Pasar Besar Taman Tun Dr. Ismail

How convenient is it to have a big wet and dry market plopped right beside your office? Very convenient. When I first started work, never would I have thought that I’ll have the time to go to a market. Boy, was I wrong. I now can say that I go to the market only on working days. Who would have thought?
The TTDI market sells your normal fresh produce, meat, poultry and etc. Made up of 3 floors, the wet and dry market sits on the second floor. I usually get my supply of affordable fruits here. The upper (third) floor is the ‘medan selera’ where they sell breakfast and lunch. I sometimes take away nasi lemak or fried bihun (about rm1.50) to the office for breakfast. I also enjoy the tau fu fah and soy bean sold there. I usually like it cold. For lunch, there are many stalls serving a variety of food. I do enjoy the nasi kukus and mixed rice there. Price is very reasonable. Another plus point is that because the market is just beside the office, I don’t need to walk so far.
But the downside of this market is that there is a very long flight of stairs to climb up as the ground floor houses the car park.
All in all, I enjoy having this market to go to. Super convenient and reasonably clean.

Back in the days, I used to accompany my mom to the market on weekends when I was young (under 10 y/​o), to me it was more like an adventure as I get to see all kinds of poultry stuff like fishes, meat, vegetables and so on. Ever since then I always like going to the local markets of places that I have visited such as Tawau, Lahad Datu, Kuantan and etc.
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit this market that is located in TTDI and I find that this market is unique to other markets that I’ve visited. I think probably you’ve guessed it! This is probably one of the cleanest markets in Klang Valley. This market consists of 2 floors, the ground floor being the wet market that houses all the poultry and seafood vendors whereas the upper floor is mostly retailers like bakery, mamak stall, and so on.
I find that this market is very well maintained and organised in terms of the layout. However, I felt that it’s quite cumbersome to get parking space for those regular visitors as the area is filled with offices, and the scarcity of parking lots.
I would suggest that you arrive earlier (before 7am) to avoid the above issue. Other than that, I heard that the «non-​halal» butcher here offers the finest pork meat. I will definitely visit this market if I’m staying around the neighborhood.

Whenever people heard of ‘Pasar Besar’ or wet market, all people think of is a place that sells meat, veggie, fruits and etc. this wet market isn’t an exception. I’ve heard how famous this wet market is, where my friend who stayed in Sentul and Klang will purposely drive all the way here for their grocery shopping.
The friend from Klang likes coming here because she believe the pork meat here is very fresh. While my friend from Sentul likes coming here for the same reason and an additional reason that this wet market is very clean as compared to many other wet markets. Hence, it suits people like me who cannot stand the stench of wet market.
However, to me, I’m only there for breakfast. Yes, besides groceries, there’s also stalls selling breakfast. There’s mamak stall, kuih muih stall, bread stall, tau fu fa stall, nasi lemak stall and many more. Ever since the company I’ve worked in shifted here from Uptown, this is the place I go to the most for breakfast. Sometimes I’ll drop by for some roti canai or mee goreng. When I’m running late, I’ll just grab some kuih or soya bean drink to eat and drink at work.
There’s a parking lot at the side of the wet market but ever since LGB building (the building in front of the market) is erected, the parking are all fully occupied by working people. Since then, it’s a little chaos looking for parking to go to the wet market here.

The biggest fresh market that you can find in TTDI, its been around for quite some time. If you’re looking to get fresh goods like vegetables, meats and other fresh ingredients such as santan, this is probably the place to go if you live around PJ.
It’s so easy to find and its really big so you can take your time walking around searching for the best price for whatever you’re gonna buy. Apart from just shopping, there is also a food court where you’ll be able to find hawkers selling local delights.
Parking can sometimes be a trouble so drop by early if you’re planning to head over cause quite a number of housewives living around TTDI will be shopping here early in the morning.

Biggest fresh market in TTDI !
Pasar Besar TTDI has been around since the beginning of Taman Tun.
The multi-​level fresh market is home to vendors of different races and religions. Under one roof, one can find all sorts of fresh produce, meat and local delights up for sale. The market also features a food court on the first floor that sells chinese, indian & malay food all at a reasonable price.
I’d recommend visiting the roti canai shop, but do go early as they tend to sell out quite early on in the day.
Also, the soy bean shop run by Jenny Hong is one of the more popular outlets on the ground floor. She sells fresh soy milk and the best tau foo fa in town. There’s a photo of her and Tun Mahathir having a bowl of her tau foo fa.
The flower shops here are pretty decent as well, I always drop by to get a daisy or two for my grandma each time I pay her a visit.