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OUR READERSMany thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes: Tammy Bare, Ronald Beers, Jonathan Boyle, Pepe Clemente, Mat Mannion, Carolyn Oliff, Michelle Reiner, Jennifer Segail, Christopher Smith, Gemma Stewart, Nigel Teasdale, Stefan Tuchila

AUTHOR THANKSSimon RichmondTerima kasih to Laura at Lonely Planet HQ for commissioning me, and to my trusted friends in Malaysia, including Alex Yong, Nani Kahar, Peter Kiernan, Andrew Sebastian,

Claudia Low, David Hogan Jr, Narelle Mc-Murtrie, Chris Bauer, Eddy Chew, Adly Rizal, Karl Steinberg and Chris Ong. Also thanks to Jeffrey Lim, Pakhruddin Sulaiman, Ng Seksan, Noraza Yusof, Charles Steven, Paula Conway and Grey Yeoh for assistance with research.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSCover photograph: Thean Hou Temple, Gavin Hellier/AWL.

©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

THIS BOOKThis 3rd edition of Lonely Planet’s Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang guidebook was researched and written by Simon Richmond, who also coauthored the previous edition with Celeste Brash. The 1st edition was written by Joe Bindloss and Celeste Brash. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s Melbourne office, and produced by the following:

Commissioning Editor Laura StansfeldCoordinating Editors Carolyn Boicos, Erin RichardsSenior Cartographers Julie Sheridan, Diana Von HoldtBook Designer Jessica RoseManaging Editors Sasha Baskett, Bruce Evans Senior Editor Catherine Naghten

Assisting Editors Katie Connolly, Kate Evans, Charlotte OrrAssisting Cartographer Rachel ImesonCover Research Naomi ParkerLanguage Content Branislava Vladisavljevic

Thanks to Anita Banh, Ryan Evans, Larissa Frost, Gene-sys India, Jouve India, Indra Kilfoyle, Wayne Murphy, Chad Parkhill, Trent Paton, Martine Power, Dianne Schallmeiner

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Index8 Heeren Street (Melaka)

143

Aaccommodation 15, 127‑35,

228‑9, see also Sleeping subindex

Acheen St Mosque (Penang) 162

activities, see individual activities, neighbourhoods, Sports & Activities subindex

adat 202Ahamad, Yasmin 207Air Itam 178‑9air pollution 221air travel 216‑17amusement parks 22, 70,

121, 123, 143, 176 animals 19, 211‑12, 225, see

also individual speciesanimism 202Annexe Gallery 77anti‑Semitism 203apes 211Aquaria KLCC 50‑1architecture 18, 54, 208‑10,

54, 55Architecture Museum

(Melaka) 138area codes 226arts 205‑8, see also

individual artsAsian Heritage Row 88ATMs 224Awal Muharram 200Ayer Keroh 143

BBaba‑Nonya Heritage

Museum (Melaka) 143

Baba‑Nonya people 199Badan Warisan Malaysia 52Badawi, Abdullah 192‑3Bahasa Malaysia 228‑34Ban Po Thar (Penang) 179Bangsar, see Lake Gardens,

Brickfields & Bangsar Bank Negara Malaysia

Museum & Art Gallery 87basketball 38basketry 41bathrooms 226batik 41, 43, 68, 69, 70,

83, 170bats 211Batu Caves 9, 115‑16, 3,

9, 115Batu Ferringhi (Penang)

174‑7Batu Maung (Penang) 180Bazaar Baru Chow Kit 87, 89bedbugs 222beer 35‑6bees 223bicycle travel 13, 99Bird Interpretation Centre

(Fraser’s Hill) 118‑19birds 212birdwatching 98, 118‑19,

121, 143boat travel 218boat trips 120, 125, 151bomoh 203books

architecture 210environment 211, 212health 221history 187, 189, 190, 191Islam 200literature 182, 205

Botanical Gardens (Penang) 178

Brickfields, see Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar

Buddhism 201‑2Buddhist Maha Vihara 103

Bukit China (Melaka) 144Bukit Fraser 118‑20Bukit Nanas, see Chinatown,

Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

bumiputra 191, 195bus travel 217‑18business hours 26, 36, 224Butterworth (Penang) 155

Ccalendar, lunar 21car travel 218carbon emissions 214cats 211Cave Villa 116cell phones 226Central Market 77Chan She Shu Yuen Temple

77Cheah Kongsi (Penang) 162chemists 224Cheng Ho Cultural Museum

(Melaka) 144Cheng Hoon Teng Temple

(Melaka) 143Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

(Penang) 161children, travel with 22‑3,

112Chiling Waterfall (Kuala

Kubu Bharu) 119Chinatown (Melaka) 143‑4,

146‑8, 151‑2Chinatown, Merdeka Square

& Bukit Nanas 10, 47, 71‑84, 71, 248-9

accommodation 129, 132‑4

drinking & nightlife 72, 82entertainment 82food 72, 79‑82highlights 71, 73‑5, 76shopping 72, 82‑4sights 73‑9sports & activities 84transport 72walks 78, 78

Chinatown (Penang) 161‑2, 165, 167, 172‑3

Chinatown Wet Market 77Chinese medicine 80Chinese New Year 20Chinese opera 206Chinese population 198Chinese religions 201‑2Chitty Museum (Melaka)

146Chitty people 146Choon Wan Kong 56Chow Kit 87, 89, 90, 92, 256Chung Keng Kwi Temple

(Penang) 163cinema, see filmsCity of Digital Lights at

i‑City (Shah Alam) 120civets 211clan jetties (Penang) 163,

165clanhouses 161, 162climate 15, 20, 21clubs, see drinking & nightlifecoffee 35, 37Confucianism 201‑2costs 14, 26, 36, 128, 218,

224courses

dance & music 39food 26, 70, 101, 150‑1, 176handicrafts 41, 70, 171

Court Hill Ganesh Temple 77crafts, see handicraftscredit cards 224cruises 125, 151culture 194‑6, 197‑9, 204currency 224customs regulations 220cycling 13, 99

Ddance 38, 39, 66, 205‑6dangers, see safetyDark Cave 115‑16deforestation 213, 214

Sights 000Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

See also separate subindexes for:

5EATINGP241

6DRINKING&NIGHTLIFEP242

3ENTERTAINMENTP242

7 SHOPPINGP242

2 SPORTS&ACTIVITIESP243

4SLEEPINGP244

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dengue fever 222department stores 40Dharma Realm Guan Yin

Sagely Monastery 52diarrhoea 223disabilities, travellers with

226‑7diving 112doctor fish 69dogs 211Dr Sun Yat Sen’s Penang

Base (Penang) 162drinking & nightlife 35‑7,

see also individual neighbourhoods, Drinking & Nightlife subindex

drinks 35‑6, 230driving 218

Eeconomy 183, 190, 191‑2,

196electricity 220emergencies 220, 230Emergency, the 188‑9entertainment 38‑9,

see also individual neighbourhoods, Entertainment subindex

environmental issues 212‑14

Escape (Penang) 176events, see festivals &

events

Fferry travel 218festivals & events 20‑1, 24,

200, 202films 38, 39, 182, 188, 192,

207‑8fire services 220First World Indoor

Theme Park (Genting Highlands) 121

fish spas 69food 6, 24, 25‑34, 146,

28, see also individual neighbourhoods, Eating subindex

costs 26courses 26, 70, 101,

150‑1, 176etiquette 31

language 229‑30, 233‑4opening hours 26

football 38, 39Forest Research Institute

of Malaysia (FRIM) 9, 117, 8

Former Standard Chartered Bank 75

Fort Cornwallis (Penang) 165Fraser’s Hill 118‑20

GGaleri Diraja Sultan Abdul

Aziz (Klang) 121Galeri Petronas 51galleries 13, 19, see also

individual galleriesgardens 19, see also

individual gardensgay travellers 36, 37, 220‑1Genting Highlands 121Genting Skyway (Genting

Highlands) 121George Town (Penang) 155,

157‑74, 158-9accommodation 172‑4drinking & nightlife

169‑70food 165‑9shopping 170‑2sights 161‑5walks 164, 164

giardiasis 222go‑karting 125Golden Triangle & KLCC

47, 48‑70, 48, 250-1, 252-3

accommodation 129, 130‑2

drinking & nightlife 49, 61, 64‑6

entertainment 66‑7food 49, 52‑3, 57‑60highlights 48, 50‑1shopping 49, 67‑70sights 50‑2sports & activities 70transport 49

golf 94, 120government & politics 182,

188‑93, 200, 203Grand Prix 20, 125Guan Yin Temple 77Guandi Temple 76, 3, 55

HHainan Temple

(Penang) 162Halim, Abdul 193handicrafts 41‑2, see also

individual handicrafts

Hari Raya Haji 200Hari Raya Puasa 200hawker food 6, 26, 33haze 214health 221‑3heat exhaustion

& stroke 221‑2hepatitis 222Hibiscus Garden 99hiking 119Hinduism 202history

Kuala Lumpur 184‑93Melaka 137‑8, 184Penang 156‑7

History & Ethnography Museum (Melaka) 138

HIV 222Hma’ Meri people 122Ho Eng Hui, Dr 150holidays 225Holy Rosary

Church 105homestays 127, 133, 174horse riding 120House of Yeap Chor Ee

(Penang) 163Hubback, Arthur

Bennison 209Hundred Quarters 105Hutan Rekreasi Air Keroh

(Ayer Keroh) 143

IIbrahim, Anwar 191‑2, 193immigration 188, 194immunisations 221Indian population 198influenza 222insects 223internet access 128, 223internet resources, see

websitesIslam 199‑201, 203, 204Islamic Arts Museum 12,

97, 12, 97Islamic Museum

(Melaka) 138Istana Alam Shah

(Klang) 121Istana Kehakima

(Putrajaya) 124itineraries 16‑17

Jjellyfish 223Jelutong 178‑9Jeriau Waterfall (Fraser’s

Hill) 119

Judaism 203jungle treks 119

KKampung Baru, see Masjid

India, Kampung Baru & Northern KL

Kampung Chitty (Melaka) 146

Kampung Jawa (Melaka) 139Kampung Kling Mosque

(Melaka) 144Kampung Morten (Melaka)

