Pasar Malam Bandar Baru Sentul takes over Jalan 1/48A in Kuala Lumpur every Friday evening with a compact run of neighbourhood hawker stalls.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Arrive at around 17:00 to see every stall; many start packing up by 20:00 on this Friday market.
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TipGo before 09:00 for the freshest catch, the wet section thins out by late morning.
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TipLook for Indian kuih, putu mayam, chicken rice and assam laksa among the stalls under the same roof as the produce.
Imbi Market inside ICC Pudu in Kuala Lumpur took in the traders from the old Jalan Imbi site back in 2016 and still opens as a breakfast market.
TipThe wet market fills the lower floors and the breakfast hawker hall sits above it. Closed Mondays, and the stalls sell out by early afternoon.
Petaling Street Market in Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown runs under a covered canopy from morning to late evening, with stalls busiest from 11:00 until late.
TipHours vary by stall, but something is open from about 09:00 to midnight; the market stalls peak from late morning.
The Kampung Baru Sunday Market in Kuala Lumpur runs Saturday evening into the small hours, a tradition dating back to 1899 in the Malay village.
TipDespite the name it runs on Saturday night, come after 19:00 for the busiest stretch.
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TipEvening is cooler and busier, the market is at its fullest after 18:00.
