How is the night life and shopping in bangkok?

Question

send me all the information on the shops in bangkok and the night entertainment. thank you

Answer 1

Shopping:
The Emporium: Sukumvit 26 or
Siam Paragon : further down Sukhumvit road
Platinum Mall: Pratunam
those three are basically the big fashionable ones, if you're lookin' for cheap or fake stuff, go to MBK. it gona be crowded though.
Central Chidlom, which is located near ploenchit and soi nai lert, is a good place, it has many things.
The Emporium does not stock as much, but it is good for 'just hanging around'....and fashion, brand names...movies..

flea markets or stuff on the streets, they are pretty good quality and cheap.

NIGHTLIFE:
Suan Lum Night Bazaar! Cheap, big, and diverse. Located near the Thai-Belgium Bridge, at the intersection where Wireless Road and Rama 4 Road meet.

If you're a playboy (highly doubt it!) go to Soi Cowboy or Patpong.....but i do NOT recommend it..
That's all i've got for now.....ill try to find a map, and ill just re-answer if i'm successful :)

Answer 2

Where to shop

There are many places to go shopping in Bangkok, and markets and large shopping malls are spread out all over the city - you're never far from one wherever you are. Anywhere where there is a large hotel will likely have good shopping facilities that cater to foreigners very nearby, though these can be overpriced.

READ MORE : http://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/shopping/areas.php

Bangkok's nightlife has a reputation for being wild and rowdy. But at the same time it's relaxed, safe, enjoyable and great fun! Rapidly establishing itself as Asia's capital of cool, Bangkok's diverse nightlife scene features everything from excellent live music and good jazz clubs to ultra cool bars, trendy clubs and great restaurants - and go far beyond its once-upon-a-time sleazy and naughty image. Also have a look at our What's On guide to get the lowdown on exciting events and happenings during your stay in Asia's coolest capital.

READ MORE : http://www.bangkok.com/nightlife/index.html

Answer 3

It all depends! like peanutz said, you gotta be more specific. For night life I recommend sticking to the Suhkumvit area (Nana plaza - Soi 4, avoid the beer garden on Soi 7 unless you are into it) There are also other bars you can go to around the area. Also, avoid Patpong. It is just too congested and all the solicitors can get annoying! Although Nana does have its share, it is not as bad as Patpong.

As for shopping, Donkii covered it all.

Have fun and be safe!

Answer 4

Donkii has answered most of your Question

Depends what Nightlife you are looking for
There are lots of Bars for Sports, Pool Etc.
or if you are into Go Gos
Soi Cowboy or Nana Plaza

Answer 5

Wow this is pretty tall order. Are you going to try them all? How about narrowing down your intention for us to assist. Otherwise, you might as well look through the Yellow Pages for all the listing.

In summary, they are all good.

Answer 6

patpong for night life,
Chatuchak for good cheap deals but beware with the stuffy and heat.

Answer 7

it's great, but i recommend the local open street markets also as for the nite life, it depends on what your looking for

Answer 8

its very exciting

Answer 9

Just a little comment from an article I wrote on Bangkok shopping experiences.

Shopping

First time visitors to Bangkok are amazed at the variety of shopping opportunities the city offers, and if ever there was a time for shopping it is now. Anything and everything is on sale from top end, high class products that would not be ashamed to grace the exclusive shops of London, Paris or New York, to cheap rip-offs of designer labels, CDs, VCDs, watches, suitcases and the like; and anything in between these two extremes.

Bangkok Does not have anything like London’s Oxford Street, or Paris’s Marais, New York’s 5th Avenue, or Singapore’s Orchard Road. However there are areas where street and night markets and large upscale shopping centres are located. These are along the main business, entertainment and tourist areas of Silom, Sukhumvit and Siam Square, in these areas you will find an abundance of retail therapy opportunities. The shops and malls along these roads are very much like anything to be found in any capital city. But what people most want to do when they arrive in Bangkok is to visit the street and night markets; and the city has them in profusion.

