Cambodia Nightlife 2016 - VLOG 70 Phnom Penh (bars, clubs, girls) A VLOG from May 2016 of an evening drinking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The parts of this video are: 0:00 Street 172, Dinner and some sights 1:26 Black Cat Bar, Street 51 2:16 Sorya Beer Garden, pool tables and freelancers 3:41 $1 Moto taxi ride 4:50 Street 136 5:11 Corner hostess bar 9:38 Dispute between some locals and foreigners 11:36 Street 104 13:07 Mr Butterfly hostess bar, Street 136 14:17 Sat near the Sweet Lemon hostess bar 15:05 Candy hostess Bar + trip back to the hotel 16:34 Map of the places visited Street 172 I ate in the 'Sony Side Up' restaurant on this night, ordering Chicken breast with mash (with peppercorn sauces). This restaurant was as good as any I've tried around 172 street. Some other customers inside were openly smoking marijuana in the restaurant, something that would never happen in Thailand. I had a hard nights drinking ahead on this night so needed to line the stomach with something substantial. Asian meals typically are light and not as filling as food from the west. Sometimes it's best to play it safe too when eating in 3rd world countries as food poisoning can knock you out for days. Live music There is a thriving live music scene in Phnom Penh and the Sundance Inn and Saloon had an indie / rock band playing on this night. I was surprised to see that even some small bars in PP had stages for musicians to play on. I went everywhere via tuk tuk or moto taxi and never paid more than $1 for a trip. Phnom Penh is not a place to wander around alone late at night, even around the tourist areas. 69 Bar, Street 136 One of my favourite hostess bars in Phnom Penh. The girls are mostly above average and on this night the looker of the bunch started dancing on the bar for me when I asked her :) They are definitely up for it in the 69 bar. Black guys in Phnom Penh Every time I visit there seems to be more black guys in Phnom Penh. Most speak English fast with a heavy African accent. Inside many of the hostess bars I visited there were always few tables full of these guys (usually all chain smoking and speaking loud living the gangsta' life). Speaking to a hostess girl about it she said that almost none of these guys had regular jobs in Cambodia, and she didn't know where they got their money from. The cost of living in Cambodia is one of the cheapest in the world, and there is not much restrictions on Visas. Trouble incident While sipping my frosty Angkor and ignoring my hostess I heard some commotion down the street which meant there was a serious dispute of some sort. I was too far away but you can see all the Cambodian guys looking and ready to jump in if it kicked off. The actual incident was between a foreigner and a Cambodian man where the foreigner was disrespected and he wouldn't take it lying down. It was the blue t-shirt foreigner who was drunkenly kicking off when I was passing through and the bald guy calmed the whole situation down in the end saving his friend. It did look like an all out street brawl was on the cards at one point and a couple of eagle eyed hostess girls spotted me filming and started throwing drinks at me ;) I turned off the camera and the incident died down due to the bald guy helping his friend. Street 104 This place was my first visit and with the signage and the bars facing each other it reminded me of Bangkok's Soi Cowboy on a much smaller scale. There were hardly any 'bait girls' outside the bars and some were strange as they looked closed but once you opened the door it would be full of customers and hostess girls with the music pumping. Beggars A group of beggars accidentally got in the way of me filming and they demanded $5 from me. A few choice words in Thai sent them on their way. I almost never give to beggars especially around tourist areas as 99% are controlled by mafia (inc tuk tuk guys). A beggar will only receive a fraction of any money given and it also reinforces their tragic lifestyle. It's better to give money to a charity that helps to work towards a sustainable future for these beggar victims. Candy Bar I normally like to head to this bar to end the night as you see some random stuff in there. I once walked in only to see a foreign guy chasing a ladyboy with a barstool trying to smash it over her head! On this night there was a guy sleeping at the bar with 2 hostess girls massaging him. He looked like he was straight out of a Mad Max film or something, and would swear incessantly at all the staff every time he woke up. So random :) Thanks for watching and subscribe for more videos. Music @ 3:52: Inukshuk - A World Away [NCS Release] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icpSOBey7tk