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Offline RobRoy

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Best Supermarket in BKK
« on: March 16, 2007, 11:30:14 PM »
Just polling for opinions and new spots to shop at.  Where is the best place to buy farang food in the LoS.   The teachers where I work all recommend Villa Market at Ploenchit, Emporium and the supermarket at Siam Paragorn....been to all of these and they have their good points and bad points but I'm wondering if there is someplace out there I've missed and your opinion of them.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2007, 10:11:47 PM »
The Villa Sukhumvit is my favourite I reckon
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2007, 10:43:34 AM »
The new Rimping Supermarket near Central Airport Plaza in Chiang Mai.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2007, 02:54:41 PM »
Tops is decent for many western things - especially the ones at Central Chid Lom and Sala Daeng.

Foodland Nana is okay too.

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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2007, 04:38:31 PM »
You've got supermarkets where you live.....................lucky buggers.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2007, 07:45:37 AM »
The supermarkets at Emporium and Siam Paragon are nice too...if you don't mind paying through the nose. 
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2007, 03:39:29 PM »
My 2 cents worth...

Carrefour at On Nut and most Foodlands are good for me and the odd bottle of HP fruity sauce has meandered into my shopping trolley on occasion, however not any one of them has everything and on the whole they are all quite expensive but I think this stems from government importation duty on food stuffs and of course overpricing by the markets themselves, and being poorly paid teachers.

Carrefour - good for cheeses and deli, but otherwise similar to Tesco's
Foodland - good for surprises, usually the stores are to small IMO and often high priced
Tescos - cheap and cheerful, started well in terms of farang food offered and then backslided
Villa - Has a good selection but once again you pay for it.

All this has made me hungry I'm off for sandwich!
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2007, 05:56:47 AM »
There is a very good Villa Market in the Sports City complex not too far from Dhurakijpundit University on Prachachuen Road.  It is stocked to the limit with everything, Thai or Western, and I've been able to find items there that I could not find any place else.  It appears to be relatively unknown outside of the area and I've found it a very leisurely place to shop and never a hassle of any kind.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2007, 07:15:55 PM »
I'm out of Bangkok, the best supermarket we've got is Tops and even for a Tops, it sucks.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2007, 04:02:19 PM »
I found the Villa Supermarket on Suk soi 33 to be extremely well stocked with foreign foods. Any place that has Oscar Meyer hot dogs and canned Hormel tamales can't be all bad.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2007, 07:33:49 PM »
Back in the States, the only time you touched Hormel tamales was when you just a wee bit drunk....now I miss the damn things...will have to try there just for them...Its it on Sukumvit or down a soi?  Been down there a few times, but don't remember a Villa.
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2007, 07:57:13 PM »
On the main road, opposite the Emporium and down a bit towards Asok.  Between sois 33 and 33/1
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2007, 08:00:14 PM »
Cool, thanks....will check it out....closer to home for me too
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2007, 10:08:41 PM »
I just now saw this thread...all of you are WEAK!!!


The supermarket in Central World is the finest in BKK and one of the best I've been to in the world!
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Re: Best Supermarket in BKK
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2007, 08:55:29 AM »
where to find jalapeno "Ole El Paso" in the can

macaroni and cheese in a box "kraft" or "other"

Real crayfish / crawfish as we say down home

cornmeal "white"

black eyed peas

can someone bag this order?


7baht
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