Best Restaurants in Wat Bo
The leafy riverside district on the east bank — boutique hotels, quiet lanes, and some of the city’s best independent restaurants, ten minutes on foot from Pub Street.
Cross the river east and the volume drops. Wat Bo is a tree-shaded grid of lanes around its namesake pagoda — Siem Reap’s oldest — and it has quietly become the address for design hotels and the city’s most interesting independent kitchens. It is a ten-minute walk to the Old Market and a world away from it.
Below are our picks for restaurants in and around Wat Bo — each one chosen editorially, with the practical detail (hours, prices, what to order or how to time your visit) that makes the difference on the ground.
Marum
The rare place where the feel-good backstory and the food are both genuinely excellent. This is the social-impact dinner we recommend over any orphanage-adjacent "experience."
Pou Restaurant & Bar
The mid-priced sweet spot: more interesting than the Pub Street standards, far cheaper than the tasting menus, and full of dishes you will not find at home.