Petaling Street
3°08′40″N 101°41′51″E / 3.144444°N 101.697500°E
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Petaling Street in Simplified Chinese (top) and Traditional Chinese character (below) | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 茨廠街 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 茨厂街 | ||||||||||
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Petaling Street (Malay: Jalan Petaling, Simplified Chinese: 茨厂街, Traditional Chinese: 茨廠街, pinyin: Cíchǎng Jiē, Cantonese jyutping: ci4 cong2 gaai1) is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The whole vicinity is also known as Chinatown KL. Haggling is a common sight here and the place is usually crowded with locals as well as tourists.
The area has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favourites such as Hokkien mee, Ikan Bakar (barbecued fish), asam laksa and curry noodles. Reggae Bar Chinatown is located here. Traders here are mainly Chinese but there are also Indian, Malay, and Bangladeshi traders. It is also known for street prostitution.