Sukhumvit Shopping

Asana

Tucked away in the maze of streets that link Sukhumvit 31 with Petchaburi Road, this contemporary furniture showroom features one-off interior design pieces and collections by aspiring Thai designers, including lighting, book shelves, sofas, chairs, loungers, beds, side tables, desks and more.

Opening Hours: 10:30 - 20:00 (Mon-Sat), 12:00 - 18:00 (Sun)
Address: 235/32 Sukhumvit 31
Tel: +66 (0)2 662 3118-9

Baker Republic

This is the perfect place for any serious baker, importing specialised ingredients, equipment and packaging from around the world, everything you could possibly need whether you are a novice or an expert. At the weekend they offer a series of fun baking classes, which in the past have included macarons, cupcakes and Japanese rolled cakes.

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 20:00 every day
BTS: Thong Lor
Address: The 49 Terrace, Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok
Tel: +66 2 662 6028

Bookmark

Owned and run by an ex-kindergarten teacher, this independent bookshop set atop Ardel’s Third Place Gallery features an interesting collection of English and Thai-language books on art, design, politics, history, literature and culture. According to Pakanun S. Roongsang, the owner, Bookmark is all about substance, i.e. serious knowledge and hobbies and she handpicks all the books herself. There’s also a sizeable section for children and teen-orientated books. Don’t come here looking for comics, romance or pulp fiction – you will end up going home empty-handed.

Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:30 (Tues – Sun)
Location: Thonglor Soi 10, 2nd Fl., Ardel’s Third Place
Tel: +66 (0)2 714 8520

Dasa Book Shop

Fancy cozying up with the latest Murakami and a Mocha? Then decamp to this hip secondhand bookshop in Sukhumvit. Located in a three-storey shophouse, decorated in subdued earth tones, the esteemed Dasa boasts over 17,000 genre-spanning titles, while also doubling up as a café serving a selection of cakes and fresh coffee. Most books are in English but they also stock French, German, Scandanavian and Swedish editions. Prices are good, and you can sell or trade your books here.

Opening Hours: 10:00 - 20:00
Location: Sukhumvit Road, between Sois 26 and 28
BTS: Phrom Phong

Ethan Allen

This long-established American home furnishing brand is all about modernizing classic European designs. Whether you are looking for big furniture pieces or home accessories (lamps, pillows, rugs, throws), Ethan Allen’s vast collections will help transform any room into the style that you desire. The Sukhumvit showroom is housed inside a well-lit loft, with two floors displaying various collections as how they would look in your home. Transform your room into an Ethan Allen design or buy single pieces to enhance a corner. If you have a design in mind, consult the design pros to have your pieces custom-made to achieve the look of your dream.

Opening Hours: 10:00-19:00
Location: Sukhumvit Road (between Sois 15 and 17)
MRT: Sukhumvit
BTS: Asok
Tel: +66 (0)2 254 6644

Food Mart

If you fancy a Korean barbecue dinner but can’t be bothered to marinate the beef, then head over to this supermarket. The meat section has ready-cut meat, both pre-marinated and fresh cut, ready for the grill. While here, pick up other groceries, whether fresh gimchi, cooking sauces, barbecue marinades, spicy bean pastes, bagged snacks or Korean-style stainless steel utensils, bowls and cooking pots.

Opening Hours: 9:00-22:00
Location: 1st Fl., Sukhumvit Plaza (Korean Town), Sukhumve Soi 12
MRT: Sukhumvit
BTS: Asok, Nana
Tel: +66 (0)2 653 3920, +66 (0)2 087 975 6325 (Thai), +66 (0)2 228 7799 (Japanese)

Geo Decor

Lovers of vintage-style furniture and home accessories will find a haven in this stylish showroom, which feels more like a design hotel lobby or museum boutique than a stand-alone shop. Polished timber floors and soft French jazz music greet you upon stepping through the door. Built-in shelves showcase vintage glassware, leather bags, scented soaps, sculpted candleholders and porcelain tea sets.

Overhead, decorative chandeliers (for sale) lend an aesthetic touch while a display desk in the middle of the room is strewn with notebooks, letterheads, photo albums and gift wrapping papers. At the far end corner, a set of wrought-iron garden table and chairs conjures up images of charming European countryside. Even if you don’t buy anything, Geo Décor is a delightful browsing experience.

Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 daily
Location: Thonglor Soi 20, opposite Camillian Hospital
Tel: +66 (0)2 381 4324

H1 Urban Complex

Surrounded by trees, this series of modernist glass buildings is reminiscent of old-fashioned Thai housing estates. An experimentally designed site inhabited by chic boutiques, furniture stores, restaurants and the popular quirky lifestyle store, Geo. The complex, owned by Thai celebrities, is considered to have ignited Thonglor’s transition from a dowdy suburb to one of Bangkok’s chicest and most desired addresses. 

Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
Location: BTS Thonglor to red bus.
Address: H1 998/3 Sukumvit 55, Thonglor

J-Avenue

This lifestyle outdoor mall was among the first open – and still is thriving – on Thonglor. It features an eclectic mix of restaurants, cafés, fast food outlets, IT stores, banks and beauty salons as well as Villa Market and Major Bowl Hit. Most people come here to enjoy a nice lunch or dinner at one of the sidewalk cafés, such as Au Bon Pain and Greyhound. The second floor houses a lineup of Japanese restaurants, serving the usual suspects – teppanyaki, sushi and yakiniku. There’s also a Japanese discounted store, Daiso Family, very similar to the 100-yen shops in Japan.

