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Things to do during the Raya break

No big plans this four-day weekend? Here's a guide to the best things to do during Raya

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The city may be a ghost town during Raya, but before you take the cliché route and head straight for the shopping malls (or resort to four days of sitting at home and watching TV), we've compiled a handy guide on the best places you can visit and things you can do over the break. These places are all open for Raya.

Sit down to brunch

Acme Bar & Coffee
  • Restaurants
  • KL City Centre
  • price 3 of 4

Open Mon-Thu, 11am-12midnight; Fri, 11am-1am; Sat, 9.30am-1am; Sun, 9.30am-12midnight

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The Good Batch
  • Restaurants
  • Damansara

Open Tue-Thu, 11am-12midnight; Fri, 11am-1am; Sat, 10am-1am; Sun, 10am-11pm

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Ming Room
  • Restaurants
  • Chinese
  • Bangsar

Open Mon-Sat, 11.30am-3pm, 6pm-11pm; Sun & public holidays, 10am-3pm, 6pm-11pm

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S.Wine
  • Restaurants
  • Solaris Dutamas

Open Mon-Fri, 11am-10pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-10pm

Yeast
  • Restaurants
  • French
  • Bangsar
  • price 2 of 4

Open Mon-Thu, Sun, 8am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 8am-10.30pm

Watch a film (or four)

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Have coffee

Brewmen
  • Restaurants
  • Coffeeshops
  • Mont Kiara

Open Tue–Thu, 11.30am–10.30pm; Fri, 11.30am–12midnight; Sat, 10am–12midnight; Sun, 10am–10.30pm

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Pulp
  • Restaurants
  • Coffeeshops
  • Bangsar

Open Tue-Fri, 9am-7pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-10pm

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Rekindle
  • Restaurants
  • Coffeeshops
  • SS2

Open Tue–Thu & Sun, 12noon–12midnight; Fri–Sat, 12noon–1am

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Visit KL's best restaurants and cafés

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Inside Scoop
  • Restaurants
  • Ice-cream parlours
  • Bangsar

Open Mon-Thu, Sun, 12.30pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 12.30pm-12.30am

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More things to do

Instagram away at Laman Seni 7
  • Attractions
  • Shah Alam

To all those not living in Shah Alam, how far would you go for the ultimate Instagram pic - in a back alley? Laman Seni 7 features impressive 3D street paintings and installations by local artists. It's an alley you want to linger in (and take a selfie).

Bounce at Jump Street Asia
  • Attractions
  • Theme parks
  • Petaling Jaya

Opening to more fanfare than Channing and Jonah’s raunchy ‘Jump Street’ franchise is the new warehouse-like Jump Street Trampoline Park in Section 13. The park is divided into several sections: a main court featuring over 9,000 square feet of interconnected trampolines, two dodge ball courts, a foam pit, basketball and kids' courts, a high performance area with six Olympic-spec trampolines and vertical running walls of different heights.

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Check out art at Wei-Ling Contemporary
  • Art
  • Galleries
  • Mid Valley City

Okay so you decided to hit the malls anyway (and Mid Valley Megamall of all places), but you can add a little culture to your shopping spree by visiting Wei-Ling Contemporary at The Gardens. They're currently exhibiting the dreamy works of London-based artist Rajinder Singh.

Hang out with the fishes at Aquaria KLCC
  • Things to do
  • KL City Centre

Touristy you say? Maybe so, but Aquaria does feature some 5,000 aquatic and marine animals - the kids will love it, and you won't be too far away from a shopping mall (so you can relax now).

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