What to do and eat in KL

• Taxi – Grab app, can pay by cash or attach a card
• Find places – Foursquare, trip adviser
• “Metro” – LRT, MRT, Monorel, KTM – these are all public “train-type” of transport
• From/To Airport:
  Option 1: get Grab (especially if you’re few people) – costs 65 or 75 RM, the most comfy option.
  Option 2: to take express train KLIA express – if you want to skip traffic – it will bring you to KL Sentral station, (then from there you can get a cab or take LRT to your place of stay).
  Option 3: cheap option – take a bus – 10 RM or so, but it takes 1.5 h at least – brings you to KL Sentral station. They operate specific hours, check online what’s their schedule.

• if you have couple of days – include rooftop bar with a view to personas twin towers, enjoy the food, and visit popular attractions
• if you’re here for a week – go travel Malaysia (Langkawi, Perhentians, Tioman, Cameroon Highlands, Penang, Melaka, Ipoh Caves and Waterfalls, Elephant Sanctuary – all recommended)
• Eat different cuisine every meal, the number of meals – that’s how you plan your time here.
• Do a massage or at least reflexology.
• Chill by the pool as part of your trip.
• Take into consideration traffic jam around 6-7 pm when you plan your activities
• Rent an Airbnb apartment with cool view and the infinity pool

• If you don’t have much time, pick #1 place from the list, they are ranked by me
• Types of food are also in a ranking manner, from top to bottom what type of food you should definitely try here (personal judgement)
• Check location of the place

Lists:

1. Rooftop bar with city view

Go there for sunset (at 6-6.30 and stay until the dark side will cover the city to enjoy city vibe and Petronas lights.)

• Trioka Sky Dining Fuego (it also has good food!) – book in advance (http://www.troikaskydining.com/fuego/)
• Helipad Lounge (360 openspaxce platform – as an entrance you need to buy a drink) (https://foursquare.com/v/heli-lounge-bar/50d93f4519a928c3576aa778)
• Luna bar (bar with infinity pool and view to the city) http://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/bars-and-pubs/luna

Learn more:  http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/magazine/rooftop-bars.htm

2. Food 

What to eat: palak paneer (cottage cheese), butter chicken, samosa, chaat masala, paratha.

• WTF (what tasty food) (vegetarian) – eat chaat masala, palak paneer there: https://foursquare.com/v/wtf–what-tasty-food/51729a20498e908f676b85ae
• Ganga cafe
• RSMY Best Cheese Naan (https://g.co/kgs/6WZxiC)

What to eat: tom yam, pineapple rice, steamed fish, pad thai, mango salad, coconut ice-cream!!

• Tamarind Hill (Thai food AND nice atmosphere, a bit over priced)
• Absolute Thai (Bangsar Shopping centre)
• Ben Brothers in Jalan Alor (Street food, cheap, mamak style seating)

What to eat: food served on banana leaf

• Banana Leaf in Bangsar Village (Sri Nirwana Maju Restaurant Bangsar (Banana Leaf)
• Saravana Bhavan (eat aloo masala Dosa there)
• Vegetarian indian – lorong kurau, bangsar
• Betel Leaf

What to eat: Seafood is great. People also like duck, Dim sum, pork.

• Crabs/Seafood – wong poh in aman suria in PJ
• Crab – 🦀 Lala Chong seafood in Ara Damansara. Yummy
• Village Roast Duck place (there are few of them, you can go for Bangsar Village, eat duck spring rolls there)
• Madame kwan
• Ming Room BSC (non halal)
• Try Dim Sum (Dolly Dim Sum or others)
• Yutt Kee (good for breakfast)
• Ampang Fong Fong Yong Tau Fu, Plaza Batai (for lunch)

What to eat:  nasi lemak, teh tarik (it’s milk tea), sarawak laksa

• for good nasi lemak go to Village Park https://www.facebook.com/Village-Park-Restaurant-1639483826264341
• for chicken rice n noodles – NAM HEONG, nicest outlet is The Starling or pavilion
• Serai (halal)
• for nyonya – AUNTY NAT in Hartamas
• for chicken rice (non-halal) – CHOON YEN @happy mansion (must go early) then walking distance, beautiful desert at Xiao by crustz or tanuki by crustz
• BIJAN – Fine dining Malaysian http://www.bijanrestaurant.com
• for sarawak Laksa –  Alexis is not bad
• Ali Muthu Ah Hock – good for breakfast
• Grandmamas – for lunch
• Santai TTDI – for dinner
• Nasi Kandar – for dinner
• Mums Place – nyonya – for dinner

