Kuala Lumpur Nightlife Tips by city_guy

Nightlife Spot: 12 SI

4 Outlets in one area, it's a one-stop for everyone.

Ground Floor:

☼Bar Fly - A 'Coyote Ugly' concept with tons of drinkers and girls getting up on the bar nd dancing. [For the single, Cover: None]

☼Atmosphere - A Rave-Clubber concept. Playing trance/progessive/house. [For the party animal. Cover US$8-10]

☼'Can't Remember Name' - A salsa place.

First Floor:

☼Bliss - A real 'Who's Who' kind of place. The music reminds me of 'A Night At The Playboy Mansion'. Lots of advertising people too, oh, and also some gay people. Nice, but pretentious. Lot's of 'air-kissing' and looking good there. This place is also connected to Atmosphere.[For the curious. Cover : US$8-10]

Oh, there are a ton of taxi's around, so getting back to your hotel won't be a problem.
 

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Theme: Dancing
Dress Code: Dress Code is pretty casual. But don't come in your slippers and shorts.

♫ Average booze price is US$4-5 a beer/liquor mug/glass

♫ Average Women = 60%

♫ Average Men = 40%

♫ Average Drunks = ?? hehe

♫ Average under 30yrs = 50%
 
Address: #12, Jalan Sultan Ismail
Directions: It's located at Jalan Sultan Ismail, right after the Concorde Hotel and opposite the Shangri-La KL. Driving pass, you can't miss it.☺

Nightlife Spot: Brave & The Talk Bistro

Situated along the busiest part of the nightlife traingle in KL, these are 2 places where one can actually have a drink and check out the local scene. The Talk Bistro serves Japanese-Fusion style food and general drinks.

At Bravo, which is on the 1st floor, one can have a game of pool, drinks and music. Popular with the tourist and younger crowd, this place was once the in-place in town.

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Theme: People Watching
Dress Code: Simple and Casual.
 

 

Nightlife Spot: Bintang Walk

Located along Jalan Bukit Bintang shopping spread, this place has transformed over the last 5 years to be one of the busiest tourist/local hangout and shopping haven.

Cafes, restaraunt's, Clubs, Shops, Malls and more fill up this street. On weekends, thousands of people walk pass to get to other shopping malls within the area.

Objective -> People Watching

 

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Theme: People Watching
Dress Code: Anything you like! ™

 
Address: Bintang Walk, Jalan Bukit Bintang
Directions: At the cross junction where the monorail station is, head towards the Lot 10 Shopping Mall side.

Nightlife Spot: Nouvo

One of KL's interesting Clubs, Nouvo. Opened roughly about 2 years ago, it's located at the most prime spot in KL's night life scene.

Many International DJ's come over to perform but check with the club management or newspapers on who's next in lineup.

Happy hours(Cheap Drinking Time) starts from early afternoons till evenings. Place is usually packed up by locals and foreigners.

Great place to people watch if you ask me, oh, there's a cover charge to get into the club which is on the 1st floor. Ground floor is a Bar.

Best time's to go there : After 8pm

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Theme: People Watching
Dress Code: Smart Casual
 
Address: Cross Junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail.
Directions: Directly opposite the Shangri~la Hotel at the cross junction.

Nightlife Spot: Chinatown

Picture taken from one end of chinatown at night.A great place to do your 'cheap' shopping for some 'fake' branded goods. Lots of food, movies(VCD,DVD), music CDs, fruits, clothes, perfumes and the kitchen sink.

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Theme: Other
Dress Code: What dress code??
Address: Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur

Nightlife Spot: Hemmingways

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Hemmingways, one of the latest Cuban bars to open in the city of KL. Here you can find a blend of mix-culture patronage mostly aged from late 20s till 40s.

The place is well decorated, it makes you feel like you wouldn't have to visit Melaka's Jonker Street. It's practicially filled up with antiques to the ceiling. Wood interior gives the place a warm and cosy touch and the music played there is hard core Cuban-Salsa. There's one huge portrait there that I really like, it's our former Prime Minister posing with the great Fidel Castro.

They serve light Tapas and generally all types of drinks. Prices are pretty average considering it's location. It is built in one of the older pre-war styled shop houses, so character is there. It's 2 floors, on the ground you will get the bar, only 1 booth seat and a little dance floor to show your best salsa moves. On one side of the walls, you will find huge prints of Cuban lifestyles and on the other is the lovely bar. Going up to the 1st floor, you will find a tastefully decorated lounge styled area which caters to bigger groups who hate to stand and socialize.

They also have a unique wine room where empty wine bottles are dumped into a old styled bath tub. Selection of wines are quite impressive. A cigar room also managed to find a space there, and it too is enclosed like the wine room.

Hemmingways was officially opened by our very own Minister for Culture, Arts
and Tourism, Datuk Kadir bin Haji Sheikh Fadzir. Occasionally, you might be able to catch him doing his rounds there.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code:

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Pretty casual-partee. Of course, no shorts and japanese slippers, but if you think you want to be different, by all means.

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Address: #33, Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang.
Directions: It's located near Bukit Ceylon and Jalan Alor in the Bukit Bintang district in KL.

Nightlife Spot: Titus Blues Avenue

Located in the Chinatown district and next to the Old China Cafe, this is 'the' last standing Blues outlet in the city.

Different nights cater to different blues bands. So if you're a fan of Blues music and you're in KL, you might just want to go take a look.

Some of the best blues artist in the city play here. Former members of the one time famous 'Blues Gang' still play there too.

They also serve good old local food and beer is sold by the Pitcher, Mug or bottles.

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code: Anything goes...
Address: Chinatown district

Nightlife Spot: Little Havana

Little Havana, a nice laid back Cuban Bar in the Changkat Bukit Bintang area where one can go there for some drinks and tapas, have a decent conversation and listen to some live Cuban music from a moving band(on certain days).

It's constructed on one of the old KL pre-war shoplots, so character and ambiance is plenty. Seating is indoor and outdoor with a retractable roof in case of KL's unpridictable whether.

Prices are resonable good as a mug of beer would set you back RM11.00. They have a great cocktail and wine list as well.

Tired of those noises places, this may suit your evening.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Free & Easy
Address: Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL

Nightlife Spot: Captain's Cabin

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Along Jalan Bukit Bintang right in front of the Bukit Bintang Shopping Center, this restaurant cum live bar entertains all walks of life. With the usual Filipino Band performing, they belt out Top 40, rock and Evergreen numbers and also do song request.

Drink prices are the average and place closes around 1-2am.

Website here for more info:

http://www.captainscabin.com.my/beverage.htm

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code:

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Casual till Smart, no slippers and shorts
Address: 102 & 104, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

Nightlife Spot: Zino & Kingfisher

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Located along changkat Bukit Bintang in KL's Goldejn Traingle area, these two bars are just some of the bars that fill the road here.

Nice place to go and have a drink and chat with some snacks but these places close as early as 1am, even on weekends. Strictly Bar concept.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code:

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Casual till smart.
Address: Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur