MBK Center

MBK Center
	MBK Center in 2023
Location	Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand
Opening date	7 February 1985 (Mahbunkhrong Center); 9 May 2000 (MBK Center); 2016 (Major Renovations); 21 December 2021 (Don Don Donki)
Developer	Sirichai Bulakul
Management	MBK Public Company Limited (SET: MBK)
Owner	Thanachart Bank & Dusit Thani Group
No. of stores and services	2,000
No. of anchor tenants	2
No. of floors	8
Public transit access	National Stadium BTS Station, Siam BTS Station
Website	www.mbk-center.co.th

MBK Center (Thai: เอ็มบีเค เซ็นเตอร์), previously known as Mahbunkhrong Center (Thai: มาบุญครอง เซ็นเตอร์, RTGS: Mabunkhrong, pronounced [māː.būn.kʰrɔ̄ːŋ]), is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1] At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets.^[2]

In 2009, MBK Center management reported daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom were young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.^[3]

History edit

MBK Center was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened on 7 February 1985. It is on land leased from the adjacent Chulalongkorn University. This lease was renewed in 2013.^{[citation needed]} MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah and Boonkrong, whose statues are found on the ground floor. On the seventh floor, it used to be MBK Hall (now the location of SF Cinema 8 Cinemas) a concert hall for popular Thai and foreign singers in the 1980s and 1990s.^[4]

Anchor edit

Don Don Donki

Don Don Donki
Tops
Supersports Factory Outlet
7-Eleven
- Kudsan Bakery & Coffee
SF Cinema 8 Cinemas (Zigma CineStadium & Cinecafe 1 Cinema)
Food Legends By MBK
Pathumwan Princess Hotel
Thanachart Bank (Head Office)
Animate (Japan Manga Alliance)

Location edit

MBK Center is in Pathum Wan District, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Rama I Road and Phaya Thai Road. It is close to Siam Square, which can be reached from the second floor via a covered pedestrian bridge over Phaya Thai Road and Siam Center and Siam Paragon, which are across Rama I Road from Siam Square.^[5] The mall is next to National Stadium.

Transportation edit

BTS Skytrain - National Stadium BTS Station; also within walking distance of Siam station.
Khlong Saen Saep - Hua Chang pier is within walking distance.

Layout edit

Department store edit

The Don Don Donki discount store is at the north end of MBK Center.

Hotel edit

The Pathumwan Princess Hotel is at the south end of MBK Center.^[6]

Sport activity edit

MBK Fight Night

Gallery edit

Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6 Restaurants

References edit

^ "MBK Center". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Floor Directory". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "MBK FAQ". MBK Center. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
^ ถึงวันที่ฉันบอกต่อ time to let words flow (2019-01-03). "เอ็มบีเค.ฮอลล์ ( MBK HALL )". Facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "Siam Square Area Map". Bangkoksite.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
^ "Pathumwan Princess location". Pathumwan Princess. Retrieved 2018-11-14.