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How to find good Cambodian food

Cambodian food is less sweet than Thai and less herbal than Vietnamese, with a backbone of kroeung — a pounded paste of lemongrass, galangal and turmeric — and fermented fish. Many Cambodian restaurants in the US also serve Thai or Chinese dishes, so look for the Khmer section.

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What separates a good one from a bad one

Kroeung made fresh — The yellow lemongrass paste behind amok and many soups. Fresh kroeung is bright and fragrant; jarred paste is flat.
Kuy teav with a clear broth — Rice noodle soup with pork and often seafood. The broth is clean and sweet from bones and dried squid, and dressed at the table with lime, chilli and garlic oil.
Amok steamed in banana leaf — Fish in coconut custard with kroeung, steamed until just set. Should be soft, not rubbery.
Prahok on the menu — Fermented fish paste. It is pungent, and a menu with prahok dishes is cooking for Cambodian customers.
A Khmer section — Dishes labelled Khmer or Cambodian on a mixed menu are the reason to go.

What to order

Fish amok — The national dish.
Kuy teav — Breakfast noodle soup.
Lok lak — Peppery stir-fried beef with a lime and black pepper dip.
Num banh chok — Rice noodles with a green fish curry, if offered.
Bai sach chrouk — Grilled pork with broken rice, a breakfast classic.

Where to find Cambodian food

Open listings put 124 Cambodian restaurants across the US. These are the cities and campuses with the most of them.

Counts are listings in Overture Maps open data (September 2026), counted by the town in each address. Independent places only in the examples above, and they are a starting point rather than a ranking.

How Savor Scout looks for it

The search reads for amok, kuy teav, lok lak and Khmer in menus and reviews, which surfaces Cambodian kitchens that are listed as Thai or Asian and would be missed by a category filter.

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