NEW YORK: When in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital and business hub, expect to get deals done in the boardroom, not the barroom. But after hours, KL (as everyone abbreviates the city) has a wide array of nightlife options for celebrating those deals.
Drawing on the Malay, Chinese and Indian heritages of its denizens, visitors may want to keep an eye out for drinks spiked with local flavors such as rose water or even durian, the famously stinky exotic fruit.
For a lead on where to drink, I asked Halim Shamsudin, a KL-based ex-bartender who now runs bar products and events company Bar Pro Asia.
