Guidebook for Kuala Lumpur

Yvonne + Keen Mun
Yvonne + Keen Mun
Guidebook for Kuala Lumpur

Shopping

It's connected to The Gardens Mall with supermarkets for groceries and all sorts of branded boutiques. You can get good rates for currency exchange here as well - my go to counter would be MV Exchange on LG floor in Mid Valley Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 10 minutes drive
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Mid Valley Megamall
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It's connected to The Gardens Mall with supermarkets for groceries and all sorts of branded boutiques. You can get good rates for currency exchange here as well - my go to counter would be MV Exchange on LG floor in Mid Valley Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 10 minutes drive
Situated along the famous Bukit Bintang Street. Mostly high end fashion boutiques and Mercato Supermarket. Also available are BARS, Restaurants and Food Court Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or LRT University to KL Sentral. Exchange to Mororail KL Sentral to Monorail Bukit Bintang Distance: 30 minutes drive
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Pavilion KL
168 Bukit Bintang St
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Situated along the famous Bukit Bintang Street. Mostly high end fashion boutiques and Mercato Supermarket. Also available are BARS, Restaurants and Food Court Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or LRT University to KL Sentral. Exchange to Mororail KL Sentral to Monorail Bukit Bintang Distance: 30 minutes drive
Nearest Mall to the home with eateries and beauty services. There is Village Grocer for fresh and imported groceries Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or WALK Distance: 5 minutes drive or 20 minutes walk
MBE KL Gateway (PosLaju, City-Link, Gdex, DHL, UPS, FedEx, EMS, Lazada, Shopee, Drop Off, Lazada Return, KL, Courier Services, Printing Services)
2 Jalan Kerinchi
Nearest Mall to the home with eateries and beauty services. There is Village Grocer for fresh and imported groceries Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or WALK Distance: 5 minutes drive or 20 minutes walk
I love coming here on weekends as there will be a flea market with many handmade items. There are many local fashion boutiques and also a couple of antique stores Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting there: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
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Publika Shopping Gallery
1 Jalan Dutamas 1
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I love coming here on weekends as there will be a flea market with many handmade items. There are many local fashion boutiques and also a couple of antique stores Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting there: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
Amcorp Mall Flea Market One of the main attractions of this mall is the weekly flea market which is reputed to be the biggest indoor flea marketin Klang Valley. This market was introduced here since 1998 and has been going on until today. (The antiques you can find is AMAZING) Location: LG, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor The list of merchandise that are sold here include: Antiques Collectibles Arts & Craft Household products Second hand items Operation Hours: 10.00am - 6.00pm Days: Day: Saturdays and Sundays Getting there: LRT University Station to LRT Taman Jaya Station
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Amcorp Mall
Jalan Persiaran Barat
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Amcorp Mall Flea Market One of the main attractions of this mall is the weekly flea market which is reputed to be the biggest indoor flea marketin Klang Valley. This market was introduced here since 1998 and has been going on until today. (The antiques you can find is AMAZING) Location: LG, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor The list of merchandise that are sold here include: Antiques Collectibles Arts & Craft Household products Second hand items Operation Hours: 10.00am - 6.00pm Days: Day: Saturdays and Sundays Getting there: LRT University Station to LRT Taman Jaya Station
Probably the 2nd largest mall in Klang Valley.
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1 Utama Shopping Center
1 Lebuh Bandar Utama
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Probably the 2nd largest mall in Klang Valley.

