A very first shopping mall of Bangkok and a trend setter of fashion and creativity. Siam Center has always been the place where many young people meet and get inspired by new looks from both local and international designers labels. If you are looking to transform yourself to new and creative looks, this is the place you should visit.
What is the highlight?
1. Creative, fashion and designed labels
Almost the entire space of Siam Center, except the 2nd floor, is filled with the stand alone shops of fashion brands and several multibrands stores.
The stand alone shops here mostly are Thai and regional brands such as Jaspal, a big local fashion chain offering modern and sophisticated looks for men and women. They also have their sister brands represented at Siam Center as well, such as LYN which offers an affordable luxury, sweet and confident looks for young women or CC Double O which offers an American casual look for both men and women. Smileyhound, a Thai brand presents a cool casual street vibe. Pomelo, a regional fast fashion shop for women’s apparel which is very well-known among southeast asian consumers.
Multibrand stores can also be found such as Absolute Siam store on the 1st floor which offers selected and exclusive items from local fashion designers which represent a vibrant and Thai-Thai sense of fashion. Sephora on the G floor offers multiple cosmetics brands. Foot Locker for various brands of sneakers and footwears.
2. Trendy foodies
Shops inside Siam Center not only inspire people what to wear, but also what to eat. Here you can find small food shops on the M floor (BTS sky train level) and restaurants on the 2nd floor which introduced quite a new eating trend to the local people. For example, Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu, a restaurant serving ‘katsuretsu’ which is deep fried meat with unlimited rice and sliced cabbage. Normally, this style of restaurant will use pork but this restaurant has a new idea of using premium beef instead. Nose Tea, a tea shop which is a new drinking concept where customers can enjoy an ice tea on top with cream cheese imported from New Zealand. Me More Gelato, a home made gelato with new and creative flavors every month.
Opening hours
Siam Center opens daily from 10:00 until 22:00. Some shops or restaurants may close earlier than the shopping mall. Please make sure the shop or restaurant you want to visit is still open by the time you arrive.
Entrance fee
Siam Center is a shopping mall. Therefore everyone can enter for free. However, items and services in shops are not free.
How to get there?
By BTS
This is the most convenient way to visit Siam Center. Get off the train at BTS Siam station. There will be the skywalk connected from the BTS at the concourse level where it feeds you right to the entrance of the shopping mall.
By MRT
If you come from another part of Bangkok where MRT is closer and accessible to you, MRT is considered to be a great option as well. However, you need to transit to the BTS skytrain network either from MRT Silom station to BTS Sala Daeng station or MRT Sukhumvit station to BTS Asok station and later get off the train at BTS Siam station.
By Taxi/Tuktuk
It is possible to go here by Taxi or Tuktuk. The driver may charge you an overpriced rate as traffic is really bad in that area but you can always negotiate for a lower price. As a local, I recommend negotiating the price first before entering the vehicle and keep in mind both you and the driver can always reject the deal.
By Car
Siam Center has parking spaces. If you drive a car, you can park here. The parking can be accessed from both Rama I road and Phaya Thai road. However, it can be very difficult to find the spot due to its crowdedness.
There will also be a parking fee applied. For the standard rate, the first 2 hours are free. From the 3rd until the 6th hour will be 30 Baht per hour. From the 7th hour onwards, it is 60 Baht per hour. Of course you will get more free hours if you purchase items or services inside the shopping mall, and the rate will be different from the standard rate. Please always study the parking fee again at the shopping mall in case you have some spending amount in your mind, so you can save more.
