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Shopping is great fun in Bangkok especially when visiting the innumerable markets. They offer the freshest produce and widest variety of goods. Bargaining is expected and part of the experience. For unbeatable range, value and atmosphere, don't miss the Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok. Bangkok's plush shopping area is in Siam Square where designer labels abound and many international names and brands are on sale in air-conditioned shops. There are numerous giant shopping malls in Bangkok which offer excellent city views and fixed prices. These are usually open from 10:00 to 21:00, but some smaller shops might close earlier. A must for the computer friens in Pantip Plaza (near World Trade Center), the best department store for cheap computer equipment and software.

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China Town
Bangkok’s China Town is an old business centre covering a large area around Yaowarat Road and Charoen Krung Road. There are many small streets and alleys full of shops selling all types of goods. The area is always lively and market stalls abound. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese since they were moved from their old site some 200 years ago. Nearby is Phahurat Market, one of the city’s renowned cloth centres.

Thieves Market (Woeng Nakhon Kasem)
You might face some difficulties to find thieves here, but the only likely thieves here are the shopkeepers. Best buys include brassware, imitation antiques, old furniture, Chinese porcelains, and industrial supplies. The thieves market is located near Chinatown and is correctly called Nakhon Kasem. It is not spectacular, but still worth a visit.

Pratunam Market
Masses of hygienic foodstalls, vegetable wholesalers, and shoe merchants is located at the intersection of Petchburi and Rajaprarop Roads, a little bit north of Siam Square. Pratunam is famous as the best place in Bangkok to shop for inexpensive clothing. Open 24 hours.

Pak Klong Market
This vegetable/fruit market is located at the riverbanks near the Memorial Bridge. This is a good place to catch some real Thai atmosphere. Hectic porters and busy old Thai ladies fill up the scene.

Lang Krasuang Market

Thewet Market
Lining the bank of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem off Samsen Road, this permanent market is best known for potted plants and flowers. It is located near the National library.

Bangrak Market
Located on New Road, between Silom and Sathon roads, this market offers a particularly large selection of cut blooms and orchids. Lovely garlands made principally of jasmine are a specialty.

Sukhumvit Road

Chatuchak Weekend Market
Without a doubt the best market in Thailand. It is now conveniently located near the final northern stop of the recently finished skytrain. Open on Saturdays on Sundays from 9 am - 6 pm. If you have time for only one market then there is no alternative to Chatuchak! An attempt has been made to sectionalize areas selling one kind of product, but most visitors are content to simply wander around and see what they discover. Items for sale include used books and magazines , real and fake antiques, textiles and hilltribe artifacts, used Levis 501s, fruit, Siamese fighting fish, and endangered birds and other prohibited species. Try the famous freshly made orange juice at the western corner of the market - if you can find the shop.

World Trade Centre
The World Trade Center encompasses many shops, restaurants and an ice-skating rink. On the sixth floor are two movie theaters with six screens. The Japanese department store, Isetan, attracts few shoppers, but its supermarket bears investigation.

Maa Buu Krong Shopping Centre
Mah Boon Krong Center (MBK) is probably the most popular shopping centre for the average Thai. You can find cheap clothes and on the upper floors dozens of shops are dedicated to the second-most-important status symbol: the mobile phone (the first being Mercedes). Open from daily 10 am- 9 pm. Skytrain Stop: National Stadium.

Patpong Night Market
At the Patpong Night Market you'll find Thai handicrafts, counterfeit watches, the latest pirated audiotapes, computer software and videocassettes , T-shirts, brassware, leather goods, hill tribe crafts and lacquerware. Bargain hard! Open from 7 pm to approx. 1 am.

Banglampoo Market / Khao San Road
The world famous backpacker street is located in the Banglampoo area of Bangkok not far away from the Grand Palace and the Democracy Monument. Khao San Road is favoured by back-packers for its budget accommodation. The area offers inexpensive items, especially readymade clothing, leather foods, footwear, cosmetics and curi, os. If you want to pretend having been to all over Asia, you can b, uy there all the necessary "evidence".


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