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Phnom Penh: Bars, Clubs and Nightlife

Phnom Penh: Bars & Nightspots

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   Nightlife...Phnom Penh is a surprisingly good little party town offering a dusk till dawn nightlife and a variety of places from which to choose - from dance clubs and sports bars to neighborhood pubs and upscale clubs. Bars and clubs are scattered across the town and as Phnom Penh is not all that large, it’s never more than a five or ten minute ride between places, usually less. And there are several little clusters of bars and nightspots around town allowing you to stroll easily from one to the next.
   The riverfront area has the greatest number and variety of places with dozens of bars and restaurants stretching along Sisowath Quay and up the side street from the riverfront. Street 104 at the north end of the riverfront area and Street 136 mid-riverfront both harbor a growing clusters of sports and hostess bars and restaurants. Another little huddle of hostess bars sits at the corner of Street 108 and Norodom Blvd. Late night, especially very late night, Street 51 between Streets 154 and 174 is the place to be. More than a dozen bars including the Walkabout, Shanghai and Heart of Darkness are squeezed along a couple of blocks. The street’s busiest after midnight with some places open past 4:00AM. Street 51 is also a good place to place to get a midnight snack. The Walkabout kitchen is open 24 hours and there are a couple of food wagons serving burgers, skewers and hot dogs that sit in front of Howie Bar and stay open till 4:30AM.
  
Live Music...For live music check out the Bayon Pearnik magazine and the back page of the Friday Cambodia Daily. Regular venues include Mile’s Jazz Café with live jazz most nights and always on Fridays, Memphis Pub delivering up live rock & roll and blues Monday through Saturday, the lobby bar in upscale InterContinental Phnom Penh with Cambodian and Filipino band playing popular music, Riverside Bistro offering a mix of rock and ballads on selected nights and the Bopha Phnom Penh Titanic offering a mix of live popular music and open mike. Though not a regular event, Sharky Bar occasionally has live rock and roll on Friday or Saturday night.

 

The Pubs and Clubs of Phnom Penh

 

Bada Bing

Bar/Café/Bakery

Friendly little shopfront bar on a quiet street just a block off the river front. Full bar, cold beer, spirits and a fair selection of pug grub and meals including English breakfasts, pasties, bangers, F&C, pizza and lots more.
#12, Street 5

7:00AM - Midnight

Tel: 016-592086

 

Barbados
Bar
Stylish contemporary bar just 30 meters from the riverfront on Street 108 with a view of the river. Luminous wave-shaped bar counter. Lots of friendly hostesses. Full bar, good music. Indoor and curbside seating. Pool table, sports TV. Special beer deals - 1 free for 5, 3 for 10. Happy hour 5PM - 8PM.
8:00AM - Late
Tel: 012-210295

Bopha Phnom Penh Titanic
Restaurant/Lounge: Cambodian/International
Stylish air-con bar featuring the “Titanic Titanic Band” alternating with a trendy DJ every night from 9:00PM till late. Informal jam session every weekend. Riverside starlight terrace provides an relaxed escape from the dance floor. Full bar, extensive cocktail menu and wines list.
Sisowath Quay (On the riverfront next to the ferry port)
6:00AM - Late
Tel: 012-524584

California 2 
Restaurant/Pub 
Riverside restaurant specializing in Baja-style fish tacos, burgers and Khmer food. Very good food. Excellent source of info. Local day-excursions. Daily newspapers. English, Spanish, Thai, Khmer spoken. 
#317, Sisowath Quay
7:00AM - 10:00PM 
Tel: 023-982182
Web Site: www.CafeCaliforniaPhnomPenh.com

Cantina 
Bar 
 A “Mexican gringo bar,” a.k.a. ‘Hurley’s Place’. Friendly riverfront bar set amongst several bars and restaurants whose curbside seating blur into one another. Good company. Full bar, cold beer, spirits, the works often including a selection of premium tequilas. Great Mexican food. Fresh salsa and tortillas made daily.
#347, Sisowath Quay 

Cathouse
Bar/Restaurant
A businessmen’s favorite since the days of UNTAC. Friendly, welcoming neighborhood pub atmosphere with lots of hostesses. Two pool tables. A couple of TVs showing movies and sporting events. Big selection of western dishes.
Corner of Street 51 and Street 118
4:00PM - Late

D.R Bar
Bar/Club
The popular Dark Room Bar has moved to a new location with new name - D.R Bar. Dance club atmosphere, particularly into the late evenings. DJs every night playing hip-hop, rap, funk, trance, house and R&B. Attracting a young local crowd as well as tourists and expats. Full bar with beer, spirits and cocktails.
#40, Street 214 (Next to ACE) 
7:00AM - 4:00AM

 

Ebony Apsara Café

Late Night Restaurant: Khmer/International

Unique combination restaurant, bar, tai- lor and gallery. Comfortable, stylish seating. Nice café/cocktail bar atmosphere in the evening with the kitchen staying open very late, sometimes till 2AM. Innovative Khmer food by Rina and a selection of western favorites. Lucky Stick game for free food and drinks. Bottomless cup of coffee.
#42, Street 178

11:00AM - Late

Tel: 012-1942116

Flora Bar

Bar

New hostess bar on Street 136, just 20 meters off the riverfront in the heart of the riverfront dining and shopping area. Promising a fully air-condition bar with lots of friendly ladies to keep you company. Full bar - beer, wines, spirits, cocktails, lad\y drinks. Lots of games.
#5, Street 136
4:00PM - Late
Tel: 012-366610

Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia
Bar/Restaurant: Intl 
This is the famous FCC - still as much a journalist’s
meeting place as a popular tourist/expat bar and restaurant. Located on the second floor of a beautiful old Colonial era building, the FCC’s open balcony provides a spectacular, sweeping view of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers. The FCC kitchen offers a good selection of nicely prepared contemporary, moderne, and mainstream western dishes as well as some of the best wood-fired over pizza in town. Photo shows and exhibitions. Delivery. Bookshop. Fresco Delicatessen on the ground floor. 
Visa/MC
#363, Sisowath Quay 
7:00AM - 12:00mid 
Tel: 023-724014
E-mail: fcc_pp@online.com.kh
Web Site: www.fcccambodia.com

Freebird 
Restaurant/Pub 
An extraordinarily comfortable air-conditioned bar and restaurant. Neighborhood bar ambiance. A properly made wooden bar with the most comfortable bar stools in town. Lots of spirits, cold beer and wide selection of soft drinks and a good selection of western and American food. Huge music selection. Internet hook ups. Home delivery.
#69, Street 240

7:00AM - 11:00PM 
Tel: 023-224712
 

Frog & Parrot

Restaurant/Bar

Popular Welsh-run riverside bar. Great variety of food. Pasta, pies, Madras, Thai and set Khmer meals offering an easy way to try out the local cuisine. Fran elephant watching every day at 6AM and 4PM. One of the best selections of cocktails and games on the riverfront. Food until 2:00AM and Sunday Roast ($10 including glass of wine). Please pre-book.
#273, Sisowath Quay (on the riverfront)

6:00AM - 2:00AM

Tel: 012-1909685

 

Great Palm Bar

Bar

Friendly little air-conditioned hostess bar set amongst several bars on Street 136 just off the riverfront. Games, music, two TVs with sports and more, a free pool table and lots of happy hostesses to keep you company.
#19, Street 136 (one block off the riverfront)

4:00PM - Late

Tel: 023-379983

 

Green Vespa
Bar
Very friendly, popular little Irish bar on the riverfront road. Full bar offering cold beer, wine and an excellent selection of spirits. Good western cooking including Steak and Kidney Pie, Roast and Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches. Pool table. Indoor and curbside seating. Movie and music trivia quiz Sundays. Unique ‘pour your own shots’ Friday happy hour. 
#95, Sisowath Quay
Open till late
Tel: 012-887228

