An established bar with a beachside theme, Beach Club Café is popular with international tourists and expats. This open-air club features a unique beachside bar design, live performances and deejays to fill up the dancefloor.

• Address: 97 Jalan P Ramlee
• Tel: (603) 2161 6666/2166 9919

Capricorn KL, accessible within a five-minute walk from Traders Hotel, is a stylish two-storey nightclub with a diverse music policy that ranges from electro house to retro. Hosting a massive dance floor with ample plush sofas and lounge seats in a chic party ambience, this establishment is often packed with late night revellers, hipsters, and expats every weekend. Those who prefer a more relaxed setting with a fruity cocktail in hand can head to the balcony-style upper floor which houses its own bar and dance floor. Capricorn KL plays hosts to a number of local and international DJs spinning heart-thumping tunes from sundown to sunrise.

• Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 21:00 – 03:00
• Address: 1, Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur
• Tel: +6017 690 2968

Situated just ten minutes from GTower Hotel, M8 Bar is an ultra-modern spot that’s famed for its extensive cocktail creations and stylish garden terrace overlooking Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC Park. This monochrome-themed bar is fitted with high tables and chairs in its indoor bar area while white-hued lounge seats adorn the garden terrace section. Catering to a more mature and sophisticated clientele, M8 Bar’s unobtrusive music policy ranges from jazz and R&B to Top 40 hits. While drinks are slightly pricier than most bars located within KLCC, its signature cocktails are very well-crafted; try the Mora Anatomy (Angostura 7 years, Galliano, Frangelico, Earl Grey tea, vanilla syrup, lemon juice, and blackberry jam).

• Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday 17:00 – 01:00, Friday & Saturday 17:00 – 02:00
• Address: 163, Jalan Binjai, Persiaran KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
• Tel: +603 2386 6030

Set just down the road from Rum Jungle and Beach Club, Poppy Collection is a group of four bars under one roof along Jalan P Ramlee. A mega-nightclub all about dancing and creative cocktails, it was prominent on the city’s nightlife scene for many years until it closed its doors in 2011 for extensive refurbishment, eventually reopening in late 2012 with a cleaner, simpler design and layout. Made up of Poppy Garden, Mandalay Lounge, Passions and Havanita Cigar Lounge, most people simply refer to the nightclub as Poppy’s: a door charge of RM50 (after 22:30 – there is no cover charge if you dine at Poppy Garden) gains you access Read More...

• Opening Hours: 23:00 – 03:00 Tuesday – Sunday (17:00 – 10:00 Poppy Garden dining)
• Address: No 18-1, Jalan P Ramlee, KL
• Tel: +603 2170 6666

Featuring a jungle-like décor, Rum Jungle is a restaurant-cum-nightclub. After 9pm, the party starts in the Jungle with live bands and resident deejays, keeping the momentum going all night long. Read More...

• Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 – 03:00
• Location: At the intersection of Jalan P Ramlee & Jalan Pinang
• Address: 1 Jalan Pinang
• Tel: +603 03 2170 6666/2148 0282

Easily exuding a glitzy and glamorous vibe, Sultan’s Lounge is a cocktail lounge in Mandarin Oriental Hotel KL. A favourite place for the who’s who of Kuala Lumpur to mix and mingle, due to its underground location in the basement of the hotel it has a hidden, mysterious feel. The colour scheme is primarily white but neon lights wash the place in pink, purple, blue and orange hues throughout the night. Designed by Stephane Dupoux (creator of hip restaurants such as Buddha Bar in New York), some say it looks like an Arabic desert prince’s tent but to us it looks ultra modern with polished wooden floors and sheer white Read More...

• Opening Hours: 09:00 – 03:00 Monday – Saturday
• Address: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
• Tel: +603 2179 8966