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Asiatique the Riverfront is an awesome riverside shopping and dining destination, one of Bangkok’s most unique night markets and shopping malls. If you want to try something a little different, Asiatique night market (Bangkok Asiatique: The Riverfront) might be for you.
Situated on the banks of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river, Asiatique Riverfront & Night Market offers a mix of market stalls, restaurants and entertainment, plus you can arrive in style via the free river shuttle boat (from the pier near Saphan Taksin BTS station).
Asiatique Riverfront is a night-time shopper’s and food lover’s paradise which has been billed as Bangkok’s first ‘large-scale riverside shopping centre’ (although it has been recently surpassed by the nearby ICONSIAM riverside shopping mall that opened in 2018).
New for 2024 at Asiatique The Riverfront, there are lots of new stalls that have recently opened plus there is now a new supermarket (Big C) for all your post cruise or post cabaret purchases.
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Bangkok Asiatique The Riverfront in 2024
We last revisited Asiatique: The Riverfront night market in spring 2024. Post COVID, things seem to have slowed down a little but it is popular with evening dinner cruise passengers (Asiatique is one of the main departure points for dinner cruises) plus exciting new developments are happening.
This includes the new waterfront restaurant The Crystal Grill House, the most ‘glamorous’ grill house on the river in Bangkok. Please note the Disney 100 Village at Asiatique has now been removed in 2024.
Other new culinary highlights at Asiatique Riverfront market include the Sirimahannop heritage ship restaurant (a fancy place for a floating feast) plus the complex is now home to multiple evening dinner cruise departures.
We noticed a few of the shops at the rear were closed (and as at 2024, the Muay Thai boxing stadium was closed too). Many of the warehouses had building work going on, hopefully meaning new retail shops and nights markets are planning to open at Bangkok Asiatique Riverfront.
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New openings and restaurants
Once comprising over 1000 stalls, as of early 2024, we’d estimate Asiatique Riverfront night market to have more like 250 stalls and shops plus about 30 bars and restaurants.
You’ll find a few chain restaurants like Swensen’s (now with a new outdoor terrace) and KFC, but the once popular MK Restaurant has now closed down. New stalls at Bangkok Asiatique Riverfront are planned in 2024.
On our latest trip in 2024 to Asiatique the Riverfront, we spotted the newly opened Mixue Asiatique ice-cream shop, which was very popular and a n’-ice’ place to visit in Bangkok (especially when it is a warm day).
One of the old Asiatique warehouses has also now been converted into a huge Big C supermarket. It is open daily from 10am to midnight, and sells everything from fresh fruit and seafood to chillers full of cold beer and soft drinks
The site where the night market stands was once of Thailand’s busiest shipping ports receiving freight from all over the world and has been transformed into a shopping village and replica warehouse complex.
We’ve been to Bangkok several times and often stay in riverside hotels in this area so Bangkok Asiatique Riverfront is one of our regular go to places at night.
We love the good variety of street food stalls, restaurants and bars, plus easy accessibility (just a 10 minute free shuttle boat ride from Saphan Taksin BTS station).
Other new culinary highlights at Asiatique Riverfront market include the Sirimahannop heritage ship restaurant (a fancy place for a floating feast) and the wonderful waterfront Siam Tea Room.
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Asiatique – a fun shopping place and dining destination
The site where the night market stands was once of Thailand’s busiest shipping ports receiving freight from all over the world and has been transformed into a shopping village and replica warehouse complex.
We’ve been to Bangkok several times and often stay in riverside hotels in this area so Bangkok Asiatique Riverfront is one of our regular go to places at night.
We love the good variety of street food stalls, restaurants and bars, plus easy accessibility (just a 10 minute free shuttle boat ride from Saphan Taksin BTS station).
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Entertainment at Bangkok Asiatique Riverfront
Asiatique Bangkok is broken down into several distinct areas including the fashion stalls, waterfront dining establishments plus the entertainment plaza, that used to host the likes of Muay Thai boxing.
As of early 2024, the current show and entertainment at Asiatique is a Thai ladyboy cabaret shows, Calypso. If you buy a ticket onsite, the ladyboy cabaret stars will often greet you near the box office.
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Calypso at Asiatique The Riverfront
Calypso is a nightly cabaret show at Asiatique. Calypso cabaret has been running in Bangkok for over 30 years but recently moved to Asiatique.
A raucous and racy Las Vegas style song and dance extravaganza, Calypso is a transgender and Thai ladyboy dinner and dance show.
Your Asiatique evening at Calypso begins with a decadent and delicious Thai evening meal watching traditional Khon dancing. Post dinner, enjoy the Calypso cabaret performance that includes impersonations, high energy dance routines plus famous English, Thai and Korean songs (Gangnam style!).
