Petaling Street Market
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur · Shopping
KL's most famous market street, and its most complained-about. The merchandise is knock-offs at prices that start 4x too high; the reason to come is the legendary food at the edges — Hokkien mee at Kim Lian Kee, air mata kucing, claypot rice. Eat, wander, keep your wallet zipped.
PergiScore
82/100
rating + buzz, trap-adjusted
Aggregated rating
★ 3.9
33,800 ratings
Mentions, last 90 days
406
289 reviews · 51 blogs · 66 vlogs
Expected spend
RM 15–40 per person on food
entry: Free
Rating distribution
3.9
33,800 ratings
Tourist-trap risk
trap-o-meter · 80/100
Heavily marketed to tourists; reviews flag inflated prices.
🕐 Best time: 6–9pm when the food stalls are all open
💡 Local tip: Treat it as a food destination. If you do buy goods, offer 30% of the first price and be ready to walk away — twice.
💸 Price note: Haggling expected on all merchandise.
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