Silom/Patpong area:
Perhaps the most famous and popular of the night markets is Patpong it opens for business at 7pm every night and seems to close when the last customer has decided to call it a day.

Patpong connects Silom and Surriwongse Roads and by day it is a fairly quiet place, but at four in the afternoon the street rings with the clatter of stalls being erected and the goods being laid out and displayed. At seven at night the area comes alive with the throng of stall holders vying for your attention.

Anything is available from a reproduction Rolex watch, Mont Blanc pen, or Polo sports shirts, Thai silk clothing, formal ties, informal shirts and trousers, cheap CDs and DVDs of the latest music and film releases. But remember to bargain and bargain hard, the first price is simply an opening bid, treat it like a Dutch auction and you can’t go wrong. If the price isn’t right then walk away, there are more vendors nearby who will be only to willing to consider your best price.

Patpong market spills into Silom where there are more stalls to be browsed and picked over. In the Silom street market you will find novelty items, magic tricks, and knick-knacks made from recycled cola and beer cans, decorative and festive lights and lamps along with watches and clothes.

Just a few minutes walk away is the Suan Lum night bazaar a different market altogether; it is more ordered with traditional-style shops rather than market stalls. A bit more difficult to get a bargain here and that is reflected in the better quality of the goods.

Fine art and hand crafted furniture, as well as object d’art are the staple of this market. It is very pleasant to browse the shops and their products. A little bargaining may be tolerated.

Suan Lum opens at around 6 PM and closes at midnight. Besides the shops it has many restaurants and cafes, and a massive beer garden with live music and bands. The Joe Louise Puppet Theatre is not to be missed – it has nightly shows of traditional Thai puppetry, the kids will love it and adults also find it fascinating.

Also on Silom Road are branches of Central and Robinsons department stores. These are typical of the kind of department stores to be found in the West and will often have franchise of well known Western retail outlets and brands. For instance Robinsons has a Body Shop, and Central a Marks and Spencer.

Chatuchak Weekend Market:
But the grand daddy of Bangkok’s markets is Chatuchak, also known as JJ or the weekend market. This enormous and sprawling complex is open every Saturday and Sunday; Chatuchak is zoned and has stall after stall specializing on one type of product.

Rows of stalls selling denims and jeans, shoes and trainers, socks and underclothes, crockery and cutlery, delicate glass ornaments, more functional glass and household ware, wood carvings, ceramics, woven baskets are just some of the goods on sale.

There are areas devoted to garden furniture, ornaments and to plants, others to lighting and electrical goods, exotic spices and jars of colourful and interesting foods are every where, sweets and saverouries abound.

You want a second hand or out of print book, or even a magazine then a few hour’s browsing may turn up that coveted item. If you are a collector then you will be in your element, there are vendors devoted to stamp, bank note, coin and ephemera collecting. If you collect antiques then this is the place to be, but beware that what is called an antique may be a very good imitation however you will still get a good deal if your negotiating skills are in tip-top form.

Not just this if you may want the latest in pet fashion well look no further than Chatuchak, for on sale will be commonplace pets like cats and dogs, exotic insects and even the odd python or two.

Many of the stall-holders are open to bargaining and some expect it, others use a fixed price system and frown on any kind of bargaining, even so it is still worth a try. It definitely helps to take a Thai friend along and let him or her do the talking, better still if you have a passing acquaintance with the Thai language use it, you may get a bargain for simply trying.

Chatuchak is a hot and tiring, but there is no where else like it in Bangkok or perhaps Thailand for genuine bargains. It is a Bangkok must-do experience, that will leave you gasping for food and fluids and even here there is ample choice. Chatuchak market opens at seven but it is best to get there around 8.30 AM as later it can get a little crowded. The Skytrain and subway will take you to the market for the Skytrain the station is Chatuchak and for the subway get off at either Phaholyothin or Chatuchak Park.

