Soi 2ซอยสุขุมวิท 2Bangkok

Chapter · Orientation

The lie of the land

Soi 2 runs due south from Sukhumvit Road for 630 metres and stops. You can walk all of it in 9 minutes.

Sukhumvit's side streets are numbered from the city end outward, odd on the north side and even on the south. Soi 2 is the first even one, so it sits at the very start of the road, in Khlong Toei district. The elevated Chaloem Mahanakhon Expressway runs parallel to it about 130 metres to the west.

This guide always describes the soi as you meet it walking in from Sukhumvit Road. “Left” is the east side and “right” is the west side. Distances are metres from the Sukhumvit corner.

Three stretches

  1. The Mouth

    0–150 m

    The first 150 metres belong to Sukhumvit Road more than to the soi: a shopping centre and bank offices on your right, a large international hotel on your left, chain cafés and a supermarket.

    1 sleep9 eat & drink4 wellness3 shops2 money

    Includes Burger King, Tsu Nami, McDonald's, Box Health and 15 more

  2. The Middle

    150–450 m

    Past the supermarket the big buildings thin out. Hotels alternate with private houses, and a side alley leads off to the left.

    4 sleep5 eat & drink3 wellness1 money

    Includes APEX Surgery Hospital, DoubleTree by Hilton Bangkok Ploenchit, Open Restaurant, SAAN and 8 more

  3. The Deep Soi

    450–630 m

    The last stretch is the furthest from the main road: more hotels, a row of houses, two places of worship and the end of the road.

    5 sleep1 eat & drink1 shops1 money2 landmarks

    Includes Stream Trail, Aspen Suites, Arabesque, Solo Hotel Sukhumvit 2 and 5 more

The far end

The road stops for cars at about 630 metres. Footpaths are mapped onward from there towards Soi 4 to the east and Duang Phithak Road to the west. Whether they are open, lit and pleasant to use is on the list for our first walk.

Walk the whole street door by door →