Destinations: India Street Mall

India Street Pedestrian Mall

The India Street derives its name from the fact that it has always been a street occupied by the Indian Shops. Most of the Indians are from the southern and northern India. At first, it was called as the Kling Street in the 1850’s, but the Third White Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke changed the name to India Street in 1928.

In 1992, the street was closed to vehicular traffic and converted into a pedestrian mall.

India Street : a pedestrian walkway of variety of colorful textiles, clothing, crockery and other essentials in a manner not changed much in the past decades.

Jalan India is lined with shops selling all kinds of goods, particularly textiles. Mid-way down Jin India (if you can find it!) there is a narrow passageway that leads to Jin Gambier, where the fruit, vegetable and fish markets and the spice merchants are located. If you follow this passageway you'll pass a small Mosque hidden away in the middle of the city. The Mosque's structure has undergone many changes since it was originally built by Kuching's Indian Muslim community in the mid 19th century.

India Street is a day mall best visited in the day time when most shops open only till 6pm in the evening.

India Street Pedestrian Mall Committee chairman is Wee Hong Seng

This is the best place to shop for spices, clothing, textiles, souvenirs, this is one place you can visit. You can even get your clothes tailored.

This street used to be one of the busiest streets of the old Kuchingtown and was the main place to get clothes from around the world. Indian merchants were dominant then.

Now most of the shops are now Chinese operated, there are still a number of Indian curry-houses, spice shops and textile merchants here.

Today, the pedestrian mall has transformed into a street for fashionable clothes to funky wear and food outlets to hardware shops. The assortment of goods available is quite astonishing and be sure to venture into the various alleys on either side of the street to discover the hidden treasures of India Street.

Little Lebanon is a restaurant at one end of India street. An ideal place to stop for lunch. Serving mainly authentic Lebanese, Middle Eastern and local favorites, the restaurant has a good choice to pick from and suited for adults and children alike. An opportunity to  discover the taste of Lebanon through their offerings of Shawarma, Kebabs, Arabic Sausages, Kiftah Halabi, Hommus and a variety of Pita Bread specialties. The interior is beautifully decorated with Middle Eastern design setting and highly romantic for couples to spend an evening together over a meal. Sample their bread as it is made in-house and the fresh oven baked smell is simply irresistible.  Little Lebanon Open daily from 10.00am to 10.30pm.

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Kuching Attractions

• Kuching Waterfront
• Sarawak Cultural Village
• Longhouses
• Sarawak Museum
• India Street Mall