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| Kuala Lumpur |
Kuala Lumpur is a shopping haven for all whose lifelong goals is to find the best bargains at the best possible prices. Right smack at the heart of the Golden Triangle, along a famous stretch known as Bintang Walk, one can already feel the excitement as throngs of people go about their business, laden with shopping bags, moving from one mall to the other.
Besides that, Kuala Lumpur 's monster malls are crammed with designer brands and more. Just name it and KL has it, from Versace, Gucci and Prada to Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. |
| Suria KLCC |
|  The Suria KLCC Shopping Complex (Jalan Ampang), situated at the foot of the world's tallest twin towers, is a gem, with its swank shops, cafes and beautiful people. The huge six-level crescent-shaped shopping mall, opened on May 8th, 1998.
"Suria" means sunshine in the Malay language. It has one million square feet (93,000 square metres) of space. Prominent features include a spacious centre court, natural lighting from skylight, landscaped walkways, amenities for the disabled and parent rooms, drop-off points, ample parking (5,000 bays), over 270 speciality stores, open air cafes, 2 food courts, cinemas and exotic restaurants. |
| Concourse Level |
| Entrance for LRT commuters and people from the car park area. Presents an exciting mix of impulse items, sportswear, accessories, photographic equipment and supplies, books as well as fast food outlets. |
| Ground Floor |
| Features a collection of high fashion labels complemented by elegant cafes fronting the 50-acre park. |
| First Floor |
| Major stores of 4,000 square feet and more featuring international active wear and diffusion lines. |
| Second Floor |
Houses well-known children's labels, book stores and collectables and the 1,200-seat Scotts Picnic Food Court. |
| Third Floor |
| An entertainment and leisure level. |
| Fourth Floor |
| Houses a 300-seat local food court and theme restaurants. |
| Petronas Philharmonic Hall |
| Situated between the 2 towers at the podium level is a world class concert hall with an 865 seating capacity - the Petronas Philharmonic Hall. It is home to the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Petronas Performing Arts Group. |
| Galeri Petronas |
| This international class fine art gallery is located on Level 3 of Suria KLCC. The gallery provides an avenue for the local and foreign artists to display their artworks hence, meeting and nurturing the growing interest of Malaysians in visual art. |
| Petrosains (Petroleum Discovery Centre) |
| On Level 4 of Suria KLCC is an interactive science discovery centre, a modern contemporary museum that allow visitors to touch, feel and manipulate displays and exhibits aimed at stimulating interest in science and technology, particularly in petroleum science. |
| Shops |
| Aseana (G/F, tel: 2382-9988) |
A treasure trove of antiques and handmade clothing from all around the region. Perk up your wardrobe with shawls and sarongs by designers Marilyn Tan and Bobby Ch'ng and your home with silk, teapots and sculptures. |
| ARCH World Miniature (307, Level 3, tel: 3820-489) |
For exclusively designed pieces, tihs shop has small-scale reproductions of just about anything. It's one way to take a small piece of KL home in your pocket. |
| Kinokuniya bookstore (Level 4, tel: 2164-8133) |
This bookstore offers a wide selection of coffee table books, novels and speciality material. |
Bintang Walk |
Shopping complexes along Bintang Walk are "highly-concentrated". This simply means that within a short walking distance, you can find yourself spoilt for choices as to which mall you should start out at.
Best of all, it is here that you can find some of the world's most well-known brand names such as Christian Dior, Prada, Gucci, Calvin Klein, and more. On the other end of the scale, you will find names that you have never even heard of before. |
| Lot 10 |
|  Lot 10 is home to classy, expensive, and branded names. Its anchor tenant is Isetan. Over the years, the place mellowed down a little but still retained its glorious past with several well-known names and a few local designers who owned boutiques at Lot 10.
On the ground floor,there is a café/restaurant named Dome. If you prefer something cheaper, then take the escalator down to the lowest floor where the food court is located. This is a decent food court by all means, as it serves a large variety of food and cuisine. You can have Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and so much more. Prices are low too. A simple Chinese meal of a plate of rice with 3 kinds of meats/vegetables will not cost you more than RM10. Best of all, if you have a sweet tooth, then do remember to check out the variety of desserts available here. Local desserts are a must-try for foreigners. |
| Sungei Wang Plaza |
|  Sungei Wang Plaza was the first 'modern' shopping complex in the city many years ago. Incorporated in Malaysia on 16 th May, 1972 , Sungei Wang Plaza somehow gave the impression that it is a "jang" place; "jang" meaning uncultured. It is here that you can find pirated goods, cheap clothing, gaudy accessories and knick-knacks. The place is unkempt, dark and dingy.
When its neighboring shopping complexes like Star Hill and Lot 10 came about, Sungei Wang Plaza faced a certain stiff competition and over in time, the management refurbished the place several times and gave it a pretty good face-lift. Now, the mall is a much better place and has continued to flourish. |
| Star Hill |
|  Star Hill is a glamorous-looking building of bronze marble and gold trimmings. It is here where the rich rub shoulders with one another.
A tall building, Star Hill is made up of many floors of boutiques, entertainment outlets and book stores. It is also home to the Singapore-based departmental store, Tangs. The shopping complex is also linked to the famed J.W. Marriott Hotel. If you are staying at the Marriott, rest assured that you can easily pop over to shop whenever it catches your fancy. The mall is opened daily from 10 am to 10 pm.
At the lower ground floor is a fancy restaurant by the name of Shooks! Although the bill from Shooks may be rather steep, yet the restaurant remains a favorite haunt amongst shoppers and other patrons alike. This restaurant holds an interesting concept. For starters, they use an open-kitchen concept; therefore you will be able to see your dishes being prepared by the chef right before your eyes. The restaurant is segmented by cuisine, where chairs are placed surrounding the cooking area for each cuisine. There are Japanese cuisine, Chinese, Italian, and more. If you wish to sit at a proper table, you may as there are cozy chairs and tables scattered throughout the lower ground floor of Star Hill. Soothing piano music is sometimes strummed out on the grand piano placed nearby.
The courtyard at the main entrance of Star Hill is a popular spot for exhibitions, fairs, product launches and promotions. Should you wish to rent the place, you may contact the management. Also found at the main entrance of Star Hill is César, a little cafe by the sidewalk, which in my humble opinion, serves the best cappuccino in town. |
| Low Yat Plaza |
 Low Yat Plaza has recently gone through a major facelift and the place is now very clean and bright. Not a shopping complex for branded goods, Low Yat is home to a number of mobile phone/accessories outlets. There are also two more toy shops on the first floor (opposite each other) selling Gundams, McFarlane toys and more.
On the highest floor is where you will find the country's largest IT center. Here, you can find just about any computer gadgets that you can possibly ask for. Prices are also competitive and to some, dirt cheap. Prices range from a few ringgit for a cable or mouse pad to a few thousand ringgit for a fully-customized PC. Some shops are so specialized that they sell mainly computer casings, or just CD-RWs. |
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