Jalan Alor

Jalan Alor is a renowned food street located in the Bukit Bintang area of central Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is famous as a vibrant hawker and street-food destination lined with open-air restaurants, seafood eateries and hawker stalls. Offering Malaysian, Chinese, Thai and other cuisines, it evolved from a quiet residential street into a central culinary hub popular with locals and tourists for evening dining.

Visitors can expect a busy, narrow street lined on both sides with open-air hawker stalls, seafood restaurants and food shops with plastic tables and chairs spilling onto the walkway. The setting is urban and lively, illuminated by bright signage at night. Visitors can walk the length of the street, view live cooking, sample grilled seafood, satay, noodles, and desserts, and experience a bustling night-time dining atmosphere in the heart of Bukit Bintang.

Originally a quiet residential street in the Bukit Bintang district, Jalan Alor developed from the mid-20th century into a commercial and hawker food area as Kuala Lumpur expanded. Its evolution reflects the growth of the city's hawker culture and its transition into one of the capital's most recognized food streets.

Jalan Alor is a prominent showcase of Malaysia's multicultural street-food culture, particularly Chinese-Malaysian hawker traditions alongside Malay, Indian and Thai influences. It functions as a communal open-air dining space central to Kuala Lumpur's contemporary food heritage and social dining customs.