Chow Kit

Chow Kit is a sub-district in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after the tin miner and municipal councillor Loke Chow Kit. Today the area features a large Indonesian community, and more recently, a small African community. It has a daily wet market known as Bazaar Baru Chow Kit which is definitely the largest wet market & a tourist attraction in Kuala Lumpur. It also features a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothings and accessories. The Chow Kit Monorail station is situated in this area and the PWTC LRT station is located nearby. Major hotels located here are The Grand Seasons, Best Western Pacific, The Legend Hotel, & The Regency. A popular backpackers hostel "Hostel Cosmopolitan" is situated on Jalan Haji Hussein just around the corner from the Monorail station.