Distance: 2.6km
In recent years Toul Tom Poung has morphed from sleepy enclave into Phnom Penh’s most happening hood, dotted with third-wave coffee shops, boutiques and eateries repping the new Cambodia. Unlike many parts of the city, it’s also surprisingly walkable. Start amid the bustle of the market and walk this way…
A. Toul Tom Poung Market
Toul Tom Poung Market, also known as Russian Market, attracts locals and tourists alike with its warren of stalls heaving with clothes, art, handicrafts, electrical items, food and everything in between. Prepare to haggle.
Street 163 (corner of Street 444), 6.30am-5pm daily
B. Sundown Social Club
Like it says on the tin, Sundown Social Club is perfectly perched for sundowners overlooking the tin roofs of the market. Channelling a tropical Miami vibe, it pulls a cool crowd with its zingin’ cocktails and decent vegan/veg eats.
#86 Street 440, Toul Tom Poung Market, +855 15 526 373, 12pm-11pm daily, facebook.com/sundownsocialclub
C. TINI
What it lacks in size, diminutive java joint TINI makes up for with bags of personality, super-friendly staff and great coffee. It also doubles up as a gallery, with contemporary art by local talents adorning its walls.
#57 Street 450, +855 17 555 450, 9am-9pm Tue-Sun, till 5pm Mon, facebook.com/TiniPP450
D. Kinin Collective
Seek respite from the TTP hustle at Sophal Thim’s Kinin Collective. This leafy courtyard is home to a restaurant serving homestyle east-west fare, cocktail bar, charcuterie and a shop selling top-notch drops from across the globe.
Street 123 Saint 446, +855 77 400 846, 11am-11.30pm Tue-Thur; Sat- Sun, 11am-10.30pm Fri, kininthecollective.business.site
E. Eleven One Kitchen
The restaurant that kick-started Toul Tom Pong’s revival, Eleven One Kitchen continues to be one of the area’s biggest draws. A relaxed, open-air setting backdrops Soklim Srun’s flavoursome Khmer-western dishes crafted from local ingredients without MSG – hurrah! Good set lunches.
#37 Street 123 (corner of 460), +855 86 619 111, 7am-9.30pm daily, elevenonekitchen.com
F. Phnom Climb
Inject some fun into your fitness regime at Phnom Penh’s first climbing gym. Phnom Climb welcomes all levels, from novice to aspiring free-soloers – drop in to try your hand at bouldering or to scale the climbing walls.
#345 Street 460, +855 17 897 105, 10am-9pm Mon-Wed, 2pm-9pm Thur, 9am-9pm Fri, 9am-8pm Sat-Sun, phnomclimb.com
G. ONE Day Spa & Beauty Salon
Post workout, revive sore muscles with a pamper sess, while giving back to the community at ONE Day Spa & Beauty Salon. All the therapists here are from disadvantaged backgrounds and have received professional training in all manner of treatments from manis/pedis to rub downs spanning Khmer, aromatherapy and Swedish to hot stone massages.
79AEO, Street 155, +855 12 563 130, 10am-9pm daily, onecambodia.org
H. Penh Lenh
Another social enterprise empowering marginalised women Penh Lenh’s delicate jewellery has earned plaudits from the likes of teen Vogue and the New York Post… now you too can snap up one of their covetable bracelets, earrings and necklaces featuring gemstones, beads or on-trend charms crafted in the workshop above the store.
#34B Street 456, +855 77 431 298, 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, penhlenh.com
I. Java Creative Café
Come for the coffee and delish home-cooked food, stay for a Khmer dance performance. Now celebrating its 20th birthday, Java Creative Café is home to Prumsodun Ok & Natyarasa, Cambodia’s first gay dance company, which reinterprets traditional dance. See site for the performance schedule.
#53 Street 468, +855 77 873 929, 7am-10pm daily, javacreativecafe.com
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Photo Credit: Sundown Social Club
