Soi Arab

Soi Arab (Thai: ซอยอาหรับ, RTGS: Soi Arap, pronounced [sɔ̄ːj ʔāː.ràp]) is an alleyway in Bangkok. It is a center for Middle Eastern visitors and expatriates, with numerous Arabic restaurants and shops.[1] The official name of the street is Soi Sukhumvit 3/1, located between Soi Sukhumvit 3 and Soi Sukhumvit 5, not far from the Nana Plaza nightlife area and the Grace Hotel popular among Arabs.[2] Several restaurants in the area offer outdoors water pipe smoking, and shops offer expensive agarwood for sale.

References
  1. A Crossroads of Two Cultures, The New York Times, 20 July 2008
  2. Tagines, hookahs in Bangkok's "hidden" Arab quarter, Reuters, March 13, 2009


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