Phnom Penh's shopping runs from crumbling colonial market halls stacked with silver betel boxes to air-conditioned ateliers selling handwoven ikat. Bargain hard in Russian Market's tin-roofed alleys, then browse fair-trade silk studios on Street 240 where prices are fixed and artisans are named.
The 1937 art-deco cruciform hall with its 26m ochre dome sells silver jewellery, gemstones, watches and Khmer krama scarves. Open 07:00–18:00 daily. Silver betel-nut boxes run 15,000–60,000 riel; krama from 8,000 riel. The north wing is best for antiques.
A low tin-roofed maze famous for factory-surplus clothing from Cambodia's garment plants — branded tees and dresses at 12,000–40,000 riel. Also silk scarves, Buddha carvings and DVDs. Open 06:00–17:00. The food stalls in the centre serve noodles from 6,000 riel.
A workshop and showroom staffed by landmine survivors and disabled artisans, tucked beside Wat Than pagoda. Handwoven silk scarves, recycled-bomb-casing jewellery and rattan bags. Fixed prices, open 07:00–17:30 Mon–Sat. Weaving looms are visible at the back.
A working neighbourhood market two blocks from the river where locals buy fabric by the metre, temple offerings, incense and enamelware. Almost no tourist pricing. Fabric from 10,000 riel/metre; tailors nearby stitch a shirt in 48 hours for about 60,000 riel.
Phnom Penh's prettiest shopping street, lined with restored shophouses: Ambre (couturier Romyda Keth), Bliss, Keo Kjay and Sirivan. Expect contemporary Khmer-cut dresses, hand-block linens and ceramics. Most open 09:00–19:00. Dresses from 120,000 riel.
The retail arm of Mith Samlanh, funding street-youth training programmes. Recycled-material bags, quirky homeware, upcycled rice-sack purses and a small second-hand rail. Open 11:00–21:00 near Street 13, beside the Friends restaurant.
Street 178 — 'Art Street' — runs beside the National Museum with framers, stone and bronze carvers and contemporary galleries. Reproduction Angkor sandstone heads from 100,000 riel; original canvases 200,000 riel upward. Most studios open 08:00–18:00.
Cambodia's flagship mall, opened 2014: four floors of international brands, a supermarket with Kampot pepper and palm sugar at fixed prices, plus an ice rink and cinema. Open 09:00–22:00. Good for air-conditioned browsing and duty-free-style gift buying.
The capital showroom of the Siem Reap social enterprise training rural artisans in lacquerware, silk painting, stone and wood carving. Certificates of origin with each piece; fixed prices. Lacquer bowls from 60,000 riel, silk paintings from 200,000 riel.
An independent café stocking Cambodian arabica from Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri, sold as whole bean, plus a shelf of Khmer history and photography titles. Beans around 40,000 riel per 250g. Open 07:00–18:00, air-conditioned and reliably quiet.
A Mekong island 15km north reached by a 5-minute ferry from Prek Leap. Household looms weave golden Khmer silk; you can watch dyeing and buy direct. Scarves 40,000–120,000 riel, full ikat lengths from 300,000 riel. Ferry about 2,000 riel with a moto.
Sobbhana, founded by Princess Norodom Marie Ranariddh, trains women in traditional silk weaving; profits fund the foundation. Hand-loomed hol and pidan silks, scarves and cushion covers. Fixed prices, open 08:00–18:00 opposite the museum wall.