Petaling Street
Petaling Street (Malay: Jalan Petaling) is the center of Kuala Lumpur's
original Chinatown. It's the place that never sleeps. Adventurous visitors
should not miss a walk on Petaling Street.
Even in daytime you have great bargains. Petaling Street is not open for the
traffic. It is a great place for locals to get some goods at bargain prices and
certainly an eye-opening experience for tourists.
Chinatown has a bustling market serving as a bargain hunter's paradise and one
of the premier shopping areas in the city with its distinctly oriental
atmosphere.
If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs, electronic items,
watches, DVDs and more?
Petaling Street is particularly famous for its all-day parade of stalls, that
sell imitation goods of all sorts, like: wallets, handbags, t-shirts, watches,
shoes and many other things.
Bargaining here is an absolute must. Bargain hard! It's the ideal place to test
your bargaining skills. The area attracts many locals and visitors in search of
bargain items, including inexpensive dresses, sunglasses, shoes, fabrics and
souvenirs. You can get anything from food to bags and sunglasses to handicrafts
all along Petaling Street.
The Sri Mahamariamman Temple which is located at the edge of Petaling Street is
the richest and oldest Hindu temple you can find in Kuala Lumpur. Its history
dates back to the year of 1873 and has since been an important place of worship
for the Indians here.
Getting There
Petaling Street is easy accessible by car or by public transport. It is possible
to get here by car but it is quite a task to find parking spaces here as it is
always so crowded there.
The best way to get there is by getting on the RapidKL LRT (Kelana Jaya Line and
Ampang Line) and get down at the Pasar Seni LRT Station (Kelana Jaya Line) or
Plaza Rakyat LRT Station (Ampang Line). After getting down at the LRT station, a
short walking distance will get you to Petaling Street.
By MRT, disembark at
Pasar Seni MRT Station, a mere 500 meter away is Petaling Street.
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