139Kampung Pulau Betong

(Penang) 180Kampung Sungai Bumbon

(Pulau Carey) 122kayaking 119Kek Lok Si Temple

(Penang) 178‑9Khoo Kongsi (Penang) 161Kim Hai Gallery (Melaka)

149King’s Well (Melaka) 144kites 42KL Academy of Traditional

Chinese Medicine 80KL Bicycle Map Project 13KL Bird Park 98, 99, 11, 98KL Butterfly Park 99, 17KL City Gallery 75KL Forest Eco Park 79KL Train Station 103Klang 121, 122Klang River 183Klang Valley 120‑3KLCC, see Golden Triangle

& KLCC KLCC Park 51, 3Kompleks Dayabumi 77Kompleks Kraf Kuala

Lumpur museum 69Kuala Gandah Elephant

Conservation Centre 125Kuala Kubu Bharu 119Kuan Yin Teng (Penang)

161‑2kung‑fu performances 150

LLake Gardens, Brickfields

& Bangsar 47, 95‑113, 95, 260-1, 262

accommodation 129, 134‑5

drinking & nightlife 96, 109‑10

entertainment 110food 96, 105‑9highlights 95, 97‑101, 102

Sights 000Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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shopping 96, 110‑13sights 97‑105sports & activities 113transport 96walks 104, 104

language 195, 228‑34langurs 211Lee, James 208Lee, TY 209leeches 223legal matters 223‑4lesbian travellers 36, 37,

220‑1lice 223literature, see booksLiterature Museum

(Melaka) 138Little India Fountain 103Little India (Melaka) 146,

148, 153Little India (Penang) 162‑3,

165, 167‑8, 173‑4Loke Mansion 87Lucky Gardens 108lunar calendar 21

MMahathir, Mohamad 190‑3,

203Mahotchava Festival 103malaria 222Malay language 228‑34Malay population 197‑8Malay World Ethnology

Museum 102malls 8, 40, 43, 8, see also

Shopping subindexManglish expressions 195MAP 111Maritime Museum & Naval

Museum (Melaka) 139, 142

markets 19, 26, 34, 40‑1, 62, 62, 63, see also Shopping subindex

Masjid Di Raja Sultan Suleiman (Klang) 121

Masjid India 87Masjid India, Kampung

Baru & Northern KL 47, 85‑94, 85, 256, 258-9

accommodation 129, 134drinking & nightlife 86,

93‑4entertainment 86, 94food 86, 91‑3highlights 85sights 87‑91sports & activities 94transport 86walks 88, 90, 88, 90

Masjid Jamek 79Masjid Jamek Kampung

Baru 89Masjid Kampung Hulu

(Melaka) 143‑4Masjid Kapitan Keling

(Penang) 165Masjid Negara 102Masjid Sultan Salahuddin

Abdul Aziz Shah (Shah Alam) 120

massage 69, 94, 101, 113, 151, 177

Mawlid al‑Nabi 200measures 220Medan Pasar 77Medan Portugis

(Melaka) 147medical services 224Melaka 136‑53, 140-1

accommodation 151‑3drinking & nightlife

148‑9entertainment 149food 146‑8history 137‑8, 184shopping 149‑50sights 138‑46sports & activities 150‑1tourist information 137travel to/from 137travel within 137walks 144‑5, 145

Melaka Bird Park (Ayer Keroh) 143

Melaka Malay Sultanate Water Wheel (Melaka) 139

Melaka Zoo (Ayer Keroh) 143

Memorial Tun Abdul Razak 98

Menara KL 73, 3, 73Merdeka Square 10, 74‑5,

11, see also Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas

metalwork 42Mid Valley 112, 262mobile phones 226money 14, 26, 36, 128, 224monkeys 211monorail 217, 218Muhammad, Amir 208Muka Head (Penang) 175museums 19, see also

individual museumsmusic 38, 39, 66, 206‑7Muslim Cemetery 52Muzium Rakyat

(Melaka) 138

NNational Monument 102National Museum 102national parks 213National Parliament 103National Planetarium 99National Textiles

Museum 75National Visual Arts

Gallery 89New Economic Policy

191, 195newspapers 220Ng Chee Yat 80nightlife, see drinking &

nightlife Norman, Arthur Charles 209

Ooil palms 212‑13opening hours 26, 36, 224Orang Asli Craft Museum

102Orang Asli Museum

(Gombak) 116Orang Asli people 198‑9orang‑utans 211Orchid Garden 99

PP Ramlee House

(Penang) 179P Ramlee Memorial 89painting 208Paku Pakis Collection

(Melaka) 149palm‑oil plantations 212‑13pangolins 212Pantai Kerachut

(Penang) 175Pantai Pasir Panjang

(Penang) 180parasailing 177parks 19, see also

individual parksPasar Minggu 90Penang 154‑80, 157, 158-9

accommodation 172‑4, 177, 179‑80

drinking & nightlife 169‑70

food 165‑9, 176‑7history 156‑7shopping 170‑2sights 161‑5, 175‑6,

178‑80sports & activities 177tourist information 156travel to/from 155

travel within 155‑6walks 164, 164

Penang Aquarium (Penang) 180

Penang Butterfly Farm (Penang) 176

Penang Hill (Penang) 178Penang Museum (Penang)

163Penang National Park

(Penang) 175Penang War Museum

(Penang) 180Peranakan people 199Perdana Botanical

Garden 99Petaling Jaya (Klang Valley)

122, 123Petronas Malaysian Grand

Prix 20, 125Petronas Towers 6, 50, 7,

50, 54Petrosains 51pharmacies 224Pinang Peranakan Mansion

(Penang) 162‑3planning

budgeting 14, 218children, travel with 22‑3festivals & events 20‑1itineraries 16‑17Kuala Lumpur basics

14‑15Kuala Lumpur’s

neighbourhoods 46‑7, 46

local life 24repeat visitors 13travel seasons 15, 20, 21websites 14, 15

plants 212‑13Plaza Rakyat 210Poh San Teng Temple

(Melaka) 144police 220politics 182, 188‑93, 200pollution 214population 183, 188, 194‑6,

197‑9Porta de Santiago (Melaka)

139postal services 225prickly heat 222Protestant Cemetery

(Penang) 165public holidays 225Publika 111Pudu 56Pudu Market 56Pulau Carey 122Pulau Jerejak (Penang)

179‑80

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Pulau Ketam 122puppets 42Putra Mosque

(Putrajaya) 124‑5Putrajaya 124‑6, 18, 55Putrajaya Lake

(Putrajaya) 125

Rrabies 222‑3, 225radio 220rafting 119Ramadan 200Ramayana Cave 116Ramlee, P 89, 179, 207Razak, Najib 192, 193reflexology 69, 150religion 183, 199‑203reptiles 212Resort World Genting

(Genting Highlands) 121Rimbun Dahan 117River of Life project 210river pollution 214rock‑climbing 116Royal Malaysia Police

Museum 99Royal Museum 105Royal Selangor Club 79Ruang Pemula 53Rumah Penghulu Abu

Seman 52

Ssafety 225‑6, 227Sam Kow Tong Temple 105Sam Poh Temple

(Penang) 180scams 225sculpture 163, 208Sculpture At Work studio

(Penang) 163Sekeping Tenggiri 103Sentul 89, 91, 93Sentul West 91Sepang Circuit

(Putrajaya) 125Shah Alam

(Klang Valley) 120Shih Wen Naphaporn Artist

Studio (Melaka) 149shophouses 208‑9shopping 8, 24, 40‑3, 62,

230‑1, 42, 62, 63, see

also individual neighbourhoods, Shopping subindex

skin problems 223snakes 212soccer 38, 39spas 69, 94, 101, 113, 151spoken‑word events 38sports, see individual

sports, neighbourhoods, Sports & Activities subindex

Sree Veera Hanuman Temple 103, 105

Sri Kandaswamy Kovil 103Sri Mahamariamman

Temple 76Sri Mariamman Temple

(Penang) 165Sri Poyatha Venayagar

Moorthi Temple (Melaka) 144

St Mary’s Anglican Cathedral 75

St Paul’s Church (Melaka) 139

St Peter’s Church (Melaka) 146

Stadium Merdeka 76‑7Stadium Negara 77Stadthuys (Melaka) 138Straits Chinese Jewelry

Museum (Penang) 163street food 6, 26, 33Suffolk House (Penang)

179Sultan Abdul Halim of

Kedah 193Sultan Abdul Samad

Building 75, 55, 74Sultan Sulaiman Club 89Sultanate Palace (Melaka)

139sunburn 223Sungai Melaka (Melaka)

139Sungai Penchala 101swimming 22, 84Sze Ya Temple 76

TTabung Haji 52Taman Botani (Putrajaya)

125Taman Mini Malaysia/

Asean (Ayer Keroh) 143Taman Wetland

(Putrajaya) 125Tanjung Aling (Penang) 175Taoism 201‑2Tatt Khalsa Diwan

Gurdwara 89

taxes 224taxis 217, 219tea 35, 37telephone services 226Teluk Bahang (Penang)

174‑7Teluk Duyung (Penang) 175Teluk Kampi (Penang)

175‑6Teluk Tukun (Penang) 175Temple Cave 115Teochew Temple (Penang)

162textiles 41, see also batikThaipusam 20, 202, 24Tham Siew Inn Artist

Gallery (Melaka) 149Thean Hou Temple 12, 100,

12, 45, 100theatre 206theft 225‑6theme parks 22, 70, 121,

123, 143, 176ticks 223time 226tipping 26, 128Titi Art Gallery (Melaka)

149Titiwangsa 89, 91, 93, 94,

258-9Titiwangsa Lake Gardens 91toilets 226tourist information 226tours 13, 24, 26, 151, 219traditional Chinese

medicine 80train travel 182‑3, 217,

218‑19travel to/from

Kuala Lumpur 15, 216‑18 Melaka 137Penang 155

travel withinKuala Lumpur 15, 218‑19 Melaka 137Penang 155‑6

travellers cheques 224travellers diarrhoea 223trishaws 138Tropical Fruit Farm

(Penang) 176Tropical Spice Garden

(Penang) 176Tsai Ming Liang 207‑8Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin

Mosque (Putrajaya) 124Tun Abdul Razak Heritage

Park 11, 98‑9, 104, 22TV 220typhoid 223

UUrbanscapes 21

Vvacations 225vaccinations 221vegetarian & vegan

travellers 28, 33‑4Victorian Fountain 75Villa Sentosa (Melaka) 139visas 227volunteering 214

Wwalks 13, see also hiking

Chinatown 78, 78Chow Kit & Kampung

Baru 90, 90George Town (Penang)

164, 164Masjid India 88, 88Melaka 144‑5, 145Tun Abdul Razak

Heritage Park 104, 104Warisan Merdeka 183, 210wasps 223water, drinking 223waterskiing 177wayang 206weather 15, 20, 21websites

accommodation 15, 127arts & culture 196,

206, 207children, travel with 23drinking & nightlife 36entertainment 39environmental

conservation 213, 214expat resources 194food 26health 221planning 14

weights 220Wesak Day 20wildlife 19, 211‑12, 213women in Malaysia 204women travellers 223, 227woodcarving 42, 122work 195‑6WWII 187‑8

YYap Ah Loy 186Yap Kongsi (Penang) 162yoga 84, 113

ZZoo Negara 116

Sights 000Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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5EATING

1885 (Penang) 169

AABC Stall 106Acme Bar & Coffee 60Alamanda (Putrajaya) 126Al‑Amar 59Al‑Amar Express 59Alexis Bistro 108Ammars 106Annalakshmi 105‑6Asoka (Klang) 122Atmosphere 360 81Authentic Chapati Hut 105

BBaba Low’s 486 Bangsar

107Baboon House (Melaka) 148Bangsar Fish Head Corner

108Bangsar Sunday Market

106‑7Bee 111Ben’s 57Bijan 58Bisou 59Blue Boy Vegetarian Food

Centre 53Brickfields Pisang Goreng

106BTB (Penang) 167Bungalow (Penang) 176

CCafé Café 81Cantaloupe 60Capital Café 91Capitol Satay (Melaka) 148Chawan 107Chee Cheong Fun Stall 79Chelo’s Appam Stall 108China House (Penang) 167Chock Dee (Penang) 169Cilantro 60Coliseum Cafe 92Colonial Cafe 105Courtyard Cafe (Penang) 167Cuisine Gourmet by

Nathalie 82

DDavid Brown’s (Penang) 169Delicious 108Devi’s Corner 107Dharma Realm Guan Yin

Sagely Monastery Canteen 59

Din Tai Fung 58Dining in the Dark 65D’Istana Jalamas Café 93Dragon‑i 57

EEdelweiss (Penang) 167Ee Beng Vegetarian Food

(Penang) 167Enak 59Esplanade Food Centre

(Penang) 166

FFei Por 56Ferringhi Garden

(Penang) 176Fierce Curry House 107‑8Food Republic 53Frangipani 58‑9Fresh Unique Seafood 23

(Petaling Jaya) 122Fukuya 59

GGoh Huat Seng (Penang)

167Gurney Drive (Penang) 166

HHai Boey Seafood

(Penang) 178Hainan Food Street

(Melaka) 147Hakka 59Harper’s Cafe (Melaka)

147‑8Hill View (Fraser’s Hill) 119Hit & Mrs 108Hoe Kee Chicken Rice

(Melaka) 147Hon Kee 79Hong Ngek 81Hornbill Restaurant 105House+Co Kitchen 107Hui Sin Vegetarian

Restaurant (Penang) 168

IIkan Bakar Berempah 92Ikan Bakar Jalan Bellamy

106Ikan Panggang 80il Lido 60Imbi Market 52Isaribi Tei (Penang) 168‑9

JJalan Imbi Hawker Stalls 52Jalan Sayur Stalls 56Jonker 88 Heritage

(Melaka) 147Jonker’s Walk Night Market

(Melaka) 146Joo Hooi (Penang) 167Journal by Plan b 111

KKak Som 92Karai Kudi (Penang) 168Kashmir (Penang) 167Kebaya (Penang) 167Kedai Kopi Lai Foong 79Kedai Makanan Dan

Minuman TKS 52Kelantan Delights 106Kheng Pin (Penang) 167Khukri 81Kin Kin 92Kompleks Makan Tanglin 105Kopi C (Penang) 169KTZ Food (Petaling Jaya) 122

LLa Bodega 108La Vie En Rose 81Lai Foong 79Leaf Healthy House

(Penang) 168Les Deux Garcons 108Levain 60Library 112Limablas 53Limau‑Limau Cafe

(Melaka) 147Little India Fountain

Hawker Stalls 106Little Penang Kafé 60LivingFood 60Loaf 53LOKL 81Long Beach (Penang) 176Lorong Baru (Penang) 166Lorong Selamat (Penang)

166Lot 10 Hutong 57Low Yong Mow (Melaka) 147

MMadras Lane Hawkers 79Madras New Woodlands

Restaurant (Penang) 167‑8

Marco Polo 58Masjid India Hawker

Court 91

Masjid India Pasar Malam (Night Market) 91, 62

Melur & Thyme 60Mohana Bistro (Klang) 123Muhibbah Seafood

Restaurant 101Mungo Jerry 92

NNada Lama 101Nam Chuan Coffee Shop 108Nam Kee 92Nancy’s Kitchen (Melaka)

