Kuala Lumpur’s Petaling Street Has Just Been Named the 6th Coolest Street in the World!

Kuala Lumpur has been ranked favourably in tourism-related rankings by various publications and organisations, including the 10th trending travel destination by TripAdvisor, the world’s 18th best holiday destination by a UK-based non-profit organisation and the world’s 6th most visited city by Travelness.

For tourists visiting Kuala Lumpur, one of the most unique places to visit in the bustling city has got to be Petaling Street. In fact, the famous street was recently honoured by the global magazine Time Out as one of the coolest streets in the world!

Time Out’s 30 coolest streets in the world

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High Street, Melbourne

In the feature article, Time Out said that streets are the heart of local life and sought to list down the world’s coolest streets that are worth a stroll. 

The global magazine then narrowed down the selection by its global team of local expert editors and contributors to a definitive ranking of the best avenues, thoroughfares, backstreets and boulevards on the planet. 

Here’s Time Out’s Top 30 ranking in full:

1. High Street, Melbourne, Australia
2. Hollywood Road, Hong Kong
3. East Eleventh, Austin, USA
4. Guatemala Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5. Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada
6. Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7. Rua da Boavista, Lisbon, Portugal
8. Arnaldo Quintela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9. Chazawa-dori, Tokyo, Japan
10. Consell de Cent, Barcelona, Spain
11. Bree Street, Cape Town, South Africa
12. Oranienstraße, Berlin, Germany
13. Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, New York City, USA
14. Ban Tad Thong, Bangkok, Thailand
15. East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, USA
16. Rua Sá de Noronha, Porto, Portugal
17. Gerrard Street, London, England
18. Conde Duque Street, Madrid, Spain
19. Bucareli, Mexico City, Mexico
20. Rue de Belleville, Paris, France
21. 18th Street, Chicago, USA
22. Camden Street, Dublin, Ireland
23. Foster Street, Sydney
24. Songridan-gil, Seoul, South Korea
25. Quang An Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
26. Miracle Mile, Miami, USA
27. Saint-Hubert Place, Montreal, Canada
28. Troon Street, Athens, Greece
29. Cecil Street, Singapore
30. L.P Leviste Street, Manila, the Philippines

Petaling Street is the 6th coolest street in the world!!!

Source: Time Out

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As you can see from the top 30 list above, Kuala Lumpur’s very own Petaling Street was named the world’s 6th coolest street by Time Out.

Elaborating on the choice for making Petaling Street 6th, Ng Su Ann, Time Out’s contributor from Kuala Lumpur said that Petaling Street, or Jalan Petaling as it’s known by locals is one of the city’s oldest streets and home to the city’s first Chinese settlers in the 19th century.

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Ng added that over the last few years, Petaling Street has experienced a renaissance and that you can find Kuala Lumpur’s oldest temples next door to colonial shophouses housing the newest dining and drinking joints.

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So, what do you guys think of Petaling Street ranking highly in Time Out’s 30 coolest streets in the world list? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!

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