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The city has many shops and a few markets selling everything from fake antiques to fine jewelry, while several polished boutiques sell items made with local materials and offer sustenance to socially disadvantaged individuals. Prices are generally set at shops, so save your bargaining skills for the markets. The best shops are to be found on Streets 178 and 240.
Interesting, locally handcrafted jewelry, silks, home style items, stationery, and clothing are sold at this shop next to the Russian Market, and the proceeds go toward the Rajana Association, which trains local artisans.
Check out the old war-scrap necklaces and recycled spark-plug figurines.
The association also has one shop in Street 240 and other locations in Sihanoukville and Siem Reap.
Choose from made-to-order clothing, jewelry, gifts, and home accessories from this interesting fair-trade establishment in the heart of Phnom Penh. They are serious about their silks, and source only the best materials, crafted with the age-old ikat Cambodian weaving technique.
This is an organization worth supporting, producing attractive women's accessories, decorative objects, and knickknacks in silk, cotton, wood, and clay—all made on-site by people with physical disabilities. Watthan Artisans products can also be found at the great Colours of Life store behind the FCC.
