Jonker Street is also known as Jalan Hang Jebat. This street used to be an affluent street during the Dutch colonial period. Today, Jonker Street is a very popular street in Melacca for its antiques. Visitors can see rows of antique shops holding a variety of antique pieces. These beautiful authentic artifacts and relics attract many antique hunters and collectors from all over the world. Some to the antique shops have collections of antiques which date back as far as 300 years, each with its own history and mystery.

Buildings along Jonker Street feature its unique building architectures design with elaborated carvings on the walls and pillars. These intricate adornments reflect the rich heritage and culture of the Babas, whom were called the Straits Chinese (or locally Peranakan) community. Their culture is derived from Traditional Chinese with Malay influence. They belong to their own unique community and Malacca is the original birthplace of this clan. These buildings along Jonker Street are of almost a century old and most of them are utilized as restaurants and antique shops.

On June 2000, the Melacca State Government had launched a tourist concept that turned Jonker Street to Jonker Walk by utilizing the heritage richness of the street. Through this concept, Jonker Street or Jonker Walk has turned itself to the most happening and busiest street in Melacca on every Friday and weekend starting from 6pm till 12pm midnight. During these hours, visitors will see Jonker Street or Jonker Walk transformed itself into a street market. Traders set up their stalls and line up along the pedestrian street selling variety of products like antiques, clothes, unique arts and crafts, handbags, wallets, watches, shoes, ornamental accessories, fabrics and souvenirs.

Apart from the unique building architecture designs and cultural attractions, Jonker Street or Jonker Walk is famous of its local and ethnic traditional food. Some of the Melacca’s popular delicacies are Baba Nyonya dishes such as Otak-Otak (spices fist meat, wrapped in banana leaves and grilled), Itik Tim (duck stew with salted vegetables) and Perut Ikan (preserved fish stomach in herbs); Chinese dish like Melacca Chicken Rice Balls; Malay dishes like Satay Celup (skewered seafood cooked in peanut sauce), cincaluk (fermented shrimp relish) and Cendol (cold dessert with coconut milk and palm sugar syrup); Portuguese food like pasu kaemadu (baked fish), garing garing fretu (fried whitebait with sliced shallots) and the fiery el diablo curry (devil curry).

The Geographer Café which is located at the middle of Jonker Street on Harmony Street is the foreign visitors’ favorite. It serves traditional local food and beverages including liquor with good ambience. Besides, there are live bands performance on every Friday and weekend nights.

Visitors who want to try Baba Nyonya cuisine can head to Jonker Dessert. This shop is well known for its Baba Nyonya delicacies and it is located just diagonally opposite the Geographer Café.

Adjacent to the Geographer Café is the Baba Nyonya House, which is located at Heeren Street (or locally Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock). The Baba Nyonya House is one of the most exquisite, displaying a blend of Dutch and Chinese influences.

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Here are some of the night spot where you can go in Sri Hartamas to spend your nightlife:

Backyard Grill & Pub
(Address: 28, Jalan Sri Hartamas 8, Desa Sri Hartamas, 50480, KL. Phone: +60 3 6201 0318)
A Football craze Pub to hang out especially when there is a major league match. The match will be played live on their super huge screen. There are paraphernalia adorning the walls and ceilings. It serves good and juicy steaks, and cool beers. Cool atmosphere with classic music and modern rock played at this night club.

SupperClub
(Address: Lot PT4512, Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 6203 5566)
At SupperClub, Patrons will be lounging, relaxing and dining on specially designed spaces, as they serve exclusive meal from the east to the west that will definitely satisfy patrons’ multi sensory. There are excellent music and performances daily. The best local and international DJ’s play their irresistible tunes from the Top 40’s, R&B, House, Electro and will definitely make the night vibrant.

Karma
(Address: 1, Jalan 22A/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 6203 2111)
Karma night club is another popular nightspots in Sri Hartamas. It has wood in décor and heavy organic in theme. The crowds are mostly local Indians. Every Wednesday and Saturday is Ladies night with R&B and 90’s Retro music. It is a nice place for drinks.

Finnegan’s
(Address: 72-2, Jalan 28/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 2300 0548)
It is a standard Irish pub in town. Nothing classy or exotic, the menus are simple traditional English and Irish favourites like Molly Malone’s fish soup, Gaelic steak, Irish stew and Dublin Coddle. Other dishes available are various soups, sandwiches, pizzas, meat pies, roast dinners, steaks and assorted desserts. It has an authentic-looking wood paneling and furniture, is one of the most popular drinking holes in town with Techno and R&B music.

Breakers Pool Club and Bar
(Address: Lot TT4512, Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 6201 8628)
Breakers Pool Club and Bar it famous due to it has the highest number of excellent pool tables in town. Thus, it attracts many pool player crowds. Foosball is another popular activity here while TV sets switched on sports channel light up the club. Patrons can head to the bar to enjoy deli foods and drinks, and watch the live sports channels on the many TV sets.