Food Scene

A billionaire owner of Lot10 Mall convinced the owners of the most famous hawker stalls in the city to open a location inside his mall. Many of these hawker stalls are close to a century old and have been making their signature dishes the same way for generations. Most stall are NON HALAL, however, there are still HALAL options within the mall. Located right next to Bukit Bintang Monorail Station. Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or LRT University to KL Sentral. Exchange to Mororail KL Sentral to Monorail Bukit Bintang Distance: 30 minutes drive
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Lot 10 Hutong Food Court
50 Jln Sultan Ismail
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A billionaire owner of Lot10 Mall convinced the owners of the most famous hawker stalls in the city to open a location inside his mall. Many of these hawker stalls are close to a century old and have been making their signature dishes the same way for generations. Most stall are NON HALAL, however, there are still HALAL options within the mall. Located right next to Bukit Bintang Monorail Station. Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB or LRT University to KL Sentral. Exchange to Mororail KL Sentral to Monorail Bukit Bintang Distance: 30 minutes drive
Local MUST HAVE - NASI LEMAK There are many stalls and all are awesome and cost only RM1.50 per packet. My personal favourite would be Nasi Lemak Pak Cu (each stall stamped their name on the packets of Nasi Lemak). If you your taste bud is good with herbs, try SUP KAMBING (lamb soup) as well. Opening Hours: 24 hours Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
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Medan Selera Jalan 223
223 Jalan 51a/223
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Local MUST HAVE - NASI LEMAK There are many stalls and all are awesome and cost only RM1.50 per packet. My personal favourite would be Nasi Lemak Pak Cu (each stall stamped their name on the packets of Nasi Lemak). If you your taste bud is good with herbs, try SUP KAMBING (lamb soup) as well. Opening Hours: 24 hours Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
This is a Chinese NON HALAL restaurant serving awesome XL crabs for reasonable price. On weekends, please arrive early by just before or by 6pm in order not to end up waiting for seats or cases where crabs run out. My personal favourite would be Salted Egg Butter crab (Ham Sap Crab). Their other signature dish would be Thai Style Sour Steam Seafood (this portion is quite huge) Opening Hours: Lunch 12pm-2:30pm Dinner 5pm-10:30pm Closed on Mondays Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
Fei Fei Crab PJ Restaurant
19 Jalan SS 22/11
This is a Chinese NON HALAL restaurant serving awesome XL crabs for reasonable price. On weekends, please arrive early by just before or by 6pm in order not to end up waiting for seats or cases where crabs run out. My personal favourite would be Salted Egg Butter crab (Ham Sap Crab). Their other signature dish would be Thai Style Sour Steam Seafood (this portion is quite huge) Opening Hours: Lunch 12pm-2:30pm Dinner 5pm-10:30pm Closed on Mondays Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
This is another option for HALAL Seafood :-) Their signature dish would be Steam Lala and Salted Egg crabs Opening Hours: 10am to 11pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 25 minutes drive
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Lala Chong Kayu Ara Seafood Restaurant
Lot 13556 Jalan Cempaka
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This is another option for HALAL Seafood :-) Their signature dish would be Steam Lala and Salted Egg crabs Opening Hours: 10am to 11pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 25 minutes drive
This is my favourite Koraen BBQ. For dinner, please get there early by 6pm or after 8pm in order not to have to wait for tables Opening Hours: 11am to 10.30pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
Sae Ma Eul Korean BBQ
1 Jalan Solaris 4
This is my favourite Koraen BBQ. For dinner, please get there early by 6pm or after 8pm in order not to have to wait for tables Opening Hours: 11am to 10.30pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
The famous banana leaf shop in Bangsar. Be prepared to queue ;-) Opening Hours: 10am to 3pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 10 minutes drive
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Sri Nirwana Maju Restaurant Bangsar
43 Jln Telawi 3
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The famous banana leaf shop in Bangsar. Be prepared to queue ;-) Opening Hours: 10am to 3pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 10 minutes drive
This is a must try. Kajang town is famous for their delicious. It is really easy to get to this restaurant as it is located right opposite MRT Kajang. Opening hours: 10.30am to 12.30am daily Address: Jalan Hishammuddin, Bandar Kajang, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Restoran Sate Kajang Hj Samuri
Jalan Kelab
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This is a must try. Kajang town is famous for their delicious. It is really easy to get to this restaurant as it is located right opposite MRT Kajang. Opening hours: 10.30am to 12.30am daily Address: Jalan Hishammuddin, Bandar Kajang, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Parks & Nature

