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- Royal Selangor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yong Koon began hand-casting pewter in Kuala Lumpur in 1885, and five generations later Royal Selangor remains the world's best-known pewter house. It still finishes drinkware, tableware, and decorative objects by hand, alongside collaborations with institutions like the British Museum. store page → · open in the atlas →
Heritage House · 10
- Ching Han Guan Biscuits Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Ching Han Guan has handmade biscuits and soft candy in Ipoh since 1949, when its founder carried family recipes from Chaoyang, China, and went on to pioneer the city's meat-floss biscuit. Two shopfronts, on Jalan Sultan Iskandar and Jalan Yau Tet Shin, still sell those biscuits alongside mooncakes and wedding gift sets. store page → · open in the atlas → - Chok Kee Confectionery Taiping / Malaysia
Chok Kee has hand-made its Taiping kaya puffs since 1947, when the current owners' grandfather opened the small bakery in Kampung Baru Aulong, Perak, using recipes since passed down through three generations. Customers pre-order by phone or WhatsApp for pickup, or buy online through the shop's Shopee storefront. store page → · open in the atlas → - Fung Wong Biscuits Petaling Street, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chan Seng opened Fung Wong on Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street over a century ago, baking Cantonese pastries from recipes carried from Canton province. Now run by a fourth generation, it remains known citywide for traditional wedding cakes and mooncakes. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ghee Hiang Jalan Macalister / George Town (retail on Beach Street & Penang Road)
Ghee Hiang has made pure sesame oil and traditional pastries in George Town since 1856, when a Fujian pastry chef settled in Penang. Its handmade tau sar pneah and beh teh saw, along with the Baby Brand sesame oil introduced in the early 1900s, remain the core of the counter. store page → · open in the atlas → - Guan Heong Biscuit Shop Ipoh Old Town, Perak, Malaysia
Guan Heong has baked meat-floss, Hawaiian and salted-bean biscuits in Ipoh since 1918, making it the oldest biscuit shop still trading in the town under its founding name. Its tau sar piah and dried-meat pastries are sold from the original Ipoh premises and a newer Genting Highlands branch. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kean Guan Tea Merchants Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kean Guan Tea Merchants has sold Chinese tea from the same Jalan Petaling storefront since 1945, incorporating in 1978. It stocks oolong, dark, white, black and green teas alongside house blends Li Shui Kwei and Chian Li Shiang. store page → · open in the atlas → - Khin Onn Coffee Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Khin Onn has blended local Sarawak coffee since opening near Kuching's Open Air Market in 1958, now led by the family's third generation. Its white and black Specialty Blends now sit alongside Res-Cue brew bags and the handheld SIMPRESSO filter. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sin Boon Kee Jalan Jelutong, George Town
Sin Boon Kee has roasted traditional coffee powder in Penang since 1944, running a factory and a concept store on Jalan Jelutong. The lineup runs from charcoal-style Kopi-O sachets to freshly roasted Arabica and a cold-brew Nanyang coffee the family introduced in 2023. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sin Yoon Loong (My Cofé) Ipoh Old Town, Perak, Malaysia
Sin Yoon Loong opened in 1937 and is credited with originating Ipoh white coffee, roasted with margarine and palm oil instead of caramel. The family now bottles that formula as 2-in-1, 3-in-1 and Black-O blends under the My Cofé label. store page → · open in the atlas → - Wah Aik Shoemaker Malacca
On Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock in Melaka, this third-generation family shop hand-sews beaded and leather shoes and sandals and is known for miniature bound-feet 'lotus' shoes. Every pair on display is handmade by the Yeo family, with custom orders accepted. store page → · open in the atlas →
Hidden Gem · 9
- Atma Alam Batik Art Village Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Atma Alam has produced hand-painted batik since 1987, founded by painter Aza Osman and batik artist Roshadah 'Sada' Yusof in Padang Matsirat, Langkawi. Resident artists still work wax-resist techniques onto canvas paintings, sarongs, and dresses in the village complex the couple built from a single shack. store page → · open in the atlas → - Batek-Lah Collection Transfer Road (Jalan Transfer), George Town
