At the heart of Kuala Lumpur is an area which never sleeps, and far more colourful and bustling than its bigger and more glamourous neighbours, KLCC & Bukit Bintang. Chinatown, based in Petaling Street, is also known as 'Chee Cheong Kai' (Starch Factory Street), a reference to its roots as a tapioca-producing district. Deeply immersed in Oriental culture, heritage and history, Chinatown is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist spots in Malaysia.
Chinatown is also a well-known bargain hunter’s paradise, a place where you can find all sorts of stuff from Chinese herbs to imitation goods. At night, its main market area, Petaling Street, transforms into a lively and vibrant night market, filled with hundreds of stalls offering all kinds of goods at dirt-cheap prices, and the best thing is, the prices can be brought lower still as haggling is the way of life here
There’s an abundance of inns and budget hotels that can be found in and around Chinatown, popular amongst tourists and backpackers. Perhaps the main hotels in this area are Swiss-Inn Kuala Lumpur and Hotel Malaya, located within the area itself. Most of Chinatown’s accommodations are located along Petaling Street and Jalan Sultan.
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Chinatown’s biggest attraction is perhaps the rows and rows of stalls selling all types of merchandise from food to clothing at bargainable prices. But look further and you will find that there’s more to Chinatown than fake branded goods. Just around the corner from this paradise of bargains are temples that have been around for more than a century. (Read more...)
Believe it or not, there are more to Chinatown than hunting for bargains and shopping ‘til you drop. The area is filled with reflexology and massage parlours – you can find one in each corner – ready to soothe your aches away. Alternatively, you can simply take a walk around - preferably with a camera in hand - taking in the sights, sounds and smells of Kuala Lumpur at its most raw. (Read more...)
Chinatown is practically filled with Chinese restaurants and hawker stalls selling all sorts of delicacies from steamed buns to seafood. Almost everywhere you look, a Chinese restaurant greets your eyes, the glorious smells wafting from its kitchen beckoning you to come inside and sample what’s cooking. Chinatown is also a popular place for ‘daging salai’ or smoked meat; people have been known to come here just to stock up on them or bring them home as gifts.(Read more...)
The nightlife in Chinatown is in a league of its own; it’s not about rows of clubs, pubs and bars offering music-and-alcohol-fuelled entertainment, but the extra colour that seems to grow more vibrant at night, lighting up Petaling Street and its surroundings. Chinatown’s night market serves as the area’s main attraction – even bigger and more happening than during the daytime – giving you a kind of nightlife that is quite different from what you may be used to. (Read
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Chinatown’s most well-known shopping area is undoubtedly located along the stretch of road called Petaling Street. But besides Petaling Street, there are also quite a number of shopping centres around Chinatown, with three malls and a touristy bazaar called ‘Central Market’ (Pasar Seni) serving the area... (Read more...)
Our interactive map (and satellite views) displays all available hotels with photos, facilities and guest comments as well as attractions, landmarks and other items of interest with links to relevant information pages. The perfect way to find your way around and see where everything actually is. (Read More...) |