Souled Out
(Address: 20 Jalan 30/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 2300 1955)
Upstairs is the Souled Out Bar, it is a place for football fans whenever there is a major league match. The ground floor is a spacious outdoor dining area with great atmosphere. Patrons can opt to dine in at the open air area or the air conditioned enclosure. Lately, the Souled Out Restaurant has refreshed its menu by keeping the signature dishes and introducing new ones at the same time. Also, a new, funkier look and feel menu has been created to reflect the restaurant’s image of exciting, refreshing and vibrant dining spot.

Soda Club
(Address: LOT PT 4512, Jalan 23/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas. 50480, KL. Phone: +6 03 6201 3778)
Soda Club features a nice dance floor accompanied by the latest hits on the music air waves. It hosts live performing bands occasionally and plays the latest hits in town, hip hop, R&B, and house music. A good selection of drinks is available from the bar. It is a good place to hang out for drinks with nice music and fly ladies.

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Bangsar is famous for its nightlife haunts especially along Telawi Street. After dinner, you can head for bars and pubs to enjoy the songs, dance and drinks.

There are many places you can go in Bangsar as you can bar hop from one place to another:

La Bodega
(Address: 16, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2287 0848)
La Bodega is a true Spanish tapas bar. It has traditional Spanish decor with 12-foot-high doors and terracotta floors. The walls are adorned with photographs of Spain in the 1950s to 1960s. For wine lovers, La Bodega is the right place for them as it is one of the best wine lists in Kuala Lumpur, specializing in Spanish and South American wines.

Finnegan’s
(Address: 6, Jalan Telawi 5, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +6 03 2284 0476)
Finnegan’s is a standard Irish themed pub. It has an extensive food menu with various soups, sandwiches, pizzas, meat pies, roast dinners, steaks and assorted desserts. Recommended dishes are Molly Malone’s fish soup, Gaelic steak, Irish stew and Dublin Coddle. There are a number of wooden tables with umbrellas outdoors, while the air-conditioned interior has several large screen TVs showing live sport. The music was Strictly 1970s to 1980s when everybody else was playing Techno and R&B and the atmosphere was Electric.

Brasserie Balzac
(Address: Ground Floor No 6, Jalan Telawi Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2287 1060)
While walking in through the entrance is like stepping off a street in Paris into a French Café. Just that the scenes are in the form of pictures and posters. There is a walk-in wine cellar boasting a wide range of wine selections from famous wine countries. It also offers extensive great food especially the finest selection of French cuisine.

Bangsar Avenue Bistro
(Address: Lot 41274, Jalan Senuduk, Taman Bukit Bandaraya, 59000, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 253 1178)
Bangsar Avenue Bistro has an alfresco terrace, a lounge area and a dance area. It offers customers a cozy and relaxed atmosphere, a spacious place to dance, and a pool table and dartboard for less strenuous activities. Not to mentioned the most standard alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Bar Flam
(Address: 11 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +6 03 2283 6833)
Bar Flam serves a large array of cocktails and excellent food. It is also a great place to dance as most of the expatriate crowd here to retro sounds until late night.

Alexis
(Address: 29 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +6 03 2284 2880)
A two-storey shop with fancy hangout bar, where the ground floor is a bistro which serves great food and drink, and upstairs is the hangout area.

Gas Works
(Address: 5, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2282 4188)
Gas Works is a great place for fast car lovers. Here, you will find paraphernalia of fast cars, bikes and racing boats hanging on the walls. Waiters and waitresses are dressed in racing outfits too. A large screen television screens all major racing events. Not to mentioned great dishes like deep fried Silverstone squid rings and Mutton Varual Schumacher, and a wide selections of spirits, wine and beer.

The Roof
(Address: 2, Jalan Telawi 4, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2282 7168)
The Roof has a very good spot to relax and enjoy the view from the top or just dine at the restaurant and enjoy wines, cigars, oysters and yuppie chic.

Vintages Wine Bar & Grille
(Address: 31 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2287 3810)
There are more over 250 white, red and dessert wines from around the globe. There is a corner devoted to the chilled, see-through cellar, which holds 250 bottles for patrons to browse. The bar doubles as a retail store, so tags on the bottles are retail prices. Food wise, they have worked out a deal with local restaurants and a wide selection of food menu is available.

Absolute Chemistry
(Address: 3 Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2282 7242)
A popular and outgoing club and with young crowd most of the time. It has a neat dance area for partygoers with contemporary pop hits blare from the speakers. Not to mentioned there are wide range of most standard alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. On lady’s night, Monday and Thursday, Ladies get free cocktails all night long.

Club 11:15
(Address: 11 & 15, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2284 1310)
Club 11:15 mostly has an outrageous style of promotion and service. Its staffs are dressed according to changing fantasy themes from time to time. Imaging that you order alcoholic beverages and served by a waitress in a nurse’s uniform, something fantasy-orientated like that. The best part of this club is that every night is lady’s night, where ladies can get free drinks until 10pm and all night on Wednesday and Thursday. The key is that they have to go to the bar to get them if they’re sitting with any men.

T Club & Bistro
(Address: 18, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2284 0403)
T Club & Bistro plays slow music. It is the good place that is not too noisy to hang around and relax to have good food like its best selling Mutton Curry and Chicken Masala served with bread. After 11pm, the club liven things up with in house music that beats the air waves. This place is very popular with young, working professionals.

Telawi Street Bistro
(Address: 1, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2284 3168)
An elegant and classy bar at a corner of Telawi Street, the bistro serves fine cocktails and gourmet food. It also opens during the day time for lunch.

The Social
(Address: 57-59 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2282 2260)
The Social is a hive of noise and activity as this club attracts sport enthusiasts, especially for English Premier League Football. The food is pretty good too.

The Talk
(Address: 22 Jalan Telawi Tiga , Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +603 2282 3242)
This elegant and charming Japanese bistro stands out different from normal wine and cigar bars. It serves sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki, and a great variety of wines.

Beach Club (Bangsar)
(Address: 11 & 15 Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +6 03 2166 9919)
Beach Club atmosphere is always good. It has a great live band every night. It is a great place to hang around and enjoy the alcoholic drinks and beers, the live music, and partying on the dance floor. This club is a heavy concentration of international patrons especially Caucasians from the middle age group.

Bangsar Seafood Garden Restaurant
(Address: One Bangsar 63, Jalan Ara, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2282 2555)
It is one of the famous seafood restaurants in Bangsar that offers wide selection of fresh seafood. It has several outlets within one compound. The famous signature dish of the main restaurant is Baked Crab in Butter Sauce. Various soft drinks and beers are also available.

Chinois Fusion Palace
(Address: Lot 61, Jalan Maarof, Bangsar Baru, 59100, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: +60 3 2287 3718)
It is an impressive outlet that serves a diverse array of Chinese cuisine with a Western touch.
There are wines available too from around the globe like American, Australia, Italian and French. There is a stairway at the center leads to the clubhouse, which doubles up as a bar. Signature dishes include Roast Duck, Lobster Noodles, and Seafood Fried Rice with Shredded Chicken.

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Similar to most of the great cities of the world like Montmart in Paris, Soho in New York, Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong, and Clark Quay in Singapore, Asian Heritage Row has become a new landmark in the Kuala Lumpur city with its unique cultural and leisure district.

Asian Heritage Row features a row of elegant and charming restaurants, café, bars, pubs, clubs, and even foot reflexology salon for both locals and international tourists. Asian Heritage Row and its various restaurants and bars have been featured many times in several local and foreign magazines. Known as the city’s hottest party central, Asian Heritage Row is the place to be seen, with the added hip factor of colonial heritage.

At Asian Heritage Row, tourists can finds international eateries and dishes from French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, and local Malaysian. Some of these super-stylish eateries transform into trendy nightclubs late at night. It is truly a place for tourists to come and savour the many types of food, and also a great place clubbing and nightlife entertainment.

Below are some of the dining and nightlife entertainment hotspots at Asian Heritage Row:

CoChine Lounge & Restaurant and Bar SaVanh
(Adress: Asian Heritage Row, 64, Jalan Doraisamy, Off Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2697 1180)
CoChine Lounge & Restaurant. offers an exciting and extensive menu made up of the regional cuisine of Indochina, the food is influenced by the authentic cooking styles of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and uses indigenous herbs and spices found in the region. It has received various accolades such as the award for Best Bar of the Year 2004 (JUICE Malaysia).

Situated above CoChine Lounge & Restaurant is Bar SaVanh, the ambience is classy and exclusive. SaVanh, means ‘Heaven’ in Loation. The place is decorated with Buddhist sculptures, long opium den style sofas and a fishpond. At night, this bar transforms into a lively and exciting nocturnal hub filled with good music and good fun, featuring live performances and deejays spinning tracks from various genres.

Mojo Restaurant & Bar
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 42, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2697 7999)
Mojo Restaurant & Bar serves an extensive dining menu ranging from Western to Oriental cuisine and a wide selection of wines label from around the world. At night, It transform into a nightclub that host live performances from local and international DJs, playing from a list of R&B, Hip Hop, Retro and House music. Besides, there are stylish and pool lounge on the first floor for those who want some light spots.

W Wine Room
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 58B, Level 1, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2691 8669)
W Wine Room has been voted the Best Wine Bar in Kuala Lumpur by KLUE magazine in 2005. It is a good place made to cater specifically for the wine lovers. It serves light meals such as a cheese platter, pizzas and other finger food are served along with a good selection of wines, champagnes, cigars, liquor, and imported beers. The bar has spacious area with classy finish and it is full of Soho house feel in New York and London. It is located on the first floor above Bisou cake house and provides a fine aerial view from its two split levels of elevated outdoor seating. It is also the most stylish and intimate lounge on the Asian Heritage Row for a good night out with great wine and good music.

Upstairs@The Loft KL
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, Unit 28-40, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2691 5668)
Upstairs@The Loft KL is one of the town’s most vibrant clubs that hosts a great selection of R&B, disco, retro and funky house DJs. It has white walls, red couches with wildly-patterned cushions in theme. The club is molded in a way where there will be a clear view of the dance floor and the glowing stage which doubles as a dance podium and catwalk stage. It is a great place for partying and dancing.

Space@The Loft KL
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, Unit 28-40, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2694 1888)
SPACE@The Loft KL is a place for new age clubbing experience. The dance floor Odyssey is a space that is future exuberant, blurring the present that seems like the past of the Kuala Lumpur clubbing scene. It is one of the town’s most exclusive club lounges that is highly vibrant and hosts a great selection of R&B, disco, retro and funky house DJs.

Cynna@The Loft KL
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, Unit 28-40, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2694 2888)
Cynna@The Loft KL is one of the unique and exclusive clubs in Kuala Lumpur especially for those who wish to reward themselves with vodka in a mix feeling of soothing ambience. It serves full range of vodka shots, sparkling juice and fruit juice. It has five separately decorated

Mezza Note@The Loft KL
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 28-40, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2691 5668)
Meaning “Midnight” in Italian, Mezza Notte is a stylish Italian fine dining restaurant offering the best of “Cucina Italiana” with a delightful selection of apperitivo, pasta, pizza and a wide range of authentic Italian main dishes in a sultry and cosy Venetian purple ambience. Also, it has the worldwide selection of wines and cigars. A live DJ spinning laidback tunes.

The Loft KL’s Tokyo Tei
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 28-40, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2691 5668)
Tokyo Tei, which positions itself as a “Zen Bistro”, is an upscale Japanese bistro with a menu of saketinis (read: Sake Martinis), sushi and sashimi. A live DJ spinning laidback tunes.

Sunshine Classic Bar
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 13, 15 & 17, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2698 9686)
Sunshine Classic Bar features a décor that is a tribute to Southern Mexico’s Mayan heritage.
The unique designed bistro has differentiated itself by introducing a “classic” concept that creates a cozy but comfortable ambiance for the patrons. There are live band playing a variety of popular Top 40 and retro tunes, all the Latin, everlasting hits and latest cool music every night.

Blanc Le Club
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 21, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2698 0903)
Blanc Le Club, which is formerly known as Atrium, is a stylish and sophisticated dance club. It plays cool house music to progressive dance music in late night. Patrons can choose to party in the large, double-volume dance floor or enjoy a range of beverages at the full-capacity bar.
The club has the glittering pure-white environment in theme and futuristic in design, giving patrons a futuristic ocular impression that will relax their body, mind and comfort their heart desires.

Palacio
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 26, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2692 0992)
Palacio means ‘palace’ in Latin. This restaurant Palacio serves variety of Spanish and French cuisine with reasonable pricing as most French restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are highly priced. Also, Palacio serves an extensive list of French and Spanish wine, and some great selection of cigars. At Palacio, Patrons can enjoy delicious French and Spanish specialties in one of their 3 ambiances: experience a fine dinner on the first floor, kick back and relax in Palacio’s cozy tapas bar on the ground floor, or enjoy sunshine in the Palacio front garden!

Saray
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 60, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2694 9724)
Turkish themed in décor, Saray serves variety of Middle Eastern and authentic Turkish cuisine like Mixed meze, Inskender Kebab, Mercimek corbasi, Coban salata and many others traditional Turkish food. Patrons can opt to dine on the ground floor with its spacious dining area, on the upper level, or for more intimate dining, in the private function room with its cushy cushions and carpet.

Senja Bistro
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 54, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2693 1918)
Senja Bistro serves authentic, traditional Malay cuisine with specialties such as Rendang Tok (beef in dry spicy gravy), Otak Otak (spicy fish paste with herbs), Nasi Briyani Gam, as well as typical Malaysian breakfasts such as nasi lemak with sambal sotong or sambal kerang. The ambience is cozy and it has a distinct Malay house feel. For a true Malay dining experience, Senja Bistro is the perfect place.

That Indian Thing
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 52, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2698 6357)
That Indian Thing is a bar & restaurant that serves North and South Indian food, with some incorporating flavours of Italian, Spanish and Malaysian cuisine into its range of fusion dishes. For a true Indian dishes, That Indian Thing is the place to be. At night, this restaurant transforms to become a bar that plays Classic Rock and R&B hits from the 70s-80s.

The Ivy
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 48, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2693 2260)
The Ivy is a restaurant and bar that attempts to revive old English classic in a cozy and intimate environment. It serves classic English cuisine like yokeshire pudding, steak and mushroom pie, roast beef, fish & chips and many others. It emphasis a lot on their dessert, which are all freshly prepared by the pastry chef who was one time the executive dessert chef of Regent Hotel. There are also a wide array of wine and cigars to complement patrons dining experience in The Ivy.

Kristao
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 56, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2691 8768)
Kristao is a double storey restaurant and bar that specializes in Malaccan Portuguese cuisine. It also has an attractive series of wines, liquor, beers and cocktails to complete a very satisfying culinary experience. Besides, Kristao has the honour of having the longest happy hours ever along the street, from 11am to 9pm daily with the kitchen staying open till 1 am with seating for up to 100 people.

Buharry Bistro
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 22-24, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2697 7797)
Buharry Bistro is a typical Malaysian ‘Mamak’ restaurant that serves typical local Malaysian cuisine like nasi kandar, traditional Malay recipes, local street favourites, North and South Indian cuisine, Tom Yam, hot sups and noodles, and typical western food. For a typical Malaysian cuisine and lifestyle experience, Buharry’s just the place.

