TUBA is a designer furniture shop and gallery where young and budding artists show-case their talent. There is a rich collection antique furnishings from the bygone era as well. If shopping is not on your mind then you can surely enjoy the local delicacies served here as this space doubles up as restaurant. You can gorge on the Thai dishes flavored with authentic herbs and spices. Not in the mood to either shop or eat? Simply relax and sip the cool cocktails and other beverages served here. TUBA surely is a place that has something for everyone.
Designed to resemble an airport building, Terminal 21 brings the world to you, incorporating the essence of several cities together in this glass and steel structure. Crisscrossing escalators, electronic signs resembling flight information and assistants in uniform all make you think you are on a journey, one that finds you in the Caribbean on the lower floor, then Rome, Paris, London, Tokyo, Istanbul, San Francisco and finally Hollywood on the sixth floor, where a huge Oscar statue and eight-screen cinema await. A food court is on the fifth floor, plus some fifty other restaurants and cafes. There are around 600 shops, including well-known brands such as Kipling, Adidas and Levi's. Women's fashion is on the first floor (Tokyo) and men's on the second (London). The third floor (Istanbul) resembles a souk, with tent-like roofing and eye-catching stalls. Terminal 21 is worth a visit for the novelty alone, even if you're not the biggest fan of shopping.
Taling Chan Floating Market is the city's weekly market with one interesting twist; it's held on the waters of a peacefully-flowing canal. Once the mainstay of the locals' weekend shopping agenda, the market today, sits prominently on the tourist radar thanks to its unique and colorful setting. Vendors display fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and other items on their quaint boats and make occasional stops along the banks to attract potential customers. The Food items are also sold on these boats, with special attention paid to fish and seafood dishes. After a spending a few hours here, visitors usually take a boat ride along the canal and take in the sights and sounds of the gardens that adorn the Taling Chan District with its natural beauty.
A visit to Papaya Vintage will take you to a different time and make you want to never leave. Step into this delightfully messy antique store spread over three floors of a warehouse, where you can find everything and anything you can think of and more. Jukeboxes, oddly posed mannequins, vintage bikes and cars, lamps, pop-culture and comic characters, grand-father clocks, typewriters, radios, toys, the list of treasures that can be found here is pretty much endless. While a lot of the items here are not on sale, a trip to this museum-style antique store is a must on every travelers list.
The shop is packed with fine, old, wood furniture and some antiques. Certain pieces are not as old as others, and others are made from recycled woods like teak used on rice barges that plied up and down the Chao Praya River. The shop has Korean and Chinese clothing chests, kitchen chests, tables, sideboards and some smaller pieces like boxes and wine racks. Furniture is also made to order here and restoration is done upon request. -AH
Big Knit Cafe is a cozy cafe and knitting store located right across the Villa Market in Bangkok. This unique place offers more than yarn and needles for knitting, it is a cafe and shop, so you can eat as well as shop. You can enjoy delicious cakes and pastries as well as tea and coffee. The shop has plenty of colorful chairs and tables where you can sit and knit. Shelves are lined up the walls displaying colorful yarns. The whole ambiance is cheerful and the staff are extremely helpful. If you are in Bangkok, do come by and have a look at this unique place for yourself.
TUBA is a designer furniture shop and gallery where young and budding artists show-case their talent. There is a rich collection antique furnishings from the bygone era as well. If shopping is not on your mind then you can surely enjoy the local delicacies served here as this space doubles up as restaurant. You can gorge on the Thai dishes flavored with authentic herbs and spices. Not in the mood to either shop or eat? Simply relax and sip the cool cocktails and other beverages served here. TUBA surely is a place that has something for everyone.
Designed to resemble an airport building, Terminal 21 brings the world to you, incorporating the essence of several cities together in this glass and steel structure. Crisscrossing escalators, electronic signs resembling flight information and assistants in uniform all make you think you are on a journey, one that finds you in the Caribbean on the lower floor, then Rome, Paris, London, Tokyo, Istanbul, San Francisco and finally Hollywood on the sixth floor, where a huge Oscar statue and eight-screen cinema await. A food court is on the fifth floor, plus some fifty other restaurants and cafes. There are around 600 shops, including well-known brands such as Kipling, Adidas and Levi's. Women's fashion is on the first floor (Tokyo) and men's on the second (London). The third floor (Istanbul) resembles a souk, with tent-like roofing and eye-catching stalls. Terminal 21 is worth a visit for the novelty alone, even if you're not the biggest fan of shopping.
A visit to Papaya Vintage will take you to a different time and make you want to never leave. Step into this delightfully messy antique store spread over three floors of a warehouse, where you can find everything and anything you can think of and more. Jukeboxes, oddly posed mannequins, vintage bikes and cars, lamps, pop-culture and comic characters, grand-father clocks, typewriters, radios, toys, the list of treasures that can be found here is pretty much endless. While a lot of the items here are not on sale, a trip to this museum-style antique store is a must on every travelers list.
Big Knit Cafe is a cozy cafe and knitting store located right across the Villa Market in Bangkok. This unique place offers more than yarn and needles for knitting, it is a cafe and shop, so you can eat as well as shop. You can enjoy delicious cakes and pastries as well as tea and coffee. The shop has plenty of colorful chairs and tables where you can sit and knit. Shelves are lined up the walls displaying colorful yarns. The whole ambiance is cheerful and the staff are extremely helpful. If you are in Bangkok, do come by and have a look at this unique place for yourself.
Seacon Square, Asia's largest Shopping and Entertainment Complex, is one if the most outstanding and eye-catching complexes of eastern Bangkok. Covering 34 acres of land, it has five storeys high and two basement levels. Aside from the myriad of shops, it is a full day out for the whole family, with a multiplex cinema (14 screens), a large indoor leisure and amusement park, a wholesale supermarket, and food outlets. Some of the major shopping outlets here are Siam Seacon, Lotus, Robinson, Yoyoland, Tutor Square, and more.
Part of the Mall Group, the Mall Shopping Centre is one of three shopping centres owned by this franchise. Located in Bangkapi, this 600,000 square meters mall is the largest in Bangkok. Offering a slew of retail stores and restaurants, the unique feature of this mall is Fantasia Lagoon, a water park on the top floor of the mall. The Mall also has its own Convention Centre and a Cinema Hall on the fourth floor.