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Siem Reap Boutiques, Galleries and Shops
 Angkor
Art
Angkor Art offers a selection of contemporary Cambodian and some Thai,
Vietnamese paintings and wall art including oils, watercolors and
creations. Angkor Art also offers matting and framing including bamboo
framing. Located on the alley that extends across the street from Pub
Street alley, near Sivatha.
#230, Sivatha Blvd. (Old Market area)
Tel: 012-625813
 Angkor Candles
Unique, originally handcrafted lantern
effect essential oil candles in various Angkorian themes and motifs.
Angkor Candles also offers one of a kind natural essential oil soaps in
Angkorian artwork, various aromatherapy burners, a selection of
essential oils and a collection of silkwear. Located in the Old Market
amongst several shops and restaurants area between the Old Market and
Pub Street.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Old Market area
Tel: 063-760778
E-mail: info@angkorcandles.com
Website: www.angkorcandles.com
 Angkor Cookies-Madamsachiko
Specializing in edible souvenirs, especially the locally made
confection, ‘Angkor Cookies.’ Available in small and large quantities.
Angkor Cookies also offers a selection of Cambodian teas, coffees, palm
sugar, chocolate, pepper and other locally produced products. Fully
air-conditioned. Attached to Café Puka Puka serving shaved ice, fruit
shakes and juices, tea and coffee in comfortable a/c. Open 8AM - 7PM.
Road to Angkor Wat
Website:
www.angkorcookies.com
 Angkor Night Market
The first, best and currently the only true night market
in Siem Reap. Located in the heart of town, the Angkor Night Market
opens in the mid-afternoon and stays open until at least midnight. The
Market harbors more than 100 shops and stalls offering souvenirs,
handicrafts, clothes, Asian and international food, drinks, books, DVDs,
electronics, jewelry, art and there’s even a travel agent. 3D movies. The shopping
atmosphere is peaceful and relaxing and the welcoming Island Bar at the
back of the Market provides a nice place to relax and chill over some
very reasonably priced drinks and snack.
Near the Old Market area
Tel: 092-654315
Website:
www.angkornightmarket.com
 Angkor Shopping Center
Two expansive floors of a/c shopping. The main focus is
on gems and jewelry, offering a huge selection of gems. Custom orders
welcome. Goldsmith always on site. Also offering a wide selection of
Cambodia souvenirs including silks and silk clothing, stone, wood,
marble and jade statues and carvings, Cambodian silver and foods. The
Joan Yen Lau Restaurant on the third floor of the Shopping Center offers
Hong Kong style Chinese cuisine and a full bar.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Opposite the Royal Gardens
Tel: 063-963522
Fax: 063-963606
E-mail:
akshopping@online.com.kh
 Artisans D’Angkor
Renowned woodworking, stone carving, gilding and silk painting
workshops. Free tours of the classes and workshops offer a glimpse into
the unique skills of the artisans who were trained in the techniques and
styles of classic Cambodian artistry. Retail shop features wood and
stone carvings, lacquer wares and silk items from Artisans d’Angkor.
Open 7:30AM - 6:30PM.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
100m off Sivatha, near the Old Market area
Tel: 063-963330
E-mail:
infos@artisansdangkor.com
Website: www.artisansdangkor.com
 Artisans d’Angkor at
National Silk Center
Set aside a couple of hours to visit the
National Silk Center. The silk farm is a fascinating farm/workshop where
you can see the entire silk creation process including growing the food
for the silk worms (mulberry bushes), breeding the worms, silk
extraction, spinning and refinement, traditional ikat dying, pattern
creation, and looming. It’s a very interesting and educational tour well
worth the time to drive out to the silk farm. Retail silk/souvenir shop
from Artisans d’Angkor. Open 8:00AM - 5:30PM (workshops close at 5:00PM)
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Rte #6, 16km west of town
Tel: 063-963330
E-mail:
infos@artisansdangkor.com
Website: www.artisansdangkor.com
 Asasax Art Gallery
Art gallery on Pub Street in the Old Market
area featuring the paintings, sculptures and other creations of the
noted and unique contemporary Cambodian artist, Asasax. The works of
Asasax are also available at the Asasax Art Gallery in Phnom Penh
on Street 178 near the National Museum.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Old Market area
Tel: 012-363030
Website:
www.asasaxart.com.kh
 Asia Craft Centre (ACC)
Unique showroom of Cambodian, Southeast Asian and South Asian
traditional crafts and products. A good selection of quality handicrafts
including silks and silk products - shawls, ties, table cloths and sets.
