I'd like to get an overall feeling of what people think of the various grocery chains in Phnom Pehn. I've only been to Aeon and Lucky so far, but I rode by a Thai Huot on the way home from Soriya Mall, which is where I had my first experience with Lucky. Soriya Mall looks like a mall from the US. Most of the stores had closed , and what was left was a few basic stores, and some that looked like street vendors, but indoors. The Lucky within Soriya was dingy and in desperate need of a makeover. I didn't find anything within Lucky that caused me to have a "lets go back" feel.
What are your thoughts about the westernized grocery stores in PP? My worries about the availability of NE Asian groceries was quickly alleviated with AEON Mall supermarket. I've only been to Central Market once after Soriya Mall, but it was after the sun set. There were a few vendors open, but the vast majority of the market was closed.
What other westernized markets are there besides the names I mentioned? Are there any 24 hour markets?
Grocery Store Experiences
There's one 24 hour western grocery store called Super Duper not far from the Russian Market, something like street 488. It has a lot of imported products.
Lucky and Thai Hout are the main westernised grocery stores in PP. I personally prefer the Lucky on Preah Sihanouk, I think it's more geared towards local expats. Local markets generally close around 5pm, places like Central, Russian, BKK markets.
Aeon is the newest and most developed mall here. The other malls are just like markets but with air-con.
Night market on the riverside is open in the evenings on Friday and the weekend.
Super duper , but after living in Phnom Penh for 3 years from California I realized everything you need to eat a healthy diet jus go to kandell market , outdoor markets are definitely the way to go for me , went early stuck with the same vendors , each time as I built a relationship with them the better I got treated and extras, unless your going all western food your local outdoor market has by far the freshest, heck it hot as heck out there the vegetables last a Day then they are wilted , the supermarkets can keep it cold for days, I never got sick but stuck with the same vendors, go early like 5-6 freshest best supply cool weather, but super duper's prices are about the same as lucky nicer staff at super duper , I lived close to both, but you can find 99% of the things you need to live in cambodia at the outdoor markets, my advice only 3 1/2 years street food and outdoor markets .
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