Shopaholics
around the world know that Kuala Lumpur is one of the best shopping
destinations in Asia. High-end, mid-market, low-end products, Kuala Lumpur has
every taste and budget covered with its wide array of malls, markets and
various other shopping destinations. The fact that ‘KL’ as Kuala Lumpur is
popularly referred to, is a premier shopping destination in Asia was recently
confirmed by the latest Global Shopping Index which praised the city’s unique
ability to combine competitive prices with a wide array of products and stores.
You may then be prone to ask where in KL serious shoppers should head in order
to get the best shopping experience.
KL
is in fact littered with bustling shopping malls and given below is a list that
features the city’s best malls:-
The
Pavilion Mall
The huge city-center Pavilion mall is located at
the epicenter of KL’s golden triangle- a prominent shopping, dining and
entertainment district which is encircled by three main streets Jalan Imbi,
Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail. The Pavilion mall offers outposts of
fashion’s biggest names Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Bulgari, Bottega Veneta and many
more. Aside from these big guns of fashion the Pavilion mall also hosts many
local and international eateries, bakeries and a huge food court that offers
the best of Malaysian local foods from every region. The mall also hosts
several entertainment outlets like a cinema, a karaoke facility and a video-game
arcade. A star attraction at the mall is it’s jaw-dropping centerpiece a Liuli
Crystal fountain, reputed to be the tallest in Malaysia.
Star Hill
Gallery
Located adjacent to luxurious KL city-center
hotels, the JW Marriott and the Ritz Carlton hotel and residences, the
sumptuous Star Hill gallery provides a platform for the leading names of the
couture world. The Star Hill gallery plays host to high-fashion gurus like
Valentino, Hermes, Alexander McQueen, Missoni, Kenzo along with other luxe
retailers like Audemars Piguet, Jaeger Le Coutre, Garrad, Christofle, Edward
Kong and others. The mall also hosts a
variety of eateries on its lower floors like Spice of India, Sentidos, Luk Yu
tea house, Shiok and Enak KL which serve a smorgasbord of global and local
cuisines.
Suria KLCC
The towering Petronas towers are KL’s most famous
attraction, the Suria KLCC mall which is located at the base of these
sky-touching monoliths, is thus one of the most popular shopping destinations
in KL. This perennially busy mall welcomes hordes of visitors every day and
offers an eclectic collection of brands that cater to all tastes and budgets.
Located in the mall are outposts of various international and local brands like
Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Bally, Miu Miu, Canali, Burberry, British India, Marks
and Spencers, Gap, Banana Republic and many more. The mall also hosts numerous
dining options in the form of individual restaurants, cafes, food courts,
bakeries and fast-food kiosks. Leisure-time options at KLCC include an
aquarium, a cinema and verdant park. The mall also offers tourists a privilege
card which entitles them to whole host of discounts at various stores located
within the mall. Other services offered at the mall include a prayer room, a
parent’s room, banking and money exchange facilities.
Lot 10
Lot 10 has reigned supreme for several decades on
KL’s shopping scene. The mall is a favored spot with shoppers of all ages and
offers a plethora of youth centric brands like Zara, H&M alongside big name
brands like Braun Buffel, Brikenstock, the National Geographic store, Zang Toi
and more. A star attraction at the mall is its exceptional food court, Lot 10 Hutong
that features some of the best family-run eateries from all over Malaysia. Lot
10’s Hutong is acknowledged as one of the best destinations for authentic
Malaysian eats in Kuala Lumpur.
Plaza Low
Yat
If you rather spend your cash on the latest and
greatest devices, then you have to include a trip to Plaza Low Yat in your KL
shopping itinerary. This mall which is situated on Bukit Bintang hosts numerous
vendors of cell phones, computers, laptops, cameras over its seven floors. The
prices of these covetable products are supposed to be the ‘best’ at Plaza Low
Yat, so if the purpose of your KL shopping expedition is to acquire the newest
smartphone or some other highly covetable thingamajigs, then Plaza Low Yat is
where you need to gravitate to.
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