Jalan Bukit Bintang, the 'Golden Mile' of Kuala Lumpur was once famous for 'BB Park', an entertainment complex located on the site of the present Sungei Wang Plaza and BB (Bukit Bintang) Plaza. In the post-war era, it was the 'in place' in Kuala Lumpur with its nightclubs, shops and fairground carnivals.Today, the area has several ultra-modern shopping and commercial complexes, interspersed with towering international hotels. Shoppers have a choice of browsing through hundreds of shops at Lot 10, Sungei Wang Plaza, BB Plaza, Starhill and Kuala Lumpur Plaza.Sungei Wang Plaza and BB Plaza are on Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail. BB Plaza has Metro Jaya as its anchor tenant. This large department store offers moderately priced to expensive goods such as clothes and accessories, shoes, hand-bags, cosmetics and toys. Other stores within the complex sell books, computers and hardware, electrical goods, cameras, furniture and pharmaceutical products. Near Petaling Street is the Kota Raya Shopping Complex. It has shops selling clothing, shoes, handbags and textiles at bargain prices.Just next door to Imbi Plaza, the Sungei Wang Plaza is still the favourite shopping spot for every one, comprising many small outlets offering leisure wear, sports gear, optical products, shoes, handbags and watches. Parkson Grand, a department store within the plaza has clothes, handbags, cosmetics, toys and household goods.Imbi Plaza, at the junction of Jalan Imbi and Jalan Sultan Ismail, is the place for computers, computer peripherals and related items.Lot 10 is located across the road from Sungei Wang Plaza to which it is linked by a covered pedestrian walkway. Its anchor tenant, Isetan offers mid-range to exclusive items,which include clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, cosmetics, household utensils and sports gear. The top floor of the store is devoted to exclusive designer clothes.The Weld at the junction between Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan P. Ramlee has several shops offering a range of designer shoes, handbags, optical goods, cosmetics, clothing, fabrics, paintings and fine art.

The main shopping area along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, stretches from the Jalan Dang Wangi junction to Jalan Tun Perak and is lined on both sides by a quaint mix of the modern and the old. China Arts and Peiping Lace are a must for lovers of Oriental Art, antiques and curios. Both shops stock a collection of embroidered bed and table linen, carved rosewood furniture, chests and cabinets, ceramics, jade and ivory carvings. Shops dealing in oriental carpets are also found here. The other well known stores in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman include Sogo, Pertama Complex, Globe Silk Store, Kamdar and G.S. Gill. The Campbell Complex on the same street is the place for leather goods and contains specialist camping and outdoor adventure gear shops. Jalan Masjid India, which runs almost parallel to this area, is the place to shop for Indian goods like sarees, textiles and cosmetic accessories.

Located within KL's diplomatic enclave the Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak area is served by prestigious shopping complexes that boast international names as well as quality local products. Shoppers looking for upmarket merchandise will find numerous outlets here. The ultra-modern Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) the Suria Shopping Complex tops the list as the city's newest and classiest shopping complex. Bright and cheery with a stylized logo of the sun from which it gets its name, Suria's neighbour is the majestic Petronas Twin Towers, currently the tallest in the world. Within the Suria's gleaming multi-level floors are specialty shops, department stores, fashion boutiques, designer fashion houses, jewellers and duty-free shops bursting with an enormous range of poducts.Situated across the road from City Square and Ampang Plaza, the Ampang Park Shopping Complex is one of KL's earliest shopping centres. This is reflected in the fine and extensive assortment of goods and services offered, of which photographic items, costume accessories and apparel appeal to its shoppers.Comprising a hotel, office building and shopping complex, City Square caters for the varied needs of the modern shopper. The shopping complex is situated at the bustling junction of Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak. Within its 2 million sq ft of commercial area is a wide range of shops which include beauty salons, art galleries, exclusive boutiques and travel agencies.Housed within this is Ampang Plaza, a selection of specialty stores offering goods ranging from designer items to products for daily needs. This shopping centre is part of an integrated complex together with the adjoining City Square and Crown Princess Hotel.

The hub of Kuala Lumpur's bustling Chinatown, shops here offer a variety of textiles, clothes, shoes and handbags at bargain prices. The area is also known for its jewellery shops with a variety of fine jewellery crafted in gold and set with gemstones. Nepalese traders offer exotic ethnic jewellery, wall hangings, ornaments, curios and teapots from India and Myanmar. Make-shift and mobile stalls jam the streets with offerings of dried foodstuff, herbs, fruits, flowers and herbal remedies. This unusually busy street becomes a shopping carnival at night with stalls presenting a range of products from ethnic goods, clothing and cosmetics to watches and leather goods.Located along Jalan Tun H.S. Lee at its intersection with Jalan Cheng Lock is S&M Plaza containing many little shops offering a variety of goods ranging from hair ornaments to clothing, shoes and handbags. There are also gift-shops, music shops, book shops and toy shops with a bit of everything for everyone.