Phuket is well served with Shopping Centres and Shopping Malls. Take your bike rental and explore what there is on offer. Many international brands have outlets in malls. If shopping is your passion, Phuket has a lot to offer.
The main Shopping Centers
Jungceylon Shopping Mall, Patong Beach.
It covers a big area, and includes many major retailers, a cinema complex, an entertainment area, a supermarket and a restaurant precinct.
It can be found almost in the dead centre of Patong, and has several entrances. If you are on your motorbike or scooter, park underneath is easiest.
Lotus’s, Phuket Town
Lotus’s is a shopping centre around the Lotus’s Supermarket. I like Lotus’s simply because the fruit and vegetables always seem freshest. Part of this center includes a Homepro, a large home improvement depot with furniture, soft furnishings, and building materials.
Big C, Phuket Town
Another shopping centre based around a supermarket. It is about a 1km south of Lotus’s on the bypass road.The basement of this mall is well known for its many mobile phone stores and computer shops.
Big C
Central Floresta, Phuket Town
A very large new shoping mall connected via a pedestrian bridge to the original Central
Central Festival, Phuket Town
Central is an upmarket shopping centre that has many brand name stores. It is never very crowded, so it’s a very leisurely stroll through. There is also a cinema complex with a 3D theatre. Central Festival is about 300 metres south of Big C. A very large new shoping mall connected via a pedestrian bridge to the original Central
Central Festival, Phuket
Baan and Beyond
Baan and Beyond complex is a very large DIY and appliance store accross the Bypass Road from Central Festival. It can be reached by a pedestrian bridge from Central.
There are several thousand square meters of everything you need for home improvements.
Baan and Beyond Thailand
Super Cheap, Phuket Town
If you want to shop with the “locals”, head out to Super Cheap on the road from Phuket Town to the Airport. Its about 3km on the left heading north. You will not be disappointed. The place is huge, and the building covers about 1000 square meters. It has everything you can think of. You will not find brand name clothing here.
Phuket Town Weekend Markets
Big market held every Saturday and Sunday Nights. The locals shop here, prices are reasonable, but hard to find any clothing larger than XL. Lots of variety and some crafty stuff as well. As with most of Thailand, lots of cooked food available. Taste some local delicacies, including duck, frogs and various insects.
Naka Market
Phuket’s Other Markets
Every area of Phuket has various Markets at various times. It is hard to keep information up to date but here is a few to get you started.
Naka Market is very popular, very big, and very hot. It is situated on the west side of Phuket Town, not far from Central Floresta. Open Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Phuket Town Walking Street Market, held every Sunday night on Thalang Road. Parking is a nightmare.
Chilva Market in Phuket Town, open 7 days. Near to the Lotus’s Shopping Complex in Phuket Town.
Karon Temple Market, on late afternoon Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Kathu Market, on every day all day. Extra stalls set up at 5pm.
Kamala Market. There are two locations, near Fantasea on Friday Nights until 8pm, and at the South end of Kamala Town, Wednesday evenings.