Cheras is well-known for its lush greenary and friendly local, thus best described as the best suburb to live in Kuala Lumpur. It covers a large geographic area on the south eastern side of Kuala Lumpur, including its famous recreational garden, “Taman Tasik Permaisuri” with its large lakes and family oriented facilities.

This KL suburb is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and leads to Kajang to the south. It is generally considered a safer area than the Petaling Jaya district, and has seen an influx of migrants from such places as Bangsar, Petaling Jaya, and Subang due to its safer and more conducive environment to bring up a happy child.

Attractions

You can find many standard sports facilities and stadiums, including the famous Tun Razak Football Stadium.

Food

Cheras is also a food haven for food lovers. You can find a hawker centre in each of it’s housing estate, so your choices are unlimited. Just try the delicious Thai Food at Taman Nirvana, or fresh seafood at Taman Ulek — you’ll love it!

Entertainment

This KL suburb is a friendly neighbourhood with green surroundings. So, the best entertainment you can get here is to spend somw quality time with your family or friends at its recreational garden, Taman Tasik Permaisuri.

Shopping

There are many local shopping centres such as Leisure Mall, Connaught Market Centre (Giant Hypermarket),Carrefour, Jaya Jusco, UE3 (Uncange Emas), Phoenix Plaza and Hero Hyper Marker located at Taman Tasik Permaisuri. There are many shophouses, street markets and weekend markets all over the suburban estates.

The longest night market in Malaysia is also located in Cheras at Taman Connaught! Be sure to visit the night market and have fun.

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