Best Shopping & Markets in Old Market & Pub Street
The walkable heart of Siem Reap: Psar Chas (the Old Market), Pub Street nightlife, riverside cafes, and most of the city’s restaurants within a few blocks.
The walkable heart of Siem Reap: Psar Chas (the Old Market), Pub Street nightlife, riverside cafes, and most of the city’s restaurants within a few blocks.
Below are our picks for shopping & markets in and around Old Market & Pub Street — each one chosen editorially, with the practical detail (hours, prices, what to order or how to time your visit) that makes the difference on the ground.
Artisans Angkor
Watch a carver rough out a Bayon face, then buy the real thing — the quality gap versus market souvenirs is enormous, and the training mission is genuine.
Psar Chas (Old Market)
Walk the wet-market core at 7am — lotus stems, lake fish, curry pastes — for a free show of what Siem Reap actually eats before the souvenir rows wake up.
Angkor Night Market
Come after a Phare show for the full Siem Reap evening: browse, haggle gently (it is someone’s livelihood), and finish with a $1 mango shake.
Senteurs d’Angkor
The best small-and-packable gifts in town: lemongrass soap and Kampot pepper survive a backpack far better than a stone Buddha.