Top 5 Shopping Malls in Bangkok
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is my Top 5 List of Shopping Malls in Bangkok that run along the Sukhumvit Corridor.
Siam Paragaon, Siam Square, Terminal 21, MBK Center, Emquartier, Emporium, Central World, Central Embassy. There's so many malls in Thailand that it's shocking. So if you are looking to beat the heat, use this as your complete guide to 5 of my favorites.
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Holy cow, I didn't know there were so many modern mega malls in Bangkok! I just hung out in Terminal 21 for all my time there 3 years ago.
It just 40%
A lot of the mega mall is in bangkok.
Lol there are tens of them. How could u not have known that? Dear lord
There's a little shop just outside the cash registers for Gourmet that sells the best crispy pork with an awesome green chili sauce. Was my go to for a quick lunch time snack when I was living in the area.
T21 has the best toilets though.
i agree lol!
That MBK center would be great fun to explore.!
Your boss Lucas said that Pattaya and the bargirls were the best .
Great videos mate, on my second 2 week trip to BKK this Thurs 04/07/24 , man do I love this city.
I've lived in Bali for over 30 years, KL been there over 20!times, Philippines and Singapore.
Nothing compares to Bangkok Thailand. Better than any Asian city I've ever been to.
Best food in the world in my opinion.
Due to my own experiences and memories here my list:
1 - MBK
2 - Emporium/Emquartier
3 - CentralWorld
4 - Terminal 21
5 - Siam Paragon
MBK is shite lol full of old tat. Emquartier the best mall.
wow. awesome video !!! Here are some questions that I have, open for everyone to answer. Thanks in advance. 1, Will a English only person survive living in Bangkok. 2, What would be the best place to rent for small families. 3, what will be the best school opinions for expat' kids
Most of the time, I meet up with my friends at MBK. Without any plan, we’d end up walking through Siam Discovery, Siam Center, Siam Paragon, and end the day at Central World
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It would be great to find out about visiting Thailand with kids - is there much to see and do for them?
I accidentally stayed at Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 Hotel, and discovered the Shopping Mall and the Food Court at the 5th Floor. Good quality and very cheap food there. Most dish or drink about $1.
Just discovered emquartier a couple of days ago after coming to Bangkok countless times. Love the basement foodcourt cos so spacious and not so busy. There's a place called Smoked there that does American style smoked meat. Tremendously good and cheap for what it is. Would love to stay in Chatrium but it's about four times my current budget in Bangkok as here for four months with a much reduced income.
I love Em- district> Central World> Siam Paragon> MBK.
Central Embassy didn’t get a mention. But Open House there is pretty good and dim sum at the Chinese Restaurant as well.
I agree with Chris, Emquartier’s food court has the most Michelin recommendations, coffee shops like Roast is really good 👍 shops are kind of easier to access.
My flight is booked. Inshallah everything goes well.. I can’t believe it’s really happening
I lived there in the 80s and remember going to i think a mall called "4" center or something.. It was called that because supposedly there were 4 of them in different parts of Bangkok.. Also remember a mall that o guess had multiple floors- one housed an arcade as well as an indoor go kart track and bumper cars..
Was that SATA? It also had a Zoo on the top floor...
I live in the middle of nowhere in France and there are no malls with a 100 kilometres radius so for 90% of the year I don't go shopping at all apart from food ....but I become a manic mall rat the moment I land in Bangkok. My boyfriend calls it 'scampering'. We haven't been since 2019 so I have started a scampering training regime in preparation for being let out in the malls for the first time in 3 years.
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MBK also has Tim Horton's for you canadas.
Chris, check you pronunciation of "Siam". Pay attention to the "i" and the "a" sounds. Once you understand the concept, pronunciation of words (not just here but Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc) will become so much easier to you. PS I'm not an english teacher. 55555
I Love Siam Paragon
Great video! I always wonder who would shop at luxury shops in Bangkok because its GDP is not as high as Japan. It's not cheap to build those impressive shopping malls.