Bisou Bake Shop
(Address: Asian Heritage Row, 58, Jalan Doraisamy, 50300, KL. Phone: +603 2697 0131)
Bisou Bake Shop offers a wide selection of homemade baked goods with only the best ingredients. Its specialty includes pretty cupcakes, sinfully rich brownies, moist carrot cake and giant-size soft cookies. It has fast breakfast menu in the morning like fresh muffins and bagels. Lunch is also available in the forms of salads, freshly cut sandwiches and home made soups. In addition, it operates late into the evenings to cater to the night owls of Asian Heritage Row.

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Hard Rock Café
(Address: Wisma Concorde, Ground Floor, No 2, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2715 5555)
Next door to the Concorde Hotel is the Hard Rock Café, which is one of the oldest and most popular establishments in Kuala Lumpur. Everyday, it attracts a strong following of local and foreign tourists especially expatriates. It serves great American cuisine. Not to mention alcoholic drinks. Great live band performances are held frequently.

Finnegan’s
(Address: 51, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2145 1930)
Finnegan’s is a popular Irish themed pub. It has an extensive food menu with various soups, sandwiches, pizzas, meat pies, roast dinners, steaks and assorted desserts. Recommended dishes are Molly Malone’s fish soup, Gaelic steak, Irish stew and Dublin Coddle. Their beers are top notch along with some great food.

Ruums
(Address: Bangunan Life Centre,1st & 2nd Floor, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2162 8163)
Ruums is popular for its variety of music from retro to trance and from hip hop to R&B. Patrons entering Ruums will see Caribbean style enchantment with thatched Tiki bar, an island style lounge, tropical colours and lots of lush foliage. It is a place that satisfies ever growing demand for quality spirits and cocktails.

Nouvo
(Address: 16, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2170 6666)
Nouvo is one of the interesting clubs in Kuala Lumpur with many international DJ’s often come over to perform when they are on their tour in this part of the world. The dance club, Sangria is on the first floor and the ground floor is a bar. This place has a great atmosphere with good décor and house music.

Espanda
(Address: 97, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2142 6666)
Located not far away from Shangri-la Hotel is the Espanda Club, formerly called Emporium.
It has a club, restaurant in an al-fresco environment, lounge, and a garden that hosts event.
It is a great place to spend the night with lots of dance music.

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Zouk
(Address: 113 Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL. Phone: + 603 2171 1997)
Zouk is the biggest and very outstanding nightclub in Ampang Area, opened in the year 2004, as a branch of the famous Singaporean Club. Since opening its doors, the club has created a sanctuary for music by bringing in many international DJs, live performance, fashion shows, concerts and many other events. Zouk features six rooms: Zouk, Velvet Underground, Phuture, Aristo, Barsonic, and Terrance Bar. Each room is has its theme to cater patrons’ taste.

Relish
(Address: Zouk Club KL, 113, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL. Phone: +60 3 2171 2075)
Relish is a cafe and a bar that has a comfortable modern ambience. Its decor is white with pretty chandeliers hovering over the bar. It serves an excellent array of burgers, especially the bunch of ‘Aussie’ burgers, solely importing the concept of ‘gourmet burgers’ to Kuala Lumpur. In addition, it offers some signature cocktails, fresh coffee, cheeky pastries and cakes.

Alexis
(Address: Lot 10 & 11, Great Eastern Mall, 303, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL. Phone: + 603 4260 2288)
Alexis in Ampang is a great place for dining and drinks. It has an extensive wine list, great Italian and Asian dishes. During Weekend nights, there are live jazz performance showcases internationally renowed musicians and local legends.

Club De Macau
(Address: Lower Ground Floor, Renaissance Hotel, Corner Off Jalan Sultan Ismail & Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL. Phone: + 603 2163 2632)
Club De Macau is a 2 storey karaoke club that features over 30 exclusive & luxurious karaoke rooms. Customers here are spoilt with their over 50,000 international selections of songs. Drinks packages offered ranging from beers to whiskey and supreme cognac.

Passion and Poppy Collection
(Address: 18-3, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2141 8888)
Poppy Collection is a club in that serves good food and a fine selection of liquor. It has a modem outlook that plays mainly R&B music. Upstairs is a lounge called Passion, which plays a mix of house and heavy techno music, which caters mostly young crowd.

Nouvo
(Address: 16, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2170 6666)
Nouvo, which is located at the corner of Jalan P. Ramlee and Jalan Sultan Ismail, is one of the interesting clubs in Kuala Lumpur with many international DJ’s often come over to perform when they are on their tour in this part of the world. The dance club, Sangria is on the first floor and the ground floor is a bar. This place has a great atmosphere with good décor and house music.

