City: Thailand
Top Things to do in Thailand
Things to do in Thailand, Thailand: The Best Antique Stores
Coordinates: 15°24′N 101°18′E / 15.4°N 101.3°E / 15.4; 101.3
Restaurants in Thailand
1. Siam Rare Books and Collectibles
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Books & Collectibles is Bangkok's best book and collectibles shop. We offer rare books on South-East Asia, old maps and prints, old photographs, postcards and other ephemera, Burmese standard weights, vintage advertising and posters. We are open only Saturdays and Sundays at the famous Chatuchak weekend market, Section 26, Soi 1/9, shop number 205 at the Corner of Soi 1. We speak English, German and Thai.
2. Kad Sala Mae Kru Kum
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5.0 based on 29 reviews
We are local community enterprise in the town of San Pa Tong about 30 minutes south of Chiang Mai. We are a woodcarvers and artisans who have done this work for generation to generation. We have done this work for 150 years. You can see the history of the Thai Lanna culture from our work. We are a living museum. If you are looking for cheap but high quality wood carving, you can come here to meet directly with woodcarvers. We also open English program (Open Mind Camp) because we want more people know about our village and we want to exchange culture with people around the world. We typically host volunteers who want to stay with us. Volunteers’ main task is to teach English classes to children and adults from beginning to intermediate levels. We are looking for people who have experience in diverse careers to bring your life experience and skills to the classroom. Volunteers will each receive a bed, bedding, fan and mosquito net, and share the room with other volunteers.
3. OTOP Heritage
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
OTOP Heritage is the 6 stars premium hand made shop in Bangkok.We serve the unique, traditional and elegant products and selected the best one from 76 provinces of Thailand in here. Our products are all made 100% by hand to show the secret skill of Thais and it is a one of kind. With exclusive unique design and full of know how, you will found only at OTOP Heritage.
4. Awa Market
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
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5. Paul's Antiques
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
Tucked away in a tropical garden at the end of a quiet soi, Paul's Antiques is a veritable cornucopia of precious objects & furniture from throughout Southeast Asia. Owner, Angela Somwaiya is always happy to share her knowledge about the history and cultural relevance of each piece with visitors. You'll also have the chance to view her carpenters at work as they restore antiques and furniture at a workshop on-site.
Reviewed By 242bjc - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Angela's shop i could compare it to Aladdin's cave with Angela being the perfect genie,warmly welcomed and treasures galore since i've visited i'm interested in antiquities especially Chinese and South East Asian.Everywhere you turn there is always something to catch your eye,i was there recently and bought items which i admire daily and love them,and as i work overseas Angela was kind enough to have them expertly packed for me and i flew them back with me and the rest she sent to U.K for me.A must visit when in Bangkok
6. Orn's Bookshop
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By skyisblu - Montreal, Canada
On a walk back to our hotel, we notice a small sign advertising "USED BOOKS" just right of the entrance to Wat Jet Yod, and decide to investigate. Following a whole series of these signs, we find ourselves down a quiet alley near the Mercy Hostel, meeting the owner, a German man who is carefully holding on to the last bastion of paper literature in Chiang Rai. He explains how he used to do a lot of business, especially with an excellent trade-in policy, and dealt with travellers looking to buy and sell those heavy guidebooks to all the Southeast Asian countries. With the advent and subsequent popularity of the internet, GPS and good data plans, people don't carry all the added weight anymore, and his only business now is the expat community, to which he's become more of a lending library. He figures one day, he too will be forced to close up shop. The shop is a whole series of small rooms, stacked floor to ceiling with every imaginable type of book, from history to travel to fiction, passing by language dictionaries and picture books. There is a healthy dose of French, German and several other language books mixed in for good measure. It is a a veritable Alibaba's cavern of used literature, and deserves more attention from travelers passing through town - everyone travels with one good book, and this is the place to swap it out for something new. If you happen to be in Chiang Rai anytime soon, you need to make this a stop on your trip: dive deep into the cavernous spaces, books piled from floor to ceiling, messages and quotes and maps lining every vacant space, and lose yourself for awhile. Likely, you will resurface with a new tome in hand, ready to distract you on that next 12-hour bus ride. And the owner is always sitting outside, chatting with friends, ready to make a deal. It's a great little space - you should go.
7. Dan’s Collections
8. Vila Cini
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
9. Machine Age Workshop
10. Baan Tawai Village
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4.0 based on 424 reviews
Just about an hour outside of Chiang Mai, in Hangdong District, is Baan Tawai village, a community known for its wood sculptures. Visitors can take a look around at markets and interact with wood carvers. Crafts are available for purchase.
Reviewed By 661DonB - Chiang Mai, Thailand
There are a number of different shopping areas in Baan Tawai which my wife and I have been going to since 2003. It's a huge shopping complex all under canopy. The totally unique wood carvings and basketry shops are plentiful and there are excellent bargains to take advantage of. If you see something you like then buy it the same day you find it. Often the one of a kind items will never appear again. Many of the shops at the Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai come to Baan Tawai to purchase goods for retail. So it's basically a wholesale outet on a very grand scale. Here in Baan Tawai you will find very well crafted and reasonable silver shops and stores that sell absolutely beautifully artistic paintings and sculpture. Do you need hand made floral displays of all kinds? From the smallest items such as finely designed key chains to a large sided backyard gazebo, we have purchase in Baan Tawai, mostly in the Nr. 4 shopping area. Teak rocking chairs to well designed antiqued ceramic jars we've also purchased here. One of a kind designer lamps of all types are also sold here at bargain prices. This is a place you come to and expect to stay all day. There is a good restaurant on the 2nd floor in shopping area #4. In this expanded market complex you'll find shippers who will send your purchases to your home country by air or ship. They also do all the packing. The larger complex is probably on many acres, perhaps as much as 200 acres.
