Hanging Out

Cafes, bars, cool locations to wander about in

The riverfront is a great draw for anyone who wants to chill out. 

Climb up to the second floor of the Foreign Correspondent’s Club, a classy bar/restaurant, which offers the best rooftop view along the river front and has a charming colonial interior, friendly service, and the best wood-oven pizza in the city. Great sangria and fried calamari, too, believe it or not!

For more low-key experience, try the Java Café situated on Sihanouk Blvd, not far from the well-known landmark, the Independence Monument. Located on the second-floor, it has a quiet balcony overlooking a large park and hosts an art gallery inside. Particularly good for Saturday brunch. 

On any work-day to find the true Phnom Penh Insider crowd, go to The Shop, a Belgian-run delicatessen with some of the finest sandwich and coffee selection in the city. Stylish with attentive service, it is located on the popular Street 240, alongside some of the most desirable boutiques in town.  Housed inside a colonial villa surrounded by a lush tropical garden makes Elsewhere one of Phnom Penh’s most popular hang-outs. By day, take lounge by the pool, or swing by in the after hours to hang out with a lively crowd of regulars.

Tonle Sap River Front Phnom Penh.

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