For Cambodian souvenirs, art, silks, handicrafts and curios, both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap offer a good range and variety of shopping opportunities and products.
Traditional Cambodian souvenirs include fine hand-loomed silks, Angkorian and Buddhist themed carvings and statuary, hand-pounded silverwork, colored gems, traditional handicrafts, Cambodian basketry and of course, the most traditional of all Cambodian souvenirs, the krama - a checkered scarf unique to the Khmer people and tourists to Cambodia. But there is much more to the shopping scene these days than traditional crafts and souvenirs. Fine boutiques and art galleries offer unique, sophisticated selections of high-quality contemporary Asian art, EuroAsian fashions in Khmer silk, art deco furniture, home decor and, of particular interest, the artistic works of a new generation of Cambodian artists coming to the fore after decades of near silence and making its mark on the art world. Several boutiques are clustered together along Street 240 behind to the Royal Palace. Boutiques, silk shops and souvenir shops also dot the riverfront area and the Boeung Keng Kang 1 area.
Street 178 next to the National Museum is known as 'Art Street' for the art galleries which is known as Artist Street and has many interesting boutiques.
* Colors of Cambodia, 373 Sisowath Quay. Handicrafts from around the country.
* Kravan House, #13 St. 178. Has a wide range of Cambodian silk products, including a wide range of ladies' handbags at a fraction of the price you would pay in a hotel gift shop.
* Stef's Happy Painting, Sisowath Quay (near St. 178, directly under FCC), [13]. Features brightly-colored fun and funky paintings of Cambodian life - a welcome relief after visiting some of Cambodia's more heart-breaking attractions.
