Shopping malls
1. Silom complex shopping Plaza
Silom Complex is the only all in one shopping centre on Silom Rd. It is your prime location for fashion, food, jewels and decorations. The shops include Top Marketplace, B2S and Power buy. The building provides 1,800 parking spaces.
How to get there: The Silom Complex Shopping Plaza is located just off the Sala Daeng BTS station and MRT Silom station. (191 Silom Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok)
2. Chamchuri Square
Chamchuri Square is Silom’s newest shopping mall where you can find everything you need and more. It is also a centre for education, business and international cuisine from Chinese and Japanese through Korean and Vietnamese to American and European.
How to get there: Chamchuri square is located on the Rama IV Rd. nearby MRT Sam Yan station. Silom Rd.
3. The Silom Galleria
The Silom Galleria is known as “Art & Craft Center”, as it is a home to a vast array of a good quality jewelry (the most precious gemstones from around the Kingdom are available), antiques (Inherited eastern arts and Thai art products that reflect traditional Thai ways of life and design ideas), arts (Many Thai artists paintings are exhibited here, showcasing the artistic potential of this country’s artwork. International pieces are also on display) and amulets. How to get there: The Silom Galleria is located on the Silom Rd. Take the MRT to the Silom Station or Sala Daeng station. Walk along the Silom Rd. The Galleria will be on your left between Pramuan Street and Soi 21.
2. Patpong Night Market
In recent years, Silom has seen the rise of the Patpong night market, a busy and chaotic place filled with foreign tourists of every sort. You can buy here pretty much everything from low-quality cheap clothes to DVDs for adults and fake identification cards. The market is a tourist attraction in itself even if you do not buy anything. If you do, bargain hard, because the place is tourist-oriented and the asked prices rarely demonstrate the true value of the items.
How to get there: Take the BTS to the Sala Daeng station and exit down one of the right-hand stairs. Follow the increasing trail of vendors along the sidewalk, and after about five minutes you will reach the bazaar.
3. Silom Village
Silom village known as well as Silom Trade Center is a good place to sink in the spirit of old Bangkok promoting the charm and elegance of Thai culture. The area offers handbags, furniture, Thai crafts, music, art and a lot of fine restaurants.
How to get there:Take the BTS to the Surasak station and walk from there. The Silom Trade Center is located on the Silom Rd. Alternatively take MRT to the Si Lom Station and take a taxi from there or walk for about 20 minutes.