Lacquerware and inlayed marble paintings. Wide selection of high quality
handmade south Asian rugs, primarily from Kashmir. Silk looming and
stone carving on-site. Special orders welcome. 9AM-8PM
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
#0216, Road to Angkor Wat
Tel: 063-760321, 012-958467
Fax: 063-760320
E-mail: heritage.sr@online.com.kh
 Cambodian Red Cross
The Angkor Panorama photography collection captures the true greatness
of the ancient Khmer temples through panoramic photographs, matted
prints, and post cards. All proceeds support a network of nearly 2,000
women Red Cross volunteers whom work with poor rural families in 254
villages in the Siem Reap districts of Pouk, Angkor Chum, and Varin. Red
Cross volunteers promote improved health practices and monitor common
childhood illnesses for prompt and appropriate treatment. Open
8:00AM-11:30AM and 2:00PM-5:00PM.
Near the post office on the riverfront
Tel: 012-201392
 Cherry Blossom
Boutique
Specializing in Cambodian silk. Unique and original design clothes,
women’s fashions, bags and fashion accessories, soft furnishings,
pillows, bed spreads, table cloths - all in 100% Cambodian silk.
Tailored clothes, soft furnishing made to order. 9AM-10PM
Visa/MC
Old Market area
Tel: 012-320568
E-mail:
cherryblossomboutique@khmermarket.com
 Crocodile Collection
Unique selection of high quality crocodile leather products. No other
shop in Siem Reap offers as extensive a collection of authentic,
high-quality crocodile products - bags, belts, wallets, footwear,
cigarette boxes, watchstraps, even full crocodile skins. Also offering a
selection in stingray, snake, cobra and ostrich leather. Shipping
available. Wholesale inquiries welcome.
#30, Sivatha Blvd.
Tel: 011-828619, 012-828619
E-mail: thaidarith@yahoo.com
 FCC Shopping
There are several upscale boutiques and galleries at and in front of the
FCC Angkor restaurant and bar on the river road near the Royal
Residence. Shops include the McDermott Gallery, a branch of the
well-known Jasmine and Orange River boutiques from Phnom Penh, Happy
Paintings Gallery featuring the paintings of Stéphane Delaprée, Beyond
Art and Photo, and others.
FCC Angkor restaurant and bar on the river road near the Royal
Residence.
 Hagar Design
Small Cambodian silk shop on the artsy Pub Street Alley
near the Old Market. Hagar Design offers select designs in handmade
Cambodian silk bags, scarves and wallets. Unique rice bag purses. Silver
jewelry. Home decor. Several other shops nearby. Open Monday-Saturday,
9:00AM - 9:00PM.
Visa
Old Market area, Pub Street Alley
Tel: 063-965117
Website: www.hagardesignltd.com
 Happy Painting Gallery
Galleries featuring the paintings of Stéphane Delaprée (Stef), a
singular artist with a gentle insight into everyday Cambodia. Since
1993. Sold: Original paintings, prints, limited edition reproductions,
postcards, exclusive T-shirts, statues. Galleries in Phnom Penh and Siem
Reap. Shipping arranged. Credit cards accepted.Visa/MC/JCB
Galleries at the Angkor Century Hotel, Siem Reap Airport,
Old Market area and at hotels in Phnom Penh.
