Russian Market: Phsar Tuol Tom Poung in Phnom Penh
Shopping in Psar Tuol Tom Pong, The Russian Market in Phnom Penh – Housed in a sprawling mall-like space, this is the place to come if you want to lose your legion of adoring tuk-tuk fans. It is a complete maze selling everything you can think of.
Haggling at the Psar Tuol Tom Pong market requires peering over mounds and mounds of clothing and quality kramas (chequered silk scarf worn around the necks, shoulders and waists of nearly every Khmer). It is often called & referred to as the Russian Market (Psar O Russei), as back in the 1980s it was the Russians’ retail outlet of choice. It is the best place for souvenir T-shirts, Old CDs, DVDs and miniature carvings.
It is fun to wander the stalls and see what each vendor has to sell. It’s a haven for supposed designer purses and high end electronics of somehow, but it’s still evident that the products just aren’t the same as the real deal. Bargain works well, its just depending on your negotiating skill.
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Why's called "Russian Market Phnom Penh"
And then, it’s slowly its popularity and become a regular on the Phnom Penh things to do. The covered market place is a huge complex of busy corridors dedicated to a one top place for all your souvenir shopping.
Psar Tuol Tom Pong, Phnom Penh
This must go for shopping market in the heart of the Phnom Penh Capital of Cambodia offer everything a tourist would want to buy as a gift or something to remember Cambodia. There are discounted copy-brand t-shirts and clothes everywhere. Try to visit the Russian market around the late after time as it is less crowded and tour buses are not around.
What to buy at Russian Market, Phnom Penh
Tourists can buy anything from anywhere, this sweltering market is the one place for all visitors, you should come to at least once during a stay to Phnom Penh. It is the place to shop for souvenirs and discounted Western name-brand clothing. We can’t vouch for the authenticity of everything, but along with plenty of knock-offs you will find genuine products stitched in local factories. You’ll pay as little as 10% of the price you’ll pay back home in US or Europe, for brands like Banana Republic, Billabong, Calvin Klein, Colombia, Gap, North Face, and Next.
Things to buy at the Russian Market – so-called by foreigners because the predominantly Russian expat population shopped here in the 1980s – also has a large range of handicrafts and antiquities (many fake), including miniature Buddhas, woodcarvings, betel-nut boxes, silks, silver jewellery, musical instruments, Communist era posters and many more.
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The market comprises nearly 400 shops & stalls and has been described as an antique labyrinth. Within this setting, one may acquire a range of items, including gongs, ancient bronze Buddha statues from Cambodia and Laos, pottery, statues of the Indra Elephant, bas-reliefs of the Apsara, as well as vintage weapons from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Numerous traders visit the Phnom Penh’s Russian market to acquire rare goods for collection or resale, as certain antiques found there are exceptionally difficult to obtain elsewhere in the world. Furthermore, the market features a sidewalk stalls, in which a considerable number of Buddha sculptures are displayed, alongside, according to local mythology, statues of deities’ heads.
In addition, the Psar Tuol Tom Pong (Russian Market) offers a range of other distinctive items, including functional tools, paper money, oil lamps, and antique clocks. These goods undoubtedly offers tourists a unique and memorable shopping experiences. Alongside antiques, gold- or silver-plated jewellery, silk, and traditional Cambodian souvenirs are also highly sought after.
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The market caleld by so many different name among locals, Phsar tuol tompong, tuol tompoung market, or few others. The Cambodia’s famous Russian market is located in the center of Phnom Penh, accessible by walk from your hotel, yo can also take a metered tai and or Tuk-Tuk, but remember to negotiate the ride haul price. Here is the Russian market phnom penh map
