Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ venues, listening bars and late-night dives in Kuala Lumpur.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Kuala Lumpur, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Spark Club KL at TREC on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur is the rebrand of the former Zouk KL, running house, hip hop and EDM from Thursday to Saturday.
TipIt opens only Thursday to Saturday from 22:00, so check the club's own pages for the night's DJ before heading to TREC.
Vibes Club above Meja Kitchen at TREC in Kuala Lumpur runs themed nights from Tuesday to Sunday, with local and international DJs on EDM sets.
TipThe dance floor gets going after midnight; arrive earlier on weeknights to skip the queue at the Electric Boulevard entrance.
Club 99 off Changkat Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur is a 400 seat room of dark wood booths with nightly live bands and DJs plus daily happy hour.
TipHappy hour runs to 7:45pm most nights; the dance floor fills up later once the live band's cover sets get going.
Kyo KL in the Mandarin Oriental basement near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur splits into two rooms, one for hip hop and one for house.
TipEntry with one drink runs cheaper before 1am; the Ren side room leans house and techno if the main floor's hip hop is not your night.
Live House at TREC in Kuala Lumpur runs a downstairs main room of live bands and DJ sets nightly, with a comedy room, LOL at Live House, upstairs.
TipKiller Gourmet Burgers runs the kitchen here, so it doubles as a late dinner stop before the band sets start after 9pm.
Marini's on 57 on the 57th floor of Petronas Tower 3 in Kuala Lumpur pairs its Italian dining room with a rooftop bar facing the Twin Towers.
TipSunset hour runs 5 to 9pm with better bar prices; book the terrace rail ahead if the tower view matters more than the menu.
SkyBar on Level 33 of Traders Hotel in Kuala Lumpur faces the Petronas Twin Towers head on and remains one of the city's best known rooftop rooms.
TipArrive before sunset for a rail side table facing the towers; the deck fills up fast once the tower lights come on.
Cielo sits on the rooftop of VIDA Bukit Ceylon above Changkat Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, with tables angled toward the Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC.
TipIt pitches itself for birthdays and anniversary dinners, so book ahead for a weekend table by the edge.
Alva KL on the officially numbered 99th floor of Ascott Star KLCC in Kuala Lumpur sits roughly level with the Petronas Twin Towers rather than above them.
TipThe floor is labelled 99 but sits just above the 56th, so ask for a window table facing the towers for the eye-level view.
Circa Bar KL hides up a spiral staircase in a back alley at Plaza Batai in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, behind a keypad and a weekly passcode.
TipGet the week's passcode from the bar's Instagram before you go; it changes every week and the keypad rejects any older code.
Listen HiFi Cafe in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, books out thirteen turntable listening stations with headphones against a 500 strong vinyl collection.
TipA private turntable session runs from RM25 for one person and books out on weekends, so reserve a slot before turning up.
V88 Starhill runs inside an Eslite bookstore on Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, pairing coffee by day with a vintage sound system on weekends.
TipIt opens daily from 10:00 to 22:00, so come in the evening when the vintage sound system is the point of the visit.
Rockafellers on Changkat Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur is the strip's late night standby, pouring cheap Tiger pints past most neighbours' last call.
TipTwo happy hours run back to back until 10pm; after that it is full price but still one of the later closing rooms on the strip.
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