Taman Connaught Night Market: The Complete Wednesday Guide

If you’ve heard one pasar malam in Kuala Lumpur mentioned by name, it’s probably this one. Taman Connaught Night Market only runs on Wednesdays — but when it runs, it takes over Jalan Cerdas for the whole evening, stall after stall, block after block.

When it’s actually open

Wednesday only, roughly 5 PM to 11 PM. That’s it — no other day. If you turn up on a Tuesday expecting a preview, you’ll just find a quiet residential street. The whole point of a pasar malam is that it’s temporary; Connaught is one of the more extreme examples of that, going from ordinary road to one of KL’s busiest night markets and back again within a few hours.

Why it’s rated the way it is

4.1★ across 7,554 reviews on Google — for context, that’s more reviews than most restaurants in the Klang Valley will ever accumulate. That volume alone tells you something: this isn’t a hidden gem, it’s a fixture. Locals from across KL make the trip specifically for Wednesday nights here, not just people who happen to live nearby.

Getting there

The market runs along Jalan Cerdas in Taman Connaught, Cheras — easiest to reach by car (expect to park a short walk away once the road itself is closed to vehicles) or by taxi/e-hailing, which will drop you as close as traffic allows. Get directions →

What to expect

Long, dense rows of stalls covering food, clothes, household goods and the usual pasar malam mix — the food side is what most people come for, given how far the crowd travels for a single weekly market. Go hungry, go with cash on hand (small notes help), and expect it to be busy — that review count isn’t a fluke.

If Wednesday doesn’t work for your week, we’ve got the full day-by-day breakdown of what’s running on every other night too.