaf with chili, toasted rice, holy basil, herbs, flowers and local crudités	USD 5

MAIN COURSE

Tonle Sap croaker fish, yellow curry rice porridge with asparagus, calamari, salted fish cheek, herbs and cosmos sprouts	USD 8
Honey glazed barbecued chicken, spicy pounded prahok with Java feroniella, herbs, flowers and local crudités	USD 8
House made sour beef sausage red curry with carrot, pickled onions, purple sweet potato and toasted baguette	USD 8
Glazed turnip and crispy turnip cake with radish, caramelized ginger and fermented soy bean sauce	USD 6
Pork sour spicy jungle soup with eggplant and holy basil, pounded toasted eggplant and crispy shank	USD 8
Fresh rice noodles green curry with cashew tamarind sauce, banana blossom, green chili and cashew yellow beans cake	USD 6

DESSERT

Peanuts and dark chocolate brownie with caramelized banana ice cream and salted peanuts nougatine	USD 5
Fresh and candied pomelo crêpe with Passion fruit curd, syrup and sorbet	USD 5
Tapioca pearls in fresh coconut cream with longan, avocado and carrot, coconut sorbet	USD 5

Dinner MENU

Tasting menu for the month of September 2021

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

Fresh asparagus and asparagus cake, seared scallop and house cured pork loin

Slow cooked sanday fish, long beans and peanuts crust lemongrass marinated wild mushrooms salad with herbs

Inspired by the classic Cambodian “bread and meat sandwich” baguette crumbed pig head, butter emulsion, papaya pickles

Barbecued duck sour soup in farmer style, elephant ear taro stem, shiny cresson, rice paddy herb, charred garlic and wild mangosteen

Star anise and caramelized palm sugar braised beef cheek, tomato, cauliflower stems and Chinese croissant croutons

Turmeric meringue and fresh pineapple sorbet honey and viognier wine jelly

Holy basil and Wat Chocolate light ganache, rice pralines salted caramel sheet and palm sugar crème anglaise

Purple sweet potato mochi, barbecued pineapple, peanut, deep fried shallot and garlic nougat

Charred baby watermelon salad with green tomato, bilimbi, water lily stems, rice paddy herb and crispy ambok

Grilled mixed mushrooms in a turmeric leaf with chili, toasted rice, holy basil, herbs, flowers and local crudités

Fresh rice vermicelli green curry with cashew tamarind sauce, banana blossom, green chili and cashew yellow beans cake

Glazed turnip and crispy cake with radish and sprouts, caramelized ginger and fermented soy bean sauce

Cured cucumber with coriander oil and basil seeds, meringue and cucumber sorbet

Cambodian wild cinnamon churros, Wat chocolate crème anglaise and rice pralines

*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.

RESERVATION

Contact

Cuisine Wat Damnak Phnom Penh

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

Monday to Saturday

Lunch: Monday to Saturday 11:30am to 2:30pm
Dinner: 6:30pm to 11:00pm (last order at 9:30pm)
cellphone: +855 99 358 520
mail: phnompenh@cuisinewatdamnak.com