146‑7Nasi Kandar Pelita 59Nathalie’s Gourmet Studio

111Nazri 92Neroteca 59Nerovivo 59New World Park Food Court

(Penang) 166Ngau Kee Beef Ball

Noodles 52‑3Nutmeg 107Nyonya Breeze (Penang) 168

OOld China Café 80

PPadang Brown Food Court

(Penang) 166Pak Ngah Bihun Sup 92Pak Putra Restaurant

(Melaka) 147Peter Hoe Beyond 80Pinchos Tapas Bar 53Poh Piah Lwee (Melaka) 147Poomy’s 108Precious Old China 81Pressroom 109Purple Cane Tea

Restaurant 81

QQuay Café (Penang) 168

RRebung 107Red Garden Food

Paradise & Night Market (Penang) 166

Restaurant Mahbub 108Restaurant Muar 58Restoran Ban Lee Siang

Satay Celup (Melaka) 148

Restoran Beh Brothers 58Restoran Buharry 91

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Restoran de Lisbon (Melaka) 147

Restoran Nagansari Curry House 53

Restoran Oversea 57Restoran Rani (Batu

Caves) 116Restoran Sahara Tent 57Restoran Sando Chapati

House 81Restoran Yusoof dan Zakhir

79‑80Reunion 109Robson Heights 106

SSagar 91Sage 112Saloma 66Samira 93Sangeetha 81Santouka 57Sao Nam 57Saravanaa Bhavan 92Scott’s Pub & Restaurant

(Fraser’s Hill) 119Sea Pearl Lagoon Cafe

(Penang) 168Sek Yuen 56Selera Putra (Putrajaya) 126Selvam (Melaka) 148Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh

(Klang) 122Sisters Kitchen 57Sisters Noodle 58Siu Siu 106Sky Hotel (Penang) 165, 167Smokehouse Restaurant 108Sri Ananda Bahwan

(Penang) 168Sri Barathan Matha Vilas

(Klang) 122Sri Nirwana Maju 107SS Spicy Food 79Strato 59‑60Subak 101Suffolk House (Penang) 169Sup Hameed (Penang) 165Suria KLCC 51Sushi Hinata 58

TTang City 80Tang’s Bistro (Penang) 174Tarbush (Penang) 176‑7

T‑Bowl Concept Restaurant 57

Teksen (Penang) 167Thai‑la 91‑2Tho Yuen Restaurant

(Penang) 165Tommy Le Baker 93Top Hat 59Tree Monkey (Penang) 176Twenty One Kitchen &

Bar 58

VVegetarian Restaurant

(Melaka) 147Via Pre (Penang) 168Vishal 106

WWeld Quay Seafood

Restaurant (Penang) 168Wondermama 107Wong Ah Wah 58Wong Kee 56Woods Macrobiotics 57

YYe Olde Smokehouse

Fraser’s Hill (Fraser’s Hill) 119

Yeast Bistronomy 107Yut Kee 91Yuzu 112

6 DRINKING&NIGHTLIFE

1885 (Penang) 169Aku Cafe & Gallery 82Apartment Downtown 66B@92 (Penang) 170Bakita 65Beach Blanket Babylon

(Penang) 170Behind 50 Love Lane

(Penang) 170Bistro Richard 93‑4Blue Boy 65Bora Bora (Penang) 176Butter Factory KL 66Café 55 (Penang) 169Canteen (Penang) 169Cheng Ho Tea House

(Melaka) 148Circus 61Claret 65Coffea Coffee 109Coffee Stain by Joseph 61Coliseum Cafe 93

Cozy in the Rocket (Penang) 170

David Brown’s (Penang) 169

Eleven (Melaka) 149Farquhar’s Bar (Penang)

170Frangipani Bar 61Geographér Cafe (Melaka)

148Green Man 64Heli Lounge Bar 61Hit & Mrs 109J Co Donuts & Coffee 64‑5Jing‑Si Books & Cafe

(Penang) 169Kopi C (Penang) 169Luk Yu Tea House 64Luna 82MAI Bar 109Marini’s on 57 65Marketplace 66Mixx (Melaka) 149Moontree House 82Mugshot Cafe (Penang) 170Negaba 61Neo Tamarind 64Omakase + Appreciate 93Palate Palette 61Paper + Toast 64Pisco Bar 61Plan b 109Poco Homemade 109‑10Purple Cane Tea House 82QEII (Penang) 170RAWcoffee 65Reggae Bar 82Ril’s Bangsar 109Rootz 65Rum Jungle 66Shantaram (Melaka) 148Sino the Bar Upstairs 109Sixty Nine Bistro 64Sky Bar 66Slippery Senoritas

(Penang) 170Snowflake 65Social 110Starhill Tea Salon 64Suffolk House (Penang)

