46 Best Bangkok Shopping Malls

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 like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Hugo Boss, to name but a few, as well as a selection of Thailand's most innovative designers such as Fly Now, Senada Theory and Kloset Red Carpet.

Central Chidlom is a 7-storey department store with a modern, friendly ambience. Well-stocked, each floor has a straightforward layout dedicated to urban lifestyles, including beauty products, shoes, handbags, lady’s fashion, men’s fashion, home décor, travel, toys, electronic gadgets, books and more.

The stylish Amarin Plaza is linked to Erawan Bangkok via a sky bridge. The 5-storey shopping plaza has an almost festive aura to it, drawing in a mixed crowd – from affluent Thais to expats and business travellers – with highly desirable brand names such as Guy Laroche, Valentino and Crocodile, to name a few. Due to the diverse offerings splayed out, the theme of Amarin is woven around colour, or as they have it, 'Kolors of Style'.

Asiatique has successfully combined 2 of the most popular shopping experiences in the city: a night bazaar and a mall. Just 10 minutes downriver from Saphan Taksin BTS station, this once-bustling international trade port has been transformed, with over 1,500 boutiques and 40 restaurants housed under a huge replica warehouse complex. Open from 5pm, spending an evening here is no problem: you’ll have good fun browsing the boutiques, picking up gifts or something for yourself; you are guaranteed to find something you would like to eat and if this isn’t enough entertainment, shows are performed nightly.

Gateway Ekamai mall aims to offer an alternative shopping experience from the other cookie-cutter centres across Bangkok. The mall is meant to epitomise the Japanese lifestyle that Thai people embrace readily with a mix of restaurants, clothes stores, health and beauty shops, as well as an edutainment centre, a large IT zone and a 24-hour supermarket. Whilst it probably won’t deliver for Japanophiles its ease of access via the skywalk link to BTS Ekamai and decent, affordable selection of restaurants under one roof is sure to attract visitors.

Central Plaza Pinklao is one of Thonburi’s largest shopping malls, with 6 floors of high street shops, supermarkets, department stores, restaurants, cafés and a cinema.

Part of the popular Central Group, which now owns dozens of malls across Thailand, Central Pinklao is impressive in size, with a vast open atrium at its centre presenting a great view while also creating a spacious, non-claustrophobic shopping experience, even when it gets crowded with locals at the weekend. Highlights include the Tops Market in the basement, Major Cineplex on the top floor, a Marks & Spencer and its very over department store split over 4 levels.

Central Plaza Rama 9 brings a ‘one-stop lifestyle entertainment shopping’ concept to the Ratchadapisek area. The 7-storey shopping plaza houses some 300 shops, plus restaurants, cafés, SFX Cineplex, The Rink Ice Arena and anchor stores such as B2S, PowerBuy, Uniqlo and Robinson Department Store. Occupying a prime location at the intersection of Rama IX and Ratchadapisek Roads, Central Plaza Rama 9 has direct access to the MRT underground’s Rama IX Station at the basement level.

This 6-storey shopping complex is one of the most sought-after places in Pratunam, particularly for its selection of fashionable clothing and shoes. There are a few jewellery and crafts shops, as well as cosmetic stores. City Complex Pratunam is located on Petchaburi Road.

This 4-storey IT mall sits like a giant spaceship waiting to gobble up earthlings. The building’s futuristic design is part of its owner’s vision to create a digital lifestyle centre for displaying the latest IT gadgets as well as hosting IT-related events and activities. Besides big technology labels such as iStudio, True, Samsung, Fujitsu and Sony, you'll find a lineup of independent shops offering IT accessories, sunglasses, computer games, digital cameras, lenses, and an entire floor’s space dedicated to Japanese eateries. Contrary to other IT malls around Bangkok, Digital Gateway has no counterfeit products.

Erawan Bangkok is a graceful mall with direct access to the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, right in the heart of the Ratchaprasong shopping district. As you might expect, it has an air of exclusivity about it. A 5-storey space covering about 13,000 square metres, it's a boutique mall that offers a selection of only the most elegant lifestyle brands. And the shoppers who frequent the polished hallways and eateries here are equally suave.

