Pub Street & Night Market
Pub Street
The nightlife core beside Siem Reap's old market: US$0.5 draft beer, grilled crocodile skewers, fish spas and night-market handicrafts. It is the place to unwind after a day at Angkor.
Pub Street lies beside the old market, Psar Chas, on the west bank of the Siem Reap River. The walking street is less than 200 metres long and lined on both sides with bars, restaurants and ice cream shops. At night the neon lights come on and the music is loud. Angkor beer often costs US$0.5 a glass, making it a landmark well known to backpackers worldwide.
The ends of the street and the parallel alleys (The Lane and The Alley) have quieter restaurants, where you can try Khmer amok curry, lok lak beef, and more adventurous options such as fried insects, crocodile skewers and snake meat. The nearby Night Market and Art Center sell silk, wood carvings, spices, palm sugar and paintings, and you should bargain to about half the asking price. Street-side fish spa pools (US$3 including a beer) and massage parlours charging US$5–8 per hour are also common.
Most visitors come here for dinner after watching the sunset at Angkor. The busiest hours are 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. A tuk-tuk from anywhere in town costs about US$1–2.
Please note: politely decline street vendors, including children, and beggars, and watch out for pickpockets. Do not go with touts to 'private' venues, and do not ride a motorbike after drinking.
Opening hours
Open all day; night market and bars 17:00–02:00
Nearby sights
- Artisans Angkor
- Angkor National Museum
- Phare, The Cambodian Circus
- The Smile of Angkor Show
- Angkor Wat
- Phnom Bakheng
- Prasat Kravan
- Phnom Krom