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Markets and shopping
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Most of KL's malls are open daily from 10am to 10pm; elsewhere, shops are usually open daily from 9am to 6pm. However, most locals do their shopping at the
markets
. The Central Market is among the most popular
; the nearby Jalan Petaling market (daily 9am-10pm) is equally crowded and lively; and the sprawling Chow Kit on Jalan Haji Hussein, off Jalan TAR (daily 9am-5pm), is quite an experience, with its warren of stalls selling everything from animals' brains to quality batik textiles. There's a good weekly night market at Pasar Minggu, Jalan Raja Muda Musa, Kampung Bharu (Sat 6pm-1am).
Recommended outlets for handicrafts and batiks include Aked Ibu Kota on Jalan TAR, opposite the Coliseum; Central Market on Jalan Hang Kasturi, where you can see the craftsmen at work; Infokraft, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, which deals in work by government-sponsored craftmakers; Kompleks Budaya Kraf, Jalan Conlay, which offers all of Malaysia's crafts under one roof, beside the museum; and Wisma Batek, Jalan Tun Perak, where shirts, sarongs, bags and paintings are inexpensive. More upmarket is Peter How, 2 Jl Hang Lekir, a stone's throw from Central Market, with beautiful bags, batik shirts and sarongs, as well as locally made and Indonesian crafts.
For English-language
books
try Berita Book Centre, Bukit Bintang Plaza; MPH, Jalan Telawi Lima, Bangsar; Times Books, Yow Chuan Plaza, Jalan Ampang; Minerva Book Store, 114 Jl TAR; and Yaohan Book Store, second floor, The Mall, Jalan Putra. KL is full of
shopping malls
, especially in the Golden Triangle, where you'll find BB Plaza on Jalan Bukit Bintang, which has excellent deals on cameras, electronic equipment, shoes and much else besides. Lot 10 Shopping Centre, junction of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail, specializes in designer clothes, sportswear and music. Other useful information
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