Top 10 Bangkok Shopping Malls

This glass-and-steel über-luxury megamall is where all the Bangkok’s hi-so and well-heeled folks spend their leisure hours. Find everything from high street fashion to high-tech gadgets, home décor and exotic sports cars. Other highlights include the 16-screen Paragon Cineplex, Kinokuniya bookstore, gourmet cafés and restaurants and Siam Ocean World aquarium. Read More...

Another megamall with a well-rounded collection of shops and entertainment outlets catering to the modern lifestyle, CentralWorld’s youthful dynamic feels welcoming. Its main focus is on trendy fashion brands such as Timberland, Zara, MNG and Izzue. Other highlights include a 15-screen SF World Cinema, an open ice-skating rink, Toys ‘R’ Us and more than 100 restaurants and cafés. Read More...

Well known among tourists as a haven for all things affordable, MBK is like an indoor Chatuchak market, with some 2,000 shops occupying seven floors of retail spaces. Its main selling point is the price and diversity of its collection of products, particularly mobile phones, photo equipment, video games, luggage, street wear and gold ornaments. A large food court and SF Cinema City complete the lifestyle experience. Read More...

Terminal 21 brings the dream of traveling the world to downtown Bangkok, with its cutting-edge concept that places several world-famous cities under one roof. Find yourself wandering around a maze of shops in Tokyo City, sauntering down London’s Carnaby Street, bagging a bargain in an Istanbul zouk, or shopping for something to fill your growling stomach at the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Read More...

A specialised mega mall for clothing and fashion accessories, Platinum takes the flea market concept indoors, in air-conditioned comfort. It is widely popular among office workers and university students looking for casual wear to the latest trends in women’s fashion. The best part is the wholesale price, if you buy in combinations, that is. Read More...

This good-sized mall offers a pleasant shopping experience. Its simple layout is easy to figure out, so you won’t find yourself wandering in all directions just to find what you need. Highlights include the cosmetics department, outsized clothing for towering Westerners, women’s fashion, men’s accessories and the trendy food court concept called Food Loft. Read More...

The Emporium is like a glossy magazine come to life. In a way, it resembles Siam Paragon, but is much smaller in scale. The first two floors are devoted solely to fashion, and the rest to the latest lifestyle trends, including IT gadgets, sports fashion, home décor, food and entertainment. Highlights include the Gourmet Market, SFX Cinema and TCDC, a library and exhibition galleries dedicated to creativity and design. Read More...

A niche boutique mall featuring the most luxurious brands, Gaysorn’s gleaming marble-and-chrome building houses a host of premium lifestyle brands and fashion labels. Think Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dior, Prada and Hugo Boss, Swarovski, to name but a few, as well as a selection of Thailand's most innovative designers such as Sretsis, Zenithorial, Senada Theory and Kloset. Read More...

This modern shopping complex fuses a boutique shopping concept with young, hip lifestyle trends. Expect popular local fashion designers and global brand names as well as established European names, including Guess? DKNY, Shiseido, Mac, DIESEL, and the likes. Other highlights include Madame Tussauds Bangkok and Ice Planet, a standard Olympic-sized ice-skating rink with an indoor English garden. Read More...

The mother of all IT malls, the entirety of Pantip Plaza is dedicated to computers, IT gadgets and cameras. Some of the camera shops carry hard-to-find lenses and accessories. Pantip’s main draw is the price and diversity of products available, although the quality is sometimes questionable, particularly with software and computer parts. The best advice is to bring an expert friend or educate yourself on the products before you go. Read More...