Russian Market (Phsar Toul Tom Poung)
ផ្សារទួលទំពូង
Phnom Penh's most popular market with tourists, offering silk scarves, wood carvings, silverware, imitation clothing, and souvenirs, along with budget food stalls inside.
The Russian Market, officially named Toul Tom Poung Market, got its name because Soviet visitors often shopped there in the 1980s. It is located in Chamkar Mon district in the south of the city center. The market is a large building with a corrugated iron roof, and its narrow aisles are stuffy and hot. Stalls are organized by category: silk scarves, krama cloth, wood carvings, silverware, Buddha statues, pepper, coffee beans, clothing, and secondhand parts. In the central food area you can have noodle soup and iced drinks. Prices are negotiable, and you can usually bargain down to between half and 70 percent of the asking price. Many cafés and restaurants line the surrounding streets, making it easy to eat and browse. It's best to visit in the morning, and it can be combined with the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum on the same day.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
- National Olympic Stadium
- Wat Langka
- Independence Monument
- Orussey Market
- Wat Botum & Wat Botum Park
- Koh Pich (Diamond Island)
- Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda