For the shopaholic when it comes to find handmade shoes in Bangkok, Thailand. The fashion styles are fantastic, you can find every color imaginable and the prices are cheap. An average pair of handmade shoes or sandals in Bangkok is around US $25-$40). Is it any wonder that I have over 100 pairs? If you'll be in Bangkok and want to find a great pair of shoes, look no further than these fabulous places for shoe shopping - I guarantee you'll find cheap thai handmade shoes the you love.
Cheap Handmade Shoes in Bangkok, Thailand
Street Stalls and Markets - The first place to check for a great pair of shoes in Bangkok is a street stall or a market. Street stalls are on just about every street in Bangkok so you don't have to go anywhere special. If you're looking for stalls with a lot of styles though, try the street stalls that run the length of Sukhumvit Road (in the evening they're all open). You'll find sandals, full shoes, Thai silk shoes, flip flops, rubber shoes, kids shoes, women's shoes, men's shoes - pretty much anything you could possibly want and all at cheap prices. The stalls on Sukhumvit Road are more expensive than stalls in other areas of Bangkok as they're catering to tourists, but they're still much cheaper than you'd pay in the west for a pair of shoes.
Siam Square - Siam Square is right next to Siam sky train station and is the university area of Bangkok. Of course, because it caters to university students who don't have much money, prices are cheap too. At Siam Square, you'll find hundreds of small shops, many of which sell shoes. There are also some small indoor shopping arcades with some extremely cool, fashionable shoe shops and at prices you cannot pass up. Buy a cute pair of shoes at one shop, then move onto the shop next door for a cheap skirt or shirt to go with them.
MBK (Mahboonkrong Shopping Center) - Mahboonkrong Mall, known as MBK by the Thais, is one of the cheapest shopping malls in Bangkok and there are many shoe stores here. On the ground floor, you'll find shops selling running shoes, men's and women's shoes, shops where all the shoes are 199 baht (US $5.65) and that have hundreds of styles and colors, and shops selling beautiful silk and jeweled Thai flip flops for only 199 baht (US $5.55). On the first and second floors you'll also find several handmade leather shoe stores, with leather shoes for men and women starting at $10-12 a pair. Knock-off running shoes are also everywhere in MBK if you're into that thing and the quality is good. Upstairs on the 5th floor, you'll find all the Thai handicraft shops and some of them sell incredibly beautiful Thai flip flops, all handmade.
Jatujak Weekend Market or its Called "JJ" - South east Asia's largest outdoor market with more than 13,000 stalls, Jatujak has hundreds of shoe stalls selling every style you could want. Prices start as low as 100 baht ($3) and go up to 1,500 baht (around $44) for the most gorgeous pair of soft, handmade leather shoes you've ever had the privilege to wear. Remember, at Jatujak too, bargain hard as they will come down in price. I buy handmade silk Thai flip flops here (with lovely flowers and jewels around the toes), handstitched fabric hilltribe shoes complete with bells on the buckles, and even handpainted pliimsoles for less than $8 a pair.
Pratunum - Another of my favorite shoe shops is Thai Leather Goods. They're at Baiyoke Sky Tower and sell the most perfectly made leather shoes, and they do made to order if you want them. Starting at over $100 a pair, they're not cheap, but the quality is simply gorgeous. You'll feel like a million dollars wearing a pair of handmade, handstitched calf skin or crocodile shoes and with prices starting at $205 for a pair of made to measure shoes, it's really not that bad.
There are so many places to buy handmade shoes in Bangkok
You'll be spoiled for choice. Plus, unlike clothing that often doesn't fit westerners in Thailand, shoes fit jut about anyone. So, the next time you're shopping in Bangkok, buy yourself a pair (or three!) of shoes - you'll be so happy you did.