Bangkok has an abundance of shopping malls serving all kinds of lifestyles and budgets. With onsite facilities like food courts, game centers, and multiscreen cinemas, it’s easy to unexpectedly spend an entire day exploring a single mall. They best Bangkok shopping malls offer entertaining shopping experiences in terms of diversity of products, accessible location in downtown areas, and overall shopping satisfaction.
Whether you’re looking for the most upscale, trendiest, funkiest, or most specialized shopping mall, you’ll find it in this list.
SIAM PARAGON
Siam Paragon is a glass-and-steel luxury megamall with over 250 shops, one of Southeast Asia’s largest aquariums, a 16-screen cineplex, and plenty of gourmet cafés and restaurants. You’ll find flagship stores of Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Versace on the ground floor, while IT stores and Thai bespoke shops occupy the 4th floor.
You can also catch a movie at the luxurious Paragon Cineplex.
Siam Paragon is in front of the Siam BTS Skytrain Station and within walking distance of popular malls such as Siam Center, Siam Square One, and Siam Discovery.
CentralWorld
CentralWorld has a well-rounded collection of shops and entertainment catering to a contemporary lifestyle. The mall is always buzzing with life, hosting live events and concerts on special occasions such as Christmas and Songkran.
You can also find the 15-screen SF World Cinema and over 100 restaurants and cafés at Centralworld.
ICONSIAM
IconSiam is sometimes referred to as the “Mother of All Malls” in Bangkok, with its 500 shops and 100 restaurants from more than 30 different countries. Created by the same developers behind Siam Paragon and EmQuartier,
IconSiam offers high-end brands, an indoor floating market, an art gallery, exhibition space, and a beautiful riverside location with views of downtown Bangkok.
MBK CENTER
MBK Center is known as a haven for all things affordable, with about 2,000 shops occupying 7 floors of retail space.
One of the mall’s main selling points is its extensive range of products, particularly mobile phones, photo equipment, video games, luggage, streetwear, and gold ornaments. Prices are often negotiable, and MBK is probably the only mall in Bangkok where you can really put your bargaining skills to the test.
If you’re shopping wholesale, prices tend to get even more competitive.
EMQUARTIER
EmQuartier is one of Bangkok’s upmarket shopping malls. It offers around 1,000 local and international stores, nicer restaurants and cafes, a Virgin Active, and a cineplex.
The mall is divided into 3 zones, one of which is within a separate building connected by several walkways. The Helix Quartier offers almost 50 restaurants, while The Waterfall Quartier is an open-air atrium with a modestly sized waterfall.
EmQuartier has a covered walkway to the Phrom Phong BTS Skytrain Station and Emporium Shopping Mall.
CENTRAL EMBASSY
Central Embassy is an ultra-luxury lifestyle mall with an impressive collection of high-end designer stores and fine-dining restaurants. Additionally, the mall is part of the Park Hyatt Bangkok.
The complex has a futuristic design and minimalist white interior, as well as a direct link to the Phloen Chit BTS Skytrain Station.
Check out Open House on Level 6 of Central Embassy. It’s an impressive space for dining, co-working and shopping. You can find an open-air bookstore stocking a wide range of topics in Thai and English, as well as some unique food options.
SIAM DISCOVERY
Siam Discovery offers a pleasant and leisurely shopping experience in Bangkok, thanks to its sophisticated concept of how it presents the items on display.
Each floor, or “Lab”, follows the specific themes of Her, His, Street, Digital, Creative, and Play. Product placement seems almost natural in an open display that encourages shoppers to wander.
Go to the highest floor of Siam Discovery to find the Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, a stylish food hall with multi-national outlets, and a Virgin Active.
SIAM CENTER
Siam Center is one of Bangkok’s trendiest fashion malls, attracting mostly young and fashion-forward shoppers. There are dozens of boutiques by both up-and-coming as well as renowned Thai designers, along with international fashion brands such as Nike, Victoria’s Secret, and Sephora.
The mall is quite fun to explore. You’ll find always changing artistic displays, as well as LEDs, TV screens and even an AR wall.
TERMINAL 21
Terminal 21 Shopping Mall in Asok has a unique concept that places several world-famous cities under one roof. The 9-storey complex has around 600 shops, a Cineplex, Gourmet Market supermarket, and a fitness center.
What might be Bangkok’s most internationally known food court is on the 5th floor. Here you’ll find authentic Thai and Asian cuisine at very affordable prices.
Each floor is a different global destination. Essentially, you can travel the world in a visit to this shopping mall.
Terminal 21 Shopping Mall has a direct link to the Asok BTS Skytrain Station and Sukhumvit MRT Station.
CENTRAL FESTIVAL EASTVILLE
Central Festival EastVille Bangkok Shopping Mall is a concept shopping mall with over 200 stores and over 100 restaurants.
A bit outside of the general tourist areas, the mall is located in Lat Phrao. It’s a huge mall designed to give Bangkok residents a place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
And one that locals can enjoy with their pets.
Central Festival EastVille features several popular Thai retail stores as well as local brands and a variety of restaurants to choose from, some of which have open-air dining areas.
GAYSORN VILLAGE
Gaysorn Village is a luxurious, upmarket white-marble-and-gleaming-chrome complex housing exclusively high-end luxury goods and designer labels. Its contemporary design and an innovative retail concept create a very exclusive shopping experience.
Expect to find a wide range of highly desirable international brands, as well as a selection of Thailand’s most innovative designers.
CENTRAL CHIDLOM
Central Chidlom is a 7-storey department store with a modern, friendly ambience.
Each floor has a straightforward layout with a focus on urban lifestyles, including beauty products, shoes, handbags, lady’s fashion, men’s fashion, home décor, travel, toys, electronic gadgets, books and more.
Central Chidlom is connects to Chit Lom BTS Skytrain station as well as Central Embassy via skywalk.
PLATINUM FASHION MALL
Platinum Fashion Mall is a specialized megamall for clothing and fashion accessories in Pratunam. In a sense, it takes the flea market concept indoors with over 1,000 tightly packed stores occupying the 4-storey complex.
The best part of shopping here is the wholesale price. You’ll save more buying in larger quantities of 3 our more.
Platinum Fashion Mall is within a 10-minute walk from the Ratchathewi and Chidlom BTS Skytrain Stations.
ASIATIQUE THE RIVERFRONT
Asiatique has successfully combined two of the most popular shopping experiences in the city: a night bazaar and a mall.
Just 10 minutes downriver from Saphan Taksin BTS Skytrain Station, this once-bustling international trade port has been revitalized, with space for over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants. All housed under a huge replica warehouse complex.
Some shops open early, but it’s best to come after 17:00. Things don’t quiet down until about 11 o’clock at night.
Spending an evening here is no problem. You’ll have good fun browsing the boutiques, picking up gifts or something for yourself; You’re guaranteed to find something you would like to eat, and if this isn’t enough entertainment, shows are performed nightly.
FORTUNE TOWN IT MALL
This one is sort of an oddity on a list of best Bangkok shopping malls, but no list of this type is complete without it. The Fortune Town shopping mall is attached to the Fortune Hotel, with the IT mall beginning on the 4th floor.
For those accustomed to visiting Pantip Plaza for electronics, this is the place to go now. Prices remain low, but you can expect better quality. The IT area is spacious with friendly staff, making it an overall nice shopping experience.
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That’s our list of the 15 Best Bangkok Shopping Malls. There are a lot of shopping malls in Bangkok, and some might say there are too many, so we’ve certainly left more than a few off this list.
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