The Fortune Town shopping mall is attached to the Fortune Hotel, with the IT mall beginning on the 4th floor. Similar to Seacon, hardware items from here are more reliable than they are from the likes of Pantip, while software are sold at extremely low prices. The IT area is spacious with friendly staff, making it an overall nice shopping experience.

Bangkok sure does like its shopping malls to be gigantic! Located halfway between Suvarnabhumi International Airport and the centre of Bangkok, Mega Bangna is a 35,000-square-metre low-rise shopping mall. It's mainly known as the home of IKEA, attracting a huge crowd of 'Do It Yourself' home decorators. It's a bit far out of town but the access has been well planned and, for those who don't have a car, a shuttle connecting Udomsuk BTS station and the mall is available. This is not designed as a high-end shopping mall for tourists, but a very convenient weekend escape for locals and residents.

IKEA, the world-famous Swedish furniture brand, brings its sleek minimalist design to Thai homes. Its 43,000-square-metre warehouse and showroom space on the Bangna-Trad Road displays more than 7,500 furniture and home décor accessories for bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens outdoors and much more. The Bangna branch was IKEA’s first flagship store in Thailand and features all the brand’s signature services, facilities and a gallery-style showroom. The store layout enforces self-guided shopping: you enter one way, walk through all the available sections with a shopping list and pencil in your hand, pick up your items from the warehouse, pay for your purchase and exit the store the other way.

Seacon Square, an entertainment centre about the size of 96 football fields, is one of Southeast Asia’s biggest malls. There are hundreds of shops and outlets selling everything a shopper's heart desires, including a huge IT mall. Lots of family fun can be had on a rainy day at its indoor amusement park, too.

This new-generation lifestyle mall, frequented by local celebrities as well as the hip and the well-to-do crowd of Bangkok, is a welcome alternative to the glittering mega-malls flanking downtown Sukhumvit Road. Set on an expansive 24,000 sq m area, K Village’s 2 open-air buildings house some 100 air-conditioned shops divided into 5 zones: Fashion & Accessories, Café & Restaurants, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle & Technology and the Gourmet Market.

A major highlight of K Village is its dining zone, and the place is usually packed with diners on weekend evenings. The international lineup of gourmet eateries ranges from the imaginative (Rainbow Sushi, Kuu & Sake Bar, Yum & Tum) to the well-established brands (Ootoya, Wine Connection Deli & Bistro, Katsu King). Another highlight is food shopping at the Gourmet Market, which has an expansive section dedicated to Korean and Chinese cuisine. K Village is also one of the few pet-friendly shopping and lifestyle complexes in Bangkok.

Peninsula Plaza on Ratchadamri Road is situated in the prime land between the Erawan Mall and the Four Seasons Hotel. This exclusive centre, catering mainly to expats, moneyed Thais and business-class travellers, exudes an air of old-world charm. Various leisurely eateries and cafés are scattered throughout. You'll find diamonds, Swarovski crystals, sheer fabrics, antiques and silverware among the wares on display. There's also a grand gallery, an art shop exhibiting some striking contemporary Thai paintings, and the International Dance Academy on the 4th floor. Look out for the magnificent stained glass 'door' on your way out.

All Seasons Place consists of 2 towers, one of which leads into The Conrad Hotel. In this gargantuan building, a variety of stores collectively form the All Seasons Retail Centre. The actual retail space is massive and is spread over 4 levels.

While serving quite an upscale clientele, prices in some of the shops are often scaled down to affordable dimensions – especially at the end of a season. Clothing boutiques, books, stationery and shops specialising in high-end sporting accessories can be found here. There is fine custom-tailoring, an art shop, a gallery, an antiques shop and a wine cellar.

River City is a 4-storey mall overlooking sweeping views of the Chao Phraya River. It specialises in antiques and collectables, with monthly on-site and online auctions, although there’s also a good range of fashion and jewellery shops as well as riverside eateries with outdoor dining terraces.

