Phuket City Shopping
- Shopping Overview
- Department Stores
- Markets
- Patong
- Phuket City
If shopping is your thing, Phuket City is the place to get your fix. Many of the same items that are sold at Patong and other beach resorts are cheaper in the city.
In the “Old Town” along Montri, Phang Nga, Rassada and Yaowarat roads, are a number of Phuket's better handicraft, souvenir and antique shops. Walking around this area is also a pleasant opportunity to see some of Phuket's remaining sino-portuguese architecture in the form of shophouses and a few large houses.
On Ranong road, you can experience the sights and sounds of a Thai fresh market at the Downtown market next to the beach-bus station. Apart from the fruits, vegetables and meats, there are also some basic clothing items for sale.
For more clothes, there are the weekend markets that sell cheap clothing as well as shoes, jewelry, household items, plants and pets among other things. (See markets for more information).
Phuket City has a few department stores selling a wide range of items. These are mostly located on the Bypass road (Chalermprakiat Rd.), on the edge of the city. The largest of these is the recently opened Central Festival Phuket, a modern shopping mall with a department store. This is the place to go for brand name products. There are also numerous restaurants and an excellent cinema in the mall.
On the same road are Big C and Tesco Lotus supercentres. These are large hypermarkets with attached shopping centres containing shops and restaurants.
The most recent addition to the shopping centres in the area is Index Living Mall. A huge furniture superstore with a handful of smaller shops and restaurants.
In the centre of the city, on the corner of Tilok Uthit 1 road, is Robinson Ocean department store. This is fairly small but has a good range of brand name clothing. Further down the same road is Ocean Shopping Mall, an even smaller department store. The second floor is worth a look for the clothes. Many of the items you will see along the stalls in Patong can be found here for less, as well as many other fashion items and accessories. There are also a few stalls and shops along Tilok Uthit road selling clothes and souvenirs.
