lots of nice carpets and lights to look at, walk from Bugis to Haji Lane, then to Arab street. It's sort of off the beaten track and yet still have cultural stuff to see.

Hip shopping, affordable, a good place to hunt for unique products! Nice food as well. Will be back soon.

dont be fooled by the name, u can seldom see arabs here now, many eateries and drinking places have sprouted, massage parlours are also walking distance from here, still have some halal food stores, good but expensive nasi padang, murtabak zam2 and victory is nearby, hjh maimunah also walking distance, next to it is halal vietnamese pho (also overpriced), in front there is a halal cup cake stall, the next lane there is a halal thai stall, pariaman nasi padang just shifted to a new place, u walk and if u tired u stop and can quench your thirst.