Entertainment in Phnom Penh
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Gasolina
This stylish garden bar specialises in the sensual sounds of South America and even offers salsa lessons (Tuesday and Thursday nights). Rum punches, cheap beers and a tasty bar menu round things off. Check out the weekend brunches.
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Magic Sponge
The healthy dose of double shots aside, this little bar is a friendly spot for exchanging travel tales and perhaps a game or two of cards.
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Elsewhere Bar
It recently moved elsewhere, but the new location is right in the heart of the action on St 278. Ambient vibes, a great drinks menu, and two plunge pools for punters, it’s sedate by day but sexy by night. Hit the happy hours from 4pm to 8pm and forget your worries over an ‘amnesia’ cocktail.
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Chinese House
Located in one of the most atmospheric colonial-era properties in the city, there is an art gallery below and a refined bar above that hosts regular bands. Happy hours run from 4pm to 8pm daily and they serve up monster mojitos, as well as tasty Chinese bites.
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Gym Bar
The only workout going on here is raising glasses, as this is the number one sports bar in town. You won’t find a better selection of big – no, make that giant – screens in this part of the world. Cold beer, pub grub and a rowdy crowd for the big ball games.
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Heart of Darkness
The Heart of Business these days, this is more a nightclub than a bar but remains a place to see and be seen. Be very wary of large gangs of rich young Khmers here…some are children of the elite and rely on their bodyguards to do their dirty work.
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Elephant Bar
The signature bar of the Raffles-owned Hotel Le Royal, this is a sophisticated spot that offers two-for-one happy hours between 16:00 and 20:00. Play pool, and tuck into the free chips and salsa. Enjoy two original Singapore slings for around US$7 or so.
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Apsara Arts Association
Apsara Arts Association teaches students the fine art of Khmer royal ballet. You can catch them training if you pop into the centres. Alternating performances of classical dance and folk dance are held at Apsara every Saturday at 19:00 (admission US$5).
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Pickled Parrot
One of the few bars in town where you can wash up any time of the day and find a fellow drinker supping a beer, this is a friendly air-con spot with big screens, a pool table and cheap drinks. Not a hostess bar, unlike many others in this strip.
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Quay
Head up to the rooftop of Quay for big views, cooling breezes and happy hours (half price) from 4pm to 8pm. The cocktail list here is arguably the most creative in town, including zesty infusions like ginger and lemon grass.
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Rubies
If you prefer the grape to the grain, then make for this small wine bar with a big personality. The bar is lined with wood and spills out onto the pavement, while the lengthy wine list includes the best of the new-world wines.
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Brauhaus
This German bar, pork knuckles and all, is a cosy place boasting the largest beer selection in Phnom Penh, including fancy flavours from Belgium and Germany and cheaper local brews. Live music most nights.
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Talkin to a Stranger
An enduringly popular garden bar, the congenial hosts have earned the place a loyal following with their killer cocktails and dinner specials. Regular events include quiz nights and live bands.
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Flavour
Located on the corner of the ‘Golden Mile’, this place was always destined to be popular and is a darling of the NGO crowd, with cheap beer on tap, cocktails and a menu that travels the world.
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Fly Lounge
A newish bar that is turning heads. Enter the cocktail lounge, chill out amid cushions and drapes in the middle and then take a swim in the indoor pool, part of the small nightclub out back.
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Blue Chilli
Gay-friendly, this contemporary bar is a good place for some banter and boogying. It also has some private booths for those more intimate moments.
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Zeppelin Café
Who says vinyl is dead? It lives on here in Phnom Penh, thanks to the owner of this old-skool rock bar, who mans the turntables every night. Fun.
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Royal University of Fine Arts
The Royal University of Fine Arts teaches students the fine art of Khmer royal ballet. You can catch them training if you pop in.
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Peace Pub
A bar with reasonably priced drinks and regular quiz and movie nights, including some arthouse films. Happy hour 16:00 to 20:00.
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Teukei Bar
Linger beneath Chinese lanterns and chill to ambient sounds and classic reggae cuts. Close to the Psar O Russei guesthouses.
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Equinox Bar
Acoustic jam sessions are held every Thursday and Saturday night in this animated bar. Happy hour 17:00 to 20:00.
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Jungle Bar & Grill
An airy and relaxed riverfront bar that has speedy internet access for laptops and serves food until 02:00.
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Memphis Pub
Live rock and blues can be enjoyed most nights but weekends are the best, when it really gets going.
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Movie Street
Private viewing booths with big TVs to watch the latest Hollywood and European titles.
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French Cultural Centre
Frequent weekday movie screenings in French. Ask for the monthly programme.
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