KUALA LUMPUR

 Malaysia is a paradise for those who love shopping. There ape many popular international brands have their stores in one of the malls in Malaysia. Products range from luxurious designer clothing and accessories to exclusive bags, watches, trendy footwear and every type of electronic equipment imaginable. There are over 50 big shopping malls in Malaysia especially in Kuala Lumpur which  has over 20 malls in total with most of them concentrated within the Golden Triangle which is nearby Bukit Bintang. All of the shopping malls attract over 3 million visitors per month.Shopping is the favourite pastime of Malaysian. the shopping malls are especially packed during the weekends, public holidays and school holidays. Roads leading towards the malls are then often busy and there are also heavy traffic jams during the shopping period.

THE MOST POPULAR SHOPPING MALL 

PAVILION

Opening Hours: 10:00 – 22:00 

Location: Right next to Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, across the street from JW Marriott and Starhill Gallery. 

SURIA KLCC SHOPPING MALL

Suria KLCC houses over 320 high-end local and international retailers and brands. Well-known brands available at the mall include Balenciaga, Banana Republic, Coach, DKNY, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu and Versace.

Outside Suria KLCC is just as interesting as its interior design. there are buskers set up shop with their guitars, harmonicas and tambourines. people would sit on the steps eating street food, school kids gather for excursions to the Petronas Twin Towers and backpackers smile for the cameras.Suria KLCC is easily accessible via light rail transit, as the Rapid KL train station which is located within the mall. 

MID VALLEY

Situated beside the KL Komuter Mid Valley station, its fairly easy to get to the shopping centre; alternatively, there are several RapidKL buses – U66, U84, U85, U87 and T631 – that arrive at the mall’s North Court entrance.

BERJAYA TIME SQUARE

The biggest building in Kuala Lumpur, Berjaya Times Square is currently the eighth tallest twin buildings in KL and the fifth largest building in the world by floor area (7.5 million sqft). it is a major city landmark, the mall sees a fair amount of KL’s tourist traffic each month. the Borders Bookstore which available in it is the largest Borders store in the world that opened its doors here in 2005. The Kuala Lumpur onorail station is linked to the mall via a footbridge.

STARHILL GALLERY KUALA LUMPUR

Starhill Gallery is one of those ritzy shopping malls where you are almost afraid to touch things. Ambient lighting, soft jazz music playing in the background and carpeted floors that mask any sound your feet might make, results in this being a red carpet retail experience like no other.

Opening Hours: Daily, 10:00 – 22:00 

Location: Across the street from Pavilion KL, right next to Fahrenheit.

 Starhill Gallery is the most upscale, luxury retail mall in the prominent Bukit Bintang district. It houses more than 100 renowned luxury timepiece and jewellery brands and dozens of other contemporary luxury labels.

Starhill Gallery sits directly adjacent to Pavilion KL and is connected to the five-star JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur hotel. Cosmetics behemoth Sephora is located beside it and just down the road is the sister venture of Pavilion KL, the newly-opened Fahrenheit 88. Starhill Gallery faces Jalan Gading and Jalan Bukit Bintang and is also linked to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel by a sky bridge.

SUNGEI WANG/BUKIT BINTANG PLAZA

Divided into coloured zones the mall is easy to navigate and is one of the few places to get good deals on ladies apparel in KL. Dresses, tops, pants, skirts and more cost less than RM100 and besides Low Yat Plaza, Sungei Wang is also the best places for computer accessories.

Sungei Wang

Bukit Bintang Plaza

There’s an interconnecting bridge that links Sungei Wang and Bukit Bintang Plaza to Lot 10 just across the road; the overpass that leads to the Bukit Bintang Monorail station is just to the left of the front entrance of Sungei Wang. Sungei Wang and Bukit Bintang Plaza are within walking distance to the Pudu Raya Bus Terminal.

LOW YAT PLAZA

Not all tourists will like Lowyat as it is small, crowded and often very noisy. Lowyat is the premier IT, Gadget and Lifestyle mall in Kuala Lumpur and Specializing in electronics and IT products, it’s located directly opposite the popular Berjaya Times Square shopping mall. Here you will find hundreds of small shops selling luxurious products like cameras, phones, laptops, tablets and much more. If you are looking for electronic accessories, this is definitely the place to be. Do know that you can only get great discounts after some tough bargaining.

Location: Behind Amoda Building, which is across the street from Berjaya Times Square, and right beside Bukit Bintang Plaza/Sungei Wang Plaza.