There is no doubt that Chatuchak is Bangkok’s premier market and a shopping experience that will be seared into your memory for a long time.


Chinatown:
There are gold shops all over Bangkok and indeed Thailand, but for serious gold seekers then there is only one place, that is Chinatown a bustling, booming, busy area that is jam packed with market stalls and gold shops.

Chinatown is an exciting ‘film-set’ place that grabs you by the arm and doesn’t let go. Everything imaginable is for sale, but mostly for the domestic market. You will find a few souvenirs and touristy knick-knacks but the area is really meant for the local Chinese community. But for an experience you will not forget in a long time, Chinatown is a must visit.

MBK and National Stadium:
If your pocket does not spell out the words bling bling and your mood is not yet ready for up scale malls then head to the Skytrain’s National Stadium station and the MBK shopping plaza, shopaholics will be in their seventh heaven.

MBK or Maboonkrong has eight floors of shops and little booths to a large department store. At MBK you will find clothing and fashion accessories, furniture, jewelry, handbags, shoes and gold; mobile telephones (be sure to ask whether the phone is second hand) to dubious, reproductions of Louis Vuitton bags. The usual suspects are here too, the DVD and CD shops with excellent quality material. Need a unique souvenir to take home with you? There are a couple of shops that will print anything (decent) on to T and sports shirts, these can be embroidered or screen printed, take the shirt in or buy one at the shop.

If you are looking for quality furniture, much of it made locally and some of it literally unique, then the top floor is a home-makers Aladdin’s cave of shops that sell good quality factory made furniture to small outlets that deal with antiques to hand made or limited run tables, chairs, beds and the like.

Spend a day at MBK/Siam because one stop down the Skytrain line is Siam station with its now famous Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery Center and Siam Square.


Sukhumvit and Siam Square areas:
However if your tastes and purses reach to higher levels than street and night markets then you are in the right city for recently Bangkok’s shopaholics have a wide choice of up-market shopping experience.

Bangkok has seen two up-market shopping centres opening for business; until it was superseded by the Central World Plaza the Siam Paragon was briefly the largest shopping centre in Asia. This gem of a mall is spacious and airy; its wall-to-ceiling windows allow plenty of natural day-light to flood into the main areas. Like many of Bangkok’s up-market malls the Siam Paragon has easy access from Siam Skytrain station.

In this super-centre you will find all the usual luxury name brands from Giorgio Armani, Elizabeth Arden, Hugo Boss, Hermes, Jim Thompson, Burberry and Paul Smith, to Bulgari, Cartier and Rolex. Technology wonks aren’t ignored either with many famous quality names being represented the likes of Bose, Sony, Toshiba and Bang & Olufsen, Nokia and Samsung having a presence.

But the inner man is not ignored there are many ‘edutainment’ outlets in Siam Paragon. Want to learn a language then you will not be disappointed by the choice, from Berlitz, to Inlingua; dance and music schools are represented also along with cooking courses and fitness centres. On the 6th floor there a 16 screen cinema complex and an IMAX cinema. And this is not forgetting the large exhibition hall and a concert hall – the Royal Paragon Hall can seat 5,000 people for classical music and opera performances.

It is impossible to wander around Siam Paragon and not get a little hungry, no problem as there is a large food hall on the ground floor with a choice of dishes from around the world. Fancy a taste of France? Portugal? Italy? Japan or China? You will be spoiled for choice. There is also a wide selection of local eateries too.

There is one further surprise in store. The largest aquarium in Asia, the Siam Ocean World is an underwater exploratory filled with fascinating fish species, that you feel you can almost touch as you walk through the Plexiglas tunnels.

The older brother to Siam Paragon is the famed Siam Square shopping complex it is easy to get to by Skytrain and is right next door to the Paragon centre which has a convenient walk-way connecting the two.

