In conjunction with the public holiday of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday on Monday, June 5, 2023, and on the suggestion of Wai Kit, we decided to make a half-day city tour to Bukit Bintang area by MRT.
Soh Ai and I followed Wai Kit’s car to Batu 11 Cheras MRT station at 11.00am. We took a train to Bukit Bintang station and visited Eslite Spectrum (诚品生活) at The Starhill, Jalan Bukit Bintang.
Eslite Spectrum is a renowned Taiwanese cultural icon, being a creative cultural venue with a rich selection of Chinese, English and Malay language books, as well as music, design and hand-made goods, performing arts, themed restaurants and coffee shops, lifestyle brands, and diverse cutting-edge cultural and creative brands. It is now the anchor tenant of The Starhill,and the first flagship store in Southeast Asia.
After walking around in Eslite Bookstore (诚品书店), we settled down at Come True Cafe (成真咖啡) to have some food and beverage.
I ordered the Carame lize Brulee (熔岩焦香布蕾) which is a signature dessert (i.e. fluffy souffle with homemade lime special sauce and sprinkled with grilled sugar) and takes about 40 minutes to prepare after placing order. This RM44 burnt cream custard was still warm when served and was really tasty. Wai Kit ordered Sea Salt Original Squid (RM49) and it looks yummy too. The total cost came to RM152.65 and paid by Wai Kit.
After that, we proceeded to Lot 10 Shopping Mall and visited Don Don Donki and H&M. I just went window shopping and didn’t buy anything at all.
We left Bukit Bintang at 2.35pm and caught MRT train at 2.45pm. We returned home at 3.00pm.
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| Batu 11 Cheras MRT station |
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| My fare as a senior citizen from Batu 11 to Bkt Bintang is RM1.80, while that for other adults is RM3.30 |
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| Quite packed with passengers as it is a public holiday |
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| Underground station concourse |
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| Arriving at Eslite Spectrum at The Starhill |
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| A view of the Starhill Gallery |
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| Eslite Bookstore |
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| Come True Cafe's attractive menu |
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| Coconut Americano coffee (RM19) |
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| Carame lize Brulee (RM44) |
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| Sea Salt Original Squid (RM49) |
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| Our bill amounting to RM152.65 (incl. 6% SST RM8.64) |
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| Floor directory of The Starhill |
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| At one entrance to Eslite Spectrum from the escalator |
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| Front facade of The Starhill Gallery |
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| Pavilion KL at Jalan Bukit Bintang |
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| MRT station at Bukit Bintang |
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| On the homeward bound train |
Labels: Travelogue
