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Shopping Area - Bukit Bintang Area II
Kuala Lumpur Guide - Shopping
Pavilion / Lot 10 / KL Plaza / Starhill / Berjaya Times
Square
Offering a mixture of high end and middle level but more towards up-market
styles and a wide selection of world-renowned designer labels and products -
shoes, handbags, fashion wear, jewellery, watches, CDs, art, furnishings, etc.
Bukit Bintang is indisputably one of the city's foremost shopping districts
offering a multitude of merchandise to suit every taste and budget. This place
has transformed over the last 5 years to be one of the busiest tourist/local
hangout and shopping haven. Cafes, restaurant's, Clubs, Shops, Malls and more
fill up this street. On weekends, thousands of people walk pass to get to other
shopping malls within the area. Besides the wide variety of shops and outlets
along the roads, the cities major shopping outlets are located in this area.
 The
Pavilion
The newest chic complex in the block, this 7-storey shopping centre, links Bukit
Bintang and KLCC with its pedestrian bridges. Set to be become the premier
showcase of international lifestyle trends in relation to fashion, cuisine,
urban leisure and more. With approximately 450 stores in the retail podium,
hand-picked retailers will provide customers with infinite choices and the
latest in fashion, entertainment, health and beauty, electronic, gourmet food
and countless others. Also features chic restaurants, bars, clubs, fitness
centre, karaoke and Cineplex.
Notable Sections are -
Couture Pavilion - Home to all luxurious styles, highlights an impressive
collection of luxury boutiques, from the most sought-after designer labels to
haute couture, hot off the catwalks of Paris, Milan, New York and Tokyo. Also is
where one can procure most luxurious material indulgences from the most
expensive silk, the most precious diamonds to South Sea pearls.
Gourmet Emporium - All things related to food from farm-fresh produce,
prepared take-home packs of your favourite foods to endless choices of dine-in
options from all four corners of the world, Styled after the international food
halls of Sydney, London and Tokyo where everything exudes freshness and quality.
Lot 10
The Lot 10 Shopping Complex with its distinctive green and blue striped facade
caters is a upper middle class shopping complex with a mixtures of high end and
middle level products such as Nike, Esprit, G2000.....
This is the place for upmarket styles and a wide selection of world-renowned
designer labels. Take your pick of British India's casual and bright linens,
Timberland, Guess, Espirit, Swatch, and the myriad shoe and handbag sales that
clutter the lobby area. A number of chic cafés line its entrance, which is part
of Bintang Walk. You can get a good variety of Japanese products and fashion
wear at Isetan, its anchor tenant.
KL Plaza
It houses a wide range of local and international designer accessory shops,
jewellers, boutiques and eateries. While you’re there, do make a stop at the
largest music store in town, Tower Records, located on the first floor.
RECOMMENDED
Factory Outlet Store (F.O.S) - You can pick up jeans for RM79 (US$22) or
less, and t-shirts and sleeveless linen shirts for RM29-RM39. The store is at
the back of the ground floor
Note - There’s also an assortment of interesting alfresco eateries and
cafés, serving everything from sushi to oysters, beer and wine. Check-out what’s
happening at Planet Hollywood, a family restaurant in the day which turns into a
vibrant discotheque at night.
 Starhill
The complex carries most of the up market branded goods including Dunhill etc.
Cortina Watch Boutique carries a wide selection of the world most famous watch
brands. This complex is certainly not for the average tourists.
Starhill has scores of designer label boutiques within its elegant interior. It
has six floors of retail outlets, mostly exclusive boutiques with the Tangs
Department Store as the anchor tenant. It’s a delightfully relaxing place to
shop. Most major designer brands and fashion labels are represented and there's
a whole floor devoted to art. The new look Dior and Louis Vuitton shops are
adjoining the JW Marriott lobby for ease of spend.
The designer brand floor is appropriately called the "Indulge" level in the
elevator. Look for this when you press the button. Elsewhere in Starhill, pop
into Dior, Ferragamo, Timberland, Fendi, Kenzo, Aigner, Valentino, Celine,
Porsche Design, Versace, Dunhill, or Louis Vuitton, or drop by the funky
basement cafes and the even funkier toilet. The male toilet is a dark Arab
street recreation with shale tiles, claustrophobic corridors and water piped
through bamboo shafts. Plenty of food rest stops are around at places like the
Arabic Tarbush or the mod multi-cuisine Shook.
RECOMMENDED
The Loft Gallery - Features artwork by local artists and runs different
shows from time to time.
Note - It is part of the JW Marriot Hotel building with an up class food
outlet call Shooks on the lower ground floor. Check out the newly opened Feast
Village too with nearly 14 restaurants to choose from. Do not miss the sidewalk
cafes along the mall which make up part of Bintang Walk.
Berjaya Times Square
 Berjaya
Times Square or Times Square Kuala Lumpur is among newest and the largest
shopping mall in the country providing more than 1000 individual shops and
various retail anchors. Current merchandise mix includes a departmental store,
specialty fashion and accessories, household and furnishing, a supermarket,
electrical and electronic goods, bookstores, bridal showcases and an IT mall.
Britain’s Debenhams has since closed, making way for KL’s favourite one-stop
fashion store, Metrojaya
Note - 5 cafes, bistros, restaurants and fast food outlets 56-lane
bowling alley center 9-screen CineplexIt including the country’s first IMAX 3D
Theatre experience and Malaysia’s largest indoor theme park complete with the
longest indoor multi-inverted rollercoaster in Asia Pacific. This unique indoor
theme park filled with 14 major exciting rides, live performances, theme shops,
snack outlets and a games area for the enjoyment of all ages.
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