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Chinatown is a loosely-defined area centred on the Arcadian and four
surrounding streets: Bromsgrove Street, Hurst Street, Ladywell Walk and
Pershore Street. This area has been the focus of the Chinese community in Birmingham since migration from Hong Kong in the 1960's. It was officially designated as the Chinese Quarter in the 1980's when several warehouses were rebuilt in Oriental style. The Arcadian is by far the largest of these developments. |
| Arcadian: Overview |
| The Arcadian is a collection of ex-warehouses rebuilt in Oriental style and linked by a pedestrian plaza that terminates in a bowl-shaped performance space. |
| Clubs, Bars and Restaurants @ Arcadian |
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The Arcadian contains the following bars, clubs and restaurants: Arca, Arcadian Palace, Cafe Soya, Caffe Chino, Dragon Inn, Festival Balti, Glee Club, Golden Pond, Green Room, Indi Bar, Las Iguanas, Missoula Bar; Miyako Teppanyaki, Mono Bar, New Sum Ye Fast Food, Ocean Dragon, Old Fox, Poppy Red, Reflex Bar, Review Bar, Sence, Sobar, Zorbas |
| More Bars, Clubs and Restaurants @ Chinatown |
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The area around the Arcadian contains the following clubs and
restaurants: Bambu, Big Wok, Chinatown Noodle Bar, Chung Ying, Chung Ying Garden, Legs 11, Penthouse, Maharaja, Peach Garden, Red n Hot. The Circus Casino, Oceana nightclub and Hippodrome are on Hurst Street, barely 100 metres from Chinatown. |
| Retail Outlets @ Arcadian |
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The Arcadian contains the following retail stores and services: Close Zone (sex shop/body piercing), Day In Supermarket (oriental foods), Hair Port (hairdressers), Joyce and Chris' Salon, JY's Hairdressers, Ladbrokes; New World Books & Arts, The Goldery (jewellers), Tong Xin Tang Chinese Herbal Clinic, Ying Wah Travel, Wah Kee Bakery, York Laurent (estate agents) |
| Staying @ Arcadian |
| The Arcadian contains 74 one-and-two-bedroom short-stay Arc Apartments and 159 guestrooms at the Ibis Hotel. |
| Chinese New Year @ Arcadian |
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Chinese New Year is celebrated at the Arcadian. Festivities include firecrackers, acrobatics, market stalls, children's rides and dragon dances. Entry is free and open to all communities (organiser website). |
| Car Travel: Arcadian (B5 4TD) |
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(1) Travel to Birmingham from the south and take the A4540 Ring Road.
Continue on the Ring Road to Belgrave Middleway and then take Bristol Street (A38) to Holloway Circus. Turn full circle at Holloway Circus, take Horsefair and then Bromsgrove Street (3rd left). The Arcadian car park is at the corner of Bromsgrove Street and Hurst Street. (2) Alternatively, travel to Birmingham from the north or west and take the A4540 Ring Road. Continue on the Ring Road to either Dartmouth Circus, Hockley Circus, Spring Hill or Five Ways and then travel towards the city centre until you reach the A41 Queensway. Turn right onto the A41 Queensway towards Holloway Circus where you should take Horsefair and then Bromsgrove Street (3rd left). The Arcadian car park is at the corner of Bromsgrove Street and Hurst Street. (3) Alternatively, travel to Birmingham from the east and take the A4540 Ring Road. Continue on the Ring Road to Ashted Circus, Camp Hill, or Sherlock Street and then travel towards the Bullring, turning left at Moat Lane onto Upper Dean Street and then left again at Hurst Street. The Arcadian car park is at the corner of Bromsgrove Street and Hurst Street. |
| Parking @ Arcadian & Chinatown |
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The Arcadian contains a three-level car park with 508 spaces
(map). It is
accessed from Bromsgrove Street or Hurst Street. Visitors to Chinatown can also park in a 157-space multi-storey on Wrottesley Street (map) or a multi-storey pay-and-display on Pershore Street (map). This map contains more information about parking in central Birmingham. |
| Bus Travel: Arcadian |
| The following bus routes serve the Arcadian and Chinatown: |
| Rail Travel: Arcadian |
| The Arcadian is barely 500 metres from New Street Station. |
| Taxi: Arcadian |
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There is a taxi rank on Hurst Street outside the Arcadian.
Cabs may also be booked on 0121 773 2999, 0121 773 6666, 0121 772 1543. |
| Map: Chinatown |
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