V88 Starhill ★ 3.9
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Bukit BintangDaily 10:00-22:00
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 ★ 3.3
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Bukit BintangDaily 12:00-03:00
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.
Spark Club KL ★ 4.0
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Bukit BintangThu-Sat 22:00-03:00
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 ★ 3.7
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Bukit BintangMon-Sat 18:00-05:00, Sun 18:00-00:00
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 ★ 3.6
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Bukit BintangDaily 17:00-03:00
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 ★ 3.9
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KlccWed-Sun 22:00-03:00
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.