Bro you inspired me to try and make a video about KL malls 😆😆😆
Guys! welcome to Thailand if I have chance to meet you I'll host you directly and also thanks all of you tell real thing about Thailand
For me in Bangkok
1.Icon Siam
2.Siam Paragon
3.Centralworld
What about icon Siam
#1 mall for me is MBK.
To me, I love going to Icon Siam rather than all these malls he mentioned in this video. And Mega Bangna where Ikea is located too.
Love your video😍
Now that was an amazing view HaHa
I prefer central world. My personal number 1. Emquartier is second.
Never EVER use the word Boring when your in Thailand 🇹🇭!!
Those who say that NYC is the city that never sleeps have never been to Bangkok.
@@newbeatguy Who cares about sleeps, we don't even stop eating
Tip from locals: Avoid Terminal 21 food court during lunch break, almost impossible to be seated.
Absolutely. And outside lunch time its amazing place
Ah yesss better after 13.30
ICONSIAM has garnered 13 global awards at various world-class competitions, including the Best Design of the Year at the World Retail Awards 2019 hosted by the World Retail Congress, the first prize in the Best Shopping Center category at the MAPIC Awards 2019 in Cannes, France, the 2020 VIVA Best-of-the-Best Design and Development Award, and being ranked in the top four in the Best Shopping Center Category at the MIPIM Awards 2021.
Yes I second that and completely surprised you didn’t even mention Iconsiam as your usually more through with facts and it’s certainly a lot more interesting than Siam Center 🙂
ICONSIAM is no doubt the best mall in the world.
Yes, one bad point for “Retired for you” !!! But the other malls were all worth mentioning.
Iconsiam is way overhyped, imo. Impressive, but not the best in Bangkok....and certainly not the best in the world. There were a couple of floors that didn't impress me in terms of layout and design. That floating market concept is tacky. The terrace views, though...very lovely. Iconsiam is top 5 in Bangkok, I believe....just not sure which #.
@@majorkade Icon Siam - is the most beautiful Shopping Mall in BKK by far! Spectacular River evening Views from the Restaurants too! Very good for evening stroll
My all time fave malls are Siam Paragon(best for groceries, movie, and food), Central Chidlom(best for shopping), Central Embassy(best for fancy movie experience and their food court “Eat thai”), and Em district(if you look for a quiet place to work and hold a meeting during the day) in that order.
Velaa(Chidlom) also is a lovely community mall to hangout but with less people during the day and at night assuming you all have been to “The Commons”.
I now live in Australia and these shopping malls make Australia shopping malls look cheap.
I'm from Montreal Canada same here our mall's are old outdated living in Asia I realise we going down since 1998 fast
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@@phanna565wtf. Im from montreal too. Small world. I was about to say the same 😂
Ngl Westfield is kinda cheap
I'm from Sydney aus and totally agree. Couldn't believe seeing Ferraris 4 sale in paragon up on level 4 or whatever it was
Bangkok for me is also one of those places that if as a westerner you miss a little of that "mall culture" of preceding decades then you'll enjoy your time exploring these spaces. It makes a great mid day break from the humidity and you can catch an evening film at a couple of the superb cinemas.
Malls are a necessity in a hot humid country! Idk why people complain so much about new air conditioned public spaces!
Outside of the Sukhumvit area, we go to JJ Mall for local Thai gifts, etc, and then to ICONSIAM for the higher end experience.
The main reason why food court in Terminal 21 is cheap which is compared to the others. Because the owner needs Thai people, tourist including office man come to have the meal there, he had selected the famous restaurants in Bangkok and offered them the lower rental fee that why the price is cheap.
Sooo excellent idea ...!!!
Icon Siam is not on the lists? My favorite is Central World though. I go Thailand ever year Just to eat
He was talking about Sukhumvit area, and ICONSIAM is on the Thonburi side.
I don't shop and I don't watch movies, so the food court at Terminal 21 is my fave. 😁
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Yes, food courts at Terminal 21 are amazing! I also love MBK food courts.
From the eyes of local
#1 Icon Siam
#2 Siam Paragon
#3 CentralWorld
#4 Emquartier & Emporium
We don't care about MBK. That's a typical mall with typical stalls. It attracts some types of tourists though.
As for shopping area, Siam Square and the whole siam area is the best.
