Japanese restaurants and supermarkets down the lanes, and a station skybridge into three malls
The closest neighborhoods in the same city.
Walk into Sukhumvit Soi 33/1 and you'll find Japanese supermarkets and Japanese restaurants one after another, with plenty of Japanese residents around. So many Japanese people live along this soi that the Phrom Phong area is also called "Little Japan". Over on Sukhumvit Soi 39, you'll still find standalone residences that once belonged to Thai royalty. Back on the main road, the skywalk from BTS Phrom Phong station connects directly into three malls: Emporium, EmQuartier, and EmSphere. Benchasiri Park sits right next to Emporium and EmSphere—just steps from the station.
The park wraps around a scenic lake, with 12 contemporary sculptures by Thai artists lining the water's edge, plus a jogging track, a swimming pool, and a playground. It's not just the park—based on our street photos, greenery along the streets here ranks 4th out of Bangkok's 32 neighborhoods, which is toward the better end. Everyday shopping also ranks 6th—there's a supermarket right inside Emporium, so you can grab groceries the moment you step off the BTS. The skywalk also leads to EmQuartier, where a five-story waterfall cascades down, with dining terraces winding upward around it along spiral floors. For medical care, Samitivej Hospital on Soi 49 has 275 beds and more than 400 specialist doctors.
Transportation is Phrom Phong's weakest point, though—it ranks only 26th out of the 32 neighborhoods. This stretch of Sukhumvit Road is jammed with traffic almost all day, and the area around the BTS station gets packed during rush hour too, so give yourself extra time when heading out. When choosing a place to live, how far you are from the station matters more than which soi you're on; it's worth walking from the front door to the BTS station during rush hour just to test it out.
Phrom Phong was the title of a prince, the founder of the Sanidvongse family, who once built a palace on Soi 39—the soi was named after him. Sukhumvit Road at the mouth of the soi opened in 1936, named after the fifth director-general of the Highways Department. Samitivej Hospital was founded in 1979, with its name—meaning "a gathering of doctors"—given by a former prime minister. In August 1992, Benchasiri Park opened, built to commemorate Queen Sirikit's 60th birthday. In 1997, Emporium opened as Bangkok's first upscale mall combining boutiques, dining, entertainment, and a supermarket all in one. The BTS opened in December 1999, with Phrom Phong station built right at the mouth of Soi 39.
Compared with the 32 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, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores.
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