Phnom Penh
Street 136
Beer Bars, Short TimeStreet 136 is ground zero for Phnom Penh's adult entertainment scene — a short block between Sisowath Quay and Street 51 lined with open-fronted bars and guesthouses that have catered to this market for decades. Everything is visible from the street and operates with minimal pretence.
The bars here are small and informal. Women sit outside or at the bar, approach is direct, and pricing is discussed openly. Short-time rooms are typically above or adjacent to the bars. The whole arrangement is more functional than atmospheric.
Street 136 operates from late afternoon and peaks between 8pm and midnight. The crackdown of 2018–2019 reduced the number of venues significantly from the peak years, and the atmosphere is more subdued than it once was. The surrounding blocks — particularly Street 130 and Street 104 — have additional venues if Street 136 is not busy enough on a given night.
Venues in Street 136
Sharky Bar
BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Long-running Phnom Penh expat institution on Street 130 near the riverfront — pool tables, cheap beer, sports screens, and a reliable late-night crowd of long-term expats and visitors. The kind of bar that every Southeast Asian city has but Phnom Penh's version has been here longer than most. Open daily until 3am.
📍 126 Street 130, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
Street 136 Bar Row
Lady BarsPhnom Penh, Cambodia
The short block of Street 136 between Streets 51 and 63 is Phnom Penh's most concentrated adult bar zone — open-fronted establishments on both sides with women sitting outside, direct pricing, and the most visible P4P format in Cambodia. Post-2018 crackdown the strip is smaller than its peak but still operational. Short-time pricing typically $20–40 all-in. Go in the evening, walk the block end to end before committing to anything.
📍 Street 136, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh