Phnom Penh Noodle House

Not to be confused with Phnom Penh (restaurant).

Phnom Penh Noodle House
The restaurant's exterior, 2023
Restaurant information
Food type	Cambodian
Street address	913 South Jackson Street
City	Seattle
State	Washington
Postal/ZIP Code	98104
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°35′56.5″N 122°19′14″W
Website	phnompenhnoodlehouse.com

Phnom Penh Noodle House is a Cambodian restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Description

The Cambodian restaurant Phnom Penh Noodle House is located in Seattle's Chinatown–International District. The menu has included beef lok lak, honey-black pepper chicken wings, mee katang, and kuyteav.[1]

History

The restaurant opened in 1987, serving seven noodle dishes.[2] Following a two-year hiatus starting in 2018,[3][4][5] Phnom Penh re-opened in August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8] According to Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh Noodle House is the city's only Cambodian restaurant as of 2020.[9]

Reception

Jay Friedman included the business in Eater Seattle's 2022 list of nineteen "knockout" restaurants in the Chinatown–International District.[1] Phnom Penh was included in The Infatuation's 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in the Chinatown–International District.[10]

References

1. Friedman, Jay (2016-10-31). "19 Knockout Restaurants in Seattle's Chinatown-International District". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
2. Vermillion, Allecia (2020-10-29). "Phnom Penh Noodle House Makes a Graceful Return". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
3. Qiu, Shirley (2018-04-04). "Phnom Penh Noodle House, a community staple in Seattle, is closing after 30 years". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
4. Hellmann, Melissa (2018-05-08). "Phnom Penh Noodle House's Closure and the Loss of Cultural Flavor". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
5. Millman, Zosha (2018-04-04). "Beloved noodle house in International District to close". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
6. Hill, Megan (2020-08-17). "The Story of Beloved Phnom Penh Noodle House's Emotional Comeback". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
7. Lin, Chelsea (2022-07-08). "Phnom Penh Noodle House Plans to Reopen This Winter". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
8. Bell, Julianne (2020-02-28). "Phnom Penh Noodle House Re-Opens Soon and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: February 28, 2020 Edition". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
9. "Phnom Penh Noodle House reopens". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2020-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
10. "The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle's Chinatown-International District - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

External links

• Media related to Phnom Penh Noodle House at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website