Chow Kit is actually a place name and located in the Kuala Lumpur city center Malaysia. Chow Kit is popular in Kuala Lumpur because here you can buy lots of cheap stuff like used garments and fresh vegetables or grocery products.

If you the first timer here, you may think that the main road you see there is Chow Kit Road but the road is actually Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Chow Kit Kuala Lumpur

Chow Kit Road or Jalan Chow Kit is the short road off Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and if you walk along this main road you’ll see this road sign in the picture below.

This is the actual Chow Kit Road

In Chow Kit you can find the hotel like Cititel Express for your stay and Chow Kit is accessible from Bukit Bintang by using the monorail system.

The stairs to Monorail Station in Chow Kit

You can also easily find the cheap garment sellers at the roadside of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Many supermarkets cannot stay long in business here due to the fierce price competition with the small shops around here. So that’s why you can see Mydin Store is still there because they apply the wholesale price of their products.