Siem Reap · Visited September 2026

¡Viva! Fine Mexican and Khmer Cuisine

An americano too strong and lacking finesse, served in a dated room beside the road — the cup was not finished.

Facade of ¡Viva! at the Old Market, a pink corner building with arched windows

63/100Overall score

Americano quality
37/50
Price
10/15
Seating comfort
7/15
Atmosphere
4/15
Service
5/5
Americano
$1.75 · 7,100៛
Area
Old Market
Visited
September 2026

The americano, criterion by criterion

Fifty of the hundred points. The same drink is ordered in every café, so the numbers can be compared.

Balance & bitterness
7/10
Body & dilution
8/10
Aroma & sweetness
6/10
Aftertaste
7/10
Serving temperature
9/10

Score history

MonthScoreNote
September 202663/100Current score
August 202667/100Previous visit, converted to the current scale
August 202671/100Previous scale

Photographs

Dining room of ¡Viva!, with orange walls, an eagle mural and a stepped pyramid sculpture
Americano in a white cup and saucer on a woven placemat at ¡Viva!
Coffee and tea menu at ¡Viva!, with the americano at $1.75
Rattan armchair with a red cushion at ¡Viva!

Practical

Address
Corner of Old Market, 697, 2 Thnou St & 09 St, Krong Siem Reap 17251
Opening hours
Every day, 07:00–23:30
How this was scored

One drink, one scale, one hundred points. Every café is visited without warning, and the coffee is always paid for. Every café is visited again once a year. Prices are checked, opening hours are checked, and the coffee is scored again from scratch. Read the full method.