The Central Ladprao Department Store (ห้างสรรพสินค้าเซ็นทรัล) opened its doors in 1982 and therefore is one of the oldest department stores in Bangkok, Thailand. Its the favorite mall for locals that don’t live near Bangkok downtown and has a total of 7 floors including a basement where’s a food court and a TOPS supermarket.
This mall is actually more trendy than the Union Mall Ladprao across from the street and does have an information center on the ground floor. The problem with the Central Ladprao shopping mall is that’s its so famous its get packed in there really quickly. The escalators to switch floors aren’t spread out well as the downtown shopping malls like Siam Paragon or Central World, it’s also one of the few malls that actually uses actual stairs to switch floors.
One thing this the Central Ladprao mall is good for is shopping for clothes, a lot of fancy and fashion designer stores and non branded stores with fashion clothes for decent prices according to mall standards so whether you are looking for trendy clothing, shoes, bags or a outfit you should be able to fit you needs just fine male or female. Small ice cream shops like Diary Queen and coffee stands as Star Bucks fill up the scene in between the shops.
There’s also a food court located on the top floor with popular Thai and International dishes which also include Japanese and Chinese. The usual restaurants can be found spread across the mall, from junk food to popular restaurants such as MK Restaurant and BBQ Plaza. On the same floor is also a SFX Cinema with 9 cinema screens of course its complete with VIP seating and bowling alleys for enjoyment after or before your movie. Adjoining the mall is the Sofitel Central Plaza Hotel, which houses Bangkok’s first convention center.
The mall is located on Phahon Yothin on the opposite Chatuchak Park in the Lad Prao area and is opened every day from 10 AM till 9:30 PM, on Saturdays its open until 10:00 PM. The mall has an easy access point from Phahon Yothin station (BTS Mo Chit station). If you want to try a mall with a complete different atmosphere, you might enjoy shopping at the India Emporium in Little India near Bangkok, Chinatown.
