Butterfly Pea Restaurant — Restaurant in Siem Reap

Make sure to visit Butterfly Pea on your next visit to Siem Reap! It’s a beautiful restaurant in a traditional Khmer wooden house, serving flavorful and filling dishes - you won’t be disappointed!

A short walk no more than 5-10 minutes from my hotel, the Butterfly Pea had long been on my list of places to try while in Siem Reap.

As I was visiting in May, well into low season, it has became clear that very often I would be dining alone, often the sole individual at an establishment with seating to serve dozens (or hundreds, as last nights adventure showed me).

So, as I approached the restaurant, a nice lady was sitting at a host station and quickly rose to show me inside and to a table.

Together we strolled down a stone path through a flourishing garden and into a courtyard / outdoor bar area, and ascended a staircase to the second floor and went inside to the upper seating area.

A large part of my desire to dine at the Butterfly Pea was to experience one of the very last remaining traditional Khmer wooden houses in the city.

The traditional Khmer wooden house does not disappoint, it ‘felt’ local, authentic, even homey side. After spending so much time at the resort I was staying at, the Butterly Pea is exactly what I needed. The building was just cool, tastefully decorated in a combination of natural wood and bold colors, textured wall paper and shiplap, red and gold table cloths, turquoise beams, I could go on and on.

Service was excellent, everyone in Cambodia is so incredibly welcoming and friendly, and this place is no exception. Everyone from the host to the servers was polite and very friendly, and made me feel right at home.

Having previewed the menu online, I already know what I was planning to order. I had decided to try the vegetarian spring rolls, and the eggplant and tofu main course. Their staff promptly took my order, and brought out my drinks and a small hors d’oeuvres.

I must say, the food was great. Fresh, excellent presentation, and delicious. The spring rolls were light and refreshing, especially on this exceptionally hot day.

The main course, perfect prepared Tofu with a very flavorful eggplant. Spicy red peppers (which I quite enjoyed) gave the dish an unexpected yet welcome twist. Comforting, filling, and tasty.

Pik Komsoth was really nice to talk to, and even taught me some Cambodian phrases and words to use...

Walked past this restaurant and it was so pretty on the outside that we just had to stop. This old wooden shack house has been transformed into a beautiful restaurant that serves the most delicious Cambodian food. The Kymer curry was to die for the intricate flavours bounced off your tastebuds, as was the Chha Kroeung Sach Moan (a chicken dish with peppers, cauliflower and long beans amongst other veg). The service was excellent, we were left to peruse over the menu and not rushed to order. The amuse-bouche , which was a pumpkin soup was also very flavoursome. I can’t even start with the mango sticky rice, you’ll just have to taste it yourself, you will thank me for it 🤪. We enjoyed the ambience of this restaurant and the staff were very hospitable and had great knowledge of each dish. This is one of my favourite places to eat here in Siem Reap. If you are in the area , this eatery is not...

This restaurant was our first one on our first full day in Siem Reap and it did not disappoint! One of the best restaurants we’ve been to around the world. We got the amok sampler, egg rolls, spring rolls, Khmer curry, farmer soup (or something like that), chicken steak. Every single dish was beautifully presented and absolutely delicious! The desserts—banana brûlée and mango sticky rice—were wiped clean by our kids. In addition to the amazing food, the staff were superb, so polite, and paid attention to little details. They even let us borrow their umbrellas to walk in the rain to our waiting Grab car. The decor was warm and attractive. Highly recommend...