Red light districts. Today, the bars in Wan Chai are mostly drinking pubs with the occasional bargirl, while the red-light district has moved to other parts, like Mong Kok across the bay, and has become less obvious.
The only thing you see from the street are signs offering girls of any colour. Denmark Istedgade Area Copenhagen V. The Istedgade area is Copenhagen's red light district. Though it used to be a lot rougher, the part closest to the main train station is still seedy with plenty of porn shops, drug addicts, and prostitutes. However, the other end near Enghave Plads has transformed into a hip neighbourhood with cocktail bars, indy fashion shops, and gourmet burger joints.
It's a real vibrant area, day and night, and is surprisingly safe to stroll through โ just stay clear of the hookers and drunks some pickpockets pretend to be drunks. Chow Kit is a bustling market area with both shops and markets. The morning markets deals mainly with fresh food, while the evening markets is more clothes both new and secondhand and random knickknacks. It's foremost for locals, so the prices are general lower than touristy China Town - if you are able to find something to your liking.
A visit to Chow Kit is also a chance to get a glimpse of Kuala Lumpur's seedy side, for it doubles as one of Kuala Lumpur's red-light districts.
The sleazy parts are along Jalan Chow Kit, Jalan Raja Laut and the back alleys off Jalan Haji Taib, but don't expect to see more than sad looking working girls waiting outside scruffy hotels - remember, Kuala Lumpur is not Bangkok.