BTW there's no way Victory monument could be fit in what you call "Sukhumvit Corridor." I believe you were looking for the area of Rama 1 and early Sukhumvit Road up to Ekamai where prestige Sukhumvit area ends there.
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Why? I’m Thai and I love food court at Central World. Lots of good and delicious fooooood.
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For me...Sukhumvit area
1.Siam Paragon the best Supermarket
2.Central World the best biggest space for walk
3.Terminal 21 nice design and the best cheapest food court
4.MBK have everything you want
5.Emporium & Emquatier very nice view and quiet because everything too expensive over the top
Siam Paragon has the best Supermarket hands down. For me Central Embassy is even quieter, at some point it’s called Central Empty cuz everything is hi-end and hella expensive lol
@@bladelight273 you forget ICON SIAM. the last one, very luxury by the river
I usually aim for Emquartier Emporium when I want to visit unique authentic Japanese restaurant around those area
@@francescarizzo3401 Icon Siam is by the river not sukhumvit area
@Betallday Icon Siam is by the river not sukhumvit area
Chris 🇹🇭👍🥳🙏🏼 Thank you for your sharing
That food court card system might be so they can keep tabs on the gross take, many malls charge a % of gross as part of the lease agreement. Cash would be too "leaky"..55
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You forgot about the toilets in terminal 21, every single bathroom is featuring japanese toilets(look what that means in google) and themed with the level they are located in
My favorite place to get away from the heat. I like Terminal 21 because it has my favorite beauty care, food court,restaurant (HAVE A ZEED), movie theater and clean bathrooms. I like Paragon for luxury shopping, clean bathrooms and it has great outdoor space for people watching . Their food court had a bad cockroach problem at the tables with the fish tanks on my two different visits. Siam or Central are great for shops and restaurants at the mid budget range. I hate MBK- I’m not impress with the bathrooms, food court, or the lack of friendly service. Tuk Tuk scammers are waiting outside. It does have a great place for me to get my nails done. I can’t wait to explore the new malls that have been built since my last visit.
HAVE A ZEED!! เป็นไงบ้างครับ เห็นยูทูบเบอร์เกาหลีไปถ่ายหลายคน แซบบ่อ ^_^
Love have a zeed!! Time to fly back to bkk!!
MBK is my least favorite mall. It’s like an indoor swap meet. I had a major tummy aches after eating food there. Went there once and never went back again. Terminal 21 is my most favorite mall for food.
The arbitrary "Top 5 in the Sukhumvit Corridor" is based on a random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, and so it means nothing to me! Chris is sometimes intellectually lazy - he should have mentioned a truly spectacular, world class shopping mall - Icon Siam!
I honestly just really enjoy the Chatuchak weekend market, for that damp busy market atmosphere to contrast the cool visits to the Siam shopping area. Siam has been my go-to for decades but next time I’m going to give the other malls that were unknown to me a visit… Bangkok hasn’t been sitting still I see!
My hometown, LOS ANGELES, used to be the mall capital of the world. LA can't touch BKK. Malls in the United States are dying. I've seen malls that opened with high end stores Gucci,Fendi and now have cheap mom and pop stores. Not sure what happened to the mall culture in America. Very sad but....BANGKOK RULES!!!!! By the way,no ICON SIAM on your list???
Excellent list 👍 Bangkok is full of surprises. One of my favourite cities. Can't wait to return soon 😉
Chris, you forgot 7/11, my favorite by far 🤣☘️
Thai street foods 30 baht and Soi dogs were the best
Mega plaza is my favourite because im a big NERD.
In my childhood, MBK was the best at that time.
Siam Square area At that time, there was no Paragon.
Central Plaza was another shopping mall, where working teenagers have to spend money there.
The Em Complex is a bit expensive for middle-income people, so I went there very little,
Terminal 21 is where you eat delicious food and pay the least.
Icon Siam is a little hard to get to, but good.
