Old and New Kuala Lumpur in One Neighbourhood! Plus Chow Kit Wet Market.

Join Taylor as he explores an exciting and up and coming area of KL.

[@jessl9727]

That prickly fruit is called Salak.. native to Java and Sumatera, Indonesia. The scientific name is Salacca Zalacca. We do have them in Sabah. The fruit has a sweet sourish taste and can have a tart taste too.

[@shamnorhisham71]

Snake fruit.

[@noraueda2625]

My mum used to shop here when I was in my teens when we moved from Malacca to Kuala Lumpur in 1964. I haven’t lived in Kuala Lumpur for 45 years and thank you for these great videos you’re making on Malaysia .. I really enjoy your comments and places you show us ..

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thank you so much 😊

[@agris68]

Congratulations on hitting 9000 subs Taylor , I remember when you were at 900 subs, its great to see your channel growing .thanks for always posting great vids, Malaysia is A Beautiful country .

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks so much!! 😊

[@ahmadzakimohdnor6339]

Beautiful caption of KL. You have a natural talent to see beyond the surface of the city. Really enjoyed your video

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@lilingloh8061]

You are taking us locals round town, Andrew. Showing me more of my own city. I must get out and see some of these places some day. I am especially interested where there is food. You are very adventurous! Take care. Safety on the road. ❤❤ "Hati-hati di jalanraya" (hati means heart). Here it means "beri perhatian" or be careful.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thank you so much 😊

[@noordinbeldenlex1620]

In addition to being KL's largest wet market, Chow Kit Market is also considerably less expensive than other wet markets in KL. Before it was transformed into the souvenir market as it is now, I used to do my marketing at Central Market in the early 1980s when it was still operated as a wet market.

[@h30202]

Chow Kit is in Kpg Baru. Central Market is near Petaling Street China Town.

[@ErnaWati-sy6tx]

Lembut nya, suara ncik. Taylor ni.. Suka sangat dengar suara dia..

[@andrewtaylor4558]

😊

[@h30202]

Oh Chowkit, my childhood playground. Yes you should check out the night market; it's happening. It has changed a lot actually. Tapestry is near Doraisamy. Not fond of driving here. I always have parking problem around this area. Heritage row was red brick terrace lots on bothside of that road. It's pretty old. It had a wonderful character that has been lost. Yeah, it's open mostly at night. Anggun is pronounce like Rangoon without the r. It means beautiful.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks! 😊

[@CKology]

So proud of u ! First outdoor VBlog ! Growth baby. 🤺🤺

[@andrewtaylor4558]

The last one was all outdoors too. 😊

[@masturaahmadkamil8619]

Thanks Andrew, I guess I know where to eat when I visit KL. Looking forward to see more of KL from your eyes. I lived in KL for 25 years but too afraid or too lazy to explore.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks 😊

[@WiseGuyShopper]

Hey Taylor , thanks for all your videos. I’m vegan with my partner so the wet market video was funny. We eat to stay healthy and don’t mind if others eat meat. You won’t find us chained to a steak house protesting. Lol I would love to retire in Malaysia one day. Thanks again for your fun videos

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks so much! My friend Jill is vegan and she tolerates me too. 😂😂😂

[@mizzylamydean2936]

Hi, the area that you eat is call Jalan Doraisamy. It use to be clubs row. Now full of restaurants and cafes. By the way, Chow Kit Road end the four juctions near where you park your bike. It boader with Jalan Sultan Ismail(heading to Bukit Bintang), Jalan Doraisamy(heading to Kàmpung Baru) and Jalan Ampang(heading to KLCC and Embassy Row)...heading home😊. Red light Chow Kit was near Jalan Raja Laut. Now no more due to night market operated. Have fun riding and stay safe❤.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks so much! ☺️

[@RussandRoseinQingdao]

I’m definitely going to eat at the tapestry next month when I come visit KL! Thanks Taylor

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Please do! 😊

[@dubtig]

Scotland Calling!😄👋🏻 Great walk about into the Chow Kit area. It felt we were walking by your side n being shown another older side of KL! All very interesting! 👌🏻💓👋🏻

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@khai77]

Chow Kit used to be a very seedy part of town back in the day. Looks completely gentrified now 😮

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video n for showing your explorations in KL. Chow Kit looks a lot better nowadays than d last few decades.

