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The enormous Chatuchak
Weekend Market is one of
the world’s largest with more
than 5,000 booths selling
goods from all over Thailand.
With every souvenir
imaginable for tourists,
along with all the essentials
for bargain hunting locals,
JJ Market (as it’s known to
locals) has all manner of
clothing, antiques, homeware,
textiles, plants, pets,
and stuff to keep your belly
sated all day as you weave
through the seemingly endless
stalls. Dress comfortably,
and don’t be afraid to
drive a hard bargain!
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Located on Phaholyothin Road near Mo Chit Skytrain
Station and Kampaengpetch subway station; Open on
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JJ Mall, a completely
air-conditioned department
store, is a retail
and wholesale center
for various products.
JJ Mall is located just
outside the Chatuchak
Weekend Market, one
of the largest weekend
open air flea markets of
its kind in the world. |
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Chatuchak market is adjacent to the
Kamphaengphet Bangkok Metro station
(MRT), Mo Chit Skytrain (BTS) station and
Suan Chatuchak (Chatuchak Park) station
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On the fringe of Chinatown, Phahurat Indian
Market is the place to come to buy fabrics and
enjoy Indian cuisine. The selection of materials
is among the best in Bangkok, particularly for
Indian cottons and silk. Most of the merchants
are Indian Sikhs who are involved in the textile
trade. Not only is it a cloth centre, but Phahurat is
also a spice centre. As you go round the market,
you’ll be aware of that spicy, Indian scent made
up of incense, and of course Indian curries also
availahle here. Search the tiny side streets for
spices and other Indian specialties, household
goods and shoulder bags in Thai silk, all at very
attractive prices.
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Soi Sampheng (also known as Soi
Wanit 1) is the most famous strip in
Chinatown, and it is interesting for its
present day appearance as well as
its history. While today it is a retail and
wholesale area for mostly cheapish
merchandise, it used to be a classic
red light district of Bangkok, lined with
brothels and seedy establishments.
Aside from kitchen and dining utensils
of the lowest prices, goods found
along Soi Sampheng are stationery,
cheap toys, inexpensive clothes,
textiles, fabrics, and almost anything
in haberdashery, as well as Chinese
religious items, much of these made
of plastic and foils - in the prevailing
Chinese colors of gold and red. |
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Bangkok’s famous backpackers’ district,
Khao San, known for its cheap accommodations,
is also popular for the
cheap souvenir shops that line the
main street. Expect to find all the usual
items here such as wooden elephants,
T-shirts, sunglasses, fisherman pants and
hemp clothing.
Many shops are open all day, but more usually
mushrooms as night falls and the bars
open their doors.
Khaosan Rd.,Banglamphu area, Phranakornic,
Bangkok |
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The Platinum Mall in the Pratunam
area sells mostly women’s clothing at
amazingly low prices. The shops operate
as wholesalers, the more you buy
the cheaper it gets. The sellers usually
get their merchandise directly from the
factories before they’re exported, So if
you’re lucky, you may find a pair of brand
name jeans that normally cost over $200
elsewhere in the world for a lot less.
Petchaburi Rd., pratunam, Bangkok
www.platinumfashionmall.com
Maboonkrong or MBK is another
place to find cheap electronic items
especially mobile phones which fill the
upper floors of this downtown mall. Beside
electronics, cheap clothing stores
and restaurants are also housed here
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Rama 1 Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok
www.mbk-center.co.th/en |
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Nowadays, it is rather natural for one
to think of Siam Paragon when something
is needed. The complex is so
huge; it is home to all kinds of shops,
a department store as well as a supermarket,
restaurants, food stalls, beauty
parlors, fitness center and even a
world-class aquarium! There won’t be
anything that you can’t find here if you
look thoroughly enough.