Everywhere is good too. because there is a cold air conditioner
IconSiam should be one of the top malls in bkk
Icon Siam - is the most beautiful Shopping Mall in BKK by far! Spectacular River evening Views from the Restaurants too! Very good for evening stroll
Thanks Chris and Hayley we went to Terminal 21 ,Siam Paragon,MBK and Icon Siam we were only in Bangkok for 3 days so much more things to do but we ran out of time lol next time we go back to Thailand it’ll definitely be more then 2weeks we went to Chiang Mai for a couple of days love it there we’ll definitely will check out the other ones like the last two on your list great videos as always
Love your site - trying to catch up from the start- got to September 2020! I love MBK. That combination of stores and stalls.
Thank you for introducing my country.
At 7:44 minute , Why does the person going up and down the escalator walk backwards? 🤔😅
Icon Siam - is the most beautiful Shopping Mall in BKK by far! Spectacular River Views from Restaurants too! Very good for evening stroll
Complete waste of money. Nothing there that wasn't already in Bangkok lol. How many Gucci stores do we need
@@mw7517 Spectacular evening River Views from Restaurants
@@mw7517 Have you been inside? Have you seen the interior decorations on the top 3 floors? Have you seen the sundown over Chao Pryia River from the Restaurant Terrace?
@@alblack9869 You mean the soggy sewage water lol. Come on bro 😂
Good for walking exercise- indoor and outdoor 555
I like Mega Bangna.
You surprised me. Shopping malls - yawn - I thought. You made these look genuinely exciting and worth exploring. I'll be heading to them when the heat or rain gets to be extreme. Thank you Chris.
I did my leg work while living in BKK and learned where to go exactly depending what I'm lookin for,. For the camera and computer stuff head to Fortune mall in Din Daeng MRT station as someone pointed out.
They have good second hand camera shop on as it 5th floor, but if you looking for a Film or more rare camera stuff there is this old shopping mall near China town called Mega Plaza which is worth checking out.
Also JJ mall is interesting but more for wholesale, they do have lot of coffee equipment and beans if you are a coffee fanatic.
I'm now living in Koh Chang and while I don't miss the Big City life I do miss the availability of everything, window shopping and the buzz.. here we rely on Lazada for stuff.
The malls of Bangkok were the some of the first things that blew me away all the way back on my first two visits in 2005 & 2006. Especially the luxury cars on level 2 or 3 of Siam Paragon. They still blow me away even now lol. I've probably seen more movies at the Siam Paragon movie theatres than anywhere else in the world (not really a movie watcher in the theatres of the USA), so I might have them ranked over MBK for that reason alone..other than that, I think your rankings are pretty spot on. I particularly love the Kinokuniya Book Stores at both Siam Paragon & Emquartier to kill a couple of air conditioned hours during the heat of Bangkok's afternoons...
Oh, yeah! The cars at Paragon are really something. A Rolls Royce at a mall? I bet it's the only mall in the world that sells them.
I usually go for Central World Kinokuniya perhaps I tend to look for game artbook. Their newly renovate store is one of the best imo
Awesome video, I don’t think much of malls but they are now serving so many different things that checking them out can be a couple of hours killed in day when you want to just explore and want to do something but not too much. 👍👌
He's such a drama queen just like TD
A great video Chris showcasing the highlights of your 5 selected malls. Of course Icon Siam has a specific appeal being along the riverside and showcasing a remarkable Apple Store and great restaurant selections. I’m also keen on Emporium as I’ve shopped there loads in years past as it’s never to busy and love the gourmet market. Emquartier is always been confusing to navigate. As far as Terminal 21 it’s also a favorite but not so much for shopping, grab a bite to eat, love the variety in restrooms. Do checkout the Japanese thrones they have special treatments! Very informative mall video👍🏻
The arbitrary "Top 5 in the Sukhumvit Corridor" is based on a random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system, and so it means nothing to me! Chris is sometimes intellectually lazy - he should have mentioned a truly spectacular, world class shopping mall - Icon Siam!
I liked Paragon. They had arrogant bastard for $10/ bomber.
