Friends Restaurant in Phnom Penh has been on our itineraries since we started 6 years ago and it, and thankfully us, are still going strong. We ate at Friends this weekend and here are the top five things I love most about it:

1. The raspberry vanilla smoothie. Couper drank all of mine so I had to get another one, he drank a lot of that one too, he has good taste.
2. That your water glass is ALWAYS more than half full because the trainees are hawk eyed and one sip does not go unnoticed.
3. All the staff are former street kids learning valuable skills so they can get jobs out in the community.
4. The chairs have big cushions on them so are really comfortable.
5. The Friends store next door sells fantastic clothes (I may have bought my new favorite black dress, but don’t tell Brandon…recession and all!)

Bonus: The food, well it’s fantastic! The cashew nut chicken is my favorite and the portions are perfect so you can fit an appetizer, main and dessert!

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