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The Sunday Times

“In fact, this whole town seems abuzz with people doing good. I take a food tour by tuk-tuk with Taste Siem Reap, making pit stops at NGO-run restaurants, fairy-lit French bistros and the high-end Mie Café housed in a glorious old teak mansion. And I drink at Tribe, a chic, charitable gallery, café and bar just opened by Londoners Terry McIlkenny and Nat Di Maggio, where works by superstar street artists Fin Dac and Pure Evil sit alongside Cambodia’s newly nurtured talent. I really need a week here”.

The Telegraph

“1000 Dream Trips: Angkor Wat & Siem Reap. See the spine-tingling sight of Angkor Wat at sunrise and seek out Siem Reap’s top-notch cuisine and an artsy after-dark scene – this is one of Asia’s most enchanting destinations.

Expert Tip 1. Take the Khmer Fine Dining food tour with Taste Siem Reap and be shuttled between elegant restaurants, small cafes and dessert bars by private tuk-tuk.”

The Australian

"A recent visit has reconfirmed for me that Siem Reap is a Southeast Asian culinary hotspot, ranking up there with Ubud, Bali; George Town, Penang; and Laos’s charming Luang Prabang. My recent sojourn is short, sharp and shiny, and it’s Evi-Elli La Valle, Asia ­travel specialist and founder of Taste Siem Reap, a specialist food touring company, to my rescue. Itineraries vary but ours swings from pre-dinner drinks with tapas to a chic laneway bar via a substantial main course of share plates and a sampling of Khmer dessert­s”.

Fathom

"If you only have a few days in a new city, you're fairly limited on how many restaurants you can try. That's why a food tour is great — you can visit three to five restaurants in a single evening. I've been on a few tours in various cities, but the best I've experienced is Taste Siem Reap in Cambodia. Taste Siem Reap's founder, Evi-Elli La Valle, knows the city's food scene inside and out, so you're guaranteed the inside scoop”.

The Epoch Times

“The idea is that I take people to the places I would take my friends,” Evi-Elli La Valle tells me, as we sip cool glasses of pinot gris, the late-day sun now almost gone, most of the light coming from lanterns hanging overhead. Somewhere out there, in the darkness, not far away, those grand and ancient temples loom. Pub Street pounds, louder with each passing hour. But for my part, I’m happy here, cool drink before me, surrounded by new friends, enjoying a Siem Reap never seen by the masses”.

Barrons

"There’s more to modern Siem Reap than many visitors realize. Take a food and drink tour with Taste Siem Reap, who will help you discover an emerging arts scene, popular watering holes, and top dining destinations”

Rumb Al Mon

"Durante nuestra vuelta al mundo conocimos la iniciativa Taste Siem Reap, que ofrece unos interesantes tours que te permiten degustar increíbles recetas camboyanas, mientras recorres la ciudad en tuktuk y conoces -¡y colaboras!- con tres restaurantes que introducen a jóvenes sin recursos en el mundo laboral mediante estudios y trabajos bien remunerados."

British Girl Abroad

"I was really impressed with their organisational skills, choice of restaurants and lovely personal touches, like our itinerary being printed and rolled into a woven bamboo tube, so we always knew what was next. Definitely something to consider doing when visiting temple town!”

World Wide Brice

“Si vous êtes un lecteur assidu du blog vous savez que j’adore les “Food Tour,” tout simplement car la gastronomie c’est quand même une grande partie du voyage et qu’il n’y a rien de tel que de goûter une myriade de plats dans des adresses inconnues en se laissant guider”.

Soul Travel Fitness

“If you have just a short visit planned to Siem Reap, but want to try a variety of places I highly recommend A Taste of Siem Reap for a food tour. The founder Evi-Elli La Valle will be sure to take care of you”.

Wish Magazine

“For a cross-section of the town’s best restaurants and drinking spots, take an escorted tour with Taste Siem Reap’s expatriate founder, Evi-Elli La Valle, aboard a next-level tuk-tuk, and finish the evening with a ginger-laced Indochine martini amid the sultry, scarlet-painted surrounds of Miss Wong Cocktail Bar”.

Dream by Luxury Escapes

“A celebrated Cambodian destination ever since the discovery of the Angkor temples, Siem Reap is now home to a cosmopolitan speakeasy scene. Longtime English-Italian émigrée Evi-Elli La Valle runs local company Taste Siem Reap, shuttling visitors around the city’s finest restaurants and bars”.