Rum Jungle
(Address: 1, Jalan Pinang (corner of Jalan P. Ramlee & Jalan Pinang), 50250 KL. Phone: + 603 2148 0282)
Rum Jungle is a club with tribal theme that plays reggae, Latin, Spanish and sometimes cultural beats. Shaped like a giant hut, the Rum Jungle truly feels like an urban jungle with hot action throughout the night. There is a large circular bar, sports bar, VIP bar and lounge bar that serves an astounding variety of liquor and non-alcoholic drinks. Also, the additional highlights are the waitresses and barmaids dressed in tight, skimpy outfits!

Beach Club
(Address: 97 Jalan P Ramlee, 50450, Kuala Lumpur. Phone: + 603 2166 9919)
The Beach Club Café is a Hawaiian in theme and it is very close to Kuala Lumpur Petronas Twin Tower, Shangri-La Hotel and Hard Rock Café. This club is a heavy concentration of international patrons especially Caucasians from the middle age group. There is also a lot of hot, nice and friendly ‘working girls’. The decoration theme at outside is mainly wood and grass. Inside, it has a tank with swimming sharks look over the bar and the dance floor. It is a great place to hang around and enjoy the alcoholic drinks and beers, the live music, the atmosphere and partying on the dance floor.

Thai Club & Bistro
(Address: Ground Floor, Wisma Tong Ah, 1, Jalan Perak, 50450, KL. Phone: +603 2163 8388)
Directly opposite the Beach Club is the Thai Club & Bistro. This is the place where patrons can find a little piece of Thailand’s crazy nightlife in Kuala Lumpur. Also, they celebrate Thai cultural events such as the Water Festival. It has the traditional Thai element in theme featuring plenty of wood, sharp arches, and red dim lights. It is a great place to hang out for beers with great atmosphere, enjoy hot bands and residences dancing.

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During the daytime, visitors will not see much happening here. However, things change later at night when all the establishments are in full swing. The whole street restaurants and pubs transform into vibrant nightspots bursting with energy. The whole street comes alive with lights and music all night long, and patrons partying and enjoying nightlife with alcoholic drinks. Some of the popular pubs along the street are Little Havana, Hemingway’s, Ceylon Bar and The Green Man.

Below are many places you can go to enjoy nightlife and entertainment in Changkat Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur.

Little Havana
(Address: No. 2 & 4, Lorong Sahabat, Off Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: +60 3 2144 7170)
Little Havana is a nice laid back Cuban Bar in Kuala Lumpur. It has three separate areas. The Courtyard, The Divan, and The Red Room. There are all in a Latin eye-catching décor and soothing Latin music. The Courtyard in al fresco atmosphere comes with comfortable tables and high bar stools. The Cigar Divan is furnished with comfortable sofas and rattan lounge seats which is a great place to relax and unwind with excellent selection of fine cigars from around the world. The Red Room at upstairs provides the opportunity to enjoy dancing to Latin rhythms, Salsa and Merengue and surprisingly, Tango Argentino too. It is also a venue that serves some irresistible and adventurous Cuban cuisine.

Hemingway’s
(Address: No 33, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 55200 KL. Phone: +60 3 2145 2268)
A Cuban theme and style decorated with antiques and artifacts, wine room & cigar Divan, 1st floor with sofa seating, double ceiling bar, all walls covered with Cuban lifestyle canvas art, plays Latin American Music. It is an excellent Cuban bar and a nice relaxing place to spend your night.

Deutsches Haus
(Address: No 46, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 55200 KL. Phone: + 603 2143 2268)
Deutsches Haus is a fine German pub with German beer and traditional German cuisine that is deliciously served and well garnished. Definitely recommended for those interested to sample German dishes!

El Cerdo
(Address: No 43 & 45, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2145 0511)
El Cerdo means ‘The Pig’ in Spanish. It is one of the best western restaurants in Kuala Lumpur specializing in pork dishes. Its Award-Winning Master Chef specializes in home-cooked pork flavours from all over the world like Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico. Signature dish is the roast piglet where you need to literally break a plate before consuming the food, its part of the ‘culture’! Restaurant ambience and atmosphere is great. Prior booking is highly recommended on weekends as its difficult getting a table. Premium wines from around the world are available too.

Bom Brazil Churrascaria
(Address: No 35, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2144 8763)
Churrascaria means ‘Barbecue’ in Portuguese. With a wonderful platter of unique sausage, chicken, beef, fish and lamb, about 15 different types of meat, Bom Brazil has a delightful way for guests to enjoy their barbeque buffet. All meats are barbecued, marinated in our very own special traditional 30 year old recipes, and cooked over a griller, in its own juices. Every Saturday night from 9:30pm to 1:00am is Milonga night, where diners are invited to celebrate the famous South American music and dance.

Pampas
(Address: 22A, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 55200 KL. Phone: + 603 2148 5548)
Pampas Grill & Bar serves South American Grill Cuisine, South American steaks and seafood as well as homemade pasta and desserts. There is also an excellent selection of wines from all over the world. Wine list features premium Argentinean wine like Malbec, it is a grape that grows to perfection. Like most South American bars, Pampas features lively South American music too.

Frangipani
(Address: 25, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: +60 3 2144 3001)
Frangipani is one of the best French restaurants in Kuala Lumpur which offers nice selection of cocktails and shooters. The food is good and well prepared, ambiance fantastic and people is gorgeous. Upstairs is the chic bar to enjoy cocktails.