169Taps Beer Bar 61Tate 65Teeq Brasserie 64Ten Yee Tea Trading

(Penang) 169That Little Wine Bar

(Penang) 170TWG Tea 64Typica 56Vertigo 112

Village Bar 64Voodoo (Penang) 170Voyager Travellers Lounge

(Melaka) 148‑9Whisky Bar Kuala Lumpur

65Wings 64WIP 109Zheng Ho Tea House

(Melaka) 148Zouk 66

3ENTERTAINMENT

Alliance Française 38Bukit Jalil National

Stadium 67CapSquare 94Coliseum Theatre 94Dewan Filharmonik

Petronas 66Goethe Institut 38Golden Screen Cinema

Dataran Pahlawan (Melaka) 149

GSC (Berjaya Times Square) 67

GSC (Pavilion KL) 67Istana Budaya 94KL Live 67Kuala Lumpur Convention

Centre 67Kuala Lumpur Performing

Arts Centre 94MABA Stadium 82No Black Tie 66Panggung Bandaraya 82Performing Arts Centre of

Penang (Penang) 171PJ Live Arts (Petaling

Jaya) 123Saloma 66Selangor Turf Club 67Sutra Dance Theatre 94Temple of Fine Arts 110TGV Cineplex, Suria

KLCC 67Venue, The 66‑7Wildlife Theatre

(Melaka) 149

7 SHOPPING

1 Utama (Petaling Jaya) 1231st Avenue (Penang) 17217A Select Store 11088 Armenian Street

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AActually 110Amcorp Mall (Petaling

Jaya) 123Art House Gallery Museum

of Ethnic Arts 83Artis Kids Store 111Aseana 70

BBan Hin (Penang) 171Bangsar Shopping Centre

113Bangsar Village I & II 110Basket Shop 83Bee Chin Heong

(Penang) 171Ben’s Independent

Grocer 111Berjaya Times Square

68, 8Bernard Chandran 68Bonia 41British India 41

CCentral Market 83China Joe’s (Penang) 171Chowraster Bazaar

(Penang) 171Cocoa Boutique 70Curve (Petaling Jaya) 123

DDataran Pahlawan

Melaka) 150Dude & the Duchess 110

EEclipse 68Eco Warna & Fine Batik 83Egg 113Elegantology 111Eu Yan Sang 56

FFahrenheit88 67‑8Farah Khan 70

GGallery 29 (Penang) 171Gardens Mall 112Gurney Plaza (Penang) 171

HHatten Square (Melaka) 150

Heritage Art & Graphics 68Hueman Studio (Melaka)

150

IiKARRTiNi 70Imbi Plaza 68It’s Freshly Old 111

JJadi Batek Centre 68Jaya One (Petaling Jaya)

123Jonker’s Walk Night Market

(Melaka) 149‑50Junk Bookstore 83Justin Yap 83

KKey Ng 112Khoon Hooi 68Kim Hai Gallery (Melaka)

149Kinokuniya 70Kompleks Kraf Kuala

Lumpur 69Komtar (Penang) 171‑2KWC Fashion Mall 56Kwong Yik Seng 83‑4

LLasting Impressions 110Lavanya 110Little Penang Street

Market 171Lonely Dream 113Lot 10 68

MMahkota Parade Shopping

Complex (Melaka) 150Melinda Looi 70Mid Valley Megamall 112MO Outlet 41My Batik 70

NNever Follow Suit 110Nu Sentral 113Nurita Harith 110

OOrangutan House

(Melaka) 150

PPadini 41

Paku Pakis Collection (Melaka) 149

Pavilion KL 67Petaling Street Market

82‑3, 63Peter Hoe Evolution 83Pink Jambu 111Plaza Low Yat 68Prangin Mall (Penang) 172Publika 111Pucuk Rebung 70Purple Cane Tea Square 56

RRhino 83Royal Selangor Visitor

Centre (Kuala Lumpur) 93

Royal Selangor Visitor Centre (Penang) 171

Rozanas Batik (Penang) 170

SSakun Silver & Silk 68Sam’s Batik House

(Penang) 172Sang Kee 84Seethrough Concept

Store 110Séntuhan (Penang) 171Shih Wen Naphaporn Artist

Studio (Melaka) 149Shoes Shoes Shoes 113Silverfish Books 113Sonali 110, 113Songket Sutera Asli 83Springsfield (Penang) 170‑1Starhill Gallery 68Straits Quay (Penang) 171Sungei Wang Plaza 67Sunway Pyramid (Petaling

Jaya) 123Suria KLCC 51, 69

TTaman Connaught Night

Market 68Tanamera 83Tenmoku Pottery 70Tham Siew Inn Artist

Gallery (Melaka) 149thirtyfour.bespoke 111Titi Art Gallery (Melaka) 149

UUnique Penang (Penang) 170

VVinci+ 110

WWah Aik Shoemaker

(Melaka) 150Wau Tradisi 83Wei‑Ling Gallery 110World of Feng Shui 112

2SPORTS&ACTIVITIES

Allan’s Water (Fraser’s Hill) 120

Asianel Reflexology Spa 69

Bayan Indah 101Berjaya Times Square

Theme Park 70Biossentials Puri Spa

(Melaka) 151Bukit Jalil National

Stadium 67Camp5 (Petaling Jaya) 123Chin Woo Stadium 84Cosmic Bowl 112Dive Station Explorer 112Donna Spa 69Eco Bike Tour (Melaka) 151Hammam 113Happy Yen 119JoJoBa Spa 69Kenko 69Kizsports & Gym 113LaZat Malaysian Home