Tel: 023-726100
E-mail: stef@happypainting.net
Website: www.happypainting.net
 Klick
Klick Fine Art Photo Gallery displays and offers the unique
Cambodia-themed hand-tinted black and white photographs of Pier Poretti. Klick Gallery is located on the quaint Pub Street Alley
amongst an eclectic collection of galleries, cafés and bars.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Two locations: Tel: 063-761084
1) Old Market area, Pub Street alley
2) Road to Angkor Wat
E-mail: poret@camnet.com.kh
Website:
www.cdlrimage.co.uk
 Kokoon
Boutique, next to Blue Pumpkin, offers a wide range of local crafts :
delicatessen corner (teas, spices, honey), fragrant oil, incense,
original table-art (tea sets, coffee spoon, table set, plaited bamboo
trays), jewelry and copper objects. Also shawls, kramas and a silk
blanket collections. Kokoon has used the famous Phnom Srok silk to
create a 100% Kokoon, 100% Khmer silk collection.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Old Market area
Tel: 063-963830
 McDermott Gallery
Fine art photography of Angkor and Asia
by John McDermott and other international photographers. A cool,
relaxing atmosphere and comfortable chairs make this upscale gallery a
pleasant place to browse. Limited edition photographs, reproductions,
posters and cards for sale. Two locations. The original gallery, showing
John McDermott’s images of Angkor, is at the FCC, along the riverfront.
McDermott Gallery 2 is located in the Old Market area on The Passage and
exhibits work by several international photographers. Open 10:00AM -
10:00PM.
Visa/MC/AMEX
Gallery) Pokambor, just south of Rte. #6
Annex) Old Market area
Tel: 012-615695
Website: www.asiaphotos.net
 National Center for Khmer Ceramic Revival (NCKCR)
"The National Centre for Khmer Ceramic Revival – NCKCR,
cordially invites you to visit, free of charge, our ceramic
revival training centre, workshops and kilns, as we assist
present and future generations of young Cambodians to revive the
rich ceramic heritage of the Khmer Empire – 802 to 1432. The
Khmer ceramic heritage is unique and very different from the
ceramic traditions of China, Vietnam, Champa and later Siam.
You
will be fascinated by the many activities taking place, and we
encouraged you to try your hand at the potter’s wheel! The
NCKCR and its young Khmer students are passionate about
bringing about a full revival of the ancient skills and
recreating traditional, high quality, Khmer ceramics for the
benefit of future generations. We wish to share this passion
with you – its infectious!
Our
trainees will give you a fully guided tour with explanations and
demonstrations of all stages and processes involved in turning
raw clay in to a full finished, fired and glazed Khmer ceramic
of beauty and utility. After which we invite you to browse in
our show room and relax in the beautiful tropical garden
setting.
Our
several kilns are all faithful reconstructions of ancient
traditional Khmer Kiln types based on proven archaeological
discoveries, and are of great interest and fascination to most
people; especially so if your visit coincides with the regular
firing of one of the kilns. These kilns operate at very high
temperatures, between1,000
۫
C to 1,400
۫C
(1,800 F to 2,550 F). Please join in and help us “fire” a kiln –
an impressive and awe inspiring activity and highly photogenic!
Visiting the NCKCR is a “must” whilst in the Angkor
region as it brings you closer to the true Khmer spirit and
gives you a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Khmer
ceramic arts and heritage, so sadly lost, but now making a slow
renaissance through our work and research. Opening hours are: 8
am to 6 pm daily."
Airport Road (Route #6)
Tel: 063-761519
Website:
www.khmerceramics.com
 Pich Reamker Shop
Unique gallery and shop offering authentic masks and headwear used in
traditional Cambodian dance, drama and theatre. If you have attended a
traditional Cambodia performance, you have probably seen some of these
mask in use in one of the dance dramas drawn from the Reamker (the Khmer
version of the classic Indian Ramayana). The colorful mask offered by
Pich Reamker are very high-quality, absolutely authentic, created
using traditional techniques, hand painted, each a unique work of art in
itself.
Tel: 012-876863, 012-559204
E-mail: pichream_ker@yahoo.com
 Prornam Souvenir Shop
Prornam Souvenir Shop specializes in Cambodian carvings and
statuary in wood and stone. All carvings are made by Khmer artisans in
Pursat province using traditional Khmer artistic techniques and themes -
apsaras, Bayon style faces, scenes from Hindu mythology and other
Angkorian inspired subjects. Carvings both large and small are
available. Prornam also carries a limited selection of hand
crafted silver boxes, Cambodian silks and other local souvenirs.
