Shopping: Siam Square is the city’s shopping zone. Although not as upscale as the Chidlom/Ploenchit area, there are probably more shops, boutiques, kiosks, cinemas, and restaurants in this compact area than anywhere else in the city.
Bonanza Mall One of the teenager havens in Siam Square to shop their clothes, cosmetics and accessories. Most are for teenager from bargain to moderate prize. Located across the street from Mah Boon Krong (MBK), and connected by a sky bridge on the 2nd floor.
BTS sky train: National Stadium Station
Mah Boon Krong (MBK) Located on the corner of Phayathai and Rama I road. Mah Boon Krong (MBK) is like a giant indoor market and has it all. There are more stores, shops, tailor, booths, and kiosks than you can count. The 6th floor also has cinemas and bowling. The third floor has hundreds of counters with electronic and mobile phone accessories. Elsewhere you will find any clothing accessory you could imagine.
BTS sky train: National Stadium Station
Siam Square The hot spot for Thai teenagers to shop. A centre of shops, restaurants, internet cafes, bookstores, language schools, the Hard Rock Cafe', three cinemas that play foreign and art house films, and of course - lots of clothing. Here you can observe what is trendy among Thai city teenagers since Siam Square is the meeting point of them.
BTS sky train: Siam Station
Siam Discovery Center Another downtown mega-mall with more than 200 shops offering clothing, home furnishings, electronics, toys and games, music, and more. The shops are mostly imported and branded. The Grand EGV theatre is on the sixth floor. There are probably more dining choices here than any other mall in Bangkok.
BTS Siam Square Station
Siam Paragon is an upscale shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Opened in December 2006, it includes a wide range of stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theatre and the Siam Ocean World aquarium.
The Paragon Department Store comprises 50,000 square meters. Another 40,000 square meters are devoted to retail shops selling luxury brand apparel, jewellery, electronics, musical instruments, audio equipment, sporting goods and automobiles, as well as a Kinokuniya book store.
The Gourmet Market is an 8,000 square meters grocery stores on the lower level of the shopping center. It is adjacent to a food court area that has a wide range of restaurants and food stalls.
Shopping Tip: For 5% discount on most purchases, you can apply for a Tourist Discount Card at the information desk on the ground level. Open: 10:00 - 22:00 Location: Siam Square BTS: Siam Square
Other entertainment: Multiplex cinemas, bowling and Karaoke booths with English, Japanese and Thai songs, along with computer games provide a welcome diversion to non-stop shopping are set inside MBK, Siam Discovery Centre and Siam Centre.
What to see
Siam Ocean World
Located at the basement of Siam Paragon, Siam Ocean World is biggest aquarium in Southeast Asia. The entrance fee to the aquarium for children is 280 Baht and 450 Baht for adults. Your journey in Siam Ocean World will take you through 7 different zones which are Weird and Wonderful, Open Ocean, Deep Reef, Rainforest, Rocky Shore, Living Ocean, and Sea Jellies.
For more information, go to www.siamoceanworld.co.th
Krungsri IMAX Theatre
Located on the 5th Floor Siam Paragon. The 3D IMAX Theatre experience is teh world's most powerful and involving film experience. With breathtaking images up to seven stories igh and wrap-around 12,000 watt digital sounds, IMAX technology takes you to places only imagine. Contact : Tel. 0 2515 5555 website : www.imaxthai.com
Jim Thompson's Museum
This exquisite collection of traditional Thai house stands as a museum to the man who revived the Thai silk industry after the Second World War.
The story of James H.W. Thompson is one upon legends are made. After serving in the U.S.A. armed forces, Jim Thompson settled in Thailand and found the tremendous opportunity to re-establish the Thai silk industry. In recognition of his services to the country, he was bestowed the royal award of The Order of the White Elephant.
The company he founded, Jim Thompson Thai Silk, is recognized worldwide for its brilliant creations.
He was an avid collector of Asian artifacts and antiques and The Jim Thompson's House is possibly the epitome of his collection.
Before his mysterious disappearance in the Cameron Highland in Malaysia in 1967, his house was the talk of the town where he entertained his friends and visitors including the like of Somerset Maugham.
The house sits on approximately a half acre of land on Mahanak Canal. Ban Khrua village where his silk weavers lived and worked. Is just on the other side of the canal. To build the house he gathered 6 original traditional teak structure from different parts of the country and brought carpenter from Ayutthaya who completed the house in 1959.
The gardens are equally impressive with a lush tropical jungle imitating nature's haphazard beauty right in the center of the city.
Jim Thompsons connoisseur collection of antiques and artifacts is on permanent exhibition, making this a magnificent museum of the lifestyle of the legend.
How to get there: BTS Skytrain to National Stadium Station
Bus routes 15, 32, 39, 53, 59, 70, 80, 82 Open daily: 9.00 am. to 5.00 pm. Admission fee: Adult 100 baht, Child 50 baht. Contact: Tel. 0 2216 7368 website : www.jimthompson.com
Where to dine
This shopping area is the centre of all kind of food and all price you wish. From all American fast-food outlets such as McDonald, KFC, Pizza Hut etc., local food on street and well decorated with air-con of all kind of food – Italian, Japanese, Korean, France etc are here. Just walk around in the shopping centers and find what to suit your need.
Kayageum (Korean Hot Pot and Steam Boat)
2nd Floor, Pathumwan Princess Hotel
T.02-216-3700 ext 20226
Kongju its famous Korean BBQ restaurant has expanded and has now got a sister restaurant called ‘Kayageum’. The new restaurant’s new concept is focusing on Korean Hot Pot and steamboat. Have fun cooking your own Hot Pot at the table. Bring friends and family along and select fresh seafood, Korean dumplings, tasty meat and vegetables and cook them in a delicious Korean broth. Or try the weekday steamboat buffet from Monday to Friday. On the weekend Kayageum has the Royal Korean weekend buffet on offer lunch and dinner.
Lok Wah Hin (Chinese)
2nd Novotel Bangkok Hotel, Siam Square Soi 6
T.02-209-8888 ext 2518
Lok Wah Hin’s award winning chef presents more than 300 traditional Shanghainese, Cantonese and Szechwan dishes in elegant Oriental surroundings. The highlight menu is however the Dim-Sum selection available both during lunch and dinner. There are more than 30 varieties to select from starting at just 40++ Baht and include Steamed Green Tea Dumpling with minced pork, shark fin’s soup and many more
Mah Boon Krong (MBK) Located on the corner of Phayathai and Rama I road. Mah Boon Krong (MBK) is like a giant indoor market and has it all. There are more stores, shops, tailor, booths, and kiosks than you can count. The 6th floor also has cinemas and bowling. The third floor has hundreds of counters with electronic and mobile phone accessories. Elsewhere you will find any clothing accessory you could imagine.
Siam Discovery Center Another downtown mega-mall with more than 200 shops offering clothing, home furnishings, electronics, toys and games, music, and more. The shops are mostly imported and branded. The Grand EGV theatre is on the sixth floor. There are probably more dining choices here than any other mall in Bangkok. 
Siam Paragon is an upscale shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Opened in December 2006, it includes a wide range of stores and restaurants as well as a multiplex movie theatre and the Siam Ocean World aquarium.
Siam Ocean World
Jim Thompson's Museum 
He was an avid collector of Asian artifacts and antiques and The Jim Thompson's House is possibly the epitome of his collection. 
Lok Wah Hin (Chinese)
