Must-see shopping in Kuala Lumpur

  • Pavilion KL

    Kuala Lumpur

    Pavilion sets the gold standard in KL's shopping scene. Amid the many familiar international luxury brands, there are branches of chains including COS,…

  • Museum of Ethnic Arts

    Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

    Although billed as a museum, the bulk of items are for sale in this extraordinary private collection of tribal arts from Borneo. You'll also find Nonya…

  • Pucuk Rebung

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Specialising in antiques and fine arts, this is one of the best places in KL to find quality pieces of local craft as well as pricier Malay ethnological…

  • A+ Works of Art

    Kuala Lumpur

    Joshua Lim is the knowledgeable director of this commercial art space exhibiting a good range of contemporary works by local artists. Among the talents…

  • Publika

    Kuala Lumpur

    Art, shopping, dining and social life are all in harmony at this innovative mall, 10 minutes' drive north of Bangsar. There's a good handicrafts market on…

  • Kedai Bikin. The sleek shop is decked out with floor-to-ceiling windows.

    Kedai Bikin

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Managed by home-grown architects and designers, this furniture and home accessories shop turns retro furniture into contemporary showpieces. For example,…

  • Lot 10

    Kuala Lumpur

    Fronted by branches of fashion retailers H&M and Zara, this mall's star turn is Isetan The Japan Store, a department which curates the best of Japanese…

  • Pudu Market

    Kuala Lumpur

    Arrive early to experience KL's largest wet (produce) market at its most frantic and visceral. Here you can get every imaginable type of fruit, vegetable,…

  • Khoon Hooi

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Reminiscent of Imelda Marcos at her most flamboyantly glamorous, the frocks created by award-winning Malaysian designer Khoon Hooi are notable for their…

  • The Studio

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Tucked away at the top of the Gardens Mall, the Studio is a treasure trove of contemporary Malaysian fashion and beauty loveliness that's worth searching…

  • Nala Muse

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Browse the bold and beautiful design products – covering fashion, stationery and homewares – of Lisette Scheers. You can also buy her printed fabric here…

  • Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown, Petaling market

    Petaling Street Market

    Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

    Malaysia’s relaxed attitude towards counterfeit goods is well illustrated at this popular night market bracketed by fake Chinese gateways. Traders start…

  • Homegrown clothing brand Pestle and Mortar is famous for their slogan tees

    Pestle & Mortar

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    This homegrown streetwear label, which has won fans across Southeast Asia, is a love letter to KL, peddling T-shirts with quirky prints that are…

  • Royal Selangor Visitor Centre

    Kuala Lumpur

    Located 8km northeast of the city centre, the world's largest pewter manufacturer offers some very appealing souvenirs made from this malleable alloy of…

  • Central Market

    Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

    This 1930s art deco building (a former wet market) was rescued from demolition in the 1980s and transformed into a tourist-oriented arts-and-crafts centre…

  • Nala's Kampung House

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Lisette Scheers is the creative force behind the Nala brand of homewares, stationery, accessories and clothes. All her products embody a contemporary but…

  • Bang Bang Geng

    Kuala Lumpur

    This shrine to the pre-digital world combines a film and print shop with the genial proprietor Koon Yik Chin's collection of antique cameras and…

  • Great Eastern Mall

    Kuala Lumpur

    This compact, upscale mall houses Malaysian fashion and accessories store Pedlars and local shoemaker Thomas Chan who crafts orthopaedic sandals and shoes.

  • Royal Selangor

    Kuala Lumpur

    This well-regarded chain of handcrafted pewter claims origins in 1885 when a Chinese pewtersmith arrived during KL's tin-mining boom. You can still find…

  • Taman Connaught Night Market

    Kuala Lumpur

    In the southeast of the city, stretching for around 2km along Jln Cerdas, is the longest pasar malam (night market) in Malaysia. You'll find over 500…

  • Bangsar Shopping Centre

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    BSC has carved a niche with KL’s gourmets thanks to its fabulous food hall, Jason's, and its good collection of restaurants, cafes and bars. There are…

  • The Gardens Mall

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Anchored by Isetan and Robinsons department stores, The Gardens Mall is home to many luxury international fashion brands as well as a multiplex cinema,…

  • Shoppes at Four Seasons Place

    Kuala Lumpur

    Anchored by a swanky branch of the Singaporean department store Robinsons, this six-floor mall expands the consumer possibilities in the KLCC area. Look…

  • Fahrenheit88

    Kuala Lumpur

    This youth-oriented mall houses a large branch of Japanese clothes store Uniqlo. Shoe lovers should check out Shoes Gallery by Parkson and South Korean…

  • TriBeCa

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    This little shop is packed with treasures made mostly by small independent designers. There are gorgeous children's clothes, Japanese-made bags and…

  • Lavanya Arts

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Lavanya specialises in colourful craft goods including adorable kids' and adults' clothes and home decorations. Come the week around Deepavali for a…

  • British India

    Kuala Lumpur

    The flagship branch of this Malaysian fashion house, selling well-made clothes with an ethnic flavour in soft cottons, linens and silks. This is where you…

  • British India

    Kuala Lumpur

    Branch of the Malaysian fashion house, selling well-made clothes with an ethnic flavour in soft cottons, linens and silks.

  • Shoes Shoes Shoes

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    The lifelong dream of a shoe fanatic is realised in this bright 2nd-floor shop selling a range of home-grown and imported shoes as well as a great…

  • Wei-Ling Gallery

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    The top two floors of this old shophouse have been imaginatively turned into a contemporary gallery to showcase local artists. Note the artwork covering…

  • Mid Valley Megamall

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Mega is the only way to describe this enormous mall, where you could easily lose yourself for days in the hundreds of shops, two department stores …

  • Starhill Gallery

    Kuala Lumpur

    With its design crossing Louis Vuitton with Louis XIV, and a basement restaurant 'village' sporting dark cobbled alleys, grey slate walls and bamboo…

  • Naiise

    Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

    The Singaporean design-focused concept store has set up in KL stocking quirky gifts and souvenirs including retro Malay poster jigsaws, colourful card…

  • Pavilion Elite

    Kuala Lumpur

    Pavilion KL has expanded into this connected property with even more big brand consumer labels – find here branches of chains such as Cos and the…

  • NU Sentral

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Providing the connection between the monorail and the main station at KL Sentral is this shiny, multilevel mall. Among many shops there's a branch of…

  • Plaza Low Yat

    Kuala Lumpur

    Malaysia's largest IT mall offers eight floors of electronic goods and services. Head to the top-floor shops for repairs.

  • Sogo

    Kuala Lumpur

    The city's largest department store is a bustling affair, particularly on the weekends. It's packed with concessions for local and international brand…

  • Suria KLCC

    Kuala Lumpur

    There are plenty of interesting businesses in this fine shopping complex at the foot of the Petronas Towers, which hosts plenty of international brands…

  • Czip Lee

    Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

    Pronounced 'chip lee', KL's premier stationery store is a creative person's delight stocking all manner of pens, papers, paints and other arty merchandise…

  • Sungei Wang Plaza

    Kuala Lumpur

    A little confusing to navigate but jam-packed with youth-oriented fashion and accessories, this is one of KL's more interesting malls with a focus on…

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