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Cafés in Toul Kork

Villa streets, student cafés on Russian Federation Boulevard and roasters on Streets 273 and 337.

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Toul Kork, spelled Tuol Kouk on official maps, is a khan of 7.99 km² northwest of the center, with 145,570 residents at the 2019 census.1 Its northern part is known for large villas, and the main roads carry the ministries of Defense, Rural Development and Women's Affairs alongside warehouses and NGO offices.1

The southern edge is a university quarter. The Royal University of Phnom Penh, founded in 1960, has its campus on Russian Federation Boulevard, and its largest institution is the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL).2 Cafés follow the students along the boulevard, then fan out through the villa streets between Street 273 and Street 608.

Local tip: For coffee after midnight in Toul Kork, RUPP Blend Cafe never closes, and La Croisette on Street 566 opens again at 06:00.

At a glance

93Cafés listed
3With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
20:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: La Croisette, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–20:30).
  • Most listed streets: ផ្លូវ ៦០៨ (2), ផ្លូវ ៥៦៦ (2), ផ្លូវ ៣៣៧ (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (4%), bakery café (3%), specialty (3%).

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Coffee chains in Toul Kork

Student cafés on Russian Federation Boulevard

The cafés along the boulevard run on a student timetable. RUPP Blend Cafe, on the university grounds, is open 24 hours; DoiLor Coffee RUPP and The Beans Cafe share No. 128 on the boulevard, and Nature Cafe sits inside the campus. E&M Cafe IFL and La Noix Coffee (IFL) take their names from the language institute.

Prices aimed at students are low. In 2024, a Phnom Penh coffee shop whose customers were mostly university students and nearby residents started its menu at 3,000 riel (about US$0.75), and another vendor said older customers ordered coffee while students chose milk coffee, green tea and bubble tea.3

Roasters and the villa streets

Toul Kork has three specialty roasters of its own: d.e.s. coffee roasters at 103 Street 273, Six Bean Coffee Roasters and Pho at 16D Street 337, and Eagle Specialty Coffee at 10b Street 315. Street 337 also has Java Creative Cafe at No. 20A, The Shop Too at No. 38 and St.337 Coffee House. Java's cafés double as creative spaces for young Cambodian artists.4

Further north, Streets 592, 598 and 608 hold a run of smaller places: Café Bleu Nuit and Cafe Daisy on 592, Coffee All Time and Presto Coffee on 598, and Dope Café & Lounge, Cube Cafe and West coffee on 608.

Boeung Kak, the lake that was filled in

Until about 2010 the district's eastern side held Boeung Kak, at 90 hectares the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh, with the railway station on its southern shore.5 In 2007 the city leased 133 hectares to Shukaku Inc. for 99 years, and by 2010, 90 percent of the lake had been filled with sand.5

By one estimate about 3,500 families were evicted, and the lakeside guesthouses and cafés that once drew backpackers lost their trade by 2011.5 The first large project on the reclaimed land is One Park, where FX Cafe has a unit on Street R8.5

Hours and getting there

La Croisette on Street 566 serves from 06:00 to 20:30, and Racer coffee at No. 26 Street 608 runs 06:30–19:00. To get here from the center, PassApp books metered tuk-tuks through an app, which saves haggling, and Grab also operates in the city.6

Sources

  1. Tuol Kouk District, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Royal University of Phnom Penh, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Street Coffee Shops: Serious Business People Meeting a Need at Popular Prices (July 2024), Cambodianess, accessed October 2026
  4. The 10 Best Coffee Shops and Cafes in Toul Tom Poung, Phnom Penh, Culture Trip, accessed October 2026
  5. Boeung Kak, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Phnom Penh travel guide, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Toul Kork cafés: questions

Where are the student cafés in Toul Kork, Phnom Penh?

On and around Russian Federation Boulevard, where the Royal University of Phnom Penh, founded in 1960, has its campus and its Institute of Foreign Languages. RUPP Blend Cafe on the university grounds is open 24 hours, DoiLor Coffee RUPP and The Beans Cafe share No. 128 on the boulevard, and Nature Cafe sits inside the campus.

Which coffee roasters are in Toul Kork, Phnom Penh?

d.e.s. coffee roasters is at 103 Street 273, Six Bean Coffee Roasters and Pho at 16D Street 337, and Eagle Specialty Coffee at 10b Street 315. Street 337 also has Java Creative Cafe at No. 20A, whose cafés double as creative spaces for young Cambodian artists, and St.337 Coffee House.

What happened to Boeung Kak lake in Toul Kork, Phnom Penh?

Boeung Kak was Phnom Penh's largest urban lake, at 90 hectares. In 2007 the city leased 133 hectares around it to Shukaku Inc. for 99 years, and by 2010, 90 percent of the lake had been filled with sand. About 3,500 families were evicted by one estimate, and the One Park development now stands on part of the site.

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