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Street foodTaman Tun Dr Ismail
Pasar Besar TTDI is the wet market anchoring Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, its produce stalls ringed by a busy breakfast hawker section.
TipIt closes on Mondays and shuts at 14:00 on other days, so come in the morning.
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Street foodTaman Tun Dr Ismail
Pasar Malam TTDI takes over Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad 2 in Kuala Lumpur every Sunday evening, a night market where every hawker works under matching canopies.
TipMost stalls are up by about 17:00 and start packing away around 20:00, so arrive early for the full run.
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Street foodSri Petaling
Sri Petaling Night Market fills Jalan Radin Tengah and the streets around it in Kuala Lumpur every Tuesday from about 17:00, with a wide spread of snacks.
TipThe 18:00 to 20:00 window has both full stock and manageable crowds.
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Street foodBukit Bintang
Lot 10 Hutong gathers well known Kuala Lumpur hawker names into one air conditioned basement food hall under Lot 10 mall on Jalan Sultan Ismail.
TipIndividual stall hours inside can run shorter than the hall's overall opening time.
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Street foodChinatown
Central Market, known locally as Pasar Seni, on Jalan Hang Kasturi in Kuala Lumpur began in 1888 as a wet market and is now an Art Deco hall of craft stalls.
TipKasturi Walk, the covered street beside the building, adds more open-air stalls, snacks and cold drinks.
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Street foodSentul
Pasar Malam Bandar Baru Sentul takes over Jalan 1/48A in Kuala Lumpur every Friday evening with a compact run of neighbourhood hawker stalls.
TipArrive at around 17:00 to see every stall; many start packing up by 20:00 on this Friday market.