Asiatique The Riverfront

Asiatique The Riverfront is a large open-air riverside lifestyle market and entertainment complex on the Chao Phraya River in Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. Developed on the former East Asiatic Company dock and warehouses dating to 1907, it opened in 2012. It combines restored heritage warehouses with modern retail, dining and entertainment, featuring over 1,000 shops, restaurants, a riverside promenade and the Asiatique Sky Ferris wheel, making it a prominent evening shopping and leisure destination.

Visitors can expect a riverside open-air complex of restored colonial-era warehouses divided into four districts (Charoenkrung, Town Square, Factory and Waterfront) along a 300-meter boardwalk on the Chao Phraya River. The site offers retail shops for fashion, souvenirs and handicrafts, diverse restaurants and street-food stalls, the 60-meter Asiatique Sky Ferris wheel, cabaret and puppet shows, and evening river views. Walkways are paved and flat, with waterfront seating and event spaces.

Site of the former East Asiatic Company (Det Østasiatiske Kompagni) dock and warehouses established in 1907 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) for teak and river trade. The sawmill, pier and warehouses operated for decades before closing. The heritage structures were preserved and redeveloped as Asiatique The Riverfront, which opened on 11 May 2012.

Preserves early 20th-century industrial and riverside trading architecture reflecting Bangkok's Chao Phraya River commercial heritage. The complex blends heritage conservation with contemporary lifestyle use, showcasing Thai handicrafts, cuisine and performing arts such as traditional puppet theatre and cabaret for visitors.