[@callas60]

Tapestry, one of my my favourite restaurants in KL.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Mine too! 😊

[@alanbayliss4563]

Thank you for Guide So looking forward to our 4 Day Stay at the Chow Kit in November. Cant wait for KL.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Enjoy! 😊

[@jerrybenjamin7660]

It's been ages since I last walked around Chow Kit area, some parts look really different now - thanks Andrew for this video. 🙂

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@seaview9948]

Thanks Taylor

[@ForRiel]

Really enjoyed this. I don't think we've been to Chow Kit, but it's definitely on the list now! Tapestry looks great, too! 😁

[@andrewtaylor4558]

That’s where I wanted to take you! It’s only a few blocks from where you were staying! 😊

[@harrySinga-bg4gi]

Thanks Taylor lovely tour

[@garyt7232]

Enjoyed the walkabout and commentary.

[@lenkuanfan1686]

103 Coffee (near Tapestry) has one of the best coffee. Something local, Ali, Muthu & Ah Hock has nice nasi lemak. Something of Chinese Kopitiam is YutKee. Of course, interior wise, ambience, Tapestry is nice.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks for the tips! 😊

[@cececonnie5509]

Very nice & charming place indeed😊.

[@alainbergeron4520]

I sure found this restaurant amazing and the menu "all day brekkie" how funny..good video Taylor..you're a really good communicator

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks 😊

[@eat.live.travel]

Love your videos showing us around different parts of the city!

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@clarenceandre9315]

Stay safe on the little bike Taylor!

[@richardkinch9292]

Love the video; we’ll have to explore that area next time. Rafi’s mum and aunties used to shop there but then the area was less salubrious!

[@michaelhiggins7365]

very much enjoyed this tour Taylor. Thanks so much for sharing it. P.S. Oh and I always love seeing glimpses of your Vespa, the scooter I would definitely purchase should I move to KL.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tdi50mpg]

Thanks!

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thank you so much! You are incredibly generous and I really appreciate it! 😊😊😊

[@mukiemukmuk]

Another great vid fr Taylor👍 Didnt know about the Row till saw dis vid... I'm going to visit soon😊

[@andrewtaylor4558]

You should! It’s really nice! 😊

[@mikebk79]

Limapulo is one of my favorite restaurants in KL. Your videos make me want to go back!

[@teejayoz1221]

loved it, must visit there some time thanks Taylor

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks 😊

[@arra5369]

u are doing good..keep it up..

[@hariatizainal384]

Wow ! Thank you for doing Chow Kit video, I have not been there since 1984 n when ever I came back to Malaysia for holidays,friends and family said please don't go there,it is not safe, now that you been there,I must make an attempt lah....

[@andrewtaylor4558]

So glad that you enjoyed it! 😊

[@hirwanhambal9994]

The market look pretty clean

[@andrewtaylor4558]

It is! 😊

[@fatimahferdaus6199]

I like this video! Informative👍

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Glad you liked it! 😊

[@BTom16]

Nice video. Thanks. We enjoyed Chow Kit, also.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@johnperrins545]

Thank you Taylor. I go to KL frequently but only ever stay in Bukit Bintang. I'll be there in July for 10 days so I'm certainly going to make an effort to go to Chow Kit. I too loved the look of the market. I hope you've been back since. Cheers John

[@THEIOSGUY]

Very nice. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thank you 👍

[@john99776]

I know it put you off somewhat but being on a carnivore diet I liked seeing the fresh beef and fish. Great market !

