What to Do at Siam Paragon? ✓
Siam Paragon is the mother of all malls in Bangkok, and despite the growing competition, it remains one of the best malls in Bangkok. The shopping mall concentration in the Siam area is so massive that the Rama 1 road stretching from MBK to The Emquartier is nicknamed the shopping mile, with an estimated 4,500 shops and 495,000 square meters of shopping surface.
Siam Paragon aims to reach upmarket clientele but is a tourist destination. Amazingly, it was the most photographed landmark on Instagram in 2013 worldwide! Since several major shopping malls are in this area, Siam Paragon is a logical starting point for your shopping spree.
What Do People Like about Siam Paragon?
The mall is immense, but its geography is quite logical and straightforward, unlike the next largest mall, Central World, where you get lost almost every time. The Mall has an L-shaped gallery with all the usual high-end fashion shops and a massive department store in the middle. There is no need to list the brands found here; you know them, and all the names are here.
What Makes Siam Paragon Special?
Direct access from the most central BTS station Siam is, of course, a big plus. The plaza outside the mall with its fountain is a popular meeting point and a permanent photo opportunity. A large part of the department store is dedicated to Thai fashion designers, and if you are not familiar with these, you should have a look; they are very good.
Restaurants at Siam Paragon
The lower floor is an endless collection of restaurants and food stalls, from local cuisine to very sophisticated cuisine. We all know people go to malls on the weekend to eat first, then to shop, and Siam Paragon takes full advantage of this.
The food has become such a customer magnet, and an entire section of the 4th floor has been added with even more restaurants. Expect to find a lot of international franchises that don’t need to be named, as well as a few local ones, such as Chili Cafe, Nara Thai Cuisine, Another Hound, and Coffee Bean by Dao.
What to Do at Siam Paragon?
Below the food court and restaurant floor is SEALIFE’s immense Aquarium with an underwater tunnel. It’s pretty good but usually too expensive for tourists since they have to pay higher than the local fare. You will find huge movie theatres on the top floor, including IMAX, and the one we enjoy most is the VIP Theater, which has fully reclining sofas with pillows and blankets.
Kidzania occupies an ample space on the top floor near the cinemas, offering a chance for young kids to pay real money and pretend to do a job! They learn how to fix cars, extinguish an imaginary building fire, extract some teeth from a mannequin or cook some hamburgers at McDonald’s. That’s weird, but they love it.
Siam Paragon is a good mall in a great location with plenty of things to see and do even without having to spend money; probably our favourite mall in Bangkok. Siam Paragon is from the company that built the popular EmQuartier Shopping Mall on Sukhumvit.
Once you have watched your movie and had a little casual lunch, you can buy yourself a little Rolls Royce or a Maserati if you have pocket money.
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Siam Paragon photos
Siam Paragon Info
Location: Siam
Address: 991 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok 1033
Open: 10 am – 10 pm
BTS: Siam
Floors: 10
Retail surface: 495,000 m2
Built: December 2005
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