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JALAN  ALOR
Ben van Wijnen

"Jalan Alor in day time is mostly a normal Street and normal Shops. But going there at night time is a different story and its like a different place totally. People go there to get some Local food And wide range of choices. From Local Malay Food to Chinese style food to Indian Food. Some freshly cooked some grill and having dinner there with friends is great. Also a place where people go to have ice cold beer.
It’s good and lively place with lots of eating places... all very fresh and tasty... not pricey compare for the quality of seafood. It’s definitely was worth coming there."

 

Kuala Lumpur is all about eating, and the best eating isn't in the air-conditioned restaurants, bit outside! The best place is eating in Jalan Alor. Formerly known as the Red light district of KL. The area has since undergone a number of facelifts, and the hosts now cater more to delight the gastronomical passions of its patrons. The stalls are parked all along the street. It is quite an overwhelming experience for the first timers, who may have some difficulty on deciding where to eat. Jalan Alor is a short walk away from the modern shopper’s paradise of the BB Walk and its many malls and plazas.
 


 

  It’s easiest to arrive at the Bukit Bintang monorail stop and walk along Bukit Bintang. When you're about the KFC you have to go left and than you have to walk 20meters and turn to the left.
This is Jalan Alor: "Food, Glorious Food!"
The first thing you'll see, is that they are selling Durian. Durian smells like hell, but taste like heaven. So if you want to try.....
Please don't do this if you have been drinking a beer. it could be one of your worst days!!

On that short walk, something very odd happens – the whole character of the city changes. The modern shopper’s paradise melts away, and it’s replaced by something from a past age.

The billboards disappear, replaced by smaller signs mostly written in Chinese. You turn your head and... you’ve arrived. It could be 40 years ago.

Both sides of Jalan Alor are lined by endless rows of ‘mamak’ stalls and outdoor restaurants, interspersed with hawker stands selling fruits, barbequed meats, hanging ducks, and so on. ‘Bustle’ is too timid a word;
Jalan Alor alive, like a living history of Asia in a simpler time.
 
The Jalan Alor area is relatively dead during the day, but when the sun goes down it gets a complete makeover. Then people will come and make the tables ready for you. Soon it will smell delicious!
Once preceded by its seedy history (indeed, remnants remain in the form of hourly-rate hotels), elevated itself, and is now known for its extravaganza sights, tastes, and smells.

Tourists rarely venture here; the foreign faces you see are certainly expats, each seeming to give you a knowing nod. You’ve reached the ‘real’ Asia.
Now it's the time for us: the Tourists!

Bring your appetite with you tonight.
The tastes of Jalan Alor abound, and you’ll likely be asked to sit and dine 80 or 90 times along the strip. You’d be a fool not to; this is a cultural hearth of local cuisine.
Choose the things you like.
Everything tastes nice. You'll have a pleasant evening and I'll be sure you'll come back the next evening.
 
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xx Most places serve alcohol and you can sample pretty much every Malay, Chinese and Thai dish imaginable, from grilled fish and satay to kai-lan (Chinese greens) in oyster sauce and fried noodles with frogs' legs.
The satay is excellent, as are the many Chinese foods. A portion goes by 12 sticks. Maybe you can order 6 sticks, but twelve is ok.

Maybe you think it's difficult to choose; well ...... most of the menus have pictures of each delicacy. This makes your ordering simple. Hawker stalls are a favourite on the city’s foodie scene.
Sit down for the food, but linger on the atmosphere.
As shadows grow long and the street fills with people, you’ll see and hear things not experienced in many other parts of KL.

At the food stalls food is cooked in a furious fashion (with delicious smells coming from the frying woks and boiling pots) and served on plastic plates in a rainbow of colours.
Food is the main draw but the atmosphere is also truly memorable.

 


There is character in the Jalan Alor put into words. It takes on a life of its own each night, and seems different with every visit.

Only one commonality exists: you won’t be able to fully describe your experience to friends back home.

Indeed, if you’re the playful type and you want to see your newly arrived Western friends experience full-bore ‘culture shock,’ bring them to Jalan Alor.
Their reactions are almost as entertaining as the environment.

The entire street is jammed on both sides with hawker stalls and restaurants (mainly Chinese) some of them open all night. Most places offers menus with photos of the dishes.

There is character in the Jalan Alor night, one not easily put into words.
It takes on a life of its own each night, and seems different with every visit.

 


Jalan Alor in day time

 

 

 

  Ben van Wijnen

 

 

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