BookXcess RexKL

"BOOKXCESS STORES CAN BE FOUND all across the southern Malay Peninsula, from Penang to Singapore, but it’s no cookie-cutter chain all of whose branches look the same. On the contrary, it aims to make each of the locations feel different and unique—a fantastic destination for all book lovers. The RexKL location that opened in late November 2021 particularly stands out among these. More of a creative art center than a shopping mall, RexKL is housed in a repurposed movie theater originally built in 1947. Once an icon of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, the single-screen cinema with a capacity of 1000 went through numerous fires, first in 1972 and then in 2002, after which the theater went defunct."

"RexKL is a relatively new building that hosts a cool bookstore and many hip eateries. There is also a small vintage store on the 2nd floor. We bought some burgers from Atla Burgers that looked really unassuming but were surprisingly delicious. "