Pantip Plaza, Bangkok Overview

If you're looking for a mall entirely dedicated to electronics, Pantip Plaza, the IT mall is your answer. Laptops, tablets, cameras, smartphones, printers, MP3 players, as well as repair shops make it a one-stop shop for everything related to the IT world. Their two anchor stores, Hardware House and IT city, are said to be the best out of the lot.

Since it is the Digi shopping hub in all of Thailand, Pantip Plaza supports bulk purchases at cheaper rates that mostly come across from retail stores. The top highlight of Pantip Plaza are its “Bargain Bins”. Here, you would come across a wide range of accessories or even gadgets at much lesser prices. In addition to pocket stores at Pantip Plaza, there are two significant stores as well; the Hardware House (Data IT) and IT city on the mezzanine and the top floor respectively.

Shopping at Pantip Plaza

Pantip Plaza houses dozens of stores dealing with a massive range of electronic items such as hardware, software, computers, accessories, secondhand electronics and loads more. Pantip Plaza also avails regular discounts on various facilities such as athletic clothing discounts and phone discounts.

Ground Floor
The ground floor has a few banks and purchase hubs for electronic toys and other accessories such as handbags and backpacks. Prices seem to reduce the more one goes into a particular floor.

First Floor
The first floor is precisely the IT go-to of the Pantip Plaza, with not only stores but repair centres as well. So you could get any broken electronic fixed on the first floor. The first floor is also a great place to shop for cheap brands which are expensive otherwise such as Apple.

Second Floor
With an array of restaurants and camera shopping centres, the second floor is more of a lifestyle shopping arena. Brands such as Canon, Nikon and Panasonic are found across stores such as Camera Cafe, World Camera and Camera Shop.

Third Floor
The third floor is the hardware section. iShop by SPVi is a legal reseller of Apple products, so you could either walk into this store to fix a product or for new purchases.

Fourth Floor
Also known as the Solutions Floor, the fourth floor hosts a range of dubbed office space such as Microsoft along with a food court serving both local and Thai cuisines. The fourth floor also has a co-working area; Syn Hub by Synergy Technology, with its own cafe and decor setup.

Fifth Floor
The fifth floor is the central IT zone with a massive IT superstore. With convenient divisions leading shoppers to their required purchases, this sector is the largest store in Pantip Plaza.

Food and Restaurants at the Plaza

Visitors could grab quick bites on the first floor as Pantip Plaza has a few eateries such as McDonald's and A & W Restaurant. The second floor has restaurants as well; these are full course exclusive Thai eating joints such as Jiang’s Healthy Fish Balls. The fourth floor hosts an array of Thai cuisine at affordable rates on Food Street.

Best Time to Visit

It is suggested to visit Pantip Plaza during the afternoon, as many shops may not be open in the morning and many owners would pack up for the day quite early.

Visitor Tips

Since Pantip Plaza is a vast store, it is bound to be a little disorganised.
The fifth floor is the most organised of all the levels at Pantip Plaza.
You would have to be on the lookout as there are a few counterfeit stores and products sold at Pantip Plaza. However, in most cases, you would be presented with both the original and the copy of the same product, in case you wish to make a cheaper purchase.
Compare the prices to filter out genuine products.
Be aware of unwelcomed gestures, as it is highly likely to be picked on at this overcrowded place.
The products sold on the IT section on the fifth floor are considered to be genuine.
The restaurants at Pantip Plaza serve both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items; however, you may have to hunt down the veg sections.