6 Best Places to Shop in Siem Reap, Cambodia

This quiet street in the Old French Quarter is the go-to shopping destination for beautiful boutiques and buzzy cafés. You can shop for elegant gifts at the store of Louise Loubatieres, who commissions ceramics, interior decor, and fashion to be crafted by local artisans; handcrafted clothes and accessories by designer Sirivan Chak Dumas, at the namesake Sirivan; exquisite jewelry that tells stories by Pisith Ly at Garden of Desire; and handmade silks from Neary Khmer. If all the shopping makes you weary, treat yourself to a massage at Frangipani Spa or a coffee at Little Red Fox Espresso.

A social business founded in 1992 with the aim of providing employment opportunities for the rural youth and preserving Cambodian cultural heritage, Artisans Angkor employs hundreds of artisans across the country to produce traditional silk, silverware, stone and wood-carved sculptures, and lacquerware. The free guided tour of the organization's main craft center takes visitors through a number of workshops where master craftspeople train younger artisans in an apprenticeship system, and gives great insight into the work and skills involved in crafting the sculptures and stone carvings that decorate the Angkor temples. There's a beautiful gift shop which offers a dazzling selection of Cambodian arts and crafts made on site and at workshops around Siem Reap. You can also take a free bus to their silk farm where you can see traditional weavers at work on wooden looms.

Madagascar-born, French-trained fashion designer Eric Raisina presents his impeccably crafted designs at Aviary Square, a design-centric shopping mall. The world-acclaimed designer has a team of silk weavers who craft the stunning silk textiles in his busy atelier.

Perfect for last-minute souvenir shopping, you'll find just about everything here, from traditional handicrafts and silverware to spices and kitschy souvenirs. When you're hungry, visit the excellent food stalls in the center of the market.

This two-story colonial shophouse is the place to buy aromatic gifts made from traditional Cambodian ingredients, spices, and herbs. Expect fragrant bath products, natural cosmetics, essential oils, and scented candles, as well as Cambodian spices, wild honey, herbal teas, Kampot pepper, and Rattanakiri coffee. At their workshops, you can watch artisans at work and learn how to make candles, lip balm, baskets, and more.

This engaging space incorporates the home, art gallery, and atelier of acclaimed Cambodian artist Lim Muy Theam. There's a small museum, artisanal workshops, gift store, and tranquil tropical gardens where visitors can sit and contemplate the beauty of their surroundings. Invest in one of Theam's enormous polychrome paintings or take home some exquisite lacquerware, silk scarves, or one of his signature elephant sculptures. There is a $5 entry fee for foreign visitors.