Kuala Lumpur ranks as one of the leading shopping destinations in Asia. As all budget plans are catered for, you will certainly be tempted to shop till you go down! You can also anticipate both a superb variety of items along with worth for cash. From developer tags to home-grown brands, also the discerning customer will be spoiled for choice. But you may like to bring home something typically Malaysian, in which case, spare some time to buy ethnic crafts. A wide variety can be located at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complicated and also the Central Market.
Amongst the suggested things are batik (hand-painted or in block motifs readily available in traditional and contemporary designs, available as pareos, sarongs, scarves, t-shirts or dresses); songket (cloth intricately handwoven with silver or gold string); silver items (jewelry, tableware and also various other home adornments); pewterware (different ornamental and functional things); woodcarvings (aboriginal); pottery as well as ceramic (the choice is overwhelming, but watch out for Sarawak ceramic or the Perak labu sayong); and also weaved items (from useful bags to ornament boxes).
Places to shop consist of countless clean and tidy mall, duty-free shops, department stores, hypermarkets and handicraft centres to make-shift stalls and also al fresco evening markets. Mostly all shopping center in Kuala Lumpur open for organization from 10am till 10pm daily, public holidays consisted of.
While the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival which runs from July to September as well as the Malaysia Savings Sale in December draw crowds of buyers from around the area with deals of approximately 70% discount rate on shop items, you can still discover deals and also sales at independent retailers outside set up sale circus.
Besides bigger shopping malls such as Berjaya Times Square, Structure Kuala Lumpur Suria KLCC and also those at the Bukit Bintang as well as Imbi location, lots of shopping complexes and departmental shops additionally supply economical buys such as Pertama Facility, Sogo Departmental Shop, Kota Raya and Campbell Complicated.
Then there are the countless shops, flea markets, markets and side road stalls, especially dotting Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Mosque India (Little India), Brickfields (an additional Little India), Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Petaling (Chinatown), Plaza Mont Kiara and even the Sunday Evening Market on Jalan Telawi in Bangsar.
On Saturday nights, Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman is closed to cars as well as transformed right into a brilliant and busy evening market with numerous stalls offering a gamut of items from foods to natural leather products.
Jalan Petaling Night Market in Chinatown crackles every night while on Sundays, the Pasar Minggu Kampung Baru (Kampung Baru Sunday Market) turns into a treasure of purchasing thrills with local colours, sights as well as audios. Below are the significant shopping malls in the city:
AMPANG PARK
Jalan Memanda 3, Ampang
Ampang Park is the earliest shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, as well as also occurs to be the grand dame of bargain gets, specifically for electronics as well as electrical items in addition to ethnic garments. The bazaar-like ambience of its stores as well as stalls that line its hallways make for an interesting visit.