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City guide · Phnom Penh, Cambodia · 2026

Phnom Penh in 3 days: itinerary and top spots

Updated · 26 spots · open in 2025–26

Phnom Penh, Cambodia. From 26 spots whose locations we've checked, we picked a full 3-day route (not counting arrival and departure days) and the top 8 in each category. The areas you'll keep coming back to: Riverside · City centre · Takeo.

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🗺️ A 3-day route

Each day: two sights, one meal, one hot spot and one evening stop, grouped by neighbourhood so you can walk from one to the next.

Day 1 about 5h 15m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Royal PalaceRiverside🏛️ Sight

    Closed 11am–2pm; no shorts or sleeveless tops

  2. Lunch
    Friends the RestaurantNear National Museum🍜 Food

    Social-enterprise restaurant serving Khmer tapas

  3. Afternoon
    Central Market (Phsar Thmei)City centre✨ Hot spot

    Art-deco dome market; souvenirs, fruit and snacks

  4. Late afternoon
    Wat PhnomNorth downtown🏛️ Sight

    Hill temple that gave the city its name; small fee

  5. Evening
    Phnom Penh Night MarketRiverside🌙 Night

    Weekend evening market; food and clothes, mind your bag

Day 2 about 5h at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    Silver PagodaInside the Royal Palace🏛️ Sight

    Floor of 5,000 silver tiles; included in the palace ticket

  2. Lunch
    RomdengCity🍜 Food

    Training restaurant for street youth; Khmer food in a villa

  3. Afternoon
    AEON Mall Phnom PenhTonle Bassac✨ Hot spot

    Big mall with food court and supermarket

  4. Late afternoon
    Independence MonumentCity centre🏛️ Sight

    Angkor-style tower; lit at night, park walks around

  5. Evening
    Bassac LaneBassac🌙 Night

    Alley of tiny bars; lively after 9pm

Day 3 about 5h 40m at the stops, plus travel

  1. Morning
    National Museum of CambodiaNorth of the palace🏛️ Sight

    Top Angkorian sculpture collection; rest by the courtyard pond

  2. Lunch
    Old Market (Phsar Chas)Riverside🍜 Food

    Local market; morning kuy teav noodle stalls

  3. Afternoon
    Russian Market (Tuol Tom Poung)Tuol Tom Poung✨ Hot spot

    Souvenir and clothing market; hot inside, go in the morning

  4. Late afternoon
    Tuol Sleng Genocide MuseumTuol Svay Prey🏛️ Sight

    Khmer Rouge prison; get the audio guide, emotionally heavy

  5. Evening
    Sisowath QuayRiverside🌙 Night

    Riverfront promenade and restaurants; breezy at dusk

🍜 Where to eat in Phnom Penh: top 8

Specific restaurants, markets and food halls. Where there are queues, go right after opening.

  1. Old Market (Phsar Chas)RiversideIn the route

    Local market; morning kuy teav noodle stalls

  2. RomdengCityIn the route

    Training restaurant for street youth; Khmer food in a villa

  3. Malis RestaurantBassac

    Upscale Khmer cuisine in a garden; book for dinner

  4. Khmer SurinCity

    Khmer and Thai food in a wooden house with floor seating

  5. Orussey MarketOrussey

    Locals’ biggest market; food upstairs, mind belongings

  6. Friends the RestaurantNear National MuseumIn the route

    Social-enterprise restaurant serving Khmer tapas

✨ Phnom Penh hot spots: top 8

Trendy neighbourhoods, cafés, photo spots and complexes for the daytime.

  1. Central Market (Phsar Thmei)City centreIn the route

    Art-deco dome market; souvenirs, fruit and snacks

  2. Russian Market (Tuol Tom Poung)Tuol Tom PoungIn the route

    Souvenir and clothing market; hot inside, go in the morning

  3. AEON Mall Phnom PenhTonle BassacIn the route

    Big mall with food court and supermarket

  4. Koh Dach (Silk Island)Mekong island

    Silk-weaving island village; half day by ferry and tuk-tuk

🌙 Phnom Penh at night: top 8

Bars, izakaya and night views — one to end the evening.

  1. Sisowath QuayRiversideIn the route

    Riverfront promenade and restaurants; breezy at dusk

  2. Phnom Penh Night MarketRiversideIn the route

    Weekend evening market; food and clothes, mind your bag

  3. Bassac LaneBassacIn the route

    Alley of tiny bars; lively after 9pm

  4. Koh Pich (Diamond Island)Koh Pich

    New-town island on the river; lights and stalls at night

🏛️ Top sights in Phnom Penh

The places most first-timers don’t want to miss. Add a day in the app for the ones not in the route.

  1. Royal PalaceRiversideIn the route

    Closed 11am–2pm; no shorts or sleeveless tops

  2. Silver PagodaInside the Royal PalaceIn the route

    Floor of 5,000 silver tiles; included in the palace ticket

  3. National Museum of CambodiaNorth of the palaceIn the route

    Top Angkorian sculpture collection; rest by the courtyard pond

  4. Tuol Sleng Genocide MuseumTuol Svay PreyIn the route

    Khmer Rouge prison; get the audio guide, emotionally heavy

  5. Choeung Ek Killing Fields15km south of the city

    Mass-grave memorial; audio guide included in ticket

  6. Wat PhnomNorth downtownIn the route

    Hill temple that gave the city its name; small fee

  7. Independence MonumentCity centreIn the route

    Angkor-style tower; lit at night, park walks around

  8. Wat OunalomRiverside

    Seat of Cambodian Buddhism; drop in on a river walk

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