Website: www.greenvespa.com

Heart of Darkness
Bar/Club
One of the most well-known bars in Cambodia, drawing a mix of tourists, locals and expats. Very stylish place, sporting a Khmer-baroque flare that’s now common in Phnom Penh but had its genesis here at the Heart. Feeling much more the club than a bar these days, there’s music, dancing, cocktails, beer, pool table, continuing till near dawn. Busiest after midnight. Packed sardine-tight on Friday and Saturday evenings. Warning: There have been several violent incidents at the Heart over the last few years. Some embassies have warned  against visiting the Heart
#26, Street 51
7:00PM - Very Late

Hope & Anchor
Bar/Restaurant/Guesthouse: Western
Popular riverside bar and restaurant serving a wide variety of western dishes. Ice cold beer. Draft beer. Cocktails. Curbside and indoor seating both offering a good view of the riverfront. Elegant circular bar. Pool table, darts and lots of games.
#213, Sisowath Quay
8:00AM - 2:00AM
Web Site: www.hopeandanchor-cambodia.com 

 

Huxleys

Restaurant/Bar: British

Brilliant, new, fully air-conditioned British pub and restaurant a block off the riverfront on the popular pub Street 136. International family dining upstairs and an authentic British pub ground level - convivial ambiance, a proper wooden bar and upholstered bar stools, draft beer, wine selection and one of the best collection of spirits in Phnom Penh.
#30-32, Street 136

11:00AM - 1:00AM

Tel: 023-986602
Web Site: www.huxleys.biz

InterContinental Hotel Lobby Bar
Lobby Bar/Live Music
One of the most popular big hotel lobby bars in town, offering all the superior service, selection and entertainment that one would expect of a 5-star hotel. Luxuriously plush sofa and bar side seating, a selection of cocktails, fine spirits, single malts, a variety of imported wines, fine cigars including Cubans, and most importantly, live music every night, featuring the Blue Avenue Band playing popular and contemporary music.
Visa/MC
#296, Mao Tse Toung (InterContinental Phnom Penh)
8:00AM - Midnight
Tel: 023-424885

L’Imprevu 
Restaurant/Bar: French 
Poolside restaurant and bar at the L’Imprevu Bungalows outside of Phnom Penh. Pleasant airy seating both covered and poolside. Full bar, cocktails, cold beer, wine. French and international dishes prepared by a French chef.
Route #1, 6km past the Monivong Bridge 
Noon - Midnight 
Tel: 024-390405
Website: www.hotel-imprevu-resort.com  

 

Love Orange Club & Coffee
Club/Bar
Street 240 club and café - coffeeshop/restaurant by day (Khmer and & Coffee Western food, kitchen closes at 10PM), Cambodian nightclub by night. Very welcoming to foreigners. One of the few Cambodian clubs in town serving a wide selection of cocktails and offering happy hours. DJ’d music, R&B, rap, hip-hop, the works. Dancing till very late.
#32, Street 240
8:00AM - 4:30PM
Tel: 012-717666

 

Love Story Bar

Bar

Well-established sports bar just off the riverfront. Four TVs with sports and movies, free pool table, games and lots of friendly hostesses to help you pass the time. Full bar, good selection of beers, spirits and cocktails. Order in food nearby restaurant. Happy hour 6PM-9PM.
#34Eo, Street 110

4:00PM - Late

Tel: 012-250707

Martini Pub 
Pub 
This is the famous Martini’s. Their ad reads, ”Bored, lonely, hungry. We have everything you need!” and that just about sums it up. Lots of bar girls. Generous drinks. Dancing inside, open air restaurant with giant screen TV outdoors. 
#45, Street 95 
7:00PM - 3:00AM 

Web Site: www.martini-cambodia.com

 

Memphis Pub Bar: Live Music The most consistent rock and roll venue in town, delivering up live blues and rock and roll Monday through Saturday. Music starts at 9:30 or so. Full bar.
#3, Street 118 (just off Sisowath Quay) 6:00PM - Late

The Metro

Restaurant/Bar

The Metro stands unique amongst the usual riverfront bars and restaurants, offering a distinctively chic modern ambiance and comfortably air-conditioned dining and drinking. Popular with expats and tourists alike. Serving Asian and western snacks and mains. Full bar, wines and an extensive cocktail menu including the best Margarita in town.
Corner Sisowath Quay & Street 148

8:00AM - 1:00AM

Tel: 023-222275

 

Miles

Jazz Café/Live Music

Intimate little music café and gallery offering art, food, drinks, good conversation and live jazz most evenings. Laid-back jazzy atmosphere. Full bar with ice cold beer, wine, spirits and cocktails. Promising Dutch and Tex/Mex food coming soon. Live jazz much most evenings. Fridays are particularly popular. Thursday evening chess.

