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Merchant’s Lane

Name: Merchant’s Lane
Address: 150 Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, MY
Rating: 4.2

Chinatown·brunch·$$ Mid-range

4.2

Google rating

Based on ~3,397 reviews

THE VERDICT

“A hidden upstairs café in a restored Chinatown shophouse — fusion brunch in a plant-filled, old-KL-romance setting.”

WHAT TO ORDER

What to order

DISH 1

East-meets-West brunch

DISH 2

Restored shophouse setting

DISH 3

Photogenic interiors

LOCATION

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11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
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ATTRACTION · CULTURAL

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ATTRACTION · HERITAGE

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ATTRACTION · MARKET

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Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur
~9:00 AM – 1:00 AM (peak from 6:00 PM)
Free · 2.3 km from KLCC · LRT Pasar Seni
See: Red-lantern Chinatown spine · Char kway teow, claypot rice, asam laksa · Kwai Chai Hong nearby