Chow Kit owes its lively vibe to a namesake traditional market, with tightly packed stalls selling produce, clothing, and home goods. Contemporary malls offer mainstream fashion and chain dining, and unassuming eateries serve local fare like noodles and roasted meats. The Row has hip cafes, cocktail bars, and music venues in converted shophouses, while Tatt Khalsa Diwan is a huge, modern Sikh temple.
Chow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time. Today the area features a large Indonesian (Javanese) community, and more recently, a small African community. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories.
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Chow Kit has a well-deserved reputation for being a rough area. A decade or so ago, some reportedly considered it even too dangerous for the police to patrol regularly.
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