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Little India's flower stalls, thosai breakfasts and banana leaf lunches beside KL Sentral.
- Best time
- Any time of year; mornings are cooler for walking. The weeks before Deepavali (October or November) bring the stalls, lights and crowds, and on Wesak Day in May the country's oldest Wesak procession sets off from the Maha Vihara.
- How long
- Half a day
- Getting there
- Take the LRT, KTM or MRT to KL Sentral, or the monorail to KL Sentral or Tun Sambanthan. The Little India arches are a five-minute walk from the station. Don't drive; parking on the main road is tight.
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KL's Little India starts right outside KL Sentral, with flower garlands, sari shops and the smell of curry along Jalan Tun Sambanthan. It's an easy morning out by train: a couple of temples, a sweet shop and a banana leaf lunch.
Makan
- Banana leaf riceVishal on Jalan Scott is the long-time name for Chettinad plates with mutton varuval and fried fish.Map ↗
- Thosai and idliWith chutneys, sambar and a teh tarik, for breakfast.Map ↗
- Pisang gorengThe fritter stall opposite the YMCA fries pisang raja to order, and there's usually a queue.Map ↗
- Indian sweetsLaddu, jalebi and murukku from the sweet shops to take home.Map ↗
Things to do
- Jalan Tun SambanthanThe main street, with garland stalls, textile and sari shops under the arches.Map ↗
- Buddhist Maha ViharaA Sri Lankan Buddhist temple founded in 1894, with a calm courtyard off the busy road.Map ↗
- Sri Kandaswamy KovilA Sri Lankan Tamil temple on Jalan Scott with a tall, carved gopuram.Map ↗
- The side streetsJalan Scott and the lanes off it, for older shophouses, sweet shops and spice stores.Map ↗
Good to know
- Brickfields has a large blind community (the Malaysian Association for the Blind is here), so keep the tactile paving clear.
- Dress modestly and take your shoes off at the temples.
Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.