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Shopping
There are also several warehouses and outdoor shopping areas at Asiatique The Riverfront that house dozens of smaller stalls (great for souvenir and jewellery shopping) – although haggling doesn’t seem to be the done thing here (unlike say Chatuchak Market or Jodd Fairs).
A lot of the Asiatique souvenir stalls sell the same items so a few minutes walking around comparing stalls can save you some money. There are also several money exchange counters at Asiatique plus a newly opened Virtuality reality gaming center, Amaze Me Asiatique.
Recently, as well as independent stalls at Asiatique, a few big brand shops have opened including MiniSo Asiatique and Big C supermarket
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Sirimahannop Tall Ship – The Heritage
The most recent new attraction at Asiatique is the Sirimahannop tall ship, moored out front and next to where free Asiatique water shuttle arrives and departs from.
Newly built, it was designed to commemorate the legacy of the Thoon Kramom ship, once the largest vessel and trading ship in the kingdom of Siam.
As well as an onboard museum, the Sirimahannop Tall Ship is now one of Bangkok’s most unique dining settings with an onboard bar and restaurant – seriously a cool place to have cocktails at sunset, as the sun goes down over the Chao Phyra river.
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Crystal Grill House
Newly opened in Spring 2023, the Crystal Grill House Bangkok is Asiatique’s newest waterfront restaurant with several glass domes (like mini igloos) looking out over the Chao Phraya river.
Run by the owners of nearby Sirinahanop Tall Ship The Heritage, the several glass igloos at Crystal Grill House are decorated in different naval themes to go with the nearby tall ship. Famed for its steak dishes and signature cocktails – grilled seafood here is also a popular choice.
The Siam Tea Room Asiatique / Asiatique Ancient Tea House
How about afternoon tea at Asiatique, with a cup of char looking out over the Chao Phraya River?
A couple of tea houses are newly opened at Asiatique including the rather elegant Siam Tea Room, a two storey sublime looking tea house with balcony views over the river plus a huge outdoor terrace.
The Asiatique Ancient Tea House is quite new (so much for the name eh) and serves up classic Chinese dishes and decadent dim sum plus classic cocktails.
Evening Bangkok Dinner Cruises
One of the reasons Asiatique the Waterfront is so popular at night is not just because of the shops, bars and restaurants – it is also because numerous Bangkok dinner cruises along the Chao Phraya River depart from here at night.
We recently did a Bangkok evening dinner cruise from Asiatique Riverfront and it was so much fun with live music and dancers, unlimited buffets (including seafood) plus all you can drink beer.
On top of that, you get to see incredible Bangkok landmarks and temples lit up at night including Bangkok’s Wat Arun temple. Good fun, we found our Bangkok dinner cruise great value.
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We also highly recommend the White Orchid dinner cruise departing from Asiatique (or IconSiam) as it is the cheapest dinner cruise in Bangkok (especially if you depart on the earlier 5pm boat). It includes free flow beer and entertainment, often from $699 per person. Plus book 4 people and get a further 25% off on weekdays.
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Asiatique the Living Museum (Street Art) – Now Closed
2024 Update – along with the Disney 100 exhibition at Asiatique, the Living Museum has now been removed (to make way for the Big C Supermarket).
New Opening Times 2024
Asiatique the Riverfront night market is open every day from 5pm to 12am (midnight) as at April 2024.
Please note many bigger shops and restaurants at Asiatique open earlier including the Big C Supermarket from 10am
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How to get to Asiatique Night Market, Bangkok
Unless you are already staying in a hotel in the area, the best way to arrive at Asiatique is via their free shuttle boat service from Sathorn Pier.
As of 2024, the free Asiatique shuttle boat runs from 4pm to 11.30pm daily, departing every 30 minutes.
Take the BTS Skytrain to Saphan Taksin station and follow the signs to the pier – the shuttle boat generally leaves from the last pier on the far left, and takes 10 minutes to arrive.
Some riverside hotels such as Avani Riverside and the Chatrium offer their own free shuttle boats.
Note that the queues for the shuttle can be quite long early on in the evening so allow plenty of time to make the transfers, especially if you have a dinner reservation.
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Bangkok Asiatique The Riverfront: a summary
Asiatique is a fun way to spend a laid-back night in Bangkok – enjoy eating, shopping and drinking and to your heart’s content.
If your visit to Bangkok also coincides with one of Thailand’s festivals, there will likely be some form of special event or fireworks taking place – so always check their website before you visit.
And with new openings promised in 2024, we can’t wait to return!
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