Quite an interesting place to visit, where you can see various goods sold and some services provided here by the local merchants; ranging from fresh pork meat, strings of dried sausages, Khmer spices, teas, and ground coffee, giant avocados, dried fruits, Khmer foods (including crispy tarantulas), clothing and apparels, Buddha statues, silver and gold jewellery, manicure service, and the list goes on.
In the centre of the market is where you'll find the food court. It's gloomy and warm, but bustling with people. Nearby you'll find the barbershop at the narrowest alleyway I've been to, no more than 3 feet wide separating the two barbershop. Outer rings of the market is where you'll find Khmer restaurant, hardware shop, Cambodian snacks stall, clothing vendors, and gemstones booth.
P.S. Prices of items tends to be higher than usual here, understandably due to frequency of foreigners visiting the place, so if you planning to buy something like a shirt or pouches, prepare to bargain like there's no tomorrow. In terms of exotic foods, it's not guaranteed to be found on daily basis, as the permanent local vendors typically don't sell these foods (i.e. insects), and it's typically sold by the vendors from the...
Read moresource wikipedia Psah Chas (literally "Old Market"), also commonly spelt as Phsar Chas, Psar Chas or Psar Chaa, is a market in the city of Siem Reap in northern Cambodia. Not to be confused with the similarly named Psah Chas in Phnom Penh that is geared toward locals, this market in the south of the city caters to locals and tourists alike. The market is such a fixture in Siem Reap that many businesses give their address in relation to Psah Chas.[1] The Khmer word "psah" (Khmer pronunciation: [psaː], "market")) is derived from "pasar" ("market"), either from Malay or Cham, both of which in turn derive from Persian "bazar".[2] The market is popular with tourists in the city and sells souvenirs, including T-shirts, silverware, silk, wood and stone carvings, Buddhas, and other items.[3] It is also known for its variety of Cambodian cuisine, and has a number of food stalls which sell a variety of rices, dried fish and pork sausages, vegetables and fruits, and a Cambodian specialty Prahok, a type of fermented fish paste. Some stalls sell baguettes and spiced frogs, which is believed to be a relic of French colonialism in the area.[4] Other stalls cook up various Khmer soups and red chili slices...
Read moreMUST GO market,Where you can find everything. . NOTED if you go by motobike, park in the middle of the line where everyone park, next to another bike, traffic polices always come and try to collect some motobike. I'm here for fruits, I also cook 1 meal a day so it's a perfect market for me. the price is almost the same in every stalls ( I ask for the prices every where for over 1 week I've been staying here) so just find the good looking ftuits and foods to buy. Talk to local sellers, they are all helpful, 40% of them speak some basic English, if they don;t they will find helps from their "neighbor" , learn some Khmer language from them is the best thing you will experience, they will remember you and smile with you everytime you pass by. Be careful of pickpocketing. Foods inside are ok, you also can find vietnamese summer roll , spring roll and pancake, but it's more expensive and not that good like in Vietnam, by the way try it their 4 small one for $1/2 big one for $1. red/yellow curry for $2, everything else for $1.25-1.75 . All of the ladies there is friendly. Enough for me to...
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