[@andrewtaylor4558]

😂

[@bk1571]

0:42 mostly selling used clothing (locally called "bundle"), jeans, pants, tee shirts, etc., open in the afternoon..

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

I would love to watch your vlogs about how you celebrate 4th of July and 31st of August soon...

[@BOKER84]

Andrew you look like the guy that I was talking to while waiting for our Satay & was staying in Hotel Stripes

[@wanrosdiwanabdulrashid7810]

Better early morning shopping chow kit wet market... Much more to see.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Yes, I was a bit late. 😊

[@a..7773]

Excellent video Sir.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

So nice of you thanks 😊

[@rejoycealways]

Wow, I grew up in HK and even i have NOT seen cow heads in a wet market. 😅 That would be unnerving, chicken heads and body parts ok. 😂 We missed the Chow kit wet market etc this last time so we'll have to check it out next time God willing. ❤

[@jamilmasa]

I havent been there for a few years ..look like a lot of changes ..nice if you to shoot the part of the city that expatriates tend not to go....brave of you too regarding the smell of wet markets in my beloved country...

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Wet markets don’t smell bad. 😊

[@penukulbesi4006]

♥️KL🇲🇾👍

[@babibrain]

Malaysian will always support you, you are reaching 10k subs

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Wow, thank you 😊

[@shawnmoote4466]

Do you have any plans next weekend? I will be visiting for two weeks. Just staying in KL over the weekend then going north to Penang. I am Canadian (51) and I have a Japanese wife (52). We now live in Cairns, Australia. We are doing a bit of a reconnaissance mission to look into early retirement options. Happy to shout you for a bit of tea (In Aussie, btw, tea means a meal and a shout means it is in us!).

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Email me. [e-mail]

[@muslimmakhachev3746]

🎉🎉🎉

[@muhammadabdulwahab123]

Next to the chow kit market is the largest Sikh gurdwara in Malaysia. You can enter the gurdwara and they provide free capati to its visitors. It's free entry

[@andrewtaylor4558]

I’ll check it out! Thanks 😊

[@kamelaref9334]

Thank you it was nice video to see open market fresh vegetables and fruits and all local restaurants also it looks safe to leave your Vespa in the street and no one touch it not like in USA hahaha 🤣🤣😂.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Yes, a few times I have accidentally left the keys in my Vespa and no one stole it!!! 😂

[@kamelaref9334]

@@andrewtaylor4558 unbelievable it's very safe

[@muhammadabdulwahab123]

Mostly the workers in the Market are Foreign workers, but the stall must be owned and licensed by the locals. That's is the T & C in Malaysia , that's why you see a lot of Foreigners selling the Stuff over there. But mostly can at least understand English.

[@lenkuanfan1686]

Actually, the actual Chow Kit area is where Jalan Chow Kit. Tapestry, The Row and all those nice cafes and restaurants are actually in between Bukit Nanas, Kg Batu & Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Yes, technically, but Tapestry says it’s in the heart of Chow Kit. I know that’s not correct. At the edge is more like it. 😊

[@quartzmatter-pi9mq]

👍👍👍

[@zailinahmad9695]

Mr Andrew Taylor, Tapestry where you had lunch is not the edge of Chow Kit. Its the Dang Wangi area it on the edge of Kampung Baru

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Perhaps but the restaurant web site says it’s in the Heart of Chow Kit and the address says Chow Kit. 😂 Anyway, let’s just say it’s near Chow Kit.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

There is also black chicken

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Yes, I’ve seen black chicken in Penang. 😊

[@darrylk808]

After all the time in KL this is your first time to the Chow Kit wet market? Hey, I know where you are. I stayed at the Sheraton in January for a week. I moved around to different neighborhoods over the course of a month's stay. Look up to see the Sheraton sign...the row is right there.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Yes it was! I have only felt comfortable riding my motorcycle that kind of distance the last few months. 😊

[@darrylk808]

@@andrewtaylor4558 keep exploring!

