The Central Market was once utilized as the city’s main fresh-produce market. The Central Market is one of the oldest buildings in the city dating back as far as 1930. It was heading towards demolition when it was no longer serving its purpose but was remodeled and reopened as a modern shopping complex in the 1980s.

Currently, the Central Market is also known as the Cultural Bazaar where it is a market place dedicated for arts and craft shops. You can see various array of products such as wood carvings, batik, pottery, paintings and traditional kites on sale here. Besides, there are a number of other outlets that sell an assortment of goods ranging from guitars to ladies’ wigs.

Tourists are advised to bargain to get reasonable price as prices for art and craft products tend to be high in the first place. Aside from being a market place for art and craft product, the Central Market is also a food heaven where it houses a food court upstairs offering all sorts of Malaysian dishes from different states. There are also a few restaurant scattered around the place.

All in all, the Central Market is worth visiting to get a glimpse of the local art and craft products. Other than that, if you are lucky enough, sometimes you might be able to see some cultural performance at the Central Market as the place is also a venue for free cultural performance.

Visiting Hours

The market place is opened daily throughout the day. The best time to visit the place is around 10am when most of the traders are starting to operate their businesses.

Getting There

The Central Market is located at Petaling Street. It can be reached via LRT and you can stop at the Masjid Jamek LRT station. The market place is within a 15 to 20 minutes of walking distance from the LRT station.

Central Market, KL

Arts and crafts at Central Market, KL

Arts and crafts shops at Central Market, KL

Batik Exhibition at Central Market, KL

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