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The Esplanade (Bangkok)

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Total retail floor area
  
105,000 square metres

No. of floors
  
7

Phone
  
+66 2 642 2000

No. of stores and services
  
120

The Esplanade (Bangkok)

Location
  
Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok and Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Opening date
  
December 2006 and December 2009

Management
  
Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)

Owner
  
Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)

Address
  
99 Ratchadaphisek Rd, Khwaeng Din Daeng, Khet Din Daeng, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10400, Thailand

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–10PMSunday10AM–10PMMonday10AM–10PMTuesday10AM–10PMWednesday10AM–10PMThursday(Chakri Memorial Day)10AM–10PMHours might differFriday10AM–10PMSaturday10AM–10PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Asiabooks Esplanad, Esplanade Shopping Mall, ART IN PARADISE BANGKOK, Ratchada 17 Place, Ratchada Train Market

The Esplanade is a shopping and entertainment complex on Ratchadaphisek Road in Din Daeng district, Bangkok, with a second branch on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi.

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History

Anchored by the Esplanade Cineplex, the shopping mall opened in December 2006. The cineplex hosted the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok in October 2007.

With a retail space of more than 100,000 square metres, the seven-floor complex includes the 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex with 3,000 seats, a B2S book shop along with other shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a Rhythm & Bowl alley, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena, a Tops Supermarket and the 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre.

Design

The architecture of the Esplanade shopping mall was designed by the Office of Bangkok Architects in collaboration with Contour. The interior of the mall was designed by J+H Boiffils, who had previously designed The Emporium and Siam Paragon shopping malls.

Anchors

  • Major Cineplex Group (Cineplex, bowling alley, disco ice skate arena, karaoke club)
  • Central Retail Group (Tops Market, B2S book shop)
  • Retail outlets

  • Central B2S Page One Book Store
  • Boots Pharmacy
  • Fresh Air Entertainment Music Live House
  • Orangery Too Bar & Restaurant
  • KPN Music Academy
  • iStudio by SPV Group
  • Entertainment and leisure activities

  • Relax Time Massage and Spa
  • WeFitness
  • Ratchadalai Musical Theatre - Operated by Scenario Co., Ltd., the 1,500-seat theatre maintains a regular schedule of musical theatre productions.
  • Sub Zero ice-skating rink
  • An indoor skatepark
  • Cineplex on the top floor for the latest movies. Fantastic seating and good size screens.
  • Restaurants

    There are many restaurants in the complex from Thai cuisine to western food. Also a few fast food restaurants including KFC in the basement area, McDonald's on the ground floor and Subway. On the ground floor, there are a few Thai restaurants and coffee shops including Starbucks and Coffee World. The area on the ground floor has extra seating in front of their restaurants and coffee shops.

    Transportation and nearby attractions

    Traveling to Esplanade is easy by car, bus, boat and subway.

    MRT: Take the MRT (underground train) to the Thaind Cultural Center station. At exit 3, turn left after going down the steps. Walk 50 meters and Esplanade will be on the left.

    Taxi: Esplanade is on Ratchadaphisek Road. From Sukhumvit (Asoke area), take the road towards Petchaburi. At Rama IX intersection, you will see Fortune Town on the left. Go straight along Ratchadaphisek Road for 2 km. Esplanade will be on the left. Most taxi drivers know Esplanade and Ratchadaphisek Road.

    Motorcycle taxi: Same as above but most motorcycle taxi drivers won't drive that far. It is best to keep within a certain range (no more than 3 km) of Esplanade when taking a motorcycle taxi.

    Bus routes: 36, 54, 73, 136, 157, 163, 206, 185, 204, 514, 517, 528, 529.

    Nearby stores include and Big C Extra hypermarket and The Street.

    Behind Esplanade is the Ratchada Train Market which is opened every night except Mondays and features hundreds of stalls selling clothes and food at affordable prices. The market is greatly popular with the young Thai crowd. The Ratchada nightclub strip is opposite the mall on Ratchada Soi 4.

    Branches

  • Ratchadapisek Bangkok
  • Rattanathibet Nonthaburi
  • References

    The Esplanade (Bangkok) Wikipedia