Cooking Class 101Majestic Spa 113Massa Sūtra (Melaka) 151Megakidz 112Melaka River Cruise

(Melaka) 151Morino Kaze 69Nada Lama 13, 101Nancy’s Kitchen

(Melaka) 150Peranakan Culinary

Journey (Melaka) 151Pierose Swiftwater (Kuala

Kubu Bharu) 119Pine Tree Trail (Fraser’s

Hill) 119Reborn 69Royal Selangor Visitor

Centre (Penang) 171School of Hard Knocks 93Selangor Turf Club 67Spa Village 69Starhill Culinary Studio 70Sunway Lagoon

(Petaling Jaya) 123Super Roller (Melaka) 150Tanamera Wellness Spa 94Titiwangsa Golf Club

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Vivekananda Ashram 113Wok & Walk (Melaka) 150‑1

4SLEEPING

5 Elements Hotel 13323 Love Lane (Penang) 17345 Lekiu (Melaka) 152

AAirside Transit Hotel 134Aloft Kuala Lumpur

Sentral 134‑5AnCasa Express 134AnCasa Hotel & Spa Kuala

Lumpur 134Anggun Boutique

Hotel 130Apa Kaba Home & Stay

(Melaka) 153

BBaba Guest House

(Penang) 177BackHome 132Bayan Indah 101, 133

CCafe 1511 Guesthouse

(Melaka) 151Campbell House

(Penang) 173Carcosa Seri Negara 135Casa Del Rio (Melaka) 152Chalet Sportfishing

(Penang) 177Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

(Penang) 173China Tiger (Penang) 174Chulia Heritage

(Penang) 173Classic Inn 130Classic Inn Premium 130Courtyard@Heeren

(Melaka) 152

EE&O Residences Kuala

Lumpur 131Eastern & Oriental Hotel

(Penang) 173Emily Travellers Home

(Melaka) 152‑3

Explorers Guesthouse 132‑3

FFraser Place Kuala

Lumpur 132Fraser’s Silverpark Resort

(Fraser’s Hill) 118Frenz Hotel 134

GG Hotel (Penang) 174G Tower Hotel 131‑2Gardens Hotel &

Residences 135Grand Hyatt Kuala

Lumpur 132Grid 19 133

HHangout@Jonker

(Melaka) 152Hard Rock Hotel

(Penang) 177Heeren House

(Melaka) 152Highland Resthouse

Holdings Bungalows (Fraser’s Hill) 118

Hilton Kuala Lumpur 135Holiday Inn (Melaka) 153Hotel 1915 133Hotel Capitol 131Hotel Chinatown (2) 133Hotel Equatorial

(Melaka) 153Hotel Lok Ann 133Hotel Maya 132Hotel Puri (Melaka) 152

IImpiana 132

JJalan Jalan Guesthouse

(Melaka) 151‑2Jerejak Rainforest Resort

(Penang) 179‑80

LLazy Boys (Penang) 177Lodge Paradize Hotel 130

Lone Pine Hotel (Penang) 177

MMajestic Hotel 13, 135Majestic Malacca (Melaka)

153Malihom (Penang) 179Mandarin Oriental 132Mango Tree Place

(Penang) 174MiCasa All Suite Hotel 132Moon Tree 47 (Penang) 172Muntri Mews (Penang)

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NNada Lama 133New Asia Heritage Hotel

(Penang) 172

OOlympic Sport Hotel 134

PPacific Regency Hotel

Suites 131Palanquinn (Penang) 174Parkroyal Serviced Suites

131PG Chew Jetty Homestay

(Penang) 174Piccolo Hotel 130‑1Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside

(Putrajaya) 124Puncak Inn (Fraser’s

Hill) 118Putrajaya Shangri‑la

(Putrajaya) 124

RRadius International

Hotel 131Rainforest Bed &

Breakfast 130Rasa Sayang Resort

(Penang) 177Red Inn Court (Penang)

173‑4Red Palm 130Reggae Mansion 132Reggae Penang (Penang) 172Ren i Tang (Penang) 174

River View Guesthouse (Melaka) 151

Rooftop Guesthouse (Melaka) 151

Roommates (Penang) 172Royale Bintang Kuala

Lumpur 131Ryokan (Penang) 172

SSahabat Guest House 130Sama Sama 134Sarang Vacation

Homes 130Sekeping Serendah Retreat

(Serendah) 119Sekeping Sin Chew Kee 131Sekeping Tenggiri 134Sekeping Terasek 134Seven Terraces

(Penang) 173Shahzan Inn Fraser’s Hill

(Fraser’s Hill) 118Stables, The (Melaka) 152Straits Collection

(Penang) 173

TTraders Hotel Kuala

Lumpur 132Tune Hotel (airport) 134Tune Hotel (Masjid India) 134

VVilla Samadhi 131

WWestin Kuala Lumpur 131Wheelers Guest

House 133

YYard Boutique Hotel 130Ye Olde Smokehouse

Fraser’s Hill (Fraser’s Hill) 118

YMCA 135YWCA 133YY38 Hotel 130

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