10 Best Shopping in Bangkok, Thailand

Silom Soi 5 was nicknamed Soi Lalai Sap, or "Melting Money Lane," because the shopping here is so good. The air-conditioned shops and sidewalk vendors sell a huge variety of inexpensive men's and women's clothes (including selections from up-and-coming Thai designers), handicrafts, and snacks.

In a prime spot by the Chao Phraya River, this complex of eateries, bars, and shops is in a group of renovated warehouses. The shopping focuses on local products, from clothes and handicrafts. You can get here via a free shuttle boat from the Saphan Taksin Pier next to the BTS station of the same name.

You can get custom-made boots for around $200 here. The shop also stocks a large inventory of ready-made leather shoes, boots, and accessories. Liu's Bootery, farther southeast along Sukhumvit Road, is also recommended.

The shops of the pioneering company are prime places to buy silk by the yard and as ready-made clothes. The prices are high, but so is the quality and design, and staff members are knowledgeable. In addition to this Bang Rak shop there are numerous other locations throughout the city, including at the Mandarin Oriental, The Peninsula, CentralWorld, IconSiam, and many other shopping centers and five-star hotels.

Thai lawyers Nuttaya and Paniti Chunhasawatikul founded Kad Kokoa in 2018 and quickly earned respect. Their chocolate made with beans from a Chumphon cacao farm won a gold medal in Paris as a preeminent example of showcasing terroir. Along with plain chocolate, there is chocolate flavored with black pepper, salted tamarind, and shiso seeds. There's a cafe here serving chocolate-based drinks, cookies, brownies, truffles, and more.

Among the knickknacks stacked floor to ceiling, this shop has some of the most finely crafted silver cutlery in town.

Bangkok’s oldest red-light district, once frequented by U.S. troops stationed here during the Vietnam War, is these days also known for a night market with cheap electronics, readymade dresses, T-shirts, sex toys, and fake designer goods. Be wary of pickpockets, as it gets very crowded.

This showroom near the Mandarin Oriental sells handmade items in bronze, brass, and stainless steel, including unique flatware.

This shop is a good stop for shoes and jackets, along with leather everything else, including pants, skirts, and purses, belts, and other accessories.

This massive ceramics shop has a huge inventory and makes dining sets, bowls, and vases to order.