The Green Man
(Address: 40, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 55200 KL. Phone: + 603 2141 9924)
The Green Man is one of the old and most popular pubs that are sponsored by Heineken in Kuala Lumpur. It offers a wide selection of British pub cuisine with much of its ingredients being flown in from around the globe on a weekly basis. The old tavern like atmosphere will certainly make it a perfect place for pleasant dining and drinking.

Flams
(Address: No 37 & 39, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2145 8222)
Flams is an established pub that serves Italian and French Cuisine with exceptional beverages. It has a simple design in décor with marble surroundings, together with Chinese lamps on the ceiling.

TwentyOne Kitchen + Bar
(Address: 20-1, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2142 0121)
It is an upmarket European pub that serves luscious food, decadent cocktails, awesome wines with soulfuric melodies and futuristic styling environment.

Yoko’s
(Address: 36, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2144 3378)
A popular Japanese bar with great music and pleasant ambient. It serves delicious Japanese fusion menu. Everything that is served has been masterly crafted to appeal not only to patron’s palette but also to their visual pleasure.

Mogul House
(Address: 32, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2141 5211)
It is an award winning restaurant that has long been recognized as the premier Indian establishment in the Kuala lumpur. It serves traditional Indian cuisine. The restaurant has a liquor license. However, diners are also welcome to bring their own alcoholic drinks.

Le Bouchon
(Address: 14 & 16, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2142 7633)
A French restaurant that boasts an extensive menu filled with authentic French delights and wine list. The restaurant offers a cozy ambience, friendly atmosphere, and elegant décor. It features classic wooden furniture and the tables have candle stands also. This makes it one of the best places to go for a candlelight dinner.

Ceylon Bar
(Address: 20-2, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2145 7689)
It has big and comfy lounges, inexpensive drinks and a genuinely convivial mood make this one of the friendliest drinking holes in Kuala Lumpur. It also serves delicious local food, western dishes, and some tasty bar snacks.

The Al Bait
(Address: 38, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2141 9007)
A restaurant features a range of Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern cuisine with an emphasis on Lebanese fusion mains. It offers warm ambience with music and lovely art painting décor on walls.

Dusha
(Address: 42, Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 KL. Phone: + 603 2144 9990)
It serves authentic Russian and Uzbek Cuisine with a secret blend of their own including the Russian famous ‘Borsht’ dish. It has extensive wine list that brought down from various countries such as, France, Chile, Italy, South Africa, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. Not to mentioned Vodka and other alcoholic drinks.

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Below are many places you can go to enjoy nightlife and entertainment in Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur.

Planet Hollywood
(Address: Unit G003, Ground Floor, KL Plaza 179 Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2144 6602)
Planet Hollywood is located on the ground floor of the KL Plaza shopping centre. It is par of the global chain of Planet Hollywood bars cum restaurants, which offer typicall American food, Burgers, Pizza and Steaks. The environment is rather good and ambience is presentable. A great and very enjoyable place for nightlife!

QBa
(Address: The Westin Kuala Lumpur, 199 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2731 8333)
Qba is a restaurant, wine and cigar bar which is located inside Westin Hotel on Jalan Bukit Bintang. With its brilliant setting and its delicious Latin American cuisine, Qba is set to take Kuala Lumpur by storm. It is a Latin grill and bar in every sense of the word. Plus, live bands that provide great relaxing ambience.

Moussandra
(Address: Sub Lot B-8, Mezzanine Floor, KL Plaza, 179, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2144 0775)
Moussandra serves the finest Mediterranean food in a nice and cozy atmostphere. Visitors can choose from a wide range of Greek, Spanish and Italian food. Specialities include a wide range of tapas, paella valenciana, moussaka, souvlaki, braised lamb shank, tiramisu and creme brulee. There are also extensive ranges of wine to complement their traditional dishes that are carefully picked from the Mediterranean, South American and Australian regions. Speciality drinks include sangria, mojito and caipiroscka.

Club De Vegas
(Address: 3 Jalan Imbi, 55100, KL Phone: +60 3 2141 3888)
Club De Vegas stands out as a karaoke lounge renowned for its sumptuous surroundings and legendary service. The club is also famous for its ’social escorts’, sweet young girls that accompany bored male patrons at the club on a drinking spree. Its extensive menu of fine liquor includes cognac, brandy, bourbon, beer, and wine that should satisfy even the fussiest connoisseur.

Funtheque
(Address: 102 & 104, 1st Floor, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2144 3892)
It is a place for excellent night entertainment and dining experience. A place that brings in stage and live performance’s of extreme high quality and totally different from other clubs. The music concept is designed in such a way that - each passing hour or time is dedicated to different generation of people and time. Every night has a theme, 7 days in a week with a review of theme nights in every 3 months. In addition, The Funtheque consistently holds a variety of game shows and competition of its own. The quality of technical presentation is never compromised in Funtheque concept because only the best brands are used as its frontier in its audio and visual product.

