Top Charoen Optical Shop
MBK A La Art, 3rd Floor, Soi Chulalongkorn 64, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Top Charoen is Thailand's established optical chain, founded 1947, with an MBK branch on the third floor. Its differentiator is chain-wide consistency and a 2024 partnership with EssilorLuxottica that formalised proper stocking of international lens brands, giving a dependable option for glasses at short notice.
Top Charoen Optical Shop occupies a compact branch on MBK's third floor, at MBK A La Art, Soi Chulalongkorn 64, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330. The shopfront opens directly onto the corridor, with metal frame display cases running wall to wall and the consultation desk and refraction booth a few metres from the walkway. The layout follows the chain's standard grid: frames organised by brand along the perimeter, a central island for budget options, and the optometry station toward the rear.
The company's story starts in 1947, when founder Mr. Charoen Treeponchaisak opened a single shop called Charoen Optic in Saraburi province. The company reached 100 stores by 1985 and rebranded to Top Charoen in 1991.
The 2024 partnership with EssilorLuxottica formalised a long-standing commercial relationship and signals that international lens brands are stocked properly rather than as grey-market add-ons.
For anyone needing glasses quickly and wanting a known quantity, the chain's consistency across branches is the draw. Contact the branch at +66 2 001 1006 or through topcharoen.co.th.