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I finally got Chicken Rendang at KLIA-2 as I was flying out of KL to Singapore. I'd sworn to eat Rendang but sadly with a misbehaving stomach and the steamy hot weather, and consequent loss of appetite, I was inclined to go out looking for it. Sadly this phenomenon held true all through my travels around KL, Ipoh and Melacca. I was happy I finally managed to catch it when flying out of KL. Chicken (or duck or beef or even veg) Rendang is a traditional Malay dish made with chicken (or other, as stated earlier) meat that has been simmered in creamy coconut milk and spice paste until the sauce has been completely absorbed and the meat is tender and infused with flavour. My chicken rendang was super tasty, but also super spicy! (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Jalan Alor, the legendary food street in the Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia, apart from scores of restaurants serving traditional Malaysian cuisine, also has several stalls selling fried fritters and fresh fruit, like this one right here. The food offerings along Jalan Alor are diverse to say the least, just like the Malaysian population and the consequent diversity in Malaysian cuisine. Most of the stalls and restaurants on Jalan Alor offer colourful menus running into several pages, but all with pictures which makes it easier for you to choose. Detailed notes about the Jalan Alor food street appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Having enjoyed the frenetic energy and vibrant atmosphere of the Jalan Alor food street in the vibrant Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia, and having enjoyed my meal of Asam Pedas (spicy and sour fish) I left around 21:00. I noticed that as I was leaving, thinking it's late already, the crowds were just coming in! Jalan Alor is open all day but is at it's vibrant and colourful best only after 20:00, and goes on right until the wee hours of 04:00 or 05:00. I could not of course wait long but noticed that the later it got, the more packed the street got, which makes walking it's mere 500 mtr a true obstacle course. This is made more difficult by groups which stop abruptly or walk in a zig zag fashion, crossing from one side of the street to the other, one centimeter at a time. (so to speak). Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

I am on the vibrant and colourful Jalan Alor food street in the Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia. The street is surrounded by upmarket and restaurants but Jalan Alor is the place to be if you want to savour delicious local Malaysian and SE Asian food and indulge in proper people watching without burning a hole in your pocket. Here I am seated at one of sidewalk cafes on Jalan Alor- I noticed while waiting for my food that my table was bang opposite this little Chinese shrine. Many of the restaurant owners on Jalan Alor were praying at this shrine and making offerings. The was probably because the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival parade was due to pass by on this street in a short while. That's the same parade I'd seen as I was leaving my hotel for here (see previous pictures in this album), due to which I did not wait around for it, despite my restaurant owner/ manager urging me to. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

The eclectic atmosphere and frenetic energy of the Jalan Alor food street in the lively party district of KL, Malaysia. The area around Jalan Alor is dotted with high end bars and upmarket restaurants, but most people head here, to the lively Jalan Alor food street. As though the friendly wave from diners from one of the tables was not enough (see previous picture earlier in this album), a friendly man from one of the stalls waves to me at the distance. After a relatively mild entry, the restaurants suddenly open up, with scores of diners right at the sidewalks, in front of the rows and rows of colourful restaurants. Diners take up both sides of the 0,5 km street, selling food that best represents Malaysian cuisine, which in itself is pretty diverse. Temporary food and non food stalls are interspersed in between the permanent restaurants. Jalan Alor is one of the favourite eating sports not only for the locals but also for the many foreigners who visit here, curious to taste traditional Malaysian cuisine. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

A view of the line of restaurants on the Jalan Alor food street in KL, Malaysia's vibrant Bukit Bintang district. taken from my table. Covering a 0.5km stretch of straight road, the Jalan Alor Night Market in KL has around 200 different street food stalls and permanent restaurants. Interspersed between the regular restaurants are food carts and the occasional non food stall selling trinkets. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Having enjoyed the frenetic energy and vibrant atmosphere of the Jalan Alor food street in the vibrant Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia, and having enjoyed my meal of Asam Pedas (spicy and sour fish) I left around 21:00. I noticed that as I was leaving, thinking it's late already, the crowds were just coming in! Jalan Alor is open all day but is at it's vibrant and colourful best only after 20:00, and goes on right until the wee hours of 04:00 or 05:00. I could not of course wait long but noticed that the later it got, the more packed the street got, which makes walking it's mere 500 mts a true obstacle race. This is made more difficult by groups which stop abruptly or walk in a zig zag fashion, crossing from one side of the street to the other, one centimeter at a time. (so to speak). Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

