MBK Center
MBK Center in 2023

Location	Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand
Opening date	7 February 1985 (Mahbunkhrong Center) 9 May 2000 (MBK Center) 2016 (Major Renovations) 21 December 2021 (Don Don Donki)
Developer	Sirichai Bulakul
Management	MBK Public Company Limited (SET: MBK)
Owner	Thanachart Bank & Dusit Thani Group
No. of stores and services	2,000
No. of anchor tenants	2
No. of floors	8
Public transit access	National Stadium BTS Station, Siam BTS Station
Website	www.mbk-center.co.th

MBK Center (Thai: เอ็มบีเค เซ็นเตอร์), previously known as Mahbunkhrong Center (Thai: มาบุญครอง เซ็นเตอร์, RTGS: Mabunkhrong, pronounced [māː.būn.kʰrɔ̄ːŋ]), is a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1] At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets.^[2]

In 2009, MBK Center management reported daily visitor numbers of more than 100,000, half of whom were young Thai people and a third foreign visitors.^[3]

History

MBK Center was the largest shopping mall in Asia when it opened on 7 February 1985. It is on land leased from the adjacent Chulalongkorn University. This lease was renewed in 2013.^{[citation needed]} MBK was named after the parents of the developer Sirichai Bulakul, Mah and Boonkrong, whose statues are found on the ground floor.

Anchor

Don Don Donki
Tops
Supersports Factory Outlet
7-Eleven
- Kudsan Bakery & Coffee
SF Cinema 8 Cinemas (Zigma CineStadium & Cinecafe 1 Cinema)
Food Legends By MBK
Pathumwan Princess Hotel
Thanachart Bank (Head Office)
Animate (Japan Manga Alliance)

Location

MBK Center is in Pathum Wan District, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Rama I Road and Phaya Thai Road. It is close to Siam Square, which can be reached from the second floor via a covered pedestrian bridge over Phaya Thai Road and Siam Center and Siam Paragon, which are across Rama I Road from Siam Square.^[4] The mall is next to National Stadium.