Shopping

Shopping in Phuket is easy and affordable, adding to the fun of a great holiday. Night Markets are a chance to find cheap clothing and accessories and a great opportunity to discover local food. Those markets keep opening here and there, and people really love them.

Just remember to bargain! There are a few shopping malls in Phuket as well. Jungceylon is the most popular as it’s in the very middle of Patong beach. It has everything. Not only shops but also many restaurants and activities, making it a good escape from the heat or the rain. Don’t miss a chance to visit local markets while in Phuket. This is an opportunity to see an amazing array of ingredients used in Thai cuisine. The display of Thai fruits at the Banzaan Fresh Market of Patong is also superb.

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11 Best Tailors in Phuket

Having a suit or a dress made to order by one of the many tailors in Phuket is on many travellers’ lists during their holiday. And why not? It’s cheap, fast, and can be well done if you know where to go.

Central World Shopping Mall in Bangkok

Central World is now the third-largest mall in Bangkok after Siam Paragon and the new Icon Siam. It is a shopper’s and dining paradise with a strategic location, probably with a broader price range than the two other shopping malls in Bangkok.

ICONSIAM

ICONSIAM is Bangkok’s latest, largest, and most luxurious shopping mall. How many times did you read this sentence in Bangkok? When you thought there was enough mall and the latest would be the last for at least another decade, a bigger one would open.

Porto de Phuket

Porto de Phuket is an open-air community mall near Bangtao Beach in the Cherngtalay district, just next to the very popular Boat Avenue. It’s of the same brand as Central Phuket and Central Patong.

Shopping in Phuket

Shopping in Phuket plays a good part in a great holiday. It’s often more about entertainment and fun than real necessity, and you usually don’t even buy anything. Phuket has a lot to offer everyone, and shopping in Phuket is often associated with food.

The Oasis Thalang

The Oasis Thalang (formerly ChimJae Walking Street and Vanich Walking Street) is a new 150-metre-long narrow passage that connects Thalang Road to Dibuk Road in the old Phuket Town. This fun local market is covered and has air-con, making it a convenient place to explore when it gets a little too hot or when it starts raining in Phuket.

Boat Avenue Phuket

Boat Avenue Phuket is a relatively new shopping and dining neighbourhood with growing popularity at the entrance of the Laguna Complex in Bang Tao, Cherngtalay.

Central Patong Shopping Mall

Central Patong is a modern shopping mall located in the heart of Patong Beach, just next to the famous Bangla Road. The mall offers a range of international and local brands, with a focus on shopping and dining rather than entertainment.

13 Best Shopping Malls in Phuket

Phuket shopping malls keep emerging here and there, reminding us how much the island has changed in the past two decades.

Central Phuket Floresta

Central Phuket Floresta sounds like another mall on the island but is just a massive extension of the original Central Festival and the two wings combined cover an immense surface, on 3 and 4 levels.

Index Living Mall Phuket

Index Living Mall is large furniture and home improvement shopping mall on the outskirt of Phuket Town, just next to the Bangkok Phuket Hospital is and, where many fancy shopping malls are, such as Central Festival. This shop addresses the mid-range market by offering a wide range of furniture at affordable prices.

What to Buy in Phuket? 13 Best Souvenirs to Buy in Phuket

What souvenirs should you buy when in Phuket to bring back home for your friends? Something that doesn’t cost a fortune doesn’t take much space in a suitcase, and, most of all, is something typical of Thailand.

Villa Market Phuket ▷ Ordering Online and Supermarkets

Villa Market is a brand well-known for its impressive range of high-quality products and imported goods.

OTOP Market Phuket

Initially designed as a local market, OTOP Market Phuket was created to promote the handicrafts and original products of each province of Thailand. Long ago, it became a night spot with those round bamboo bars that used to be so famous on Bangla Road twenty years ago.

10 Silly Things People Buy in Phuket They Probably Didn’t Need to Buy

A holiday is always a lot of fun, and shopping is part of it. People often become someone else when travelling overseas, and while they may be very careful about spending when shopping at home, they seem to forget everything and fall for the silliest items.

10 Small Things to Buy in Phuket That Shows You Know Thailand

Phuket is full of shops selling tourist stuff, and chances are you bought yourself a Muay Thai shirt, a wooden frog and a pointy hat from Chiang Mai (In Phuket!). Good for you… Those are fun, but they are tourist stuff, and anyone who knows Thailand will know you are a first-timer!

Fun Friday Avenue Market

Fun Friday Avenue Market is a small weekend market popping up every Friday evening at Boat Avenue on the way to Phuket Laguna. It’s modest in size but fun to visit if you stay in the Bangtao Beach area.

Expo Phuket Bazaar

Expo Phuket is a very little-known covered bazaar found in Phuket Town, next to the newly renovated Novotel Phokeethra hotel. Expo Phuket is surprisingly vast and modern as it was also renovated recently.

Karon Temple Market

The Karon Temple Market has grown steadily in popularity in the past years. Because it only occurs twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays), people start to plan their evenings around that event.

Premium Outlet Phuket

ium Outlet Phuket has been open for more than ten years, but despite a very strategic location at the intersection of the busy By-Pass road and Thepkasattri Road (you probably will drive by when coming from the airport), it never really took off.

Rawai Seafood Market in Phuket

Rawai Seafood Market started as a modest local fisherman village where you would buy some local catch to take home. Rawai beach, in the very south of Phuket, is also known as the Sea Gypsy Village

Malin Plaza Patong

Malin Plaza Patong is a trendy night market at the southern end of Patong Beach, and it succeeded because it kept in mind that food is the magnet that makes people come in the first place.

Chillva Market Phuket

Chillva Market is one of the most popular night markets in Phuket, easy to spot with its colourful shipping containers and lively, youthful crowd. The market is full of local food stalls, small bars, handmade crafts, and trendy fashion shops.

Lor Rong Market – Phuket Specialties

Had enough tourist food and want to try real Phuket specialities? When visiting Phuket Town, if you have a bit of time and are curious about Phuket’s real local food, you have to stop by Lor Rong Market.

Super Cheap Market Phuket

Super Cheap is quite amazing: you could organize a giant treasure hunt in it. We were writing a ‘Phuket Price Check’ story, trying to find 10 simple items we had written down on my list, but gave up halfway when we suddenly realized there was no way we could spot half of them.

Phuket Amulet Market

Phuket Amulet Market might not be the most exciting attraction in Phuket, but if you happen to be exploring the town, it might be worth a look.

Central Festival Phuket

Central Phuket is one of the biggest malls on the island, split into two massive wings on either side of a wide road: Festival and Floresta. If you’re just exploring, it can feel like two different malls, but it’s actually one big complex.

Banzaan Market in Patong Beach

Banzaan Market in Patong Beach is an excellent experience during your holiday. It’s easier to access than most local markets since it is just behind the gigantic Jungceylon Shopping Mall.

Naka Weekend Market

Phuket Naka Weekend Market (previously called Chaofa Variety Weekend Market) stands as one of Phuket’s largest night bazaars near Central Festival on the outskirts of Phuket Town. Locals call it ‘Talad Tairod’, meaning ‘Car Boot Sale’, while some refer to it as ‘Phuket Chatuchak’ after Bangkok’s famous weekend market.