Emporium
622 Sukhumvit Rd, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110
Emporium built its reputation on a tenant mix that balances serious luxury with genuine daily utility. International houses including Dior and Chanel share floors with Kinokuniya, one of Bangkok's most respected bookshops, and a well-regarded gourmet supermarket. The mall's long-standing connection to the Phrom Phong neighbourhood, which has a significant Japanese residential community, gives its Japanese retail and dining offer a depth and authenticity that newer malls in the city are still working toward.
Emporium opened on 27 July 1997 on Sukhumvit Road at Soi 24, designed by Paris-based architecture firm J+H Boiffils as their first shopping mall project in Thailand. The initial development represented an investment of 6 billion baht and established Emporium as Bangkok's first luxury lifestyle mall, offering international fashion, dining, entertainment, and a supermarket within a single complex. With the arrival of the Bangkok Skytrain, Emporium became the first mall in the city to provide direct BTS access, a connection that continues to define how most visitors arrive today.
BTS Phrom Phong Station (E5) connects directly to Emporium via Exit 2 and a short covered walkway, placing the mall at the centre of the Sukhumvit shopping corridor. The station sits between the mall and the broader EM District, which The Mall Group developed in stages from 2013 onward. EmQuartier sits directly opposite Emporium on Sukhumvit Road, and EmSphere joined the cluster more recently, creating a three-mall precinct linked by elevated walkways and shared street-level access.
Across its seven floors, Emporium houses a curated selection of international luxury brands in fashion and accessories, including Dior and Chanel, alongside a strong beauty and wellness floor featuring La Mer and Shiseido, and an upscale dining level with both Thai and international restaurant options. The third and fourth floors carry a concentrated Japanese retail section, anchored by Kinokuniya bookshop and supplemented by home goods and lifestyle stores that reflect the Phrom Phong neighbourhood's substantial Japanese expat population.
A gourmet supermarket on the lower levels is popular with local residents and hotel guests staying in the surrounding area. The Emporium Suites hotel, part of the original development and later operated by Chatrium, provides 378 suites directly above the mall, while the adjacent 41-storey office tower, completed in 1999, reinforces the complex's mixed-use character.
Benchasiri Park lies immediately beside the mall on the Soi 24 side, offering a green counterpoint to the retail floors and a popular outdoor space for the surrounding neighbourhood.