Asiatique The Riverfront
A nighttime shopping-and-dining complex built from old port warehouses on the Chao Phraya. With some 1,500 shops and restaurants and a riverside Ferris wheel (Asiatique Sky), its popular with families and couples alike. Its Bangkoks signature night market for enjoying the evening in the river breeze.
History
This area was an old port used as a hub of East Asian trade in 1907, during the reign of Rama V. Asiatique, the complex that opened in 2012, was created by preserving those warehouse buildings and wharves — reviving the atmosphere of the old trading port as a modern commercial space.
Getting there
About 10 minutes by free shuttle boat from the Sathorn pier next to BTS Saphan Taksin. It generally runs from evening until around midnight. From the riverside Ferris wheel you can look out over the Bangkok night skyline.
Tips
- ·Free shuttle boat from beside BTS Saphan Taksin
- ·Open evening–midnight; arrive around sunset
- ·Night views from the riverside Ferris wheel
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