In the surrounding area are plenty of places to eat, from the ubiquitous Hard Rock Café, a popular but touristy spot, to some well-known and popular Thai restaurant chains S&P, See Fah, Coca, and MK all of which are popular with locals and visitors. Each restaurant has a distinctive personality ranging from the Thai, Western and fusion food of S&P to the cook-at-table suki-like MK restaurants.

The British Council is to be found in the little side streets that make up much of the Siam Square development and a wonderful Chulalongkorn book shop sells all kinds of English and Thai language books from obscure academic tomes to more accessible classic and modern novels, it also has a good stationery section.

Thailand is one of the most wired countries in Asia, almost everyone in Bangkok seems to own a PC or lap-top and certainly everyone has access to at least one mobile phone. I-pods and MP3 players are everywhere on the Skytrain and subway, on buses, and just walking the streets it is

Almost next door is the Central World Plaza the flagship development of the Central Group which is one of the oldest chains of luxury department stores in Thailand. The CWP is now the biggest shopping mall in Asia, it has eight floors of designer-label fashion, exclusive jewelry and watches and the biggest stationary store in Bangkok; it’s B2S is massive. Besides this the ZEN department store is worth visiting, as is King Power duty free shopping for tourists and visitors. And like all other shopping centres in Bangkok it has a Cineplex. It is conveniently across the road from the Big C supermarket and Gaysorn Plaza.

Gaysorn is the place to be seen it is not the biggest of the shopping centres by any means but for the true meaning of exclusive shopping this is the place to be. Its outlets may be distinctive and exclusive and so it the famous Gaysorn Service.

It has stately home names like Dunhill, Rolex, Thomas Pink shirts, Burberry, Daks, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Boss, Lacoste, and Prada. And for the girls well if Cloud 9, Lacroix, Dior, Fendi aren’t enough of a shopping experience what about Red Carpet, La Perla, Louis Vuitton, Moshino and Salvatore Ferragamo? And should the collection you choose need a little nip and tuck to ensure that perfect fit then the Gaysorn Garment Service will be pleased to give your new wardrobe that made-to-measure look and feel.

If you are setting up home in Bangkok or Thailand then Gaysorn is the place for those special finishing touches from Ayodhya. This shop has handcrafted home accessories and art collectables of superb quality. ME runs a very tasteful line of object d’art and household goods.

Fashion goods like Swatch and Tag Heuer watches, Swarovski crystals are also represented here.

Now after all that exhausting shopping you will need to recover with a snack or a meal. Gaysorn doesn’t fail here either, from Italian in Bar Italia to Cantonese cuisine in Xin-Tien Di and not forgetting a more informal eating experience in the Greyhound Café and Senses both of which excel in Euro-Asian fare.

Gaysorn will also provide you with a fashion and style consultant to point you in the right direction for the purchase that is just you. Not stopping with a fashion consultant they also provide advice on entertaining at home and will design a food and drinks menu for any occasion.

Just one station on from Siam is Chid Lom, this station has a Skybridge that connects with Central’s flag ship store. Central Chid Lom is a large Western-style seven storey department store, bargaining is definitely out here. The store itself is an Aladdin’s cave of goods and products from essentials like bed linen and bathroom and kitchen ware to luxury items such as exclusive brand name clothes, watches and accessories. You will find famous international retail concessions Marks and Spencer, Austin Reed and many others. Their luggage section is second to none and we all know the fear of loosing luggage at an airport, or the frustration of waiting for your undistinguished bags to appear on the carrousel, a visit the luggage and travel section here and your problems will be solved they have a great line in suitcases and bags, that are so distinctive, yet tasteful, that you will immediately identify your cases as they come rolling into view.

Under this one roof you will find a B2S, Powerbuy, Supersports, Teenzone, a supermarket that rivals anything that Harrods’s food hall can do and a superb food hall – The Loft.

While bargaining is a definite no-go Central Chid Lom has some great sales with prices that are unbeatable.

