Petaling Street

Petaling Street (Malay: Jalan Petaling, Simplified Chinese: 茨厂街, Traditional Chinese: 茨廠街, pinyin: Cíchǎng Jiē, Cantonese jyutping: ci4 cong2 gaai1,Tamil: பெட்டாலிங் தெரு , Peṭṭāliṅ teru ) is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The area has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favourites such as Hokkien mee, Ikan Bakar (barbecued fish), asam laksa and curry noodles.

As a result, the more ornate shophouses were built north of Jalan Cheng Lock and closer to the High Street business centre.

[3] In the 1860s to 1870s, the Selangor Civil War erupted between rival Malay factions as well as within the Chinese community that were allied to them.

The Chinese community split along partisan lines between the Hokkien Ghee Hin and the Hakka Hai San secret societies.

He opened a Tapioca Mill in Petaling Street where the tubers from his farms were brought to be ground into flour.

There used to be a McDonald's on the 1st shop lot of Petaling Street (facing Foch Avenue (Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock)) before it ceased operations several years ago.

One famous and established Wanton Noodle shop called Koon Kee Too is located near the intersection inside Petaling Street.

Another notable landmark within the area is Kwai Chai Hong (Chinese: 鬼仔巷) located along Lorong Panggung.