Hotels near Kep Crab Market

This was a huge market. I arrived and started walking around there were vendors everywhere under a bunch of tents. It was raining the day i went but that didn’t stop nothing and there was still a good amount of people. There were fresh and live crabs everywhere dried and fried seafood and multiple shopping stalls to with clothes and toys. Right near the beach so You could see the water and very nice local people there too.

Loved every bit of this market! An absolute steal! Fresh seafood especially the crab. You can choose your crab near the boat area and bargain to get your best price! The best part is you can request the seafood to be cooked right away. Crab with green pepper cooking would be best! And perhaps request for deep fry with garlic cooking for the prawn.

A MUST visit when visiting Kep! I’ve been to countless markets in Asia, but none like this. The energy is unreal with endless fresh seafood stations everywhere you turn. Most of it is live, some is dried, others are prepared to order for you, but it’s all amazing. It’s all encased under multiple tents to protect from the rain, but this ends up holding onto the smoke from all the cooking. Not bad, but people with sensitive lungs may be affected. Some vendors are very very friendly and will sample items to you, and some people will shove you to get by. It’s a very unique market compared to most.

I only arrived just before the market closed, so I'm sure i did not get the full experience. I did end up buying some fresh fried pepper crab and eating it by the water. The crab was delicious and the fresh green pepper bunches were spicy and exciting. It was an extreme mess to eat. I'm not very experienced with crab. The kind woman gave me chopsticks, which seemed useless to me. I had to dig in with my hands and tear it all apart. Fortunately I happened to have a wet napkin stashed in my bag, and my partner was there with some tissue ready and willing to help. Life Saver! There was a bathroom, but i never saw a proper sink. The food was fresh, and delicious. Like many of the markets I've seen in SEA, it is far from clean or sanitary. It clearly starts closing after 4:30. Half of the stalls were abandoned by 5.

Crab was delicious. Very nice people selling fresh crab. Picked out crab and had it cooked right in front of us. Found a nice place to sit and enjoyed our food.