I had just had my meal on the Jalan Alor food street in the Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia and so had to give this shawarma (doner) a miss! The sight and smell of this substantially loaded dish took me back to my days in the UAE, where I'd spent about thirty years of my life. Shawarma (called doner in Turkey or souvlaki in Greece) is a Middle Eastern dish that originated in the Levant region of the Arab world during the Ottoman Empire, consisting of meat cut into thin slices, stacked in an inverted cone, and roasted on a slowly turning vertical rotisserie or spit. The white meat on the left is chicken while the brown one on the right is beef or mutton. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

My plate of Asam Pedas fish- the presentation was not what I had expected, especially after what I had seen in John Torode's Malaysian Adventure- the Penang episode, where he witnesses a chef cooking Asam Pedas fish in front of him (John Torode) and presents it with chunks of fish instead of presenting him with the whole fish. Asam Pedas actually means sour and spicy tamarind fish, with sourness coming from tamarind and spiciness from blended chillies. I am in one of the many eateries on the Jalan Alor food street in KL, Malaysia, detailed notes about which appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). The Jalan Alor food street provides a different atmosphere from the glass skyscrapers and the mad rush of modern day KL, reminiscing of the days gone by when sitting on plastic chairs and eating traditional Malaysian food on the sidewalk, surrounded by friends and food is all that really matters. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

A stall on the Jalan Alor food street in KL, Malaysia, selling bubble tea and candied fruit. I've seen candied fruit before in Beijing, China, but prefer the natural taste of any fruit. The area around Jalan Alorused to be a red light district. It has gone through several facelifts until it became to what it is today—a food haven for locals and tourists alike. It’s a quiet street in daytime and transforms into a night market, hustling and bustling with activity. I did not see any sign of red light activity in the area, barring the upmarket bars of KL's Bukit Bintang district which surround Jalan Alor. Most lively at night, you can see locals, tourists from different countries and local performers here. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

I am leaving Jalan Alor, the must visit food street in the vibrant Bukit Bintang district in KL, Malaysia, having savoured and enjoyed all the frenetic energy, vibrancy and eclectic atmosphere of the place. The traditional Malaysian meal and a foot massage, coupled with a spot of night photography and unlimited people watching was very satisfying indeed. As I was making my way past 21:00 back to Bukit Bintang monorail station for the ride back to KL Sentral (sic) near which my hotel was located, I spotted another street musician at the entrance to the street leading to Jalan Alor, playing for a fee. The area around Jalan Alor is surrounded by upmarket bars and Jalan Alor branches off a main street on which the bars are located, so this is t the mouth of that main street. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

A selfie on the exciting Jalan Alor food street in KL, Malaysia. The frenetic energy and the eclectic energy here is something to be experienced to be believed. There is plenty to choose from here and traditional Malaysian cuisine- which is very diverse in itself- is very well represented here. Each restaurant you will visit will present you with a very colourful multi page menu, copious with pictures, to make it easy for you to choose. Indeed, there are a gazillion choices. On Jalan Alor, you taste not only the food but also get to experience the culture of Malaysia, though with the carnival and party like atmosphere and many of the soliciting staff outside each restaurant hailing from Myanmar, Thailand and other countries, that traditional Malaysian culture bit may seem to take a back seat. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

