Phnom Penh - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some typical ways to socialize, either with local people or with other expatriates? Are there groups or clubs that you can recommend?
Lots of Facebook groups for any kind of activity. There's great nightlife, so people tend to go out. - May 2024
There are a few various types of social clubs here, some restaurants host events like pub quiz. No recommendations. - Jul 2021
Bars, western style markets, informal groups by area of interest. Everything is on Facebook. - Nov 2020
There are exercise clubs, music clubs, poetry clubs, gaming clubs--really almost any hobby you could come up with, there's a group for it. Regular events too like art shows, trivia nights, and sports events. - May 2017
Lots of going out to eat, meeting friends at bars, entertaining at home. There are cinemas, a bowling alley, ice skating and a kid-tastic indoor play place and climbing gym, with more things appearing all the time. Lots of people have book clubs or movie clubs and there is organized sports like soccer.
There is a country club with horseback riding and archery and lots of stuff like that though it is a bit far out. Golf is easily accessible and inexpensive, tennis courts, swimming pools and fairly inexpensive lessons are readily available.
Fun markets to poke around in, shopping etc. Lots to do for the imaginative and open-minded. - Oct 2016
Eating, drinking, traveling, seeing a movie at one of three theaters. Some expats focus on religious recruitment. - May 2015
If you don't like to eat out, there's not a whole lot of other activities going on. People didn't seem to host many large dinners/parties/gatherings at their homes, so evenings and weekends could get boring. Phnom Penh is a sleepy city. Cambodians go to bed early and wake up early. So there's not a lot of nightlife except on St 51 or the Waterfront. After hitting the major destinations (Silk Island, Udong temple, Killing Fields), I didn't find many good day/one night trips driving distance from Phnom Penh. - Feb 2015
Fantastic, as noted above. Hundreds of bars and restaurants, dirt-cheap prices, good food, good atmosphere, friendly locals and an interesting mix of people. Most entertaining is done outside the home, but there are some fantastic house parties as well. - Jan 2012
Great! Many bars & clubs. - Aug 2011
REstaurants and bars are plentiful and affordable. - Aug 2011
Bars, restaurants, house parties. - Oct 2010
Homes, bars, restaurants... - Feb 2008
