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,…
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,…
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…
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…
Sarawak
Profits from this cafe and arts-and-crafts shop support single-mother families in the Kelabit Highlands. It's a good place for coffee and cake and to buy…
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…
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…
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…
Kuala Lumpur
Branch of the Malaysian fashion house, selling well-made clothes with an ethnic flavour in soft cottons, linens and silks.
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…
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…
Sarawak
This great little store is so packed full of Kayan and Iban beads, Penan rattan baskets and Melinau and Kayan handicrafts that it's difficult to move…
Melaka City
This little boutique is packed floor-to-ceiling with authentic Kashmiri crafts, jewellery, rugs and clothing. Peruse embroidered cotton tunics, enamelled…
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 …
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…
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…
Kota Bharu
One of the most colourful and active markets in Malaysia, this market is at its busiest first thing in the morning. Downstairs is the fresh produce…
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…
Kuching
As well as her own Bidayuh bead-work pieces – most of which have been displayed in an exhibition in Singapore – Juliana sells quality rattan mats made by…
Kuala Terengganu
Located about 4.5km south of town, this outlet sells high-quality kain songket costing as much as RM12,000 for 2.5 sq metres. There’s also a tiny 'Songket…
George Town
Tan Wei Min creates lush and beautiful terrariums in everything from small glass jars to giant globes. Buying one is like taking home a piece of the…
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…
Melaka City
Vibrant watercolours of sunsets, street scenes and temples fill this lovely art gallery spanning the entire length of a shophouse along with its inner…
Miri
With several clothes shops and a useful supermarket in the basement, this is a good place to stock up on supplies before a trek. Linked by a skybridge and…
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's largest IT mall offers eight floors of electronic goods and services. Head to the top-floor shops for repairs.
George Town
Pick up one of Howard Tan's distinctive photographic prints at this compact gift boutique that also sells unique postcards, art, handicrafts and books on…
Melaka City
Anchored by upmarket Singaporean department store Tangs, this mall is a pleasant spot for a browse of around 100 shops and restaurants over four floors as…
Kuala Terengganu
Batik and local brassware can be purchased at this shop where you can also view artisans at work. Check with the tourist information office before heading…
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…
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…
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…
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…
George Town
The subtle, minimalist, design-focused homewares here, some of which are made locally, include earthy ceramics, handsome stationery, wooden toys and fancy…
Melaka City
This lovely shop displays a delightful galaxy of perforated pottery tea-light holders, bowls and ornaments, made here by clay craftsman Leong Chee Hsiung…
Melaka City
Melaka's largest mall has a collection of upscale designer shops and restaurants in the western half and an underground craft-and-souvenir market in the…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
In the underground mall at the southern end of Merdeka Sq is this small retro-goods shop run as a hobby by affable Uncle Khoo. The quality of items varies…
Kuala Lumpur
This concept store is a treasure trove for admirers of fine contemporary design in stationery, homewares, fashion accessories and perfumes. It's mainly…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
One of KL's best secondhand bookshops, with thousands of titles wrapped in clear plastic and piled high on a couple of jam-packed floors. Ask staff to…
Kuala Lumpur
Associated with the educational institute UiTM, this is one of the biggest and best of several galleries found on Level G4 of Publika. Exhibitions change…
George Town
Canadian colour-pencil artist Barbara Moore has a small gallery in her home on one of the heritage zone's more charming residential streets – worth…
Kuala Lumpur
Brightly coloured and patterned batik print clothing for all the family is stocked here. There's a variety of designer labels from Malaysia and Indonesia…