The Esplanade (Bangkok)

The Esplanade

Esplanade at Ratchadaphisek Rd.
Location	Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok and Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Coordinates	13°46′0″N 100°34′11″E / 13.76667°N 100.56972°E / 13.76667; 100.56972Coordinates: 13°46′0″N 100°34′11″E / 13.76667°N 100.56972°E / 13.76667; 100.56972
Opening date	December 2006 and December 2009
Management	Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)
Owner	Siam Future Development Plc. (Ratchadapisek) Major Development Plc. (Ngamwongwan-Kaerai)
No. of stores and services	120
Total retail floor area	105,000 square metres
No. of floors	7

The Esplanade is a shopping and entertainment complex on Ratchadaphisek Road in Din Daeng district, Bangkok, with a second branch on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi.

Anchored by the Esplanade Cineplex, the shopping mall opened in December 2006. The cineplex hosted the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok in October 2007.

With a retail space of more than 100,000 square metres, the seven-floor complex includes the 12-screen Esplanade Cineplex with 3,000 seats, a B2S book shop along with other shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a Rhythm & Bowl alley, the Sub Zero ice-skating arena, a Tops Supermarket and the 1,500-seat Ratchadalai Musical Theatre.

The architecture of the Esplanade shopping mall was designed by the Office of Bangkok Architects in collaboration with Contour. The interior of the mall was designed by J+H Boiffils, who had previously designed The Emporium and Siam Paragon shopping malls.

There are many restaurants in the complex from Thai cuisine to western food. Also a few fast food restaurants including KFC in the basement area, McDonald's on the ground floor and Subway. On the ground floor, there are a few Thai restaurants and coffee shops including Starbucks and Coffee World. The area on the ground floor has extra seating in front of their restaurants and coffee shops.

Traveling to Esplanade is easy by car, bus, boat and subway.

MRT: Take the MRT (underground train) to the Thaind Cultural Center station. At exit 3, turn left after going down the steps. Walk 50 meters and Esplanade will be on the left.

Taxi: Esplanade is on Ratchadaphisek Road. From Sukhumvit (Asoke area), take the road towards Petchaburi. At Rama IX intersection, you will see Fortune Town on the left. Go straight along Ratchadaphisek Road for 2 km. Esplanade will be on the left. Most taxi drivers know Esplanade and Ratchadaphisek Road.

Motorcycle taxi: Same as above but most motorcycle taxi drivers won't drive that far. It is best to keep within a certain range (no more than 3 km) of Esplanade when taking a motorcycle taxi.