Sala Bai Hotel & Restaurant School

Khmer for ‘school of rice,’ Sala Bai annually trains approximately 100 disadvantaged Khmer youths from around the country for jobs in this burgeoning sector of the Cambodian economy. Sala Bai students are selected through a painstaking admissions process by four social workers to confirm their potential as well as their extreme circumstances. The food stands on its own, especially the rice-paper rolls, which are Siem Reap’s tastiest. Open for breakfast and lunch between October and July only, the homey eatery is a favorite of the local Francophone community.