The best part about travelling is the different authentic cuisines that you get to experience. When you come back home, you start to remember the taste of the delicious flavours in the meal, and you start craving for more. The great thing about food is that it has the ability to connect us with a place, its culture and traditions. Even if you haven’t travelled to a certain place, eating dishes from their cuisine can help you feel connected to the place and its food culture. Phnom Penh is a restaurant that’s located at 244 E Georgia St in the heart of Chinatown, and they make a case for one of the best fusion restaurants in Vancouver.

They serve some of the best Vietnamese and Cambodian foods that the city has to offer. This family run restaurant has a long history in the culinary industry and their hard work ethic is finally being recognized. The story behind the opening of Phnom Penh is interesting and inspiring at the same time. The family has roots in Vietnam and they immigrated to Canada to start a new life with this business venture. In 1982, they opened a small noodle booth in the Vietnam-Chinese Community Services Association of BC on East Georgia Street, it was just down the road from where the Phnom Penh currently is. After being shut down for not filling out the right paperwork, they worked really hard to open Phnom Penh in a better location.

The food they serve is cooked with the memory of their childhood and it reminds them of home. This is the reason why their food has a different flavor to it. It’s from the heart and it’s as authentic as authentic can get. Over the years, they’ve had a lot of ups and downs but they’re finally at a point where they’ve succeeded and people from Vancouver get the opportunity to experience their exotic food and culture.