Lim Ah Hock has hand-made Malaysian batik since 1980, and his son James Lim now runs the Jalan Transfer workshop and shop under the Batek-Lah name he launched in 2012. Batik tulis (hand-drawn) and batik cap (hand-stamped) pieces cover menswear, womenswear, accessories, kitchen textiles and corporate commissions. store page → · open in the atlas → - Craft Batik Penang / Malaysia
Established in 1973 as Penang's first batik factory, Craft Batik still operates from Teluk Bahang producing hand-drawn and block-printed batik using traditional wax-resist dyeing. It sells scarves, sarongs, patchwork kits and hand-drawn paintings, including works by the late resident artist Tan Thean Song. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ho Yan Hor (Hovid) Ipoh & Chemor, Perak, Malaysia
Ho Yan Hor herbal tea was formulated by Dr Ho Kai Cheong in 1941 on Ipoh's Treacher Street, a 23-herb blend meant as a natural flu remedy. His son later built it into Hovid's founding product, with the brand's history preserved at Ipoh's free Ho Yan Hor Museum. store page → · open in the atlas → - Koon Kee Tea & Coffee Factory Lebuh Hong Kong, George Town
Koon Kee Tea & Coffee Factory has roasted traditional Penang white coffee for 70 years, founded by Choot Ching Khoon, who once delivered it himself by bicycle. It still hand-roasts by 'maestros', selling white coffee, beans, milk tea and premix combos. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mano Plus Lifestyle Store 37A&B, Beach Street, George Town / Online
It is best known for Diverse selection — books, clothing, crafts, furniture, fashion, personal care, aromatherapy; celebrates both local and international designers; brands like PARODY PARLOUR, Loka Made, Oh Sebenar, Freitag; Fuku Eatery inside; occasional events and exhibitions. store page → · open in the atlas → - P.66 Lifestyle Store 66, Lebuh Campbell, George Town / Online
It is best known for Aesthetically pleasing stationery, notebooks, planners, art supplies, postcards, stickers, washi tape, handmade items; minimalist café at the back; workshops and unique Airbnb accommodations; bright white tones and natural lighting. store page → · open in the atlas → - The Warung 145, Victoria Street, George Town / Online
The Warung sells named local-designer goods, from the Ben Journal leather journal to Lahym coasters, at its George Town, Penang shop. It also runs craft workshops like cyanotype and brush lettering sessions. store page → · open in the atlas → - Yahong Art Gallery Penang / Malaysia
Founded in 1975 in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, Yahong Art Gallery shows the original batik paintings of Dato' Chuah Thean Teng (1914-2008), the Fujian-born artist credited with pioneering batik as a fine-art medium after his postwar Penang batik factory failed. The family-run gallery also displays work by his three sons and two grandsons. store page → · open in the atlas →
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- BOH Tea Cameron Highlands / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Founded in 1929 by J.A. Russell with Ceylon planter A.B. Milne, BOH cleared Malaysia's first hill-country tea garden at Habu. Its four Cameron Highlands and Selangor estates now grow about 70% of Malaysia's tea. store page → · open in the atlas → - Coffee Atelier Lorong Stewart, George Town
Five restored 1927 shophouses on Lorong Stewart hold the Kopi Museum, where the former Kim Guan Coffee Factory's original wood-fired roaster still stands. The compound also houses a boutique hotel and the Gehrig Art Gallery. store page → · open in the atlas → - Made In Ipoh Ipoh Old Town, Perak, Malaysia
Made In Ipoh occupies Arlene House, the 1905 residence commissioned by tin-mining Kapitan Chung Thye Phin, after an eight-year conservation project completed in 2020. Its gallery shop sells kebaya, batik and building-motif souvenirs alongside exhibits on the city's tin-mining history. store page → · open in the atlas → - Nam Heong Ipoh Old Town, Perak, Malaysia
Nam Heong has poured white coffee and served egg tarts from its Jalan Bandar Timah shop for decades, one of Ipoh's two founding white-coffee kopitiams. Curry noodles, char kway teow and dim sum are still cooked at the same address. store page → · open in the atlas →
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- ANAABU Bukit Bintang