My friendly waitress- a lass from Myanmar- takes my selfie as I await my meal in one of the scores of eateries on Jalan Alor food street in the Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia. Evenings are the best time to visit the Jalan Alor Food Street, if one wants to experience the frenetic energy and eclectic vibe of the place. The street is open by day as well, but it's very quiet then with none of the crowds and frenetic energy you can experience by night. Evenings yes, but Jalan Alor really comes to live only past 20:00 or so- the later the better. The food stalls go on way past midnight, some saying they operate right upvto 04:00 or 05:00- no way I can confirm that though! Once caveat for visitors though, most small vendors and hawker stalls do not have digital payment options and only accept cash. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Most of the restaurants on Jalan Alor have girls or guys holding menu cards standing outside, trying to solicit your custom for their restaurant. Here are a couple of them. The one outside the restaurant I ate in was a very young Vietnamese lass, wearing a white t-shirt. Very much a must do in KL, Jalan Alor food street in KL, Malaysia's vibrant Bukit Bintang district is a must visit destination to savour traditional Malaysian cuisine- which is already very diverse in itself- and other ethnic foods like Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese. Sitting outside one of the scores of restaurants lining both sides of the street, delicious food aside, Jalan Alor is also a great place for people watching and to capture a spot of colourful and vibrant night photography. Apart from foods, you can also find on Jalan Alor shakes, fresh fruit, ice cream, satay, durian and dumplings from the many temporary stalls interspersed amongst the restaurants. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Seated at my table at the restaurant I chose to eat at, I looked around and caught a glimpse of another solo traveler like me in an adjoining restaurant. I am on the Jalan Alor food street in the lively Bukit Bintang party district in KL, Malaysia. Jalan Alor food street, also called the Jalan Alor Night Market, offers an amazing variety of traditional Malaysian cuisine, and the choice is simple endless. Some of the restaurants here may offer international foods as well, though you are better off trying one of the upmarket bars and restaurants surrounding Jalan Alor if you want to try international cuisine. The Jalan Alor food street was established in the early 1900s by Chinese immigrants. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Leaving Jalan Alor, the must visit food street in the vibrant Bukit Bintang district in KL, Malaysia, having savoured and enjoyed all the frenetic energy, vibrancy and eclectic atmosphere of the place, I was making my way past 21:00 back to the Bukit Bintang monorail station for the ride back to KL Sentral (sic) near which my hotel was located. There were several street musicians playing on the street both in and around Jalan Alor, Here, right outside the Bukit Bintang monorail station, I this musician playing a proper acid rock number. Just see the way he is actually squatted on the ground as he strikes those high notes, so typical of hard rock music! The maximum number of bystanders were gathered around this musician in comparison to the others I had seen so far. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

As I was leaving Jalan Alor, the must visit food street in the Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia, I noticed this sign advertising local Malaysian fried delicacies. Although Jalan Alor is a must visit destination to savour traditional Malaysian cuisine- which is already very diverse in itself- other ethnic foods like Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese can also be enjoyed here. Add to this low prices, the sheer colour, frenetic energy and diversity of the place and unbeatable people watching opportunities, you would be really missing out by not visiting here when you visit KL. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

I am here at the Jalan Alor Food Street, also known as Jalan Alor Night Market in the vibrant and colorful Bukit Bintang district of KL, Malaysia. Most lively at night, you can see locals, tourists from different countries and local performers here. Here, musicians are performing for a tip amidst the busy restaurants on Jalan Alor. Although open even by day, Jalan Alor is buzzing and at it's frenetic and eclectic best by night. Although predominantly Malaysian, with traditional Malaysian food on offer, which is already very diverse in itself, Jalan Also offers many food options. These include including hawker style food, ethnic Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean in the many sit down restaurants on both sides of the street and desserts like ice cream, cold drinks, bubble tea and fruit. Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Colourful and well stocked display of sneakers in a shoe store near to the Bukit Bitang monorail station, where I am now headed, on my way back to my hotel near KL Sentral (sic) after spending a very enjoyable time on Jalan Alor, the food street in KL, Malaysia. The Nike brand seemed to figure prominently in the displays. I did not linger long as I was not planning on making a purchase, and at any rate it was getting pretty late- by my (old man) standards! Detailed notes about Jalan Alor appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)

Friendly diners wave to me from one of the tables as I hit Jalan Alor, the must visit food street in KL, Malaysia. Stretching a mere 0.5 km of straight road, the Jalan Alor Night Market in KL has around 200 different street food stalls and permanent restaurants. In addition are several food carts and non food stalls selling a variety of stuff. The Jalan Alor Food Street is considered the biggest daily night market in KL. There is not much activity on Jalan Alor during the day, but when the sun goes down, the street comes alive, hustling and bustling with frenetic activity. The area around Jalan Alor was once a red light district in KL and remnants of those activities supposedly still exist (I didn't spot any such activity though), but after several face lifts, the street has turned into a true food haven for connoisseurs of local SE Asian- particularly Malaysian- cuisine. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)