Phnom Penh: Elephant Bar (February 2009)

My spouse and I dined twice for dinner at the Elephant Bar at the Raffles Hotel in mid-February 2009. We loved this hotel, and this bar! What a comfortable, cozy atmosphere! The Elephant Bar has happy hours from 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm, with a 50% discount on food and drinks. I tried a Singapore Sling that the bartender served in an interesting elephant-shaped glass, and we shared some dim sum dumplings that came stacked in several steamer baskets. The Elephant Bar is a magnificent and formidable lounge where guests can enjoy original cocktails in a sophisticated and charming atmosphere. Elephant Bar is Phnom Penh’s most famous historical bar, once visited by Jaqueline Kennedy. It also offers fine cigars and piano music. Few places are more atmospheric than this sophisticated bar at the Raffles. It has been drawing journalists, politicos, and the rich and famous for more than 80 years.