Kajang

Malaysia

Kajang is a city in southeastern Selangor.

Kajang, with a population of 343,000 (as of 2010) is a town in the southeastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. It is about 20 km south of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Kajang Mosque. A distinctive brightly colored mosque.

Kajang Stadium. See a match at Kajang Stadium

Lotus Five Star Kajang Complex. Movie theater

Kajang has a host of new and old shopping complexes. The Billion Shopping Center in Kajang town has a larger counterpart in Taman Technology Kajang. Metro Kajang and Kota Kajang are two other shopping complexes in Kajang. Giant and Tesco have hypermarkets in the city. The Metro Point shipping complex is near Kajang High School.

Kajang also has night markets (better known to locals as Pasar Malam). If you want to get a taste of local delicacies, night markets great place as they offer lots of choices. One of the popular night market are Pasar Malam Taman Mesra, located at Jalan Sungai Sekamat, off Jalan Cheras at the corner of Shell petrol station.

Kajang is famous for its sate Kajang (satay), a form of skewered barbecued meat. Informally, Kajang is known as the "Satay Town", and is famous among tourists and locals alike.

  • Haji Samuri. The restaurant is beside the Kajang stadium. It has become a famous restaurant chain and available in the city of Kuala Lumpur.
  • Malaysia Restaurant. The famous satay joint in town, it is located few hundred metres east of Haji Samuri.
  • HOMST Restaurant, No. 47G, 48G & 49G, Jalan Prima Saujana1/1A, Seksyen 1, Taman Prima Saujana 43000 Kajang, Selangor., +60 3 8734 0760. 11:00-23:00. A Chinese Muslim chain restaurant serving a wide variety of halal Chinese cuisine. A simple set dish range between RM5-15 while a specialty dishes on poultry and seafood can go up to RM50. RM5-50.

Non-halal food

Steamed fish and spicy soup from Kajang and Semenyih is also popular.

  • Wan Fat Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant is open evenings from 17:00 to 22:00 and closed every alternate Wednesday.. It is at Lorong Mendaling (Mendaling Alley, just behind Mendaling road), facing the river, Sungai Chua. Because it is in a back alley, it's quite difficult to spot, especially at night. This restaurant serves Chinese dinner and is famous for its "choi bou" steamed fish.

There are also Pizza Hut, KFC, and McDonald's franchises in Kajang town. The local franchise Sate Kajang Haji Samuri started in Kajang.

Haji Samuri. The restaurant is beside the Kajang stadium. It has become a famous restaurant chain and available in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Restaurant. The famous satay joint in town, it is located few hundred metres east of Haji Samuri.

HOMST Restaurant, No. 47G, 48G & 49G, Jalan Prima Saujana1/1A, Seksyen 1, Taman Prima Saujana 43000 Kajang, Selangor., +60 3 8734 0760. 11:00-23:00. A Chinese Muslim chain restaurant serving a wide variety of halal Chinese cuisine. A simple set dish range between RM5-15 while a specialty dishes on poultry and seafood can go up to RM50. RM5-50.

Wan Fat Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant is open evenings from 17:00 to 22:00 and closed every alternate Wednesday.. It is at Lorong Mendaling (Mendaling Alley, just behind Mendaling road), facing the river, Sungai Chua. Because it is in a back alley, it's quite difficult to spot, especially at night. This restaurant serves Chinese dinner and is famous for its "choi bou" steamed fish.