Opening Hours: 09:00-21:30 (depending on the shop)
BTS: Thong Lo
Address: Thonglor Soi 15

Jaspal Home Collection

This local brand has been around since 1950s, starting with one retail outlet. Today, Jaspal Home Collection has showrooms at high-end shopping malls along downtown Sukhumvit Road and at leading furniture stores throughout Bangkok and major cities in Thailand. The brand offers a range of classic and contemporary pieces, fabrics and accessories for your bedroom, bathroom, dining and living room. Jaspal Home Collection is ideal for those who fancy a vintage boudoir look or the understated elegance of a modern classic style.

Opening Hours: 10:00-21:00
Location: Sukhumvit Road (between Sois 15 and 17)
MRT: Sukhumvit
BTS: Asok
Tel: +66 (0)2 253 0842

Kows Occasions

The inconspicuous concrete-and-white façade of this stand-alone boutique belies a room full of treasures. Oriental-style cabinets, sideboards and chairs imported from China and India occupy one-half of the showroom, while the other half is filled with a collection of hand-woven pillow cases, stationery as well as water hyacinth and wicker furniture from northern Thailand. The design of each oriental piece has an antique and a handmade feel to it, with slight imperfection in the details that render each piece unique.

Opening Hours: 10:30 – 19:00 (Tues – Sat), 12:00 – 19:00 (Sun)
Location: Thonglor Soi 5, opposite Thonglor Town Center
Tel: +66 (0)2 712 7008

L'Arcadia

A great place for high-quality antiques and Southeast Asian-inspired home furnishings that have been sourced from Cambodia, Burma and Thailand. If you are eager to buy but are put off by the weight of the object in question, don’t be, the shop is happy to arrange shipping.  

Opening Hours: 09:00:-22:00
Address: 12/2 Sukhumvit soi 23

Mae Varee

This ordinary-looking fruit stall is best known for its mango sticky rice. After over 20 years of whipping up this mouthwatering delicacy, Mae Varee has garnered a solid base of loyal customers, who drop by throughout the day to pick up a few servings on their way home.

The secret, says Mae Varee, is in the coconut milk-sugar-salt reduction, which is infused into the sticky rice to create a nutty and slightly chewy texture. The mango too is another key – either Ok Rong or Nam Dok Mai variety is used to accompany the sticky rice. Apart from mango sticky rice, Mae Varee also stocks a selection of imported and local fruits. Judging from the non-stop customer traffic and the fact that it’s open 24 hours, there’s really nothing ordinary about this humble-looking establishment.

Opening Hours: 24/24
Location: About 50 metres from BTS Thonglor (exit 3)
Tel: +66 (0)2 392 4804, +66 (0)2 714 4223

Nandakwang

Originating in Chiang Mai, the Bangkok shops sells first-rate goods including clothes, home ware and accessories of homespun Thai cotton that are a must see for anyone interested in weaving. Great quality produce is matched by extremely reasonable prices with wrap around skirts starting at one thousand Thai baht.  

Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
Address: 108/3 Soi 23, Soi Prasanmit, Sukhumvit

Pantry Magic

If you are serious about cooking and baking, plus have the money to splurge on it, Pantry Magic is the place you might want to go to pick up your supplies. This Hong Kong-based brand has stores all over Asia-Pacific, and the one in Bangkok is housed inside the mixed-development building Eight Thonglor. It offers an extensive collection of imported quality kitchenware, cookbooks, cooking tools – all you will ever need to equip your kitchen.

Opening Hours: 10:30 – 19:00
Location: Eight Thonglor, Thonglor Soi 8
BTS: Thong Lo

Sangki Supermarket

This single-unit shop-house is jam-packed with shelves of imported dry groceries from Korea. Most of the items are snacks, potato chips, multiple varieties of spicy bean pastes, bottled barbecue marinades, cooking sauces and a few toiletries. There’s also a small section for soju (rice wines) and canned drinks.

Opening Hours: 9:00-21:00 (Mon-Thurs), 9:00-22:00 (Fri-Sun)
Location: 1st Fl., Sukhumvit Plaza (Korean Town), Sukhumve Soi 12
MRT: Sukhumvit
BTS: Asoke, Nana
Tel: +66 (0)2 653 1881-2

Sense of World Taste

The pale red building with green canopies of this half wine cellar, half grocery market evokes a scene of small European delicatessen. For those with food allergies, this is where to pick up gluten-free pastas and cooking/baking flours. Other imported items include cold cuts and wines from Spain as well as a selection of Belgian beers. The collection here may be limited but is well-chosen. Home deliveries can be arranged.

Opening Hours: 9:00-19:00 (Mon-Fri), 10:00-18:00 (Sat)
Location: Sukhumvit Soi 19 (at the intersection)
MRT: Sukhumvit
BTS: Asok, Nana
Tel: +66 (0)2 651 2040, +66 (0)2 651 2340

The Sukhumvit Market

A lot of Nana shopping exists on the street, with the vendors that make up the roadside market fringing the main road. This part of Bangkok is also known as the Middle Eastern quarter –'Little Arabia’, where many Arab businesses set up shop. Street stalls selling counterfeit T-shirts, bags, trinkets, DVD's, CD’s and eastern-influenced apparel contribute to the bustling vibrancy of the place. This is a great location to pick up indigenous tokens for friends and family back home. 

Opening Hours: 11:00-22:30
Location: BTS Nana
Address: Sukhumvit sois 2-12 and sois 3-15