If you have kids with you and wish to see some naughty monkeys, fishes and birds, this is the place to go. If you wish to feed the fishes you can, but monkeys are very smart that they know you are holding food. They might sneakily snatch it from you. So hide well. It is also a jogging park. If you are there by about 8am on Saturday and Sundays, you may stumble upon FREE Zumba classes, Qi Gong classes and many more activities for kids as well. Many kids love to play along a slow stream where they try to catch some small fishes as well. Opening Hours: 6am to 7pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
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Kiara Park
Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi
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If you have kids with you and wish to see some naughty monkeys, fishes and birds, this is the place to go. If you wish to feed the fishes you can, but monkeys are very smart that they know you are holding food. They might sneakily snatch it from you. So hide well. It is also a jogging park. If you are there by about 8am on Saturday and Sundays, you may stumble upon FREE Zumba classes, Qi Gong classes and many more activities for kids as well. Many kids love to play along a slow stream where they try to catch some small fishes as well. Opening Hours: 6am to 7pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 15 minutes drive
This is one of my favourite park with family Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm Check for more details here: https://www.klbirdpark.com/visitors_info
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Fågelparken i Kuala Lumpur
920 Jalan Cenderawasih
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This is one of my favourite park with family Opening Hours: 9am to 6pm Check for more details here: https://www.klbirdpark.com/visitors_info
If you love to hike, this is an entrance to famous Gasing Hill hiking trail. Otherwise, it would be a nice stroll from Centio to this park. Along the route there are a lot of local street food too. (You need to add some calories after a nice walk)
Taman Rimba Bukit Kerinchi
If you love to hike, this is an entrance to famous Gasing Hill hiking trail. Otherwise, it would be a nice stroll from Centio to this park. Along the route there are a lot of local street food too. (You need to add some calories after a nice walk)

Drinks & Nightlife

Opening Hours: Dinner Concert served at 7pm Live Music Shows from 9pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
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No Black Tie
off Jalan Nagasari
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Opening Hours: Dinner Concert served at 7pm Live Music Shows from 9pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive

Arts & Culture

Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Jalan Lembah
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Opening Hours: 10am to 6pm Getting There: UBER/GRAB Distance: 20 minutes drive
The Thean Hou Temple is a 6-tiered temple to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located on 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights on Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra
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Thean Hou-templet
65 Persiaran Endah
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The Thean Hou Temple is a 6-tiered temple to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located on 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights on Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra
Cultural heritage site with restored art deco facade offering shopping, eateries & an outdoor stage. A good venue to tick off your souvenir list : )
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Central Market
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Cultural heritage site with restored art deco facade offering shopping, eateries & an outdoor stage. A good venue to tick off your souvenir list : )

Everything Else

Batu Caves is a an iconic and popular tourist attraction in Selangor. Site of a Hindu temple and shrine, Batu Caves attracts thousands of worshippers and tourists, especially during the annual Hindu festival, Thaipusam. A limestone outcrop located just north of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves has three main caves featuring temples and Hindu shrines. Its main attraction is the large statue of the Hindu God at the entrance, besides a steep 272 climb up its steps to finally view the stunning skyline of the city centre. Monkeys frolic around the caves, and it is a popular spot for rock climbing enthusiasts. Paintings and scenes of Hindu Gods can also be seen in the Ramayana Cave.
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Batu Caves
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Batu Caves is a an iconic and popular tourist attraction in Selangor. Site of a Hindu temple and shrine, Batu Caves attracts thousands of worshippers and tourists, especially during the annual Hindu festival, Thaipusam. A limestone outcrop located just north of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves has three main caves featuring temples and Hindu shrines. Its main attraction is the large statue of the Hindu God at the entrance, besides a steep 272 climb up its steps to finally view the stunning skyline of the city centre. Monkeys frolic around the caves, and it is a popular spot for rock climbing enthusiasts. Paintings and scenes of Hindu Gods can also be seen in the Ramayana Cave.