Wholesale inquiries welcome. Open 8:00AM-11:00PM.
Visa/MC
Sivatha Blvd.
Tel: 063-969677, 017-595685
E-mail:
prornamsouvenir@yahoo.com
 Rajana
NGO-based souvenir and handicraft shop. The Rajana shop
has a wide variety of items including silk products, silk paintings,
silver jewelry, bamboo crafts, handicrafts, cards, drawings, iron works,
hilltribe crafts and even local coffees, spices and condiments.
“The Rajana Association is an income generation and
skills training project that produces Fair Trade products using
traditional Cambodian skills with contemporary designs.”
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Old Market area
Tel: 012-481894
E-mail: 012789350@mobitel.com.kh
 Senteurs d’Angkor
Created in 1999, Senteurs d'Angkor pays special attention to quality,
originality and authenticity of its products: statues, marbles,
antiques, brass, copper and an important place dedicated to silk (kramas
and bolts by meter). Also Senteurs d'Angkor manufactures his own range
of products such as delicatessen (savory spices, flavored teas, rice
brandy, coffee…) and scents (natural soap, oil, tiger balm…). Senteurs
d'Angkor products can be identified by their original packaging,
handmade from sugarpalm leaves.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Opposite the Old Market
Tel: 012-954815
 Samatoa
Tailored ‘made to measure’ silk clothes in 24 hours (free tailoring.)
Free delivery to your hotel. French designs. Retail and wholesale. Fair
Trade clothing made by the Samatoa cooperative. (‘Samatoa’
means ‘fair’ in Khmer.) Handbags made by National Center For Disabled
Persons. Scarves made by Prey Chei weaver's (Silk) and Agir Pour
le Cambodge in Bantey Chmar (cotton). Furniture made by NYEMO.
Open 2:00PM - 11:00PM.
Old Market area, opposite Hospital
Tel: 012-285930
E-mail: samatoa@free.fr
 Sao Mao
Stylish Euro-Asian boutique with a variety of quality silks and silk
creations, garments, art objects, silver jewelry and decor, tableware,
unique coconut crafts, and curios. Cambodian coffee. Some spices and
teas.
Visa/MC/JCB/AMEX
Old Market area
Tel: 012-818130
E-mail: 012818130@mobitel.com.kh
Website: www.saomao.com
Traditional Markets (Phsar)
 ‘Phsar’ means ‘market’ in Khmer. Though ‘phsar’ can refer to any sort of market, in this guide it will be used to refer only to traditional markets - covered, open air markets with vendors selling from stalls and mats, catering primarily to the locals though some
phsars offer souvenirs. A visit to one of the older phsars is an important part of any Cambodian experience.
Phsar Chas (Old Market)
The Old Market (Phsar Chas) and the Old Market area are 'must sees' when
visiting Siem Reap. Of the various traditional markets in the Siem Reap
area, the Old Market is the most popular with tourists and visitors,
offering the greatest selection of souvenirs and curios of any of the
traditional markets. And the area around the Old Market is burgeoning
with shops, galleries, restaurants, bars, massage and more. The Old
Market is located on the river at the south end of the Old French
Quarter. During the day and into the early evening the south side of the
market near the river is alive with souvenir and silk vendors hawking a
wide variety of Cambodian handicrafts, textiles, statues and curios. The
Old Market is also a good place to pick up post cards, tee-shirts and
other small items if you haven't already bought them from the vendors at
the temples. The north half of the market caters primarily to the
locals, vending fruit, vegetables, meats, clothes, appliances and such.
A number of inexpensive food stalls line the northern edge, serving
local fare in interesting though sometimes hygienically challenged
conditions. The Old Market closes at sunset, but many of the souvenir
vendors in south section of the market stay open past 8PM.
