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restaurant opened in 2004 in

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

, the first Cambodian

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restaurant in the city. To design the restaurant's menu chef Luu Meng travelled throughout

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

for six months and collected traditional recipes, which he presented using farm-sourced ingredients and modern

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s. In 2011 Malis won the Tourism Alliance Award as the Restaurant of the Year at the International Travel Expo in

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. In 2016, another Malis restaurant was opened in Pokambor Avenue in

Siem Reap Siem Reap ( km, សៀមរាប, ) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old F ...

. The opening was attended by the Secretary of State Kong Vibol, Minister of Industry and Handicrafts

Cham Prasidh Cham Prasidh ( km, ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ; born 15 May 1951) is the Cambodian Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. His Chinese name is 黃裕德虎. Mr Prasidh previously served as a Senior Minister and Minister of ...

and Director General of

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Sum Map. In 2019 the restaurants unveiled their revamped menu. Malis is often regarded as one of the best Cambodian restaurants in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

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