Chow Kit Market

Chow Kit Market is one of the busiest and liveliest markets of Kuala Lumpur. This market is a perfect blend of the modern life and the age old traditions. Whenever you visit here, you can expect a huge crowd. However, the crowd is mainly composed of local people from the middle- and lower class who do their daily shopping. So if you want to avoid tourists and want to experience a traditional Asian market with all its charms and oddities this is the place for you.

The market is divided into two sections, which are a dry market and a wet market. Meat is the specialty of the wet market and the prices are also very much affordable. However, meat is butchered here live, which may be uncomfortable for some people. Apart from meat, you will also find a wide variety of fishes, fruits, vegetables and spices. The dry market is more appealing to the tourists and has a wide range of shoes and clothes. You will also find several electronic gadgets here. You can also try to bargain and reduce the price as much as possible.

Chow Kit Market is open from 9 am until 5 pm. Be aware that some backstreets of this neighborhood become a sort of shady red light district in the evening. The market is located at the north of the shopping street Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Reaching here is also quite easy as monorail station Chow Kit is nearby.