Been living in Thailand for 20+ years. As an electronics freak, Pantip Plaza is by far my favorite shopping mall in Thailand. Not as cool and hip as the ones you showed us, but when it comes to electronics, it beats them all :D
Old school! My first trip was in 95 and I used to bring back literally 10's of 1000's of dollars worth of software bought at Pantip for 100baht per CD (burned on site while you wait of course)
Haha just wanted to say the same thing! Now I haven't been there in nearly 10 years but every time I visit Bangkok I end up spending a day in Pantip Plaza ;-)
The mall with not so great reviews ok
Sadly, it almost empty now…. It was closed for renovation too long and it can’t ’come back’. Look like the another IT plaza ‘Fortune Town Rama IX’ gain more popular now. Maybe it can connect to MRT directly - make it easier to visit.
Does Pantip Plaza sell things like up-to-date computer GPUs, CPUs, motherboards, cases, monitors, etc?
I have no idea how many days to finish all shopping mall you recommended. LOL
What a fantastic vlog! Completely agree with your choices. Keep up the good work. I will be in Bangkok in October and can't wait 😎👍
Do you know about Terminal 21?
Why is it call Terminal 21?
The 1st Terminal 21 is on Sukhumvit 21.
Where is Icon Siam
And Central Embassy
Brilliant! I love this episode. I really enjoyed it. 👍
My No.1 is definitely EMquartier! Mainly visit upstairs restaurants. Not a big fan of downstairs food court. I also like Central embassy. There are many nice restaurants, especially Eathai!!!! 😋 Oh and don’t forget Habito mall is also such a lovely local mall in On nut. Great banh mi / Vietnamese restaurant. For me shopping malls in BKK are for eating lovely food, not for shopping high brands.
I live in Pinklao area so I like The Central Pinklao because it's near my ressident condo. I usaully shop there.
Agree on the movie industry, I can't even look at another comic book movie made by a 50 year old child 😞
1. EM District
2. Central Embassy
3. Iconsiam
4. Siam Paragon
5. Central Dusit (future)
6. One Bangkok (future)
1 bangkok could be top 3
The Bangkok mall,too
The second largest shopping mall in the world with an area of almost 800,000 square meters.
@@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล i doubt in can be built as planned😆
Timestamps are awesome!
Please include them in your video description.
I don’t like shopping mall. I like chatujak weekend market. 😁😁
This video is 3'days late . We left BKK a couple of days ago.. my girls like Platinum mall... thx !!
I want to know haw long u stayed in thailand?
MBK is very old mall. More than 35yrs old
Terminal 21 and the MBK were my favorites places to go when I visited Thailand a few years ago. I really need to go back!
Really good list, the only shopping mall I would add to this list is the iconsiam shopping mall, breath taking aesthetics from the outside with an unique indoor floating market inside.
He’s only covering the Sukhumvit corridor. So, by definition, Iconsiam cannot be in that list.
@@dough.9241 Oh you are right! forgot Chris mentioned that in the beginning. Derp moment
@@Thailandto1 His video title is misleading.
A bit out of Sukhumvit but Seacon Square does it for me. No falang and lots of nice shops.
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SHOPPING IN THESE MALLS ARE SO EXPENSIVE AND OVERPRICED THATS WHY THEY ARE EMPTY MOST OF THE TIME
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5 years ago , many people said mall business are dying and be replaced by online shopping. Today right after covid reopening , it seem like mall business are getting being better and better than ever before. Note that even high tech nation like South Korea has just open their new large modern luxury mall called Hyundai Seoul and of course , sucessful and crowded .
Holy shit I think i live in a 3 world country never seen any mall any of those. So much for the bayshore mall here...lol
Wow Amazing places. I really wish i can make it some day.
I love MBK! It is like a mix of a mall and a nightmarket. Not as good as it used to be regarding copys....
Apart from MBK where would best place be for knock off's?
How did Pratunum Markets not make it on this list ? They are the most fun in BKK and even though called Markets are inside an airconditioned mall - my #1 choice !!!!
it is not on or close to the BTS but not so far to walk there from Central World
@@Selial Short walk from Ratchatewi BTS
But in the future, there will be the MRT Orange Line (subway) running throughn
emquartier and siam center and paragon.
Terminal 21 is my favorite 😎👍
Central Embassy cinemas…you can get a bed, pillows, blankets, and your own fridge. That’s VIP!