Shopping — Bangkok

The Gaysorn Village mall houses a Japanese-style onsen and a spa by the local brand Pañpuri.

Chatuchak is Bangkok's main and largest market, with around 15,000 stalls. You can find Thai-made clothing (including traditional garments), replicas of well-known brands, furniture and souvenirs, religious items, antiques and paintings, tableware and silk, wood and glass products, ceramics and much more. Prices here are considerably lower than at other Bangkok markets. There's also a huge animal section where you can wander like in a zoo — from familiar cats and dogs to exotic snakes, lizards and even caracals. It's easy to get lost: on weekends the market regularly attracts over 200,000 visitors. Pick up a free map at the entrance to the market alleys. The market is open every Saturday and Sunday from 07:00 to 18:00; it's best to come in the morning before the heat.

A shopping centre at the Ratchaprasong intersection that houses LV The Place Bangkok.

In the huge ICONSIAM mall you'll find several floors of clothing and electronics stores, a cinema, food courts with many restaurants — including Blue by Alain Ducasse with one Michelin star. Other highlights include trendsetter store Gentle Monster and perfumer Tamburins (they belong to the same company). Like other stores in the chain there are cool installations — moving faces and a giant sleeping dachshund whose movements mimic breathing and typical sleep twitches. If you're here in the evening, the sixth floor has a great terrace with city views and several bars above. Also, from 19:00 (and two more times in each of the following hours) there's a fountain show on the mall's riverside promenade.

Pattavikorn Market is the largest and best-known spot in Bangkok for second-hand goods and a giant flea market.

Siam Square is a pedestrian street with trendy boutiques, cafés, street food and shops of local and global brands. Huge advertising screens, a three-story Miniso and crowds in the evenings and on weekends give it a Seoul-like vibe.

Top 10 shopping malls: Riverside: Icon Siam. Siam: Central World, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, MBK. Sukhumvit: EmQuartier, Emporium, Central Chidlom, Terminal 21. Pratunam: Pantip Plaza.

A renowned culinary oasis in the heart of Bangkok. It’s a whole community made up of many Asian cultures, flavors, aromas and sounds that has attracted locals and foreigners for more than 200 years. You’ll find restaurants and vendors here preparing dishes according to recipes passed down through generations. Don’t miss the chance to try curry, noodles or the dessert kanom.

Top 10 shopping malls: Riverside: Icon Siam. Siam: Central World, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, MBK. Sukhumvit: EmQuartier, Emporium, Central Chidlom, Terminal 21. Pratunam: Pantip Plaza.

At the public space The Commons you can eat cheaply, grab a coffee or work on your laptop.

The Siam Paragon shopping mall is the best option for shopping. It's also worth visiting not only for shopping but to see "Nextopia" — an interactive space on the fifth floor dedicated to the future and sustainable development: clean energy, low-carbon solutions and environmental activism. The building's unusual architecture with large asymmetrical windows and the nicely designed art and installations on ecology are also notable.

A shopping mall notable for a green park on its roof, which offers a great view of Lumphini and the city skyline.

Top 10 shopping malls: Riverside: Icon Siam. Siam: Central World, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, MBK. Sukhumvit: EmQuartier, Emporium, Central Chidlom, Terminal 21. Pratunam: Pantip Plaza.

A luxury shopping mall on Ploenchit with the Eathai food court on the lower level.

Pak Khlong Talat is a noisy 24-hour flower market along Chakkraphat Road. Under the corrugated roof vendors sell bunches of orchids, carnations, roses, stacks of spiky pineapples and ready-made temple offerings. Sellers pack bags of marigolds and create elaborate floral arrangements for funerals and weddings. Even if you don’t plan to buy anything, it’s a great place to wander and admire the beautiful flowers.

Top 10 shopping malls: Riverside: Icon Siam. Siam: Central World, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, MBK. Sukhumvit: EmQuartier, Emporium, Central Chidlom, Terminal 21. Pratunam: Pantip Plaza.

Top 10 shopping malls: Riverside: Icon Siam. Siam: Central World, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, MBK. Sukhumvit: EmQuartier, Emporium, Central Chidlom, Terminal 21. Pratunam: Pantip Plaza.