Cambodia's Kitchen Melbourne

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Right in the heart of the city on Russell Street sits Cambodia's Kitchen, a quaint restaurant run by brother and sister team Linna and Ivanra Hun. This dynamic duo's love of cooking brings Cambodian street and hawker-style food to busy Melbourne. Whether you need a quick snack before your next meeting or a whole feast, Cambodia's Kitchen welcomes you with open arms and warm hospitality. With a simple menu, well priced for the city, you will enjoy warm hospitality in a clean and comfortable environment.

First I tried the street food starters, which you can have as an entrée or a quick snack on your way to your next event. The donuts look like a Spanish churro but are savoury and you can use it like bread or a pretzel. The outside is crunchy and firm like a churro but the centre has the softness of a croissant. Delicious on its own or dunked into a dipping sauce or soup.

These little pockets of fried wonder are tasty prawn and pork fried wontons. They were so fresh and flavoursome and served with a light and sweet dipping sauce – I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The dipping sauces at Cambodia's Kitchen use an array of fresh and exciting ingredients - coriander, rice paddy herb, sweet basil, chilli, cardamon, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, lemongrass, ginger and kaffir lime.

You must try the fried chive rice cake which is full of flavour – and not to be mistaken for a spring onion pancake or potato cake. It comes in two styles – a sliced style and a dumpling, both with different sensations for the palate. The slice is nearly all chive and goes well with the accompanying sauces. The dumpling has a light crispy outside and is full of chive leaves and garlic in the middle for those who love a strong hit of flavour. If you are hungry, try the Signature Cambodian Fried Pork on Rice with light layers of egg omelette, beautifully marinated pork, and garnished with a light pork mince. It's tasty and served with pickled vegetables and a bowl of soup. Delicious!

However, the king of the menu is the stewed beef noodle soup with beef broth, tendon, tripe and homemade beef balls and your choice of noodles - fresh thin rice noodles, egg noodles, flat rice noodles or rice drop noodles. The broth is rich with hints of aniseed and the beef is melt in the mouth tender. A simple dish with complexity that takes hours to perfect - this is homestyle cooking at its best! So on your next trip to the city, why not stop into Cambodia's Kitchen for a street snack or a feast, and feel the love of homestyle cooking and hospitality!

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