Guidebook for Phnom Penh
Sightseeing
I-Museum ye-Genocide ye-Tuol Sleng
Saint 113Food Scene
The Tiger's Eye
If wanting something a little bit more fancy but super close to home.
Hand made noodles and some of the the best soups and dumplings in the neighbourhood. Plenty of tapas and other asian dishes to choose from. Located on Street 308 and close to Bassac Lane which offers some great small bars for you to try.
Mama Wong's Dumpling and Noodle House
Hand made noodles and some of the the best soups and dumplings in the neighbourhood. Plenty of tapas and other asian dishes to choose from. Located on Street 308 and close to Bassac Lane which offers some great small bars for you to try.
Great breakfast choice on Sihanouk overlooking the park (gold statue). Tip: walk down the driveway on the right hand side of the restaurant and try and get a table on the balcony upstairs. Cafe is also a gallery and has exhibitions upstairs.
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Java Creative Cafe Independence Monument
Samdach Preah Sihanouk BoulevardGreat breakfast choice on Sihanouk overlooking the park (gold statue). Tip: walk down the driveway on the right hand side of the restaurant and try and get a table on the balcony upstairs. Cafe is also a gallery and has exhibitions upstairs.
Great Vietnamese close to home, affordable and great ambient setting in the evenings (super lighting in the trees)
Nhà hàng Ngon - việtnamese
60 Preah Sihanouk Blvd (274)Great Vietnamese close to home, affordable and great ambient setting in the evenings (super lighting in the trees)
Organic / vegan / vegetarian friendly / healthy food, shakes and goods. Great breakfast or lunch stop on your walk to or from the palace and home. Good coffee.
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Backyard Cafe
11B Vimol Thoam Thong St. (246)Organic / vegan / vegetarian friendly / healthy food, shakes and goods. Great breakfast or lunch stop on your walk to or from the palace and home. Good coffee.
Healthy food choices which are sometimes hard to find. And this is a little hard to find. It is down a lane way that bend a little but runs between Streets 240 and 244. They call the lane way Str 240 1/2 and it is immediately to the east of street 19. Worth the hunt and you'll see some AMAZING street art at the same time.
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Artillery Arts Cafe
Saint 244Healthy food choices which are sometimes hard to find. And this is a little hard to find. It is down a lane way that bend a little but runs between Streets 240 and 244. They call the lane way Str 240 1/2 and it is immediately to the east of street 19. Worth the hunt and you'll see some AMAZING street art at the same time.
Healthy options for breakfast or lunch on your way to or from the Russian Market (by tuk tuk). I'm not a health freak but other foods are easier to find and this place does great coffee. Coffee is very important. To me anyway...
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Lot 369
Healthy options for breakfast or lunch on your way to or from the Russian Market (by tuk tuk). I'm not a health freak but other foods are easier to find and this place does great coffee. Coffee is very important. To me anyway...
Drinks & Nightlife
This small laneway off street 308 has half a dozen small bars which have different themes and signature drinks. Try Meat & Drink for beer and burgers, The Library for daiquiris, Hangar 44 for tough drinks, Cicada for gin, Harry's Bar for martinis and Seibur on the corner of Street 308 itself for other delights. Best part, the bars are all connected and you can sample standouts from some bars, whilst sitting in another. Awesome spot and hidden down a lane way that others miss.
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Bassac Lane
Corner Saint 308This small laneway off street 308 has half a dozen small bars which have different themes and signature drinks. Try Meat & Drink for beer and burgers, The Library for daiquiris, Hangar 44 for tough drinks, Cicada for gin, Harry's Bar for martinis and Seibur on the corner of Street 308 itself for other delights. Best part, the bars are all connected and you can sample standouts from some bars, whilst sitting in another. Awesome spot and hidden down a lane way that others miss.
Arts & Culture
German Cultural Centre. Has a small outdoor cinema updaters that shows Cambodia-related movies (amongst others).
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Meta House
12207 Street 228German Cultural Centre. Has a small outdoor cinema updaters that shows Cambodia-related movies (amongst others).
The Institute of France has amazing arts spaces and events and are heavily involved in cultural festivals.
Institut Français
218 Keo Chea St. (184)The Institute of France has amazing arts spaces and events and are heavily involved in cultural festivals.
National Museum
Preah Ang Eng St. (13)Traditional Dance and other arts available
Shopping
Isakhiwo se-Russia
Saint 440Smaller market which is easier to navigate for tourists.
Isitimela Esingaphansi
Amazing architecture in addition to shopping.
Trunkh.
126 Preah Ang Yukanthor Street (19)Quirky stuff which is a bit different
Next door to the Friend's restaurant, this NGO has a large store full of goods made by disadvantaged youth. It is close to trunkh on Street 13.
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Friends the Restaurant
#215 Street 13Next door to the Friend's restaurant, this NGO has a large store full of goods made by disadvantaged youth. It is close to trunkh on Street 13.
Not cultural and by no means local. But, when it's super hot and you want to escape, you'll find air-conditioned comfort, a cinema, an ice-skating rink, expensive shops, and plenty of locals who might be experiencing their first ever trip to the mall.
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Aeon Mall
Not cultural and by no means local. But, when it's super hot and you want to escape, you'll find air-conditioned comfort, a cinema, an ice-skating rink, expensive shops, and plenty of locals who might be experiencing their first ever trip to the mall.