Bamboo Train Café & Bar'
Relaxed atmosphere, delicious food and friendly staff
Cafe Eden
Western style riverfront cafe restaurant run by an American woman. Serves Western and Asian food, and coffee. Kitchen works to Western food handling and preparation standards.
Gecko Cafe
Nice atmosphere, limited but very tasty menu, free WiFi.
White Rose
Huge menu, and some great fruit shakes. This place is more typically Asian-style than Western-style cosy but is still full of foreigners. The staff seem a bit stressed and not very hospitable. A plus is that they're quick and remember everything as you ordered it.
There are plenty of places to eat but after 7PM some places close and lots of streets become dark, so eating early around 6PM is recommended.
You can get some great French-style bread by French standards for 1,000 rial a medium-size baguette up north, between the French cultural centre and the giant statue marking the entry in Battambang from the main interprovincial road. The bread that street sellers have elsewhere in town is of a much lower standard for the same price, similar to that found in Phnom Penh a baguette-shape, but sprinkled with sugar, however some people do not notice any difference between the bread sold in the north and elsewhere in Battambang. It is generally of decent quality all across the city.
Au Cabaret Vert Restaurant
Traditional Cambodian dishes, their speciality is fish amok, complemented by a French-style menu that includes desserts and wine.
Natural
A shop and organic coffee place. The shop sells handmade clothes, bags and wallets made by local home based producers and from other local NGOs, watercolour post cards and pictures made by art students from another NGO. Organic fruit shakes, green tea with fruits and vegetarian breakfast & brunch options. There is also a khmer lady weaving using an authentic old style loom.
Smokin' Pot
Cooking school-come-restaurant offering a good range of Khmer and Thai food. Vegetarian-friendly. Note that there are two establishments called "Smokin' Pot" a few blocks apart.