English and Arabic shop signs side by side, and Middle Eastern restaurants down the lanes
Walking along Nana's streets, the signs are often in English paired with Japanese or Arabic; in a 2003 survey, about 38% of signs had Arabic on them. Head into the sois between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and Soi 5, and you'll find a cluster of Middle Eastern restaurants. The Soi 3 area is popular with Middle Eastern and Muslim tourists, earning it the nickname Nana's "Little Arabia". Restaurants throughout the neighborhood range from halal and Indian food to Western and Thai cuisine; along Sukhumvit Road from Soi 3 to Soi 15, there are also street vendors, mostly selling food and drinks. Hotels here are mostly 2 to 4 stars, and BTS Nana station sits right at the mouth of Soi 9.
There's a tourist information office inside Nana station. Transportation ranks 4th among Bangkok's 16 neighborhoods, making it easy to get around. If you want to avoid getting stuck in traffic, you can head to the canal just north of the neighborhood and catch an express boat from Nana Nuea Pier toward Pratunam. Daily shopping convenience ranks 2nd — whatever you need, you can usually find it close by. For medical care, Bumrungrad International Hospital is on Soi 3. In 2018, it treated over 520,000 international patients from more than 190 countries.
This stretch of Sukhumvit Road sees traffic jams even late at night or early in the morning. Based on our street photos, greenery along the streets here ranks 13th among Bangkok's 16 neighborhoods. If you're looking for a big park, Benjakitti Park just south of the neighborhood has an artificial lake, bike paths, and jogging trails. Nana Plaza on Soi 4 was originally built as a shopping center, but it's now a three-story building packed with bars, open until 3 a.m.
The Nana area was once rice paddies known as Thung Bang Kapi. In 1930, the Nana family bought a large tract of land stretching from east of Sukhumvit Soi 1 to the Watthana intersection, and the neighborhood takes its name from this family. Sukhumvit Road broke ground in 1936 and was completed in 1950, after which Indian immigrants settled here, opening tailor shops, restaurants, and stores. During the Vietnam War, American soldiers came to Bangkok on leave, and hotels, bars, and restaurants sprang up along Sukhumvit; by the late 1970s, tourists from Gulf countries were also arriving in greater numbers. Bumrungrad Hospital was founded in 1980 with 200 beds. BTS Nana station opened in December 1999.
Compared with the 16 Bangkok neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
HA-accredited hospitals (excluding specialist institutes such as psychiatric and infectious-disease hospitals), schools and universities within 1 km (only those with an English name on OpenStreetMap; Bangkok publishes no school catchments), stations, and parks of 1 ha or more.
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