Spilling out of a riverside lane, stalls sell an array of amulets, medals and Buddhist imagery. Bargaining is a must, and there are old-school food stalls...
Trok Wat Mahathat
This revived talad nam (floating market) is quick to reach, yet very local. Thais prize the local speciality sausages, elephant ear curry and potted...
Wat Ban Nam Pueng, Thanon PhetchachuengThis traditional, sprawling talad stocks fabrics, satay, crafts, fruits, clothes, uniforms - the range is enormous.
Thanon Chakkraphong
This kaleidoscopic labyrinth of 8,000-plus stalls is well signed into numbered, colour-coded sections divided by soi and stall number, but is better...
Thanon Phahon Yothin
Supremely successful, Emporium lures the well-off with Euro-couture and long-established Thai jewellers. Lesser mortals come for the local and impor-ted...
622 Sukhumvit Soi 24
Most major rock/pop concerts - Thai and inter - hire the 12,000-seat IMPACT Arena in Asia' vast complex. Book via Thai Ticket Major...
Muang Thong Thani, 99 Popular Road
Sweltering sightseers and shoppers craving air-con can breathe in Bangkok's first mall for Indian goods. Replacing the burnt-out ATM Department Store, it...
Thanon Chakkaphet at Thanon Pahurat
Khanom jeen is a quick-fix fave of curries spooned over rice noodles and eaten with cooling, crunchy herbs and vegetables. This two-level shop (it means...
Thanon PanDon't even try to make sense of this frenzied, overcrowded mall linked to the Pathumwan Princess hotel. More than 1,000 shops and stalls flog gold,...
444 Thanon Phayathai

Built in 1899, this food market was renovated in 2006 for safety and sanitation, but much charm remains. In the trading hall stands a Chinese shrine, around...
Thanon Nakhon Sawat
Retro-styled, this three-storey air-con bazaar holds traditional jewellers and silk retailers, clothes, household goods and computer repairs. Under the...
12 Thanon Tripetch
Sample the leaves, mostly from China, Japan and Taiwan, amid tea ceremony calligraphy, pots and chai-sipping music. There's also a branch on the ground...
Siam Discovery, 4th floorSample the leaves, mostly from China, Japan and Taiwan, amid tea ceremony calligraphy, pots and chai-sipping music. There's also a branch on the ground...
Siam Paragon, Ground floor
Across the road from Chatuchak Weekend Market, the Agricultural Market Organisation (OTK) sells some of Thailand's best fruit and veg, as well as prepared...
Thanon KamphaengphetGet lacquer, lakhon and lobster simultaneously! Arcades of craft shops adapted from old houses ring a seafood dinner theatre where the camera-happy snap...
286 Thanon Silom