Night Time Market in Phnom Penh

This weekend we ventured back up to Phnom Penh (or PP as it's locally known!) My weekends are spare time to do what I like and I can leave the orphanage to visit other places and sight see.  There are 4 of us just now and we booked Eighty 8 Backpackers Hostel to stay in (review to follow).

One of the best things to do at the weekends in Phnom Penh is visit the night market.  So far I've been to the new market (daytime) and a rural local market; so I was keen to see how this compared.

We took a Tuk Tuk which cost us $2.50 there & back between 4 of us (so super cheap).  Tuk Tuk drivers will usually ask how many people there are & charge $1 per person - this can be haggled down though - so don't accept this first price!

The night market is set up in a huge square, just across from the river front.  It's a bustling hive of activity and the smell of sizzling food is amazing! There are lots of food stalls set up around the square all cooking a variety of Asian dishes.  In the centre is large woven mats where people sit with their food and chat amongst the buzzy atmosphere of the night market.

For our dinner we chose chicken kebabs which had peppers, onions and carrots on the skewers as well.  You could choose which kebabs you wanted and they would barbecue them for you.  See pictures below:

There was also a variety of other obscure delicacies; including chicken feet and whole mice. 

I also had a freshly made shake; you could choose from coconut, mango, pineapple, ginger beer, passion fruit or banana. 

The shake stand

Behind the food stalls were loads of other clothing, flip-flop, jewelry and handbag stalls - it's a great place to just wander round and soak up the atmosphere. Hang on to your bag for dare life though, pickpockets & opportunistic child thieves are common here and even out Tuk Tuk driver warned us about them! 

The mats in the centre for eating. 

Clothing stalls

There was also a stage with lots of entertainers and performers - although the Cambodian sketches were impossible to follow the rest of the crowd seemed to find them hugely funny! 

So, there it is: Phnom Penh's bustling night market!

Thanks for reading :-)