Closed on Sunday.
#310, Street 113 (100m from Genocide Museum)

11:00AM - 1:00AM

Tel: 011-698470

Monsoon
Wine Bar/Restaurant
Cozy little Street 104 wine bar. Comfortable cushioned dining area. A good selection of imported wines available by the bottle and glass. A concise, changing menu of very nicely prepared Pakistani dishes and snacks. Cool tunes, guest DJs. Tuesday curry night. Wine tastings.
#17, Street 104
6:00PM - Late
Tel: 016-355867

 

My Lien

Bar

Friendly neighborhood bar with a loyal following. Lots of friendly waitresses making entertaining company. Cold beer. Full bar. Expats and tourists. Good food. Excellent Vietnamese coffee. Free pool table. Happy hour 4PM-6PM. Open very late. Good end- of-the-night place. Closed early on Wednesdays.
Street 174 just off Street 51 near the bar area

4:00PM - Very Late

Tel: 012-840190

Nay Nay Star Bar
Bar/Restaurant
Stylish, new little hostess bar on Street 102 just off the riverfront. A/c bar, draft beer, full bar, cocktails, lots of friendly hostesses, sports TV and Western food including some Russian and French specialties. Guesthouse upstairs.
#5Eo, Street 102
3:00PM - 2:00AM

 

OneZeroFour

Bar

Cozy Street 104 hostess bar with more hostesses per square meter than any three hostess bars put together - literally brimming with attentive, uniformed ladies. Popular, air-conditioned, sports TV, reasonably priced.
#25, Street 104

4:00PM - 4:00AM
 

Pickled Parrot
Restaurant/Bar: International
Popular riverfront-area bar and restaurant on Street 104 offer- ing a large menu of Western, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese and international fare. Imported Australian steaks. Burgers, soups, salads. Well-stocked bar, a/c and one of the best pool tables in Phnom Penh (slate). 9-ball is the game. 24hr live satellite sports. Serving food and drinks all night long. Western management. The mid-range Tonle Sap Guesthouse upstairs. Spend $5 and get free Wifi.
#4-7Eo, Street 104
24 hours
Tel: 023-986722

Riverhouse Lounge 
Cocktail Lounge/Restaurant 
Elegant upscale cocktail lounge featuring a great view overlooking the river. A very popular place, one of the city’s top club venues. The place to be late night. International a la carte menu, extensive wine list, single malt whiskeys, Cuban cigars. Dj’s everyday and special guest DJs on the weekends. Private VIP room, billiards, movies, air-con. Club atmosphere, open late on weekends. Guarded parking. 
Visa/MC/AE 
#6, Street 110 (Above Riverhouse Restaurant) 

4:00PM - 2:00AM 
Tel: 023-220180
 
Rory’s Pub
Bar/Restaurant: Irish
Rory’s is a great new addition to Street 178. Very conveniently located almost opposite the entrance to the National Museum. Very good selection of Irish, western and Khmer dishes. Cold beer and full bar. Offering one of the biggest, best selection of Irish spirits in Cambodia, perhaps in Southeast Asia. Guesthouse rooms. Happy hour 4PM-7PM. Open 7AM-midnight, Sunday-Thursday.
#33, Street 178 (near the National Museum)
7:00AM - 2:00AM

Shanghai Bar
Bar
Very popular, long-established hostess bar in the heart of the Street 51 bar scene. Dozens of friendly hostesses, relaxed, welcoming atmosphere, pool table and great food have made Shanghai Bar one of the most popular hostess bars in Phnom Penh. Traditional Sunday Roasts from 6:30PM Every second Saturday BBQ. Take away and delivery after 4:00PM.
Corner of Streets 51 and 172
3:30PM-Late
Tel: 092-539138
E-mail: shanghai@online.com.kh
Web Site: www.shanghaibarcambodia.com

