"It was formerly a wet market where vegetables, meat and fish were sold. Now, it is a beautiful and attractive Art Deco building."
Central Market is a must-visit spot if you are a first-time visitor to Kuala Lumpur. It is a former wet market that has been refurbished to become a centre for handicraft, antique and art sales. Central Market is certainly the best place to look for souvenirs and exclusively-made handicrafts.
Its two-floors building houses shops, hawker centres, restaurants, fast-food outlets, bars and a cinema complex in the annexe on the northern side.
Visitors to the market are also able to witness the local artists and craftsmen at work. They can even have their profile drawn and portrait painted by the portrait artists or have intricate glass souvenirs specially made for them by the glass blowers.
You may contact Central Market's information counter at +603 2274 6542.
Last viewed - May 23, 2008
Getting there
Due to its location in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the Central Market is well served by public transport. It is located along Jalan Benteng off Jalan Hang Kasturi, near the Klang Bus Stand. If you walk from the bus stand, it will take around 5 minutes to reach there.
There are taxi stands and bus-stands (serviced by Intrakota, Metrobus and Cityliner) located at the front (Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock) and the side (Leboh Pasar Besar and Jalan Silang).
In addition, the PUTRA LRT Pasar Seni Station, STAR LRT stations and the commuter trains are located just a short walk away.
User recommendation
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"Been here so many times. Just for the purpose of searching for souvenirs and renting books. Also.. watching people. You can find almost anything here. But sometimes the price is quite expensive.." by angah
"kalau setakat nak cari souvenirs, batik ataupun barangan kraftangan semuanya ada kat sine so tak payah susah2 nak cari kat tempat lain" by ciksenah_tension
"Tempat yang sungguh menarik kerana menjual bermacam - macam barangan kraftangan." by mas
"Love to see those artist do thier stuff on the canvas. I think this is the only place that we can hire the potrait artist in kl." by On Foot
"many things sold at moderate price there." by chris
"3.75 ! Recently i went to CM to buy a keris for decoration. In my humble opinion, Central Market ( Pasar Seni )
is a great place for tourists and locals.
I think that it'll be nicer if the shops were stationed according to their own respective catagories.
The food court takes a lot of this prestigious buildings space.
More entries (shop,gallery or open oppurtunity) from so many undiscovered sources might just be an evolution to this Market.
What i mean is that Batik goes with batik.. sports however could be replaced by a Gallery for example. I also think that Central Market has the potential to link up with more international content and further enhance the Markets ability to showcase a wider scope of fusion end products.
Honestly, i was a little dissapointed with the amount of space that the food court has.
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"last week i bring some foreign friend to central market new food court i really impress with the decoration so unique a beautiful place with 8 stall promote malaysian food iam happy to introduce malaysian foodto my friend one of the stall call kedah which really embarrass me because the menu show is not kedah food it is THAI FOOD instead it totally unexcepted because iam kedahan" by qmiko
"" for tourists to get some souvenirs on batik, crystal or painting...right place to visit" " by sheena
"Besides souvenirs, this is the place where you can watch culture performance that usually held on weekend." by Scalia
"a nice place to be and u feel like a artist when u r there
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"Segalanya ada disini.. tapi harga barangan agak mahal..tempat yg paling lamayg saya akan singgah ialah dikawasan pelukis,memang mengasyikkan.." by moose
"Dahulu CM memang menjadi tempat persinggahan bagi saya apabila pulang dari sekolah. Kadang-kadang leka melihat para artis melukis." by Irwana Ameera
"a happening place... lots of things to look for here especially souvenirs.. you could get them at a bargain.. a must visit for tourists..!" by rifdy
"I always come here to rent books. It is a good place to start if it's your first time in KL." by jazila
"Temapat lepak bagi para karyawan. Ramai artis yang boleh kita lihat disini. " by Fitri Alia