Pulse Ultra Club
(Address: Grand Millenium KL, 106, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2117 4168)
Pulse Ultra Club is an all-in-one chill-out and entertainment concept. Patrons have the option of enjoying the cool ambience of the Club’s al fresco section, or unwind and groove in the bar and lounge area to pulsating dance beats from a lineup of international bands and celebrity DJ’s. It features one of the largest single malt collections in KL alongside a cigar lounge for connoisseurs. For those with a penchant for something a little more intimate, there is the up-market, first-of-its-kind Champagne Lounge that offers private dining and entertainment facilities within the Club.

Tiffin Bay
(Address: Explore Floor Starhill Gallery, 181, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, KL. Phone: +60 3 2782 3870)
Tiffin Bay is an exclusive feeling bar and lounge that is part of the magnificent Starhill Gallery. It is located on the ‘Explore’ floor overlooking the glass entrance of Starhill Gallery. The bar features an open kitchen concept along with a vast array of good drink and delicious dessert. The bar has good ambience, nice setting and live band at night. It is a nice place for a relaxing chat.

Neway Karaoke Lounge
(Address: Berjaya Times Square Shopping Centre, KL. Phone: +60 3 2143 3999)
Nestled inside the Times Square shopping centre is the popular Neway karaoke lounge. It features wide selection of songs, spacious rooms, good sound systems and dining menu especially its buffets.

Red Box Karaoke Lounge
(Address: Basement 1, Plaza Low Yat, off Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 KL. Phone: 03-2710 1883)
Red Box is another popular karaoke lounge that is equipped with the most advanced audio-visual system and a wide range of songs. Patrons can sing a wide mix of songs such as English billboard hits, Chinese songs, and international favourites which include Japanese, Korean and local Malay songs.

Green Box Karaoke Lounge
(Address: Lot 6F-21, 6th Floor, Lower Deck, Sungei Wang Plaza, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 KL. Phone: 03-2145 7788)
Green Box Karaoke is the sister brand of the popular Red Box Karaoke, develop to meet the fast changing Karaoke trend.

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Check out some of the exciting places here to enjoy your night and have fun.
- Nightlife in Jalan Bukit Bintang
- Nightlife in Changkat Bukit Bintang
- Nightlife in Jalan Sultan Ismail
- Nightlife in Ampang Area
- Nightlife in Asian Heritage Row
- Nightlife in Bangsar
- Nightlife in Sri Hartamas

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Wat Chayamangkalaram, where the 33 meter long and beautiful gold plated reclining Buddha covered with gold leaf lies, is another attraction in Penang Island. Wat Chayamangkalaram is a Buddhist Temple of Thai architecture and a reminiscent of the many Siamese wats seen in Bangkok. It was built in 1845 and located at Burmah Lane (or locally Lorong Burmah) in Penang, between George Town and Batu Ferringhi area, about 10 minutes driving range from Georgetown. The first monk in Wat Chayamangkalaram was a Theravada Buddhist monk from Thailand, Phorthan Kuat. Legend stated that he was very fond of Laksa, a local specialty and even today devotees bring a bowl of Laksa as an off rand to his shrine.

The first impression when you reach Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple will be the brightly painted colorful Dragon Serpents statues, guarding and greeting you at the door.

Most visitors come to pay homage and admire the majestic golden Buddha. Some visitors said that there is a meaning of the Buddha’s reclining pose. What is it? Find out the meaning when you are there. In front of the Reclining Buddha there are smaller shrines of different Buddhas and Buddhist and popular Thai deities. On the fantastically ornate temple grounds the visitors can see many beautifully carved and lavishly colored statues of Devas and other mythical creatures. Besides the reclining Buddha, you will find series of painted pictures telling the story of the Lord Gautama Buddha. Behind the reclining Buddha, there are storages of cremated urns filled with the remains of worshippers.

Visitors can find out their fortune here. There is a wheel to spin to predict your luck. Unfortunately, all the predictions tend to be negative. So it is advisable not to spin it. Be happy everyday!

Wat Chayamangkalaram Temple open early morning from 6:00am till late afternoon at 5:30pm. Admission is free. However, any donations are welcome. Please remember to take off shoes when entering. You have to remove your shoes entering and there is a sign warning of shoe thieves. You can always put your shoes in a plastic beg and carried it with you if you are wearing an expensive brand or do not want someone else to step on them. The parking is free inside the temple. So there is no need to entertain the “parking attendant”.

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Islands & Beaches
Famed Beaches | Aman Island | Jerejak Island

Hills/Forest Parks
Teluk Bahang Recreational Forest | Penang Hill

Places of Interest
Batu Ferringhi’s Sidewalk Bazaar | Bird Park | Botanic Gardens | Bukit Jambul Orchid and Hibiscus Garden | Butterfly Farm | Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion | City Hall Esplanade | Clock Tower | Dharmikarama Burmese Temple | Fort Cornwallis | Gurney Drive | Kapitan Kling Mosque | Kek Lok Si Temple | Khoo Kongsi | Komtar | Kuan Yin Temple | Penang Bridge | Penang Museum | P. Ramlee’s House | Snake Temple | St George’s Church | Tropical Fruit Farm | Wat Chayamangkalaram

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