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Soi Nana (Chinatown)

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Soi Nana (Thai: ซอยนานา, pronounced [sɔ̄ːj nāːnāː]) is an alley linking Maitrichit Road and Rama IV Road in the area of Chinatown of Bangkok. It takes only 4 minutes to walk from Yaowarat Road. Nana is nestled between the old culture of China and the invading modernism. It is famous for being a hipster bar street in Bangkok where modern culture meets with the traditional Thai-Chinese culture of the Bangkok.

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Soi Nana (Chinatown)
Trok Ram Maitri, Bangkok Pom Prap Sattru Phai District

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