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Mix Cocktails & Hidden Bar Scavenger Hunt In Chinatown
Experience cocktail mixing with a bartender, then get ready for a scavenger hunt to explore 3 hidden bars in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.
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What to order at Kiku
- Signature drink
- Coffee poured to vinyl jazz in a Japanese kissa setting
- Editor tip
- It is on the third floor with no lift sign at street level; follow the stairs up from Jalan Yap Ah Shak.
CuisineCocktail bar
TypeListening cafe
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodChow Kit
HoursTue-Thu, Sun 12:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, closed Mon
Phone+60 3-2603 1651
Signature drinkCoffee poured to vinyl jazz in a Japanese kissa setting
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Food program: Shokupan toasts, sandos, donburi and ramen
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Location
Address: 17 Jalan Yap Ah Shak, 50300 Kuala Lumpur
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