Ban Boran Textiles

For quality textiles and Thai Silk go to Ban Boran Textiles. The prices are slightly higher than in Bangkok but the quality is very good, you can choose between different kinds of clothes and textiles, all rigorously handmade.

• Address:

  51 Yaowarat Road, Phuket

• Phone:

  +66 76 211 563

Central Festival Phuket

Central Festival Phuket is an air conditioned, fully equipped three-storey shopping mall just outside of Phuket Town. Here you can easily spend a day strolling around in different shops, visiting restaurants or even catch a movie.

• Web:

  www.centralfestivalphuket.com

• E-mail:

  prom.pkt@cpn.co.th

• Address:

  74-75 Moo 5 Vichitsongkram Road, Amphur Muang, Phuket

• Phone:

  +66 76 291 111

• Opening hours:

  Daily 10.30-22.00

Ceramics of Phuket

For designer ceramics the Ceramics of Phuket company uses the local clay for their work and produces some very fine pieces. You can find them at Baan Kathu, on the outskirts of Phuket Town.

• Web:

  www.ceramicsofphuket.com

• Address:

  71/3 Vichikasongkram Road, Phuket

• Phone:

  +66 76 319 186

Jewellery

When in Phuket, get some jewellery for yourself or the loved one. Cultured pearls are produced locally at Naka Noi Island which are also a good buy. Many local shops in Phuket City are specialist in jewellery. If you want to know the trade of pearlmaking, tours leave daily to Naka Noi Island and include a pearl demonstration and the opportunity to buy at discounted prices.

Jungceylon

Diagonally opposite Bangla Road, the Jungceylon Shopping Complex, has radically changed the face of shopping in Patong. The two main stores in the complex are Robinson - a gleaming well-lit upper end department store comprising 200-plus stores, and Carrefour - a large French-based supermarket.

• Web:

  www.jungceylon.com

• E-mail:

  saksan@jungceylon.com

• Address:

  181 Rat-u-thit 200 Pee Road, Patong, Kathu, Phuket

• Phone:

  +66 76 600 111

• Opening hours:

  Daily 11.00-22.00