Shopping in Bangkok

Street Shopping- Chatuchak & Pratunam
As there are endless shopping choices in Bangkok, maybe you should start with areas with a good shopping reputation and great bargains. Pratunam Market and Chatuchak Weekend Market are 2 popular shopping areas in Bangkok for wholesale shopping experience. If you want to experience something a little more adventurous, make your way for the huge weekend market at Chatuchak on the outskirts of town, which can be reached simply through a ride on BTS Skytrain to Mo Chit Station or Saphan Kwai Station or MRT to Kamphaeng Phat Station. Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the largest markets in Asia that you will be amazed by its sprawling size, and ultimate variety of goods. Do not worry that you won’t be able to carry back, some shops at Chatuchak and Pratunam markets even provide international shipping services.

High-end Shopping- Department Stores on Sukhumvit Road

Looking for some high-end wares? Hop on Bangkok’s Skytrain (BTS) to Sukhumvit Road for a number of boutique department stores, including Siam Discovery Centre, the Paragon Shopping Complex, and Siam Shopping Area at Siam Station, Central Department Store, SOGO Department Store and Central World at Chitlom Station, the Emporium Department Store at Phrom Phom Station, J Avenue at Thonglor Station and many others for you to make your way for sophisticated and funky clothing.

IT shopping – Pantip Park, Fortune Town IT Mall, SEACON Square & more

A wide range of latest electronics, audiovisual equipments, computer products can be found at Bangkok’s many IT and Electronic malls and outlets such as Pantip Park near Pratunam Market, SEACON Square on Srinakarin Road, and Fortune Town IT Mall on Ratchadaphisek Road. If you are lucky enough, sometimes jaw-dropping low prices are also available! If you have no time to visit the IT malls mentioned above, most of the malls and department stores in Bangkok have a pace for electronic outlets or products, where latest audiovisual and electronic equipments are showcased from headphones to computers and TVs. 

Shopping in China Town, Pahurat (Little India) & Sampeng Lane

China Town covers alleys and streets between Yaowarat Road and Chao Phraya River. Here at the China Town, you will find beautiful Chinese temples, Chinese herbal medicine shops, imported vegetables from mainland China, and items for Chinese rituals and occasions. There are also a number of famous gold shops, including Hua Seng Heng, Siam Gold Gallery, and Tong Bai Yaowarat (Gold) for gold ornaments

Pahurat and Sampeng Lane are two bustling areas in China Town. Pahurat is also known as Little India, where you may find for all kinds of textiles such as silk, cotton, wool, cashmere in different colors on Chakraphek Road, while Sampeng Lane is a wholesale market for flip-flops, toys, household items, and herbs that runs from Songsawat Road in the East to hakraphet Road in the West, running parallel to Charoen Krung.