What’s up guys! Welcome back to my channel, for today’s video, this is a continuation of our Malaysia Journey. This time I will bring you to the busy streets of Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur down to Jalan Alor Street Food Night Market
Bukit Bintang (Bintang Walk) is well-regarded as Kuala Lumpur’s trendiest shopping and entertainment district, offering everything from sleek shopping centres and five-star hotels to all-day restaurants and vibrant nightclubs. Thanks to its central location, it is also fairly easy to get to Bukit Bintang from anywhere in Kuala Lumpur via public transportation, including monorail, taxis, and buses.
Kuala Lumpur’s street markets are arguably the best places for first-time visitors looking to experience authentic Malaysian culture. Offering a dizzying array of fresh produce, apparel, handicrafts, accessories and jewellery all at excellent prices, these lively roads are great for those who’ve grown weary of the city’s sleek and commercialised malls.
Jalan Alor Street Food Night Market
Hosting a lot of hawker stalls and seafood restaurants, Jalan Alor is one of the most famous roads in Kuala Lumpur for food. Located just behind Jalan Bukit Bintang and a short walk away from Changkat Bukit Bintang, it is a favourite after-clubbing dining spot in the Golden Triangle area.
Though the seafood at the air-conditioned restaurants is really good and inexpensive, we highly recommend the hawker food. KL being an immigrant city, the variety of food available is amazing and in Jalan Alor the barbecued meats, noodles and desserts are some of the best (and cheapest) in the city. Most of these dishes cannot be found in fashion-conscious restaurants – and even if they are, they are rarely as tasty, so hawker stalls are a favourite on the city’s foodie scene.
Called the cultural hearth of the city’s local cuisine, tourists rarely venture here largely because of its ‘hidden’ location. A sharp contrast to trendy Jalan Bukit Bintang and Changkat Bukit Bintang, Jalan Alor has a traditional charm to it with atmospheric air-conditioned Chinese seafood restaurants, bright fluorescent restaurant signage lighting and mini red Chinese lanterns strung up in the trees. But it is also a tad messy because of the seemingly-endless row of hawker stalls set up on the five-foot walkway, with plastic tables and chairs spilling out onto the road.
Sure, the food is the main draw but the atmosphere is also truly memorable. The place stays loud and vibrant throughout the night with vendors furiously fanning grills of chicken and beef skewers, the metallic clang of frying woks and the air is thick with charcoal smoke.
At the food stalls food is cooked in a furious fashion (with delicious smells coming from the frying woks and boiling pots) and served on plastic plates in a rainbow of colours. Most hawker stalls have picture menus, making ordering simple.
By visiting Jalan Alor, you get to experience true Malaysian street food complete with the overall experience of eating under the infamous, colourful, and oversized umbrellas. Food, clothes, toys, antiques, shoes, DVDs, CDs, textile – these are just some of the products you’ll encounter in the many night markets of Kuala Lumpur. The streets of Jalan Alor are located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It presents a change in perspective for the usual traveller. Jalan Alor was once known as a red light district; however, after some touch-ups, it has become a food haven for both locals and tourists alike.
Kuala Lumpur night markets are great if you’re looking to experience the local lifestyle during your holiday in the Malaysian capital.
People visit these spots for authentic street food, grocery shopping and to look for unusual finds.
Night markets in Malaysia have evolved from just selling snacks and household items to food and shopping havens that draw people from outside the neighbourhood.
The easiest way to get here is via monorail: alight at the Bukit Bintang stop and head north along Jalan Bukit Bintang: from there Jalan Alor is a one-minute walk.
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