Cambodia Nightlife Guides
Phnom Penh's Riverside bar streets, and Siem Reap's Pub Street between temple days.
Phnom Penh's Riverside bar streets, and Siem Reap's Pub Street between temple days.
I have a soft spot for Cambodia's capital. Phnom Penh nightlife is less polished and less predictable than Bangkok's, and much of it sits in a handful of streets around Riverside, mixed in with hotels, restaurants and everyday life.
My Phnom Penh guide walks through those streets one by one: where I go for a quiet beer and a game of pool, where the neon is, and which street I now skip.
Siem Reap is a different trip. The nightlife is compact and easy to fit around the temples: Pub Street for the party, the lanes around the Old Market for dinner, and Sok San Road or Funky Lane for a different crowd.
Phnom Penh Nightlife: Riverside Bar Streets
Streets 104, 110, 118, 130, 136 and 172: how each Riverside street feels and where I like to settle in.
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Siem Reap Nightlife: Pub Street and Beyond
Pub Street, the night-market lanes, Sok San Road and Funky Lane: where to eat, dance or slow down between temple days.
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Begin with the Phnom Penh Riverside guide and its video tour. Sisowath Quay along the river is the easiest reference point, with Streets 104 to 136 a short walk away.
Visiting Angkor? Read the Siem Reap nightlife guide to plan a few good evenings without losing an early temple start.
If you're combining Cambodia with Vietnam, my Saigon nightlife guide is the natural next read.
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