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WORTH A DETOUR
PUDU
Once a Chinese village on the edge of the city, Pudu is now firmly part of Kuala Lumpur, hosting a lively fresh
produce market, a street of wonderful hawker stalls and one of the city's best Chinese restaurants. Its most fam-
ous landmark,
Pudu Jail
, was demolished in 2010; only the entrance gate remains.
Sights
Pudu Market
(Jln Pasar Baru; 4am-2pm; Pudu) KL's biggest wet and dry market is a frenetic place, full
of squawking chickens, frantic shoppers and porters forcing their way through the crowds with outrageous loads.
Stalls here sell everything from goldfish to pigs' heads, cows' tongues and durians in baskets. Arrive early in the
morning to experience the market at full throttle. From Pudu Light Rail Transit (LRT) station, go south along Jln
Pudu, right onto Jln Pasar, then right down Jln Pasar Baharu, passing the colourful
Choon Wan Kong
, a Chinese
temple dating from 1879.
Eating & Drinking
Jalan Sayur Stalls
(Jln Sayur; noodles RM5; 11am-midnight; Pudu) Visit this atmospheric street of
hawker stalls during the day to try the famous
hakka mee
stall on the corner with Jln Pudu: order these egg
noodles with chopped dry pork, with a side of 'white sauce' (aka melted lard) rather than 'black sauce' (all soy,
no lard). Evening grazing could include a luscious
chee cheong fun
(broad ribbons of rice noodles) with curry
sauce or the rich and peppery
sup kambing
(mutton broth).
Sek Yuen
( 9222 9457; 313-315 Jln Pudu; mains RM20-40; noon-3pm & 6-10pm Tue-Sun; Pudu)
Occupying the same beautiful, time-worn, art deco building for the past 60 years, Sek Yuen serves up meals that
offer an experience of KL food history. There's no written menu but you can trust the aged chefs toiling in the
wood-fired kitchen to make something delicious. Their
kau yoke
(belly pork),
char siew
(barbecued pork) and
fried rice are all classics, as is their sweet-and-sour fish.
for its chicken rice served into the early hours, this long-running operation in an art deco shophouse also serves
rice congee and
cha siew
pork that's well worth the journey.
12.30-2.30pm; monorail Imbi) Get here early as there's only a two-hour window of opportunity to sample
chef Wong Peng Hui's famous roasted pork. Chicken rice is also on then menu.
11am-9pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat) Sit at old wooden desks and savour excellent drip and siphon-brewed
coffees, and lovely homemade cakes - try the yam-coconut cake if it's available. There are also other interesting
drinks such as pandan latte.
Shopping
monorail Imbi) Eu Kong opened his first Yang Sang (meaning 'caring for mankind') Chinese medicine shop in