An independent Malaysian fashion label and Kuala Lumpur shop built around relaxed, heritage-informed silhouettes. Founded in 2010; its Bukit Bintang store is on Jalan Sin Chew Kee. store page → · open in the atlas → - Artisan Roastery Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artisan Roastery has roasted the coffee behind six Malaysian Barista Championship wins — more than any other roastery in the country. It buys direct from named farmers and ships same-day on weekday orders placed by 2pm. store page → · open in the atlas → - Batik Boutique Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Batik Boutique traces to 2009, when founder Amy Blair partnered with Ana, a single mother, to turn wax-resist batik cloth into wearable gifts, later formalizing as a Kuala Lumpur social enterprise by 2013-14. The label now works with more than 400 artisans from marginalized communities across Malaysia, providing fair wages and skills training in batik. store page → · open in the atlas → - BooKu Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
BooKu is a secondhand bookstore inside Kuala Lumpur's GMBB creative mall, open daily. It also runs a book donation and buy-back program and a warehouse in Cheras, Selangor. store page → · open in the atlas → - China House 155 Beach Street (Lebuh Pantai), George Town
China House links three heritage buildings on Beach Street around an open-air courtyard, gathering cafes, the Beach Street Bakery, a gallery and a book-lined reading room under one address. Evenings bring live jazz and indie sets, with comedy nights added monthly. store page → · open in the atlas → - CzipLee Bangsar
Family-run Malaysian stationery and art-supply chain, founded 1968 by Peter Chen as a Kajang sundry shop. His sons Alvin and Jason Chen opened the Bangsar branch in the early 2000s, bringing in imported brands like Rhodia, Midori and Clairefontaine. store page → · open in the atlas → - Earthlings Coffee Workshop Jalan Wan Alwi, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Earthlings Coffee Workshop runs the Sarawak Liberica Refinement Project, a six-phase research effort into Borneo's native Liberica and Excelsa coffee varieties, published in MDPI and covered by the BBC. The Kuching-based company also trains baristas through its own Coffee Academy. store page → · open in the atlas → - Fatt Choi Coffee Tenom, Sabah, with a cafe in Kota Kinabalu
Fatt Choi Coffee began in Tenom in 1983 under founder Foong Choon Sang, launching its Kopi-O blend in 1986. It now sells instant white coffee and coffee-tea lattes from Tenom and Kota Kinabalu. store page → · open in the atlas → - Film Gazing Bukit Bintang
Independent film-camera and photography shop at GMBB, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur — the second branch of a shop originally opened in Puchong — stocking film cameras, compact digital cameras and photographic film for both film enthusiasts and digital shooters. store page → · open in the atlas → - Futuremade Studio JAM PJ
A Malaysian workwear and streetwear label with a concept store at JAM PJ. Focuses on functional details, neutral palettes and utility-led construction. store page → · open in the atlas → - Georgetown Heritage Chocolate George Town
Founded by Farhana Shariff, this maker turns Malaysian-grown cocoa into dark bars and fusion flavours drawn from Penang's kitchen, alongside a small chocolate museum tracing cocoa's history. Visitors can join chocolate-making classes or put together a DIY truffle kit on site. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ghostbird Coffee Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ghostbird roasts single-origin and blended beans out of its Jalan Seputeh premises in Kuala Lumpur, supplying both cafes and home brewers. The roastery sells whole beans, drip bags, and brewing gear directly through its own site. store page → · open in the atlas → - Green Honey Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Green Honey, produced by Kota Kinabalu-based NS Field Sdn Bhd, sources its honey from old-growth forest in Borneo and has it tested through SGS and Malaysian agricultural research bodies. The company sells the honey bottled, crystallized, and in single-serve sachets alongside a small line of honey-based skincare. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ha'ritage by Loong Nam Penang / Online
Descended from the Loong Nam handmade-biscuit shop founded on Penang island in 1928, Ha'ritage sells traditional biscuits alongside granolas and healthier snacks. Its online store ships across Malaysia with free delivery over RM100. store page → · open in the atlas → - Him Heang Jalan Burma (Burmah Road), George Town
