#10 Night Markets in Malaysia · 2026
Wakaf Che Yeh Night Market
🌺🌺🌺 Worth the Detour · 🏮 Night Markets
Why go
A local favourite for late-night food and shopping in Kota Bharu, with Kelantanese snacks and street fashion.
⭐ Don't miss: Nasi kerabu and Kelantan sweets
- Entry fee
- Free; food RM3-15
- Opening hours
- Nightly from about 7pm to past midnight (Google lists 6pm–1am); liveliest on weekends and public holidays (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- 6pm onwards
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- How to get there
- Grab from Kota Bharu centre.
- Address
- Jalan Kuala Krai, Wakaf Che Yeh, 15150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
- Area
- Wakaf Che Yeh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets
- Muslim-friendly
- No surau confirmed on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Predominantly Malay stalls; certification not confirmed. - Accessibility
- Flat but busy.
- Kids
- Fine for kids.
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- Much quieter than in its heyday: about 200 of 650 traders left in early 2026
- Parking charges apply (RM5 car)
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A cheery butter-yellow palace built in 1939 as a royal residence and wedding venue, now opened up as Kelantan's royal museum. Inside you'll find the family's furniture, crystal, regalia and photographs kept much as they were. Small and easy, it pairs nicely with the old palaces and Pasar Siti Khadijah a short walk away.
Don't miss: The preserved royal rooms with original furniture and family portraits
Pantai Cahaya Bulan (PCB)
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Kelantan's main beach, with rows of food stalls, kite-flying and sunset families on the sand. A relaxed local scene rather than a resort vibe; try nasi kerabu and ikan bakar.
Don't miss: Kelantan seafood at the beach stalls at sunset
Pulau Suri Floating Market
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Kelantan's answer to an island trip is this little river-delta island in the Tumpat estuary, where village boats turn into floating food stalls on weekend mornings. Hop on a boat from Kuala Besar, eat kuih and nasi straight off the sampan, then wander the quiet kampung. Very local, very Kelantan, and completely different from the usual beach islands.
Don't miss: Breakfast bought straight from the boats at the floating market
⚠️ Not yet re-verified for 2026. Check fees, hours and that it is open before you go.
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