Travel Reference
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SHOPPING
MARKET
PETALING STREET MARKET
(Jln Petaling; noon-11pm; Kota Raya)
Malaysia's relaxed attitude towards counterfeit goods
is well illustrated at this heavily hyped night market bracketed by traditional Chinese gate-
ways. In fact, traders start to fill Jln Petaling from midmorning until the whole street is
jam-packed with market stalls selling everything from fake Gucci handbags and pirate
DVDs to bunches of lychees.
PETER HOE EVOLUTION
(2 Jln Hang Lekir; 10am-7pm; Pasar Seni)
Both here and at the much bigger Peter Hoe Bey-
ond (
Click here
)
around the corner you can satisfy practically all your gift- and souvenir-
buying needs, with selections from the KL-based designer's creative and affordable range
of original batik designs on sarongs, shirts, dresses and home furnishings. The shops also
stock an impressive range of Asian home-decor items as well as silver jewellery. The Bey-
ond branch has a cafe that's worth visiting in its own right.
HOMEWARES
BOOKS
JUNK BOOKSTORE
( 03-2078 3822; 78 Jln Tun HS Lee; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-2pm Sat; Masjid Jamek)
One of
KL's best second-hand bookstores with thousands of titles piled high on a couple of floors.
Ask staff to show you its selection of antique local titles but don't expect to get them for
bargain prices!
JUSTIN YAP
(
www.justinyap.com
;
2nd fl, Lee Rubber Bldg, 145 Jln Tun HS Lee; 10am-7pm; Pasar Seni)
The atelier of
one of Malaysian fashion's rising young stars is tucked away inside his uncle Peter Hoe's
shop. Come here for elegant custom-made gowns and pretty shoes, as well as some off-the-
peg items.
FASHION
BASKET SHOP
HANDICRAFTS