Siam Paragon, Rama 1 Rd.,
Pathumwan, Bangkok
www.siamparagon.co.th |
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The second largest shopping mall
on the ‘Siam’ strip, Siam Discovery
conveniently BTS Skytrain,
and Pathumwan intersection and
is easily accessibly by sits at
the contains mostly brand name
stores such as Guess, Kenneth
Cole and Diesel. The upper floors,
however, is unique due to the
fact that they contain many high
end furniture stores either made
locally or imported. The top floor,
besides being a home to a branch
of SF cinema, is also a haven for
diners as there is a large variety of
restaurants available.
Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan,
Bangkok
www.siamdiscoverycenter.com |
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The ultimate hangout and shopping venue
for Bangkok’s teenagers for decades, Siam
Square is divided into several small alleys
jam-packed with shops selling modern and
trendy clothing designed by both wellknown
and up-and-coming Thai designers. Expect
the prices to be higher compared to other
parts of Bangkok. There are also hundreds
of restaurants to choose from, including
Hard Rock Caf? and several Chinese eateries
offering exotic dishes such as shark fin
soup.(Opposite Siam Discovery Center) |
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CentralWorld shopping mall is located at the busy
Ratchaprasong intersection, diagonally across from
the famous Erawan Brahma Shrine. It was previously
known as the World Trade Center, has just undergone
an extensive facelift and is now the country’s biggest
shoppers’ haven. The building is home to two department
stores: Zen and Isetan, as well as hundreds of
other retail stores and restaurants.
The city’s first edutainment center known as TK Park is
located here, and includes a library and a multimedia
station. There are also two cinemas on the top floor.
Ratchaprasong intersection, Rathadamri Rd.,
Pathumwan, Bangkok
www.centralworld.co.th |
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Located just opposite the
Erawan Brahma Shrine at the
Ratchaprasong intersection
Gaysorn is undoubtedly the
most posh shopping mall in
the country as all of its inhabitants
are namely Emporio
Armani, Salvatore Ferragami,
Rolex, Emenegildo Zegna
and Christian Dior. The building
is also conveniently connected
by the skywalk that
links BTS Chidlom station and
the BTS Siam station which
allows shoppers to leisurely
walk shielded away from the
searing heat having easy access
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Design & Object Shop
Design & Object shop, simply known as D&O, is located
within Gaysorn and is also Thailand’s premier home
accessories store, with hundreds of stylish products
designed and produced by Thai artists. Items on sale
range from aromatherapy candles to picture frames
and from ultra modern furniture to top-of-the-range
electronic gadgets. Furthermore, female shoppers will
be especially enticed by this shop as a wide of range
of chic personal accessories, such as earrings, necklaces
and rings, on sale here.
3rd Floor,
Gaysorn, Ploenchit Road, Bangkok
Tel: +66 (0) 2646 1327
MasterCard
•15% discount
(Valid till 31 August 2008)
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J AVENUE, one of the open
plaza-style malls that have
become all the rage in Bangkok,
is a center of high-end
urban living with many lifestyle
shops, restaurants,
cafes, grocery, and spa
services. A one-stop shopping
zone for the discerning
consumer, this mall hosts
many well-known franchises
including Greyhound Caf?,
iberry, Au Bon Pain, Ootoya,
Boots, Villa Supermarket,
Tough Jeans and L’Occitane.
Other businesses in J Avenue
consist of Venus Aesthetic
Beauty + Wellness Center,
Color Therapy massage, Prima
Dog pet boutique, Take
Care Nail Spa, Nanohana
Osaka Cuisine, Chine Chine
Restaurant, Six Stars Travel,
Gardenia Flower Shop, and
Optique glasses/opticians
among others. (Sukhumvit
55, Thong Lo 15, Bangkok)
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Playground on the other hand, is a more sophisticated
shopping place which focuses on
ultra-modern and over-the-top clothing and
design-oriented products.
Sukhumvit 55, Thong Lor 15, Bangkok
Tel : +66 (0) 2714 7888,
www.playgroundstore.co.th
MasterCard
• 10% discount on regular price items for purchase of
at least 5,000 Baht
(Valid till 31 August 2008)
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