Cuisine Wat Damnak

Cuisine Wat Damnak occupies a 1950s brick villa at 29 Samdech Mongkol Iem Street (Street 228), in Phnom Penh. Chef Joannès Rivière cooks Cambodian flavours with French technique.

The villa

Architect Mam Sophana designed the villa. Ivan Tizianel of Asma Architects renovated it in 2020. The house seats 50 to 60: garden, air-conditioned ground floor, first floor, and a private room for up to 10. The wine cellar sits behind the staircase. Ingredients come from farms around Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, seafood from Koh Kong, vegetables from Mondulkiri, and fish from the Tonlé Sap and the Mekong. The restaurant does not welcome children under 12.

Lunch and tasting menu

Lunch is served as a set: 3 courses at $16 for the meat menu or $15 for the vegetarian menu, 5 courses at $30 or $25. The tasting menu is $45 per person, $38 for the vegetarian tasting. On that menu the house does not offer à la carte. Lunch dishes include pan-fried kae fish at $7, beef cheek lok lak, a prahok burger at $9, Mekong langoustine sour soup at $14, and black sticky rice crème brûlée. All prices are in US dollars, plus 5% service and 10% tax. The private room has a minimum spend of $250 at lunch and $500 at dinner.

Hours and reservations

Monday to Saturday, lunch 11:30am–2:30pm (last order 2pm) and dinner 6:30pm–11pm (last order 9pm). Closed Sunday. Closed 9–12 October 2026 for Pchum Ben, reopening on 13 October. Reserve at least 6 hours ahead; inside that window, call or walk in. Phone +855 99 358 520. Email phnompenh@cuisinewatdamnak.com. Dine-in and takeaway.