Operating Hours: 12pm-12am daily

There was this one day after my National Museum visit...
I walked on the "wrong" side of Phnom Penh. Technically it's still considered the city centre but I sort of wandered off to the construction areas all because I was too tired to turn back after I realised where I was.
So I was hoping and trying to Google Map my way out of the area. After an hour under the sun and much dust in my eyes, there was this container cluster that caught my eye, near one end of the construction areas.

Decided to sit down and have a cup when I saw a cute cafe which is part of the Jet's Container Night Market (it was seriously hot out there, salute to the construction workers).



Sure, there are container cafes but this was my first time seeing a cluster of them (I missed out the one in Singapore) so I was quite taken aback. The locals there were probably wondering wtf was I doing out there alone in the hot afternoon.



Most of the shops were not opened when I arrived (it was probably 3-4pm) but some of them came to set up shop before I left around 5pm. I could only imagine the liveliness of the area at night when it's not scorching hot.

The cafe itself is a small narrow one with a staircase leading to the second floor. I was already lacking the strength to explore though. Just plopped into the first empty seat that I could find.

Cashier/barista spoke English well enough so we were able to communicate a little. Or you could just point at the menu and order your drinks as the menu is in English.



Got myself an iced chocolate ($2.35). Wanted to get an iced coffee at first but decided against it because I havn't had chocolate for a very long time. It was good though, not too sweet and the price was quite reasonable. And the cafe's logo is a tip of the hat to Charlie Chaplin.
Somehow I've gotten a 20% discount which brought the price down to $1.88 so yay for promotions!

From what I could gather, it appears that the container cluster (or at least Salou Coffee itself) just launched recently and I could see that it's doing quite OK despite it's location. Quiet place for buddies to hangout in the afternoons too.

After some rest and a good search, thanked my lucky stars that the AEON Mall in Phnom Penh is just a 10-15minutes walk away so that was my next stop.

Salou Coffee
Vithey Roth Sak Phea , Sangkat Tuonle Basak , Khan Jom Kamon, Phnom Penh
Operation hours: 0700-2230
FB Page: Salou Coffee

It is located in between Build Bright University (BBU) and AEON Mall Phnom Penh. Couldn't quite find the exact location from Google Maps (probably why I didn't know of such a place until I literally stumbled upon it). Got the screenshot below from Salou Coffee's FB Page.

Delikat Gelato
534, Street 155, Toul Tompong, Phnom Penh 12000, Cambodia
Tel: +855 23997123
Operating hours: 0900-2100 daily
FB Page: Delikat Gelato

Wasn't sure which cafe to hit next and then I happened to come across the chain of Eric Kayser cafes in Phnom Penh. (Thanks again, Google!)

Of course, the design of the cafe was what led me to it. I really love the glass panels that made up almost half of the cafe. The glass provides visual connection between the interior of the cafe and the White Mansion Boutique Hotel next to it.

Eric Kayser is a French baker who started this chain of bakeries in Paris and slowly expanded into other countries such as Japan and Indonesia.





The place was quite empty but it slowly filled as the time passed.





I was there a little around 4pm and the weather was quite nice so I ordered a banana milkshake ($3) because I was still quite full from my brunch at Brown 57.
They also serve pastries, sandwiches, and hot food.

I certainly did not expect a mini glass of banana milkshake.. but oh well. Fancy bakeries.

Ended up in the cafe for an hour or two and did some more sketches. It was interesting as you can see the people coming and going from the boutique hotel.



Wanted to add in a photoshopped me but it's just too cheesy so here's a photo of my belongings. Staff were friendly too but I doubt that it's a good idea for me to request ootd shots there.

Eric Kayser Royal Palace
28 street 240, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia
Tel: +855 89926681
Operating Hours: 0600-2300 daily
Website: Maison Kayser