Petaling Street is one of the oldest street in Kuala Lumpur and very popular among travellers who visits the city. Recently, the famous street has been honoured by the Time Out magazine as one of the coolest street in the world.
The magazine has ranked Petaling Street or also known as Jalan Petaling at sixth in their list of 30 coolest streets in the world.
Home to the city’s first Chinese settlers in the nineteenth century, Petaling Street has been revived – you’ll find Kuala Lumpur’s oldest temples next door to colonial shophouses housing the newest dining and drinking joints. Begin the day with a cuppa and a spot of brunch (or start off at a kopitiam, a local-style coffeehouse), cosy up at a resto-bar, and come nightfall there’s always a party, whether you’re into drum ’n’ bass, jazz or reggae.
Here’s the full list of the 30 coolest street in the world by Time Out:
- High Street, Melbourne, Australia
- Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
- East Eleventh, Austin, USA
- Guatemala Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada
- Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Rua da Boavista, Lisbon, Portugal
- Arnaldo Quintela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Chazawa-dori, Tokyo, Japan
- Consell de Cent, Barcelona, Spain
- Bree Street, Cape Town, South Africa
- Oranienstraße, Berlin, Germany
- Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, New York City, USA
- Ban Tad Thong, Bangkok, Thailand
- East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, USA
- Rua Sá de Noronha, Porto, Portugal
- Gerrard Street, London, England
- Conde Duque Street, Madrid, Spain
- Bucareli, Mexico City, Mexico
- Rue de Belleville, Paris, France
- 18th Street, Chicago, USA
- Camden Street, Dublin, Ireland
- Foster Street, Sydney
- Songridan-gil, Seoul, South Korea
- Quang An Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Miracle Mile, Miami, USA
- Saint-Hubert Place, Montreal, Canada
- Troon Street, Athens, Greece
- Cecil Street, Singapore
- L.P Leviste Street, Manila, the Philippines
