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Best mall for first-time Bangkok shoppers
  • Shopping | Lifestyle
  • Ratchaprasong
Meena Janekrabuanhad
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Time Out says

CentralwOrld is the easiest place to start if Bangkok’s shopping scene feels like a lot. As Thailand’s largest shopping mall and one of the biggest in the world, it has earned its reputation as a place that has everything you need – and plenty of things you didn’t know you needed.

The beauty of CentralwOrld is that you don’t need a detailed plan. Come looking for fashion and lifestyle brands, stay for the food, wander through the home department, pick up groceries, watch a film or simply escape Bangkok’s heat for a few hours. Families fill the halls on weekends, office workers drop by after work and tourists use it as an easy first stop when they want a taste of Bangkok’s modern mall culture.

It’s a place many locals grow up knowing, where you can arrive without a plan and still leave feeling like you’ve experienced a little bit of everything Bangkok has to offer.

999/9 Rama I Road, Pathum Wan. Open daily 10am-10pm

Details

Address
999/9 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan
Bangkok
10330
Transport:
BTS Chit Lom, Siam
Opening hours:
Open Daily 10am – 10pm

What’s on

Dodge the rain and explore Thai craft drinks at SongCraft

After editions on Song Wat and July’s stop at Dusit Central Park, Sip Thai by SongCraft moves into centralwOrld’s indoor Eden zone for six days. More than 30 booths bring together Thai craft beer, cider and local spirits, with food stalls, DJ sets and live music alongside the drinks. Talk & Drink sessions offer a chance to hear from people in the craft beer and community spirits scene. It’s a useful stop for discovering local producers without gambling on Bangkok’s rain. October 27-November 1. Free entry. Eden 1, first floor, centralwOrld. 11am-8pm; check the organiser’s latest daily schedule.
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