PRATUNAM MARKET

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Essentials about Pratunam Market in brief

With its countless shopping malls and street markets, Bangkok is already the perfect destination for those who like to shop for clothes. But the true mecca for fashionistas in Bangkok is definitely Pratunam Market. Here everything really revolves around clothing. Pratunam Market is the largest textile market in all of Thailand. In its huge and somewhat chaotic maze of alleys, stalls, stores, displays, galleries and passageways, you can really find everything that has anything to do with fashion.

Characteristics of Pratunam Market

The best thing about Pratunam Market is that the things that are sold at “tourist prices” in other markets, you can get here at wholesale price given a little negotiating skill. Many wholesalers also stock up on goods at the market. Overloaded motorcycles and handcarts can be seen everywhere. If you buy several pieces of clothing from one dealer, you have a good chance of negotiating a higher discount and perhaps even getting them at wholesale prices.

The location of Pratunam Market

Pratunam Market is located in the Ratchathewi district and is surrounded by a series of huge shopping malls. To the south of the market is the CentralWorld mall, and to the north is Baiyoke Tower 2, the second tallest building in Bangkok.

Shopping on Pratunam Market

The fashion offer at the market is aimed at both women and children, as well as men, with the ladies (of course) having the widest choice. From children’s clothing to underwear, swimwear, pants and shirts, dresses and traditional festive clothing, there are practically no textiles that are not sold at the market. Costume jewelry and fashion accessories such as shoes, belts, hats and bags are also sold en masse at the market.

The special thing about Pratunam Market is that compared to other markets in Bangkok, which are very tourist-oriented, it has retained its authenticity to this day. Many of the vendors and shopkeepers live here in the market and you can see them going about their daily lives – tailors sit behind sewing machines, food is prepared in back rooms and people chat with their neighbors over tea. Here the real Bangkok is still at home.

The Platinum Fashion Mall

Shopping at Pratunam Market is a unique experience, but it can also be quite a stressful and annoying affair. The market is relatively dusty and crowded, with people pushing and shoving everywhere. If all this is too chaotic and nerve-wracking for you, you just have to cross a pedestrian bridge and find yourself in the adjacent Platinum Fashion Mall. Here, too, everything revolves around fashion, but things are much more orderly than at the market. In 2,500 stores, you can also store in the mall, in some cases at wholesale prices.

Visiting Pratunam Market

If you like to have your peace and quiet while shopping, you should make your way to Pratunam Market early in the morning. The market opens its doors every morning already at 5 o’clock. However, at this late hour there are usually only a few locals and wholesalers on the road. Therefore, you can stroll through the alleys in peace and quiet. Only from 8 o’clock it becomes a little more hectic, when the first streams of Thais and tourists arrive at the market.