The short answer
Namaste India: what visitors should know first
Worth a table if you want a North Indian meal that does not depend on guessing at stock. The directory reports a long vegetarian section and late opening hours, so confirm the current menu and hours before you set out.
Diet
What we checked
- Indian. An Indian restaurant outside India. Checked November 2026 · Source
Menus and kitchens change. If you follow a strict diet or have an allergy, confirm with the restaurant before you order.
Useful facts
Namaste India facts at a glance
- Location
- 177 Street 63, corner of Street 294
- Dining style
- Indian restaurant with a large vegetarian section
- Price signal
- Moderate; check the current menu
- Signature order
- Try: a dal, a vegetable curry and bread to share
- Good for
- Indian vegetarian diners who want familiar flavours
Why it matters
Why Namaste India is worth your time
After several days of Khmer dishes seasoned with fish sauce and prahok, a plain dal and warm bread can settle a family's appetite. A restaurant whose vegetarian choices take up several pages of the menu, rather than a short afterthought list, gives you room to order for different tastes at one table.
That range matters for mixed groups: a grandparent who wants soft, lightly spiced food, a teenager who wants something hot, and a parent who avoids dairy can usually all find a dish. Treat the directory description as a starting point, ask your questions at the table, and you can have a dependable Indian meal without hunting through the city for one.
Highlights
What not to miss
- 01
Three-page vegetarian menu
The directory notes that most of the vegetarian dishes are also vegan.
- 02
Late hours
Listed as open daily from mid-morning until about 11pm, which suits tired travellers.
- 03
Familiar flavours
A change from fish-sauce seasoning in Khmer kitchens.
Plan your visit
How to experience it
HappyCow lists Namaste India as a moderately priced Indian restaurant open daily from mid-morning to late evening, and describes its menu as three pages of mostly vegan vegetarian dishes. That is a large vegetarian section for Phnom Penh, where Indian options are far fewer than in Bangkok.
The page does not name individual dishes, so ask the staff to talk you through the vegetarian pages rather than ordering from memory. A sensible first order is one dal, one vegetable curry and a bread to share, then add rice if the table is hungry. If anyone avoids dairy, ask whether the curries are finished with cream, butter or ghee, because 'vegan' on a directory is a reviewer's reading, not a kitchen guarantee.
The directory does not say the restaurant is exclusively vegetarian, and we saw no Jain claim. Tell the kitchen plainly about egg, onion and garlic at the time of ordering, and confirm the address on the map before a tuk-tuk takes you there.
Plan with confidence
Small checks that make a better meal.
- Phone ahead to check hours
- Ask which dishes use cream, ghee or butter
- Mention egg, onion and garlic when ordering
- Confirm the address before leaving
Know before you go
Timing, access and comfort
- Area
- 177 Street 63, corner of Street 294, Phnom Penh
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Best time
- Lunch or an early dinner
- Walking level
- Easy
- Senior comfort
- We could not verify steps, seating or toilets. When you phone, ask for a ground-floor table away from the doorway, and whether the dishes can be made mild for older guests.
- Tickets and access
- No booking rule was found. Walk-ins are likely fine outside peak dinner hours, but phone first if you are a group of five or more and confirm the opening times.
Best for
Plan it with
Plan the practical part
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Staying close keeps journeys short — useful for early starts and for anyone who tires quickly.
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Travelling with parents?
We could not verify steps, seating or toilets. When you phone, ask for a ground-floor table away from the doorway, and whether the dishes can be made mild for older guests.
Raahzo can arrange an arrival or day companion who handles tickets, queues and pacing, and keeps the family updated.
See concierge supportFAQs
Is Namaste India fully vegetarian?
No evidence of that. The directory describes a large vegetarian section, so ask about meat in shared pans.
Does it serve Jain food?
We found no Jain claim. Ask the kitchen whether it can leave out onion, garlic and root vegetables.
Where is it?
The directory gives 177 Street 63, at the corner of Street 294. Check the map for the current location.
Sources and further reading
Timings, fees and access rules change. Recheck with the official source before you travel.
