Lifestyle
Updated 2026-08-02 5 min
In short
- ●Brother Bong was founded by a young Cambodian couple, one of them an award-winning barista, and holds 4.8/5 on 1,000+ Google reviews.
- ●Strengths: coffee roasted in house, smoothie bowls reviewers rave about, avocado toast and English breakfast, all at $ prices.
- ●Good to know: it is a small neighbourhood café — the charm and the queue come together.
- ●Verdict: the Cambodian-owned café that beats most of the expat-run competition on both coffee and price.
4.8/5
Google rating
1,000+
Google reviews
Roasted in house
Coffee
$
Price range
At a Glance
- Type: Café and breakfast spot, Cambodian-owned.
- Founders: A young Cambodian couple; Bunthoeun is an award-winning barista with more than five years behind the machine.
- Coffee: Roasted in house.
- Kitchen: Smoothie bowls, avocado toast, fruit bowls, English breakfast.
- Google rating: 4.8/5 across more than 1,000 reviews.
Strengths
- An award-winning barista, and it shows. Competition experience is rare anywhere; here it comes with $ prices.
- Roasting in house. Control of the bean from roast to cup, which most cafés in town outsource.
- The smoothie bowls earn their reputation. A cocoa and banana base under a pile of seasonal fruit — the dish reviewers photograph.
- Cambodian-owned and run. Worth knowing in a café scene dominated by foreign owners.
- Value that is hard to argue with. Specialty coffee and a full breakfast for what a hotel charges for juice.
Good to Know Before You Go
- Small room. It fills at breakfast; earlier is calmer.
- Café hours. A morning and daytime address.
- Popular with the gluten-free crowd. Worth asking rather than assuming — the menu is not fully labelled.
Who It's For
Brother Bong is the neighbourhood café that happens to pull a competition-grade espresso.
- Coffee drinkers: roasted on site by an award-winning barista.
- Breakfast people: smoothie bowls, avocado toast, full English.
- Budget-minded: $ prices for specialty coffee.
- Travellers who prefer local ownership: founded and run by a Cambodian couple.
Practical Info
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Google rating | 4.8/5 — 1,000+ reviews |
| Price range | $ |
| Coffee | Roasted in house |
| Signature plates | Smoothie bowls, avocado toast, fruit bowls, English breakfast |
| Ownership | Cambodian, founded by a young couple |
| Best for | Breakfast and morning coffee |
Verdict
Siem Reap has plenty of good cafés run by foreigners. Brother Bong is the one run by Cambodians that out-coffees most of them, at half the price.
Order the smoothie bowl and whatever the barista suggests.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs Brother Bong?
A young Cambodian couple. Bunthoeun is an award-winning barista with over five years of experience.
Do they roast their own coffee?
Yes, coffee is roasted in house and served alongside fruit smoothies and smoothie bowls.
What should I order?
The smoothie bowl — a cocoa and banana base under seasonal fruit — plus avocado toast or the English breakfast.
Is it expensive?
No, it sits in the $ range, which is remarkable for specialty coffee of this standard.
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