Our Selection of the Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Phnom Penh
In Phnom Penh, eating vegetarian or vegan becomes a true culinary adventure: revisited Khmer cuisine, creative cafés, plant-based brunches, and conscientious dining spots shape your stay.
Are you traveling in Cambodge and looking for vegan restaurants during your time in the capital? We've prepared a list of the best vegetarian, vegan, and "vege-friendly" establishments absolutely worth trying in Phnom Penh. On the menu: dishes with Khmer, Western, and Indian flavors, plus even gourmet plant-based cuisine!
Sacred Lotus
Sacred Lotus is at once a guesthouse, a café-restaurant, a coworking space, and a yoga and meditation studio. The café-restaurant section serves exclusively vegan preparations. You'll discover excellent plant-based cuisine prepared in both Cambodian and Western styles!
The Vegetarian
Looking to eat vegetarian and local? Head to The Vegetarian, a restaurant offering vegetarian Khmer cuisine with numerous "mock meat" options at budget-friendly prices.
You'll love its lush setting, as the restaurant sits within a tropical garden where you can savor your meal in the shade of towering trees.
Evergreen Vegetarian House
Among other Khmer restaurants specializing in vegetarian and vegan cuisine, don't miss Evergreen Vegetarian House.
Located near Norton University and offering dishes at minimal prices (around $2), this restaurant is particularly beloved by locals and students.
Vibe Cafe
Vibe Cafe is a 100% plant-based café. With a philosophy of "farm to table," this café-restaurant takes pride in serving fresh, organic products with a creative touch. Above all, every ingredient comes from ethical sources.
For your information, the café donates 10% of its profits to The Good Vibe Foundation, which aims to provide healthy meals to 10,000 schoolchildren across Cambodge.
Backyard Cafe
Seeking a place to enjoy fresh, healthy food? Look no further than Backyard Cafe, a flexitarian café considered the "sister café" to Vibe Cafe. Here you'll find delicious vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free preparations: breakfast, poke bowls, sandwiches, soups, fruit salads, detox juices, and gluten-free, sugar-free desserts… trust us, everything looks irresistible!
Like Vibe Cafe, Backyard Cafe donates 10% of its profits to The Good Vibe Foundation.
Eleven One Kitchen
Eleven One Kitchen is a vege-friendly restaurant offering local cuisine. The menu features traditional Khmer breakfast, appetizers, salads, main courses, soups, and desserts with vegan options.
Beyond its cuisine, this restaurant is renowned for its environmental initiatives—the first of their kind in Cambodia's capital. In fact, the restaurant combats food waste and operates with 99% plastic-free service!
Bong Bonlai
Bong Bonlai serves vegan cuisine blending Mediterranean and Asian flavors. You'll find exclusively vegetarian and vegan options in an intimate, relaxing atmosphere.
Bong Bonlai is especially popular on Sunday midday for its iconic brunch at incredibly affordable prices—dishes go for just $1 per plate!
ARTillery
ARTillery is both a creative café-restaurant and an art gallery. On the menu, you'll discover wholesome cuisine using nutrient-rich "superfoods," local produce, organic ingredients, and vegetarian and vegan recipes…
As for the gallery, the space hosts community art projects, cooking classes, wellness events, and detox programs.
Element Vegetarian
Element Vegetarian is Phnom Penh's first fine dining restaurant specializing in vegan and vegetarian cuisine. It ranks among the city's best vegan restaurants.
The owner, an English-speaking Franco-Cambodian, takes pride in serving creative, beautifully presented cuisine aligned with today's values. The ingredients used are 98% locally sourced.
Farm to Table
Farm to Table is a restaurant promoting healthy eating and organic farming. Dishes are prepared with local ingredients, most sourced from their own garden. Set in a bucolic setting, the space feels like a mini-farm in the heart of the city.
Farm to Table isn't strictly vegetarian, but the chef prepares equally delicious vegan and vegetarian alternatives.
Masala Dosa Kitchen
Masala Dosa Kitchen offers some of Cambodge's finest vegan and vegetarian Indian cuisine. Located riverside and featuring very affordable prices, it's beloved by both locals and visitors.
The restaurant offers different vegetarian lunches every day from Tuesday to Friday. Be sure to try the dosas!
Frequently asked questions
The most affordable options are Evergreen Vegetarian House (around $2), Bong Bonlai with its Sunday brunch at $1 per plate, and Masala Dosa Kitchen, which offers very accessible prices riverside.
Yes, several restaurants offer vegetarian Cambodian fare: The Vegetarian, Sacred Lotus, Evergreen Vegetarian House, and Eleven One Kitchen all serve Khmer dishes adapted for vegetarian and vegan diets.
Element Vegetarian is Phnom Penh's first gourmet vegan restaurant, run by an English-speaking Franco-Cambodian. It offers creative cuisine with 98% locally sourced ingredients in refined presentations.
