superferret wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 8:50 am

bolueeleh wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 8:36 am locals call it phsar container, tell it to the tuk tuk, they know, as for oskar it is just 2 or 3 shops away from burger king at riverside, tell tuk tuk "maude the lay" (riverside) they know.

That's a different Oscar's. Oscar's the rock bar is a bar on st. 104 among the girlie bar, I think the restaurant might have stolen the name, but don't know for a fact.

superferret wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 2:41 am

zmth wrote: ↑Sat May 26, 2018 8:45 pm

superferret wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 6:48 am Only girlie bars, and Pontoon which I hate.
So what happened to Sorya Mall? Still not open ?

Yea i don't like Pontoon either. Anyway at least the north part of Golden Sorya Mall is kind of strange. Stalls of look alike new counters , tables and chairs turned upside down on top of them, that is kind of standard, but NO vendors and of course no customers. Just what are they(whoever that is) planning to happen there and why and what is so sure that they are going to have many customers. The main 'centroid' of customers in that area has seemed to move a little south but the bathrooms behind(west end) that used to be right next to that small non air conditioned loud disco that usually did not open or get going till after 3am in the morning(I don't know if it is still opened or not but was at least of march 2017) have been closed(the bathrooms) and moved further north to that behind new stalls and no customers area almost to the intersecting street 154(i think) on the north border.
I am relatively new to the Phnom Penh GSM area my first visit being december 2015 to Feb. 2016 and according to many old timers the place had already gotten worse by that time relative to prior years. But here is the way I see it's further downfall since 2016.
First walkabout closed i understand in 2016 shortly after that. Also at least in early 2016 there was a bar just behind the main front that sold beers for 75 cents whose lowest priced beers were $1.00.
It seemed to have a rather nice atmosphere then when that young viet nam girl who owned or rented the space was usually always there at night. Then when I came back in early 2017 not only was walkabout closed but she was gone also and that little bar seemed to have lost it's charm. Now this year with the renovation of Golden Sorya mall , at least the north part, the familiar faces and crowds just bordering at the south end of that renovation that used( or still do ?) sell beers for 75 cents seemed to have dispersed. Anyway that whole area just ain't like it used to be as likely many will agree. And as one poster just implied now ones best option is just why bother but might as well just stay home.

zmth wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 1:33 am

superferret wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 2:41 am

zmth wrote: ↑Sat May 26, 2018 8:45 pm

superferret wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 6:48 am Only girlie bars, and Pontoon which I hate.
So what happened to Sorya Mall? Still not open ?

Yea i don't like Pontoon either. Anyway at least the north part of Golden Sorya Mall is kind of strange. Stalls of look alike new counters , tables and chairs turned upside down on top of them, that is kind of standard, but NO vendors and of course no customers. Just what are they(whoever that is) planning to happen there and why and what is so sure that they are going to have many customers. The main 'centroid' of customers in that area has seemed to move a little south but the bathrooms behind(west end) that used to be right next to that small non air conditioned loud disco that usually did not open or get going till after 3am in the morning(I don't know if it is still opened or not but was at least of march 2017) have been closed(the bathrooms) and moved further north to that behind new stalls and no customers area almost to the intersecting street 154(i think) on the north border.
I am relatively new to the Phnom Penh GSM area my first visit being december 2015 to Feb. 2016 and according to many old timers the place had already gotten worse by that time relative to prior years. But here is the way I see it's further downfall since 2016.
First walkabout closed i understand in 2016 shortly after that. Also at least in early 2016 there was a bar just behind the main front that sold beers for 75 cents whose lowest priced beers were $1.00.
It seemed to have a rather nice atmosphere then when that young viet nam girl who owned or rented the space was usually always there at night. Then when I came back in early 2017 not only was walkabout closed but she was gone also and that little bar seemed to have lost it's charm. Now this year with the renovation of Golden Sorya mall , at least the north part, the familiar faces and crowds just bordering at the south end of that renovation that used( or still do ?) sell beers for 75 cents seemed to have dispersed. Anyway that whole area just ain't like it used to be as likely many will agree. And as one poster just implied now ones best option is just why bother but might as well just stay home.

shnoukieBRO wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 12:35 pm Instead of moaning, look for solutions!

1. The all new Pub Street/ ex Sorya, is having a grand opening at the end of this month.

2. There are still plenty bars where you can drink 50cent happy hour to 75cent to 1 dollar beers all the time...And PP is getting makeovers in terms of Malls and Cafe culture etc

3. Snookie messed up? Head to the Islands instead.