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Petaling Street Chinatown

Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50000

Featured Review : Petaling Street is the main thorough fare through Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown district and no visit to the city would be complete without a trip here. It has all the hustle and bustle that is expected of a thriving area of ...See Full Review

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Chinatown

  • 5 out of 5 stars by dkm1981 from Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
  • June 21, 2011
Chinatown
Quote: Petaling Street is the main thorough fare through Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown district and no visit to the city would be complete without a trip here. It has all the hustle and bustle that is expected of a thriving area of a Far Eastern major city and... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Chinatown and Petaling Street

  • 2 out of 5 stars by jabela from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • November 7, 2005
Quote: Things kick off here at about 6pm, and there's a myriad of stalls to choose merchandise from. What surprised me about Petaling Street was the amount of cheap-food stalls. There's plenty of things to try, most of it of reasonable quality.In terms of... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Deadly but Alluring Shopping in Kuala Lumpur

  • 0 out of 5 stars by eunoshishi from Singapore, Singapore
  • April 26, 2005
Deadly but Alluring Shopping in Kuala Lumpur
Quote: Shopping at KL can be both a visit to high-end boutiques, as well as to its less glamourous counsin, KL's Chinatown. Chinatown area is located not too far away from the KL international bus interchange, where it sees a constant stream of... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

From journal Deadly but Alluring Shopping in Kuala Lumpur

Chinatown and Petaling Streets

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Composthp from Singapore, Singapore
  • October 24, 2004
Chinatown and Petaling Streets
Quote: Petaling Street, or better known among the locals as Chee Cheong Kai and Chinatown among tourists, respectively has in recent years undergone a superficial facelift of sorts. Gone are the uneven roads and broken pavements and the huge colorful... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Chinatown and Petaling Street

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Kez from Broadbeach Waters, Australia
  • May 27, 2004
Quote: Chinatown is a great area to wander around and soak up the atmosphere and, of course, do some more shopping. Copyright pirating is rife in Asia and every now and then the police have to make it look they are making an effort to stamp it out. They... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Chinatown night market

  • 3 out of 5 stars by erasmus from Copenhagen, Denmark
  • February 27, 2002
Quote: The night market in Chinatown is one of the liveliest places in KL. At around 7 pm the shops start their business, and the entire length of Jalan Petaling turns into one big souvenir market selling everything from t-shirts to fake watches and... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Vibrant Petaling Street (Chinatown)

  • 0 out of 5 stars by ashford from Subang Jaya, Malaysia
  • April 16, 2001
Quote: If there is one place in Kuala Lumpur you should not miss it's Petaling Street or as it is known by locals, Chinatown. This vibrant, bustling, noisy, ethnic enclave never sleeps and is a fun place to hang out in. Here, Chinese hawker stalls litter... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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Petaling Street

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Suan from Memphis, Tennessee
  • March 29, 2001
Quote: Jalan Petaling Market. It's this huge bustling outdoor flea market, where bargaining is a MUST!!!! From fake Rolexes to fake Gucci bags to the sweetest papayas and pirated CDs. It's one of the few places where the different classes meet and mingle... Read the full Petaling Street Chinatown review

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