Section 17 Wet Market — Attraction in Petaling Jaya

A small wet market, mostly with Chinese vendors but where you can definitely find the freshest of seasonal vegetables and fruits as well as some good chicken and pork and dry seasonings such as dry shrimps, anchovies, salted fish and all the usual Chinese herbs and ingredients required for some of the delicious Chinese herbal dishes and soups. Most vendors might seem a bit rugged at first but once they know you for being a regular customer they will always provide you with excellent service and give you a few extras. The market is atrached to the seventeen mall and residences which provides a very cheap and convenient parking even though old habits unfortunately die hard here and most people still prefer to park 2nd lane or even 3rd lane annoying all other road users and blocking traffic rather than paying the RM1 parking fee. A die hard unfortunate local...

The Sect 17 Wet Market is very popular with residents around there and those in close proximity to the surrounding areas. Parking is not impossible with patience but one may have to walk to work up the appetite for a variety of nice breakfasts around the vacinity of the Market. The alternative is to park in SEVENTEEN MALL carpark at a small fee for convenience, shade and accessibility. The Market sells all the products common to Oriental Cuisine. For Oxidental or Western Cuisine, you can get them at AEON Grocery in SEVENTEEN MALL. For Lottery and Numbers puntings, you have them all in the various shops there. Pharmacies and Chinese Medicinal Shops are...

They practice the usual one way in and one way out, however, the distance between the in and our is at different ends so it can be a bit of a walk. Parking in the surrounding areas is a nightie and I counted 4 MPPJ officers going round to issue summons, and this is during a public holiday. The usual wet market goods are available with a few stalls offering the same type of goods, be it vegetables or fruits, etc. Friendly sellers willing to advise the shoppers. Not too crowded but it was already close to 11.00am when I was there. A tip is to park opposite at the 17 mall and avoid the...