Lone Pine, California, is a whiff of a town just north of Owens Lake on US Route 395, which stretches from the Canadian border down through the Sierra Nevada. The Lone Pine Cafe – Phnom Penh version – could have easily been plucked off the town’s Main Street. A friendly mom-and-pop diner, the cafe specialises in cuisine Americana: think Philly cheesesteaks, gumbo and po boys; pastrami & rye, pulled pork and burgers big enough to sleep on. The beer menu is just as good (Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Fat Tire, Hoegaarden), the bourbon list downright impressive. A bottle of Booker Noe uncut tops the list, but there are plenty of high-quality, small-batch sippers to choose from, including Baker’s 107, Knob Creek, and Woodford Reserve. Lone Pine Cafe, #14 Street 282.