A few more station stops on the Skytrain and you will arrive at Phrom Phong and the Emporium Shopping Mall at Sukhumvit Soi 26. For many years this was the shopping mall to be seen in, home to the fashionable Emporium Department Store. Besides the department store Emporium has a great food court with famous name food outlets like Tony Roma’s, Whithard Teas, and Bug and Bee. The mall itself has a branch of the Japanese bookshop Kinokuniya, CD Warehouse where you can buy music and video from all genres of the industry, Boots pharmacy and many more famous name outlets. Check out the local fashion brands like Bebe, Esprit and Mango.

There is a cinema complex, an excellent well-stocked membership library, and a superb cultural exhibition hall that regularly renews its exhibitions and displays. This facility alone is worth a visit to the Emporium.

If there is one district that most people have heard of it’s Khao San Road. What used to be a pack packers and budget travellers’ paradise is now becoming a trendy destination favored by Bangkok’s MTV generation and IT people; albeit still with the back packers. Street shopping here is like no where else, if you want a personalized driving licence, a fake university degree from bachelors right the way to a PhD and all from the world’s best universities then Khao San is the place to be. Khao San is definitely a destination for the flim flam of life; a great time is guaranteed to be had by all.

But for the truly authentic Thai shopping experience you must visit a local wet or dry market, every district seems to have at least one market where the local population shops at rock bottom prices. Khlong Toey market is good for uncooked meat, sea food and vegetables; this is a great place for kitchen utensils, and clothes too. It is easy to get to from the Khlong Toey subway station.

Take the subway to Kamphaeng Phet station and leave through exit number 3 and you are right in the middle of Or Tor Kor Market. This is a very clean market just across the road from Chatuchak. Or Tor Kor specialises in fruits vegetables, plants and a little seafood and fresh meats. Perhaps a less pricey alternative and just a 16 minute taxi ride away is Ying Charoen Market, also known as Saphan Mai the market seems to attract a mainly local crowd and specialises in fresh fruits and cheap clothing.

These and other local markets are a fascinating diversion from the more tourist orientated places like Patpong, Suan Lum and Chatuchak. The service tends to be friendlier and the bargains are galore, the prices are cheap.

Bangkok’s floating markets are a very colourful and an absolutely touristy experience, boat-bound markets are more concerned with the tourist trade these days than purely for locals. But the boats are still expertly guided by mature ladies who are only too welcome to stop and bargain, the boats are piled with fresh fruit and vegetables, ready-to-drink cold coconut juice. You can sample the local cuisine prepared freshly while you wait – right on the boat, and it is great fun.

How to get to the floating markets, well any long-tail boat will take you to the nearest one at a negotiable price, or negotiate with a . There are also organised trips to the markets aim to get there early for the best photo opportunities and a less hectic experience after 8.30 am or so the markets get very crowded.

Computer Software and VCD
There is really only one place to buy this and that is at Panthip Plaza, on Petchburi Road. Everything under the sun and computer related can be found here. With seven floors of shopping heaven for computer buffs, but beware as a lot of the software here may not be genuine merely a copy, but they are usually very good copies, so don’t be pushed into paying the full Western price for copied programs or other software. The best place to shop here is on the top floor where most of the reliable and reputable dealers can be found.

Panthip Plaza is a joy for hardware and software wonks who want a bargain to take home with them. Just remember the motto caveat emptor – or buyer beware.

OTOP:
OTOP is not a market or an exclusive shopping mall, but the acronym for One Tambon One Product. Thailand’s provinces are famous for specialising in particular arts and crafts. For instance Chiang Mai is noted for its decorative umbrellas, and Hua Hin for its confectionary made from locally grown pineapples. You will find many outlets in and around Bangkok that sell OTOP products. You can be sure that they are good quality and have a government seal of approval, many products can not be found elsewhere only in OTOP outlets they are well worth seeking out for an authentic souvenir.