• Monna Lisa (in Hartamas) – by Alessio is the best pizza in town 
• La rRsata
pasta bella – lorong kurau

• Fittie sense (Bangsar Village)
• The Park Life (Sphere)
• Superfoods (near Nadi Bangsar)

• Raw
• Barat (vegetarian Mediterranean)
• Ganga
• WTF
• Kind kones

• Roost in Bangsar Village
• Barat  (vegetarian Mediterranean)
• KGB MidValley or Bangsar Village – burgers, sweet potato fries is great there.
• Burger Lab (my colleagues really like burgers there, but they don’t have good vegetarian options)
• Astana (Kazakh & Russian food)
• Antipodean (it’s a chain) – Australian owner
• Frisky Goat – for lunch
• Pinchos Tapas Bar

• Wildflowers cafe kl (nice ambience too, the most instagrammable cafe) (https://www.facebook.com/wildflowers.kl/)
• Huck’s cafe (it’s like home, you need to book in advance) – great for a date!
• Marmalade in Bangsar Village

• KLCC square and Petronas
• Jalan Alor – An actually food street (also you can get massages around the area)
• Jalan Changkat – party place (also you can get massages around the area)

KL sentral area

• Lake Gardens
• Birds Park
• Butterfly Park
• Little India
• Mindvalley HQ office – one of the coolest offices in the world (one station away)

China town area

• Central Market
• Merdeka Square – there are also museums
• China town

Other

• Orchid observatory (book in advance, 110 RM per person for high tea)
• Batu Caves – only if you didn’t see enough Buddhas, go there early in the morning, you need to hike stairs so you don’t want it hot.
• Visit Chinese temple

4. Self-care 

• Ohanajo studio – the best wellness centre
• Flow yoga studio
• For crystal healer pm
• Zerogravity KL in Hartamas

Manicure/Pedicure – Boudoir in Bangsar Village

• Aether cafe (TTDI)
• Meet Joe in Bangsar village
• Aku cafe (china town)

       Hipster cafes and places

• PULP – for good coffee, in Bangsar, the area is quite hipsterish
• Merchant line
• Cafe Amo -order 3D coffee – it’s in China town
• Publica – it’s a mall, but a cool one, there are some exhibitions usually, etc.
• VCR – near China town or Bangsar
• Owl cafe

• No Black Tie
• Gaslight Cafe
• The Bee in Publika
• Bobo cafe

          Party places:

(note: this list might be old, don’t know much of party places these days)

• Changkat street
• Trek (Red Room club is with good DJs)

        

6. Malls  (for cinema, shopping, karaoke) 

• Midvalley Mall
• Pavilion
• NU sentral
• KLCC
• Crystal shops –

7. Adventures, activities, fun times

• Wakeboarding in Putrajaya
• Iron man water walk
• Climbing in Batu caves
• Go karting
• Horse-riding
• Hike Bukit Tabur
• Paintball

     

      Activities in the city:

• Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
• Karaoke
• Escape room (in Midvalley)
• VR games
• Dining in the dark
• Zero gravity flying activity
• Trampoline Park
• Climbing in the gym
  

  Parks

Recommended day packages:

Lake Gardens + Bird/ Butterfly Park

Little India
Indian food (WTF)

You can visit Mindvalley office after

China town+ Merdeka square+Central market

Chinese food
Chinese temple

Petronas + KLCC Park

Then you can go to China town + Merdeka area

– Heli Lounge Bar (go there before sunset, around 6.30 pm you should be there)

– then go to Jalan Alor – street food, go to Beh Brother restourant in the end of Chagkat street
leave some space for Coconut ice cream – Sankyaya ice-cream, go back a bit from Beh Brothers

– Jalan Changkat – party / reflexology

– Go for Indian food

– Massage (because you will be sleepy after all the Indian gravings and carbs 😀 )

– Fuego restaurant – BOOK in advance

– KLCC – take photos with petronas at night