250px, Soi Sukhumvit 3, colloquially known as Soi Nana Nuea Nana (, ) is an intersection and neighbourhood at the beginning of

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(Highway 3) in Khlong Toei Subdistrict,

Khlong Toei District Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, , ) is a districts of Bangkok, district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River and contains major port facilities. It is also the site of a major market, the Khlong Toei M ...

and Khlong Toei Nuea Subdistrict,

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, downtown Bangkok.

Characteristics

Nana is the four-ways intersection of Sukhumvit Road;

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Sukhumvit 3 (ซอยสุขุมวิท 3; Sukhumvit 3 Alley) or Soi Nana Nuea (ซอยนานาเหนือ; North Nana Alley), the location of Nana Nuea Pier (E3), the stop of

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and shortcut to New Phetchaburi Road in Ratchathewi District's

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at Mit Samphan Intersection; and Soi Sukhumvit 4 (ซอยสุขุมวิท 4; Sukhumvit 4 Alley) or Soi Nana Tai (ซอยนานาใต้; South Nana Alley), which toward the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly. It can be considered as an intersection continues from

Phloen Chit Intersection Phloen Chit Road (, also spelled Ploenchit, ) is a major road in central Bangkok. Located entirely within Lumphini Subdistrict of Pathum Wan District, it runs a short distance of between Ratchaprasong Intersection and the Maenam railway branc ...

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in the area of

Lumphini Subdistrict Pathum Wan (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when royal vill ...

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The area have two different distinct characteristics. In the morning you have the rush hour of locals or expats going to work via motorbike or taking the BTS Skytrain.Second you have people drinking coffees in the morning at various different coffee shops such as Coffee Club or

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. Or some locals cafes in Soi 11 at Nana. Nana at night is a completely different story. You have plenty of night lifestyle leisure spots in hotels, along the curb-side, and different bars and restaurants. Some popular choices to go out in Nana is at Fraser Suite Hotel a
Above Eleven
Other more popular choices are at are local burger joints such as Bang Bang burgers, or Chen Z Homemade Cafe or a fancy restaurant on the first floor of

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restaurant name Little Fu.

Background

Its name is derived from the surname of

Lek Nana Lek Nana (; 1924–1 April 2010) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was one of the founders of Thailand's Democrat Party at the end of World War II. Lek Nana served as Deputy Foreign Minister as well as Minister of Science, Technology, a ...

, a former Thai-Indian politician and

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, who was dubbed as ''"Bangkok landlord"'', because he owned much of the land in this area and was the first entrepreneur to invest here since the 1970s. In that era, only Nana Nuea was bustling and full of shops and restaurants. While on the opposite side, Nana Tai was only residential area. The area near the Nana. It's the location of

Nana BTS station Nana station (, ) is a Bangkok Skytrain, BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Khlong Toei District, Khlong Toei and Watthana Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Sukhumvit 9, east of Nana (Bangkok), Nan ...

, which located next to Soi Sukhumvit 7 and Sukhumvit soi 11 on the left side. You would see a 7-11 and just 200 meters away is Sofitel Hotel. And in the surrounding area is also the location of the leading hotels and condominiums. It is also home to a large number of shopping centers, restaurants, pubs, bars. Including also a residence of foreigners of various nationalities and religions, most prominently

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, with many

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restaurants and businesses with

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labels in

Soi Arab Soi Arab (, , ), officially Soi Sukhumvit Road, Sukhumvit 3/1 and also called Arab Street, is an Alley, alleyway (soi) in Bangkok, Bangkok, located between Soi Sukhumvit 3 and Soi Sukhumvit 5. The area is named after the fact that the area is most ...

References

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