Him Heang bakes Penang pastries fresh each day at its Jalan Burma shop, best known for tambun biscuits, a compact thin-crusted take on tau sar pneah sized for a single bite. The horseshoe-shaped beh teh saw, once baked over coconut-shell charcoal, is made without preservatives and meant to be eaten within a couple of weeks. store page → · open in the atlas → - HYPHAUS Bukit Bintang
A multi-brand streetwear concept store focused on independent Malaysian labels. Carries homegrown names including Against LAB, Ghostboy and Stoned & Co. store page → · open in the atlas → - I Love Snackfood Bangsar
An independent Kuala Lumpur shop for fashion, homeware and playful curiosities. store page → · open in the atlas → - Isetan The Japan Store Bukit Bintang
Japanese department store at Lot 10 in Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Bintang district - Isetan's first Malaysian outlet, trading there since Lot 10 opened in 1990. Six floors, about 11,000 sqm, spanning fashion, beauty and a fourth-floor Japanese restaurant hall. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kadaiku Api-Api Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Kadaiku has sold Sabahan beadwork, woven tapestries and locally roasted coffee from Kota Kinabalu's Api-Api Centre since 2002. The shop states its retail model directly supports local artisans and preserves indigenous craft techniques. store page → · open in the atlas → - KANOE RexKL
Founded in 2016 by Noelle Kan, KANOE designs and handcrafts its own batik clothing and accessories in Kuala Lumpur using textiles sourced across the Indo-Malaya region. Most designs run to just one or two units, sold from its boutique on the first floor of REXKL. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kanta Studio Kuala Lumpur
An analogue-photography studio and shop selling film cameras and accessories. Includes a darkroom and runs film-development and darkroom workshops. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kek Lapis Opah Sarawak Sarawak, Malaysia
Kek Lapis Opah Sarawak bakes the traditional Sarawak layer cake in 17+ flavors, from classic pandan gula melaka to matcha milk and Musang King durian, sold by weight under the tagline "heritage handed down through generations." store page → · open in the atlas → - Kek Lapis Warisan Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Kek Lapis Warisan has made Sarawak's intricately patterned layer cake by hand from its Kuching kitchen since 2018. The bakery keeps traditional recipes running alongside contemporary flavours across its outlets in Sarawak and Sabah. store page → · open in the atlas → - KL Craft Complex Jalan Conlay
Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex houses three Karyaneka shops selling songket, batik and metal-craft souvenirs, plus a craft museum and workshop village. Malaysia's Kraftangan handicraft agency runs the complex on Jalan Conlay. store page → · open in the atlas → - KPD Honey (Borneo Wild Honey) Kota Marudu / Kudat, Sabah, about two hours from Kota Kinabalu
KPD Honey has worked with Sabah's forest beekeepers since 1991, processing Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, and stingless-bee kelulut honey at facilities in Kota Marudu and Sikuati, Kudat. The company also runs the Borneo Honey Bee Centre, an apiary and training ground open to visitors from Kota Kinabalu. store page → · open in the atlas → - Lifeshop Atelier Kuala Lumpur
An independent fashion and lifestyle atelier emphasizing handmade and small-run goods. Established 2007. store page → · open in the atlas → - Lot 10 Shopping Centre Bukit Bintang
Trendy mall with Isetan Japan store and food court. store page → · open in the atlas → - manekNya Klang Valley, Malaysia
manekNya trains single mothers, retirees, and unemployed artisans across the Klang Valley in the Peranakan art of hand-beading, keeping alive a Baba Nyonya craft once passed only within families. The studio sells beaded shoes and lifestyle pieces and runs hands-on beading workshops. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mira Cake House Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Mira Cake House began as a family kitchen in Kuching baking the elaborately layered kek lapis Sarawak is known for. It now offers more than a dozen varieties, from chocolate cheese to lapis India cadbury. store page → · open in the atlas → - motoguo Kuala Lumpur
