All Venues
in phnom-penh
Duplex Rooftop Bar
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Rooftop bar and club on the riverside — two levels with river views, DJ nights, cocktails, and a crowd that mixes Phnom Penh's young affluent Khmer with expats and visitors. The most polished rooftop option on the riverside strip. Open daily from 5pm.
📍 Sisowath Quay, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
FCC Phnom Penh
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
The Foreign Correspondents' Club — a colonial-era building on Sisowath Quay with a rooftop terrace, river views, and the best sundowner setting in Phnom Penh. More of a restaurant and bar than a nightlife venue; peaks at sunset. The building and the view are the draw. Open daily from 7am.
📍 363 Sisowath Quay, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
Heart of Darkness
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh's most famous nightclub — operating on Street 51 since 1993, surviving coup attempts, government crackdowns, and decades of Southeast Asian nightlife evolution. Multi-room club with DJs, a mixed local and expat crowd, and an atmosphere that's genuinely its own thing. Not a lady bar — a real nightclub. Open nightly until 4am or later.
📍 Street 51, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
Martini Bar
Lady BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
One of Phnom Penh's most notorious and longest-running lady bars — a large open-format venue near the riverfront with a high volume of female staff, pool tables, and the direct atmosphere that defines the Phnom Penh scene. Survived multiple crackdown periods. Pricing transparent and negotiated at the venue. Open daily from 5pm.
📍 Street 95, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
Pontoon Club
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh's most well-known floating club — moored on the Tonle Sap river, open-air deck, DJ nights and live acts, mixed crowd of locals, expats, and visitors. The riverside setting distinguishes it from every other nightlife option in the city. Open Thursday to Sunday from 9pm.
📍 Sisowath Quay riverside, Phnom Penh
Seeing Hands Massage
MassagePhnom Penh, Cambodia
Legitimate massage operation employing blind therapists — a Phnom Penh institution with multiple locations. Traditional Khmer and Swedish massage from well-trained staff. From $6 per hour. Not a gray-area venue; included as the most consistently recommended legitimate massage option in the city.
📍 Multiple locations, Phnom Penh
Sharky Bar
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Long-running Phnom Penh expat institution on Street 130 near the riverfront — pool tables, cheap beer, sports screens, and a reliable late-night crowd of long-term expats and visitors. The kind of bar that every Southeast Asian city has but Phnom Penh's version has been here longer than most. Open daily until 3am.
📍 126 Street 130, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
Street 104 Bar Strip
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh's main nightlife street with a cluster of bars, hostess venues, and late-night spots.
📍 Street 104, Phnom Penh
Street 136 Bar Row
Lady BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
The short block of Street 136 between Streets 51 and 63 is Phnom Penh's most concentrated adult bar zone — open-fronted establishments on both sides with women sitting outside, direct pricing, and the most visible P4P format in Cambodia. Post-2018 crackdown the strip is smaller than its peak but still operational. Short-time pricing typically $20–40 all-in. Go in the evening, walk the block end to end before committing to anything.
📍 Street 136, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh