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Cafés in Toul Tom Poung (Russian Market)

Streets 155, 432 and 454 around the market: roasters, social-enterprise cafés and an iced-coffee stall inside.

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Psar Toul Tom Poung sits between Monivong and Mao Tse Tung boulevards, about 10–15 minutes from central BKK.1 Foreigners call it the Russian Market, a name from the 1980s, when Soviet goods and products from Eastern Europe, labeled in Russian, Polish and German, filled its stalls.23

The market's address is Street 163 at the corner of Street 444, and it trades daily from 06:00 to 16:30.2 No part of Phnom Penh has more cafés than Toul Tom Poung. They spread out from the market along the numbered side streets, with Streets 155, 163, 432 and 454 the busiest, followed by Street 123.

Local tip: The market stalls close at 16:30, so buy your iced coffee at the stand in the middle before then and leave the cafés on Streets 155 and 454 for later in the day.2

At a glance

123Cafés listed
12With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: កាហ្វេ តារិន, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–10:00).
  • Closes latest: Pleng Chan, until 22:00 (Daily 07:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: ផ្លូវ ១៦៣ (2), ផ្លូវ ១៥៥ (2), Phnom Penh (2).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (11%), bakery café (5%), specialty (2%).

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Coffee chains in Toul Tom Poung (Russian Market)

Iced coffee inside the market

Start in the middle of the market. Ai Bounnareth has run a coffee and fresh-juice stand there since 1980, under a sign that promises the best iced coffee in Phnom Penh.45 It is the place for the classic version: black over ice, or with condensed milk.5

The fresh-food section shares the building, with butchers, fruit stalls and open-air kitchens selling snacks and drinks.2 Shade between the stalls is limited, and the aisles are least crowded early on weekend mornings or in the late afternoon.2

Roasters on Streets 95, 450 and 456

Several roasters work within a few blocks of the market. Chadajima Coffee Roasters is at 5b Street 450 and Roast. at 35 Street 456; Founan Café Coffee Roaster is at 117 Street 95. Mr. Piccolo Coffee, at 30 Street 123, pours Feel Good Coffee, from an employee-owned social enterprise that sources Cambodian beans.6

Deja Cafe at 64 Street 454 is popular with young Cambodians for its long list of coffees, fruit teas and frappes, and for air-conditioning turned up high.4 It opens 06:30–21:00, and Cozy Coffee on the same street 09:00–20:00.

Cafés that train and employ women

Toul Tom Poung has a group of cafés run for a cause. Daughters of Cambodia, which helps people leave the sex industry and rebuild their lives, runs its visitor centre and café at #63C Street 456, open Monday to Saturday 08:30–17:00.7

Jars of Clay, at 39b Street 155, is a Cambodian-run social enterprise that employs disadvantaged and at-risk young women and serves coffee, cakes, juices and Western dishes.4 Open Arms Cafe and The Reading Home Cafe, both on Street 155, offer Wi-Fi.

Morning and evening hours

Most cafés here keep daytime hours. The two Racer branches, at 204 Street 155 and 07 Street 460, and cyclo at 146 Street 163 all run 06:30–19:00. Coffee Culture at 100 Street 430 opens 08:00–21:00, and Ministry of Cat at 5 Street 442 opens Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00–19:00.

For an evening coffee, Pleng Chan on Street 135 serves until 22:00, and Sacred Lotus Cafe and GuestHouse on Street 440, with a terrace and vegan food, until 21:00. A tuk-tuk to the riverside costs US$2–3 as of 2026; agree the fare and whether it is one-way before you set off.3

Sources

  1. Russian Market Area Guide, Toul Tom Poung Phnom Penh (updated May 2026), IPS Cambodia, accessed October 2026
  2. Russian Market in Phnom Penh: Comprehensive Guide on Psar Tuol Tom Pong (updated June 2026), Indochina Tour, accessed October 2026
  3. Phnom Penh travel guide, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  4. The 10 Best Coffee Shops and Cafes in Toul Tom Poung, Phnom Penh, Culture Trip, accessed October 2026
  5. A Brief History of Cambodian Iced Coffee, Culture Trip, accessed October 2026
  6. Phnom Penh's Best Coffee Shops & Cafes in 2026, Lost Plate, accessed October 2026
  7. Daughters of Cambodia, Daughters of Cambodia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Toul Tom Poung (Russian Market) cafés: questions

Why is Phnom Penh's Toul Tom Poung market called the Russian Market?

Foreigners began calling Psar Toul Tom Poung the Russian Market in the 1980s, when Soviet goods and products from Eastern Europe, labeled in Russian, Polish and German, filled its stalls. The market is at Street 163 and Street 444, between Monivong and Mao Tse Tung boulevards, and trades daily from 06:00 to 16:30.

Where are the coffee roasters near Phnom Penh's Russian Market?

Within a few blocks of the market: Chadajima Coffee Roasters at 5b Street 450 and Roast. at 35 Street 456. Founan Café Coffee Roaster is at 117 Street 95. Mr. Piccolo Coffee at 30 Street 123 serves Feel Good Coffee, from an employee-owned social enterprise that sources Cambodian beans.

Which cafés near Phnom Penh's Russian Market support vulnerable women?

Daughters of Cambodia, which helps people leave the sex industry, runs a visitor centre and café at #63C Street 456, open Monday to Saturday 08:30–17:00. Jars of Clay, at 39b Street 155, is a Cambodian-run social enterprise that employs disadvantaged and at-risk young women and serves coffee, cakes, juices and Western dishes.

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