Although there are plenty of restaurants and nightlife along Silom Road, one Thai staple that was missing was a shopping mall. Thankfully the renovated Silom Complex, only metres away from the BTS at Sala Daeng, provides an air-conditioned space in which to shop, grab a bite to eat and escape from the hustle and bustle of the street outside. Owned by the Central Group, it's smaller than the other shopping centres around Bangkok, but still offers a nice variety of international and local boutiques as well as the multi-levelled Central Department Store.

Serious gem and diamond collectors love Thai jewellery because of the skilful construction and attention to detail that goes into creating each piece. The Jewelry Trade Centre is the best place in Bangkok to browse and shop for precious gemstones from around the country. Visitors will be impressed by the massive collection at various stores located within.

Emporium is like a glossy magazine that's come to life. Behold the 7 layers of shopper's paradise, where the first 3 floors are dedicated solely to fashion. Exclusive world-class brand names dominate the ground floor, hot international designer items, leather and jewellery the 1st floor, and glamorous garb for the young and trendy on the 2nd. Fashionistas, this is your playground. Those more concerned with gadgetry and gear need not feel left out. 'Pleasure & Leisure' is the name of the 3rd floor, as it has everything you could dream of to maximise the experience of the audio, visual and digital lifestyle. On this level, you can also satisfy all your golf and sporting needs at the 'Global Sports Mall'.

The Esplanade is a 7-storey shopping and entertainment complex with an innovative ‘artetainment’ concept. It offers a host of retail shops, restaurants, 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex, Sub Zero ice skating rink, B2S Bookstore, Tops Supermarket and the 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre.

Only a few minutes walk from Pratunam Wholesale Market, the Indra Square consists of several floors with hundreds of small shops selling children's clothing, men's and women's fashion, and accessories. The mall is directly connected to Baiyoke Sky Hotel, and there are several shops and stalls on the ground level of the hotel, too.

Palladium World is a shiny shopping mall on the edge of the Pratunam area of Bangkok. This 5-storey building is home to bargains galore, with most shops and stalls selling items of clothing for 100 baht or less! Located on the corner of Phetchaburi Road and Ratchaprarop, this area is already known for wholesale shopping at Platinum Fashion Mall, electronics mecca Pantip Plaza and the frantic, all-day and all-night experience of Pratunam Market found just across the road.

Robinsons Department Store has branches all over Thailand. Compared to other offerings in Bangkok, Robinsons is probably the easiest and quickest to access. All the usual things relating to life's necessities can be found here. Some good bargains can be had in the clothing department, especially with regular promotions. The quality and prices are fair, and they seem to have a substantial variety of whatever you might be seeking. Usually, there's a western-style supermarket on the premises, where you can stock up on groceries to your heart's content.

Strategically located opposite the ever-busy Central Lad Prao, Union Mall caters especially for a younger crowd, mainly university students, young office workers and those who find Central Lad Prao too expensive and Chatuchak Weekend Market too hot. Union Mall stands 8 storeys tall with a total area of 150,000 square metres, housing over 1,000 retail shops. It boasts easy access from the MRT Phahon Yothin station, an international food court, a myriad of fast-food chains, entertainment areas, tutorial schools, a fitness centre and a supermarket.

The open-air market just outside the air-conditioned mall is also worth a browse (open every day from 5pm onwards). You'll find an interesting range of clothing items, bags, shoes, and fashion accessories at affordable prices.

Set among lush tropical greenery, Silom Village captures the spirit of old Bangkok through a compound of 17 well-preserved Thai antique houses dating back to the glorious era of King Rama V. The complex features a hotel (Silom Village Inn), and a shopping arcade where an impressive collection of fine antiques, handicrafts, lacquer-finished products, jewellery, Thai silk, and furniture can be found. Besides the shopping arcade, you can also enjoy authentic Thai and international cuisine at the Silom Village Restaurant, complete with a Thai classical dance show.