I've heard of these places but never really gave thought about them until the morning of two Saturdays ago. Up to that morning, the thoughts that ran through me were "Just another run down area of KL" and "Must be a red-light district". How ignorant I was at that time... To my surprise, it turned out to be a rather nice neighborhood. Tengkat Tong Shin, Changkat Bukit Bintang and Changkat Raja Chulan are filled with budget lodges, pubs, Chinese and some Mamak restaurants, and specialty restaurants and shops, all in refurbished pre-war colonial shoplots, wonderful. Bohemian, I heard someone described it. I never thought this place existed at first until my curious mind made me wander into this area on that morning (So pardon me for being a jakun just this once..). At one end is Bukit Ceylon, a quiet hilltop residential area overshadowed by KL Tower, next to it is the place I mentioned earlier, adjacent to it is Bukit Bintang and at the other end of it is Jalan Alor which I bet most of you know what is Jalan Alor is famous for apart from great hawker food.
Badan Warisan Malaysia will be pleased to see all these refurbished shoplots.... (La Bodega in the top photo is where Troubadours usually hold their events.)
An Avril Lavigne's hideout in Kuala Lumpur? Or just some Avril Lavigne fanatic?
The aliens from War of the Worlds have landed in KL! Nolah, just a water tower on top of Bukit Ceylon....
A good place to just chill-out with friends lies just down the road....
Tengkat Tong Shin has never seen better days....
A good looking art-deco restaurant, but how good the food is remains a mystery....
The huge beige building in the background sticks out like a sore thumb, but nevertheless, adds color to the neighborhood....
A cold and dark day in KL. This road leads directly into Jalan Alor....
serious arr? luckily I was there in the morning! yeah, i agree, must be explored on foot...