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Asiatique Market Shops Bangkok

July 18, 2017 by David Herd

ASIATIQUE The Riverfront

Asiatique Market Shops Bangkok

Asiatique Market Shops Bangkok located in the heart of the city on a 30 acre plot. Lots to keep you busy here, there are 1,500 shops & 40 restaurants.

Free shuttle

The easiest and fastest way to get there is via boat. Just catch the BTS (Skytrain) to Saphan Taksin station and board the free shuttle at the end of the pier. It only takes about ten minutes & the boat runs every 30 minutes between 4.00 – 11.30 pm.

A word of warning

Please be careful if you want to take a taxi from Asiatique, the Bangkok taxi Mafia are in full control of the taxi rank at the center. They will charge you B400 ($12 usd) for a fare that in our case for a 6 km trip should have been B70 or $2.50 usd. It is such a shame that TAT the Thai tourist Authority allows these gangsters to tarnish the image of this great city.

How much does a taxi cost in Bangkok?These fares are estimates; the exact fare will depend on traffic and any other surcharges noted below.

A journey of 5km = 55 Baht
A journey of 10km = 80 Baht
From Terminal 21 shopping mall (Asoke Skytrain station) to Grand Palace = 90 Baht
From Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport to MBK shopping centre (National Stadium Skytrain station) = 260 Baht meter fare + 70 Baht express-way tolls + 50 Baht airport pick-up surcharge.

Good vale at Capri

As soon as you step off the ferry head for Capri which is right in front of you, they have an extended “happy hour” with 2 for one drinks. We ordered 2 ice cold Chang draught beers for B24o & got the next 2 free.

Wood fired pizza oven at Capri

This is my favorite photo from our night at Asiatique.

The finished product arrives. 🙂

Inside Capri

Sit inside or out whatever suits you. 🙂

Jack lives here.

Of course he does.

As the sun goes down

The cruise boats glide up the mighty Chao Phraya river. Follow THIS LINK for boats & buildings on the river.

Great time of the day for photos

Twilight offers a unique lighting scenario, within which ambient light (sunlight) gradually fades, creating a sparse but magical effect that is almost impossible to create artificially. It fades into the artificial light being emitted by street lights. Houses and offices and can sometimes create an ‘un-real’ feel as the shortage of light diminishes the eye’s perception of distance.

Asiatique Market Shops Bangkok

This is a must for your Bangkok bucket list.

Ferris wheel

Looks magic at night.

Time for some food?

These roast chickens look terrific at Fine & Dine.

Chinese food in Market St

Decisions, decisions, where to eat?

Finally we chose “Why 97”

Lucky for us they were offering a 30% discount for dining before 8pm.

Why 97 was good value.

Food was good & the wine a little expensive.

Flesh eating fish

Always a popular pastime in Thailand.

One of 1,500 shops

Shop till you drop, but be prepared for things to be a little more expensive than some other night markets.

There is the taxi queue

Please remember what I said earlier about the taxi rip off.

When I’m in Bangkok I like to stay in Sukhumvit Soi 11, here is an excellent budget hotel, if you USE THIS LINK you will get a great rate of around B1100 per night, or $30 USD.