A KL-based appointment atelier and online shop for gender-fluid high fashion. Founded in 2015 and shortlisted for the LVMH Prize in 2016. store page → · open in the atlas → - myBatik K.L. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Batik artist Emilia Tan runs myBatik as a working studio and gallery in Kuala Lumpur, teaching hand-painted, wax-resist batik to corporate groups, schools, and tour visitors. The studio also runs outreach programs bringing batik painting to refugees, children with HIV or dyslexia, and Down Syndrome artists. store page → · open in the atlas → - Pepper Hill Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Pepper Hill grows its own pepper vines on the hillsides of Sarawak, selling black and white peppercorns whole and ground from its Kuching base. The company positions its crop among the finest examples of what is often called the King of Spices. store page → · open in the atlas → - Recro TTDI
Kuala Lumpur furniture shop in TTDI (formerly Second Charm) specializing in original and reproduction mid-century pieces, plus reupholstery, restoration and custom-order furniture. store page → · open in the atlas → - Saraspice Jalan Pending, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Saraspice sources directly from Sarawakian pepper farmers who have cultivated the vine since 1840, grading and exporting black and white peppercorns from its Kuching base. The company sells its pepper as pure grades with no fillers or blending. store page → · open in the atlas → - Shoes Shoes Shoes Kuala Lumpur
ShoesShoesShoes is a Malaysian-born online retailer selling shoes, clothing and accessories for women. It carries labels including C/meo Collective, Finders Keepers, For Love & Lemons and Quay through its Shopify storefront. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sin Eng Hoe Biscuit Factory Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Sin Eng Hoe bakes kaya puffs and heong piah at its Jalan Pasir Pinji factory in Ipoh, holding to hand-baking methods the family says machinery cannot replicate. Two further outlets, on Jalan Yau Tet Shin and at Wisma Octagon, sell the same pastries that have become a standard souvenir for people leaving the city. store page → · open in the atlas → - Sole What Mid Valley City
Kuala Lumpur sneaker retailer opened September 29, 2007 by Edwin Choong as Malaysia's first store dedicated to limited-edition sneakers; grew to multiple outlets across the city, including Mid Valley Megamall, stocking Nike, Adidas and other major brands. store page → · open in the atlas → - Songket Dunia Jalan Geroda 2/1, Larkin, Johor Bahru (also Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam)
Songket Dunia weaves and tailors songket sampin, kurung and baju Melayu for weddings and formal wear, running walk-in outlets in Johor Bahru's Larkin district alongside its Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam stores under one storefront brand. Ready-to-wear pieces sit next to handmade premium songket for customers wanting the metallic brocade tradition without a custom order. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tan Kim Hock Gula Melaka Factory Malacca
This Malacca maker specialises in pure gula melaka (coconut sugar) and turns it into dodol, snacks, sauces, and durian treats. Products are sold at its Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho and Jalan Hang Jebat shops and through the online store. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tanoti Crafts Jalan Tabuan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tanoti grew out of a weaving workshop the Queen of Malaysia established in 2008, formalising into a social enterprise in 2012 that trains Sarawakian women in songket and pua kumbu weaving. The Kuching studio sells handwoven textiles and ceremonial pua kumbu tapestries alongside rattan and basketry pieces. store page → · open in the atlas → - VNest Ipoh Old Town, Perak, Malaysia
VNest opened Ipoh's first bird's-nest-themed cafe on Jalan Bandar Timah in 2016, serving freshly boiled bird's nest drinks alongside dry bird's nest and gift sets sold through its online store. The Old Town shopfront keeps its original fittings while the company ships subscription boxes, including pregnancy-focused bundles, outside Perak. store page → · open in the atlas → - Wells Cafe Jalan Timah (Hin Bus Depot area), George Town
Wells roasts on two registers — a Japanese-style profile for sweetness and body, a Nordic-style light roast for floral, fruity notes — at its Jalan Timah roastery. Beans are graded Selected through Macro-Lot and sold as filter, espresso and wholesale. store page → · open in the atlas → - Yit Foh Coffee Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia
Yit Foh has roasted coffee in Tenom, Sabah, since 1960, when founder Yong Loong Vun began the business. In 2017 it opened Yit Foh Coffee Park, adding a restaurant and cottages to the original factory site. store page → · open in the atlas →