[@deedatfan6868]

👍💓

[@samfromvalleycenter4848]

I haven't seen any durian, maybe not in season yet, I guess ... LOL 🤣

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Durian season is in July. 😊

[@hansman9762]

It’s like other place but not chowkit, it’s look trendy place opposite of old chowkit

[@jnsa9454]

Any specific rules for parking scooter?

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Not that I know of except not to park where the Grab delivery drivers have reserved spaces. 😂

[@aminuddinyeopmahidin515]

Correction Taylor..the area you had your lunch at is actually in the Dang Wangi district, Chow Kit is where the old wet market is.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Well, probably, as I said in my video it was the edge of Chow Kit. The restaurant Tapestry says it is in the heart of Chow Kit. Different opinions! 😂

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Dangi wangi was Campbell in the old days

[@imjuzsayin..5017]

Chow Kit packed with immigrants. But surprisingly I still can find cheaper foods there.

[@edzwaniels]

You rode your scooter way from Penang to KL?? 😵‍💫

[@andrewtaylor4558]

No. I shipped it. 😂

[@edzwaniels]

@@andrewtaylor4558 unless it's a Harley Davison 😂 btw enjoyed watching your videos. I'm from Ipoh, come and visit here some time! 👋

[@liztaylor4652]

Hi Andy! This looks like an interesting area. Maybe we can visit there for lunch when we’re there in May/June! ❤❤❤

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Sure, I plan on it! ❤️

[@shawnmoote4466]

Snakefruit

[@cxscott66]

Brown fruit is snake fruit

[@andrewtaylor4558]

How is the taste? 😊

[@cxscott66]

@@andrewtaylor4558 don't know, saw them elsewhere.

[@InvestingWithAdamK]

Do you have a recommendation on someone who can help with visa’s?

[@andrewtaylor4558]

I only know of Alter Domus in Penang but think they might only do retirement visa. 😊

[@InvestingWithAdamK]

@@andrewtaylor4558 thank you. I can see if that is what they offer. I appreciate the information

[@InvestingWithAdamK]

@@andrewtaylor4558 thank you again. I reached out to them and they’ve already responded

[@rosliyatim711]

Not far from Chow Kit market is Kampung Baru. (New Village). A malay village in the middle of city. You may try the famous Nasi Lemak Wanjo. Among those who had visited this village are the late Queen Elizabeth 2 and Muhammad Ali. From Chow Kit you may enter this village through Jln Raja Bot, Jln Dewan Sultan Sulaiman.

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks! 😊

[@anneyeong3149]

Those are Indonesian avocados

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks! 😊

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Chow Kit no interesting thing. Go China Town lol. IKEA interesting, good canteen food. Klang (Bak Kut Teh), Steamboat/Grill Buffet. Perak State (Ipoh) Lots of eatery Buffet Steamboat/Grill RM$49 (Eat all you can), Dim Sum (morning), Lots of food court local street food. D'Laksa: Best Adam Laksa Noodles (Aeon Mall)

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Salak - snake fruit

[@andrewtaylor4558]

Thanks! 😊

[@muhammadabdulwahab123]

Sorry sir, your scooter was not properly parked, I think.Hahaha

[@andrewtaylor4558]

No one parks properly 😂

[@tourcox]

Hi Taylor, I haven’t watched your videos for a little while ! Now I’m catching up 😮, love this tour , not so sure about the wet market!! dry market and veggies 🥕 looked great . The trendy restaurant row looks really cool 😎, will have to check it out 😊 come along 👍

[@ukchub6633]

dry fish, chillie, belacan, you should try all over Malaysia. and most of all belaca. ^^ you live here now in Malaysia might as well experience it. moderate ofcos little by little soon you can try all kind of foods trust me on me.

[@roughtdert2547]

ur thumbnail u r shirtless/buttonless but in the video????so sad

[@andrewtaylor4558]

That photo is from the cruise. 😂

[@roughtdert2547]

@@andrewtaylor4558 shirtless video plssssss,daddy