Best Chicken Rice In Melbourne

After trying most of the Malaysian restaurants around Melbourne, there is only one restaurant which serves the best Chicken Rice. Hainan Chicken restaurant is located in the popular suburb of Glen Waverley in Melbourne. This is the place to be especially when you are after Asian food as you will be spoilt for choices.

I'm glad that this restaurant survives the hard lockdown in 2020. There are a few shops in the area which are not so fortunate and are forced to close down for good.

尝试过那么多间马来西亚餐馆后，我觉得只有这间的海南鸡饭是全墨尔本最正宗最好吃的！这地区是许多亚洲人都很喜欢来的地方，原因很简单，因为这里有太多亚洲餐馆让您不知选哪一个才好。墨尔本的亚洲人实在太好命啦！！！

Located on the Ground Floor of a multi-storey building.

Fabulous ginger garlic and chilli sauce ~ a must have for chicken rice!

Beautifully chopped Roast Chicken Maryland. The rice is irresistibly additive!

Chicken Rice @ Green Lane

Chicken rice (鸡饭) is the favorite among Penangites especially when you are thinking of having a quick, cheap and full meal. You can find many shops or stalls selling chicken rice all around Penang but there is one which is less known by many as it is situated not in the town center but within the neighborhood of Green Lane.

The name of the coffee shop is called Kedai Kopi Heap Huat, located at the junction of Jalan Besi and Jalan Mas. You will find both roasted and poached chicken here. The roasted chicken skin is crispy which I like while the poached chicken is moist and tender with a layer of smooth silky skin. The chicken is prepared on a bed of sliced cucumber and I always ask for the sauce to be prepared in a separate bowl as I don’t like the chicken to be flooded with soy sauce. Besides chicken, you can also find roast pork (烧肉) and Char Siew (叉烧) here. I’m not particularly a fan of Char Siew but the roast pork here is actually quite tasty.

As always, environment of the place plays an important role in affecting the overall dining experience. The good thing about this place is that it is not so crowded and the interior is quite cool. There are plenty of parking space along the road side in the vicinity as well.