Changkat Bukit Bintang is the main pub street in Kuala Lumpur ("KL"). "Changkat" is the malay word for "Heights"; and "Bukit Bintang" is the main shopping district in KL and literally means "Starhill".
It is easy enough to get to Changkat Bukit Bintang, it is the road perpendicular to Jalan Bukit Bintang (Bukit Bintang Road), where the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet is. Walk down this road for 90 metres, and you will see Jalan Alor (Alor Road) to your left. This is the street food road. Ignore it for now and continue walking on for a further 130m until you come to the Radius International Hotel. This is the start of the Changkat Bukit Bintang pub area.
Pre-war buildings have been re-furbished into trendy upmarket bars and restaurants that cater for the tourists and affluent locals alike. During the day, the street may look quiet, but at night the place comes alive.
The bars and restaurants may change over time, but a select few have managed to stay the course. Some of the current line-up includes:
Movida - on the corner of Changkat Bintang and Nagasari, opposite the Radius Hotel is Movida. Bills itself as a restaurant and lounge bar.
Werner's - on the other corner of Changkat Bukit Bintang and Nagasari is Werner's which serves Italian food with a twist.
Green Man Pub - one of the older establishments from 2002, it is what else but a British Pub.
Healy Mac's - if there is a British Pub, then you must also have an Irish Pub next door.
The Magnificent Fish & Chips Bar - fish and chips, what else?
Pampas - steakhouse featuring argentinian beef
Finnegan's - why have just one Irish pub, if you can have two?
Pinchos - a Spanish Tapas bar
Ciccio - Italian bar pizzeria
Frangipani - one of the better french restaurants in the city
Flams - french pizza
El Cerdo - everything porcine
While not exactly on Changkat Bukit Bintang, a little further up the road in Jalan Ceylon are:
Bijan - Malay fine dining restaurant
Nerovivo - Italian fine dining
Parallel to Changkat Bukit Bintang on Jalan Berangan is:
Albion - british restaurant
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