Sharky Bar 
Restaurant/Pub 
One of the most popular bars in Phnom Penh. Men’s pub atmosphere. Happening night scene. Full bar, cocktails, shots, the works. Three pool tables, classic rock, lots and lots of friendly females. Big screen TV with all major sporting events. Balcony and indoor seating. Comfortable bar seating. Full kitchen. Great Tex/Mex, burgers, steaks and Thai food. Hearty portions at reasonable prices. 
#126, Street 130 (500 meters east of Central Market) 
6:00PM - late
Web Site: www.sharkysofcambodia.com

 

Spark

Night Club

Spark Red and Spark Blue sit side by side, each night club offering its own unique ambiance. The Sparks are both popular, top of the line, Cambodian style night clubs - offering live and DJ’d music featuring some of the best name Cambodian singers, bands and DJs in the country. Spark Red is a bit more intimate than Spark Blue and offers somewhat more international music and stays open later (until 4:00AM.)
Mao Tse Toung

9:00PM - 4:00AM

The Gym
Sports Bar
“The home of live sport.” Sports bar with all the most important sporting events on several TVs including a giant screen TV. Full bar, lots of spirits, cold beer at very reasonable prices. Lots of good pub grub, burgers, fillets, cottage pie, curry and more. Music. Pool table. Darts. Popular. Recommended.
#42, Street 178
11:00AM - Late
Tel: 012-815884

Topaz Piano Bar
Restaurant/Piano Bar
Upscale piano bar and lounge at Topaz’s new location on Norodom. Fashionable but comfortable lounge atmosphere with nightly live entertainment. Good selection of cocktails and spirits, one of the deepest wine cellars in Phnom Penh and a walk-in humidor stocking the finest imported cigars.
Visa/MC/AMEX
#182, Norodom
11:00AM - Midnight
Tel: 023-221622

Voo Doo Bar
Bar
New hostess bar on Street 108 just off of Norodom. Air-conditioned comfort. Full bar. Free pool table. Lots of tunes on the computer. Sports TV. Several friendly hostesses. Happy Hour.
#82Eo, Street 108
4:00PM - 2:00AM
Tel: 012-1926399
E-mail: voodoobarpp@hotmail.com

Walkabout 
24 hr Restaurant/Bar: Intl 
Very popular, well-known, reasonably priced bar/restaurant in a mid-range hotel. Full bar, full menu, pool table, all major sporting events on TV. Two more pool tables and a big screen TV upstairs at the Whale N Hoe balcony bar. $80 pool competition every Tuesday. One of the few western restaurants open after 2:00AM. ‘Jokers Wild’ on Friday evenings. Consistently good reviews from patrons.

Visa
Streets 174 & 51 
24 hours 
Tel: 023-211715

E-mail: walkabout@online.com.kh 
Website: www.walkabouthotel.com

 

Whale N Hoe
Bar
Comfortably airy balcony bar on the first floor above Walkabout sporting that same great Walkabout ambiance. Full bar with ice cold beer, cocktails and spirits. Indoor and balcony seating with a good view of Street 51 below. Two pool tables. Big screen TV with all major sporting events.
Streets 174 & 51 (Walkabout Hotel)
24 hours
Tel: 023-211715

Zeppelin Café

Bar

If classic rock is your thing, this is the place for you. Sporting the best collection of classic rock vinyls in Cambodia - over 1000 discs - a great sound system, and Mr. Jun spinning a brilliant selection of classics and choice B-sides, the Zeppelin Café is a rock lover’s heaven. Full bar and pub grub. Occasional live music. Recommended. Take note, Zeppelin Bar is mov-ing in March! Look for their new location at #109e, Street 51, next to the Walkabout.
#49, Street 86 (near Boeung Kak Lake area)
4:00PM - Late
Tel: 012-881181

 

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