Kuala Lumpur
Pavilion sets the gold standard in KL's shopping scene. Amid the many familiar international luxury brands, there are branches of chains including COS,…
Must-see shopping in Malaysia
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Kong Heng Square Artisan Market
Ipoh
During the colonial era, these walls formed the city's large single shop block. Today a cluster of craft stalls has sprung up around this light-flooded…
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George Town
Be charmed by the colourful artworks, prints and postcards of friendly young owners Clovis and Joey, as well as the many images created by the art…
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George Town
Head here for fabrics – both new and antique – as well as boxes, stationery, coffee-table books, art pieces, bags and other classy Asian bric-a-brac.
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Kuching
Local textiles, organic soaps and an excellent selection of books on Sarawak's history and culture are all good reasons to visit this combination of…
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George Town
Malaysian-produced batik printed cloth is made into a variety of men's and women's fashions and gift items here. Some of the more expensive designs are…
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Kuala Lumpur
Joshua Lim is the knowledgeable director of this commercial art space exhibiting a good range of contemporary works by local artists. Among the talents…
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Kuala Lumpur
Art, shopping, dining and social life are all in harmony at this innovative mall, 10 minutes' drive north of Bangsar. There's a good handicrafts market on…
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Kuala Lumpur
Fronted by branches of fashion retailers H&M and Zara, this mall's star turn is Isetan The Japan Store, a department which curates the best of Japanese…
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Kuala Lumpur
Arrive early to experience KL's largest wet (produce) market at its most frantic and visceral. Here you can get every imaginable type of fruit, vegetable,…
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George Town
In addition to more than 300 shops, including the department store Parkson, Penang’s most glamorous mall serves up a whole floor of food and beverage…
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Kota Kinabalu
Across from the Sabah Museum, this place sells books on all things Borneo – from field guides to birds, fish and mammals to WWII history, indigenous…
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George Town
If you're looking for books about Malaysia, or books written by local authors, this is the place to come. This branch covers fiction and poetry; another…
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George Town
The nonfiction branch of this excellent bookshop, specialising in books about Malaysia or by Malaysian writers.
Melaka City
Food hawkers, trinket sellers and fortune-tellers line Jln Hang Jebat for Melaka City's weekly extravaganza of street food and shopping. The street closes…
Kuching
The row of old shophouses facing the Waterfront Promenade is chock-full of handicrafts shops, some outfitted like art galleries, others with more of a …
Melaka City
It's impossible to miss the giant orangutan mural above artist Charles Cham's gallery and T-shirt store. His colourful, primitive-style paintings sell for…
George Town
Come here for the sensory-assaulting wet market, food stalls selling Penang's famous pickles and vendors selling headscarves, batik shirts, fabrics and…
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Kuala Lumpur
Located 8km northeast of the city centre, the world's largest pewter manufacturer offers some very appealing souvenirs made from this malleable alloy of…
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Malaysia
The main reason to visit this mall is its 2790-sq-metre Secret Garden, one of the largest roof gardens in the world, with more than 500 varieties of…
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Kuala Lumpur
This shrine to the pre-digital world combines a film and print shop with the genial proprietor Koon Yik Chin's collection of antique cameras and…
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Malaysia
Distinguished by its monumental Ancient Egypt–style decor, including a crowning pyramid, this vast mall buzzes with high-end brands, restaurants and a…
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Kuala Lumpur
This well-regarded chain of handcrafted pewter claims origins in 1885 when a Chinese pewtersmith arrived during KL's tin-mining boom. You can still find…
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Kuala Lumpur
This compact, upscale mall houses Malaysian fashion and accessories store Pedlars and local shoemaker Thomas Chan who crafts orthopaedic sandals and shoes.
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Kuching
The group of women at Tanoti are the only people to practise a distinct Sarawakian form of songket weaving, a way of creating embroidered fabrics…
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Malaysia
Home to the performing-arts centre PJ Live Arts (www.pjlivearts.my), which hosts regular music, comedy and family-friendly shows, Jaya One is chock-full…
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Melaka City
The three Yeo brothers continue the shoemaking tradition begun by their grandfather. Their beaded Peranakan shoes are considered Melaka's finest and begin…
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Kuala Lumpur
In the southeast of the city, stretching for around 2km along Jln Cerdas, is the longest pasar malam (night market) in Malaysia. You'll find over 500…
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Kuala Lumpur
Anchored by a swanky branch of the Singaporean department store Robinsons, this six-floor mall expands the consumer possibilities in the KLCC area. Look…
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Kuala Lumpur
This youth-oriented mall houses a large branch of Japanese clothes store Uniqlo. Shoe lovers should check out Shoes Gallery by Parkson and South Korean…
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Sarawak
Profits from this cafe and arts-and-crafts shop support single-mother families in the Kelabit Highlands. It's a good place for coffee and cake and to buy…
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Kuala Lumpur
The flagship branch of this Malaysian fashion house, selling well-made clothes with an ethnic flavour in soft cottons, linens and silks. This is where you…
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Kuala Lumpur
Branch of the Malaysian fashion house, selling well-made clothes with an ethnic flavour in soft cottons, linens and silks.
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Sarawak
This great little store is so packed full of Kayan and Iban beads, Penan rattan baskets and Melinau and Kayan handicrafts that it's difficult to move…
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Melaka City
This little boutique is packed floor-to-ceiling with authentic Kashmiri crafts, jewellery, rugs and clothing. Peruse embroidered cotton tunics, enamelled…
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Kuala Lumpur
With its design crossing Louis Vuitton with Louis XIV, and a basement restaurant 'village' sporting dark cobbled alleys, grey slate walls and bamboo…
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Kota Bharu
One of the most colourful and active markets in Malaysia, this market is at its busiest first thing in the morning. Downstairs is the fresh produce…
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Kuala Lumpur
Pavilion KL has expanded into this connected property with even more big brand consumer labels – find here branches of chains such as Cos and the…
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Kuching
As well as her own Bidayuh bead-work pieces – most of which have been displayed in an exhibition in Singapore – Juliana sells quality rattan mats made by…
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Kuala Terengganu
Located about 4.5km south of town, this outlet sells high-quality kain songket costing as much as RM12,000 for 2.5 sq metres. There’s also a tiny 'Songket…