While the Old Market offers the greatest variety of souvenirs, the
streets in the area around the market harbor several little galleries
and boutiques, each with its own particular style, collection, art or
specialty. The boutiques and galleries often offer higher quality, more
select items, as well as more comfortable, often air-conditioned
shopping venues. Other conveniences in the Old Market area include
dozens of restaurants and pubs, especially along Pub Street, several
travel agents and Internet shops, a couple of bookstores and several
roving booksellers, convenience stores, banks and ATMs, and several
reflexology/massage shops.
After the sun goes down, the focus shifts a block or two east of the Old
Market to 'Pub Street,' so named for the numerous and varied restaurants
and pubs that line the street from one end to the other. You can always
find Khmer, Thai, French, Vietnamese, Indian, Italian and a variety of
other international foods on at the 'Pub Street' restaurants. Most of
the bars are open all day but don’t really get going until around 5PM as
people return from the temples and come to take advantage of the various
happy hour deals. In the later evening the street is blocked to motor
traffic, allowing pedestrians to stroll easily. It's then that Pub
Street really comes alive as the restaurants move their tables to the
curbside and the bars crank up the music. The whole 'Pub Street' area is
the center of nightlife in Siem Reap these days with most places staying
open until at least midnight and few until near dawn. 'Pub Street
Alley,' running parallel about a half of a block over, offers a somewhat
different atmosphere - a quaint, shaded, tranquil retreat from the Pub
Street crowds. The alley is a narrow lane lined with little galleries,
shops, bars, cafés and Khmer restaurants.
Phsar Leu Thom Thmey (Big, New, Upper Market)
Phsar Leu is the main market for locals, located a couple of kilometers
west of the Siem Reap town area. The old Phsar Leu was torn down a few
years ago and a new market building constructed. The locals are now
calling it ‘Phsar Leu Thom Thmey’ (Big, New Upper Market). Many of the
stands line the highway (Route #6) in front of the market making for a
chaotic and dangerous traffic situation. Opens and closes with the sun.
The morning rush can be a particularly chaotic and photogenic scene.
Convenience Stores
There are now several international style convenience stores in town, a
few located along Sivatha Blvd, all offering selections of groceries,
sundries, drinks, beer, wine and spirits, international newspapers and
magazines and more. Angkor Market
on Sivatha Blvd. is one of first and best international-style
convenience stores town offering a good selection of local and
international products. In the Wat Bo area, the New Apsara
Supermarket has a good selection of groceries and traveler’s
needs and is promising a restaurant in the near future. StarMart,
the convenience store in the Caltex station on Route #6 (Airport
Road), stays open late and has hot snacks such as hot dogs.
The shopping scene on Sivatha Blvd. has been quickly developing over the
last couple of years. There are now several medium-sized markets like
Phsar Kandal (Central Market) and small strips of shops including
souvenir shops, banks and money changers, massage parlors, travel
agencies and photo shops, are located along Sivatha, most between Route
#6 and Phsar Kandal. Many of the shops stay open until at least 9pm.
Close to the Old Market, opposite the hospital, there are several small
‘drink shops’ that carry canned goods, soft drinks, beer and freshly
baked baguettes..
Photography Shops & Processing
Siem Reap has a more than ample number of photo shops. Almost all offer
digital camera to print/CD services for around $3 per CD. Though some
specialty films may be difficult or impossible to find, fresh supplies
of most print and slide films are plentiful and available from shops in
town and vendors at all of the temples. Most shops offer one hour
processing as well as a limited selection of photographic equipment and
supplies, disposable cameras and camera batteries.
Lhor Penh Chet Photo Studio Digital Photo Express
One hour processing. B&W processing. Special prints and medias.
Cameras, equipment, batteries. Digital camera to CD. Burn CDs for all
memory cards. Photographer.
Located on #22-23, Sivatha Blvd.
Tel: 016-789777
CD/VCD/DVD/MP3
Bubble T
Pub Street café offering bubble tea, fruit and ice cream shakes,
Taiwanese snacks and dishes and over 7000 albums available to record to
MP3, hard drive, burn CD, etc.
Old Market area
Tel: 012-1978305
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