5 places to spend an afternoon.
Russian Market is the anchor. Silk, secondhand clothes, bootleg paperbacks, rattan everything. Once you've done the rounds, the concept stores along the surrounding streets sell Cambodian craft and design that's actually worth bringing home.
2 things to do, 3 shops, all in Toul Tom Poung.
Things to do in Toul Tom Poung mostly means the market itself: Toul Tompong's alleys are the main event, equal parts shopping and lunch counter. For something with more weight behind it, Daughters of Cambodia on Street 456 sells silk and crafts made by trafficking survivors, and the work holds up on its own.
Social enterprise on Street 456 selling handmade silk products and crafts made by survivors of trafficking and exploitation. Beautiful work, and every dollar spent goes directly toward something that matters.
A humid warren of narrow alleys packed with silk scarves, stone carvings, garment overruns, electronics, and food stalls dishing out nom banh chok and kuy teav. Named for the Soviet expats who shopped here in the 1980s, Phsar Toul Tom Poung is best hit before 9am, before the heat wins.
Skip the airport markup and shop Toul Tom Poung's design-forward storefronts instead. Khraft and Penh Lenh handle the modern Cambodian goods without leaning on tired silk-and-elephant motifs, while Khmer Rajana Rattan keeps the handwoven side honest. Buy here, not at duty-free.
Quality Cambodian arts and crafts with a thoughtful selection that puts airport souvenir shops to shame. Come here first and save yourself the regret of buying something generic on the way out of the country.
Cambodian-made goods with clean, modern design that doesn't lean on tradition as a crutch. A local brand that both Phnom Penh residents and visitors actually want to buy from.
Rattan baskets, woven goods, and traditional crafts with possible ties to the Rajana artisan network. Solid handmade work at fair prices if you want the real thing, not the factory version.
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