Hainan Chicken House NYC

Hainan Chicken House NYC Malaysian restaurant specializing in Hainan Chicken and other popular Malaysian dishes.

It’s been a little quiet on the social media end here and it’s because we’ve been busy toiling away on another project. ...
11/13/2025

It’s been a little quiet on the social media end here and it’s because we’ve been busy toiling away on another project. Kelang.

Opening in December!

Kelang (these days, Klang) is the city our family hails from in Malaysia. 45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur - it’s lesser known than Ipoh and Penang. It isn’t as big or as pretty. But the eating is good. Tremendously so. And surprisingly distinct from other parts of Malaysia, which is why we wanted to make it our namesake. One of the things we would run into at chicken house would be folks thinking our take on one dish or another wasn’t “right” - turns out they just never encountered the version from our hometown before.

Our menu is inspired by a youth that involved copious amounts of Carribean, Italian-American, Chinese, and Malaysian food. Dark soy is our spirit animal. It’s the spirit animal of the city, along with minced chili padi, and obscene amounts of garlic.

Honestly there isn’t that much to do in our hometown except eat, which is why we think the food there is so good.

We look forward to serving folks at Kelang soon.

-Chris

Had a blast doing our kerabu bee hoon class last week for at ! It’s a little chaos with me shouting over the hood exha...
09/01/2025

Had a blast doing our kerabu bee hoon class last week for at ! It’s a little chaos with me shouting over the hood exhaust but we all had a great time. Thanks again to everyone and see folks on the next class on the 9th - sign up or get on the waiting list for their CSA programs, it’s totally worth it!

Running this weekend: Kerabu beehoon - Cold vermicelli salad with lime leaf, calamansi lime juice, lemongrass, red onion...
07/11/2025

Running this weekend:

Kerabu beehoon - Cold vermicelli salad with lime leaf, calamansi lime juice, lemongrass, red onion, sambal, mint, peanuts, and poached shrimp.

The way the heat’s been this summer this dish is long overdue. Super refreshing and really punchy aromatics. Weeeoo! 😎🌴

Hey folks, forget about running off to the country/beach/country-beach house this weekend. Come visit us at our brunch p...
06/04/2025

Hey folks, forget about running off to the country/beach/country-beach house this weekend. Come visit us at our brunch pop up instead this Saturday!

We’re featuring our Kaya, which is a loose spread made largely of pandan, eggs, and coconut milk that many folks grow up eating for breakfast in Malaysia. Toast, butter, Kaya, dipped into a half boiled egg…We’re really into how it pairs with Little Honey’s French toast and biscuits.

And if you don’t have a country/beach house to run off to don’t worry - We’ll be here for you!

🍳🍗🍚🍞

Ulam nasi lemak and Little Honey’s French toast with kaya spread - the best of friends! Available on June 7th - make r...
05/30/2025

Ulam nasi lemak and Little Honey’s French toast with kaya spread - the best of friends!

Available on June 7th - make reservations here:

https://resy.com/cities/new-york-ny/venues/little-honey

Folks - the French toast…raking a fork across its moonlike surface you could hear it crackling from a mile away. It tastes even better than it sounds.

It’s happening! Durian Taglio pizza is here!We’re doing a pop up in South Slope and rolling out something we’ve been fi...
05/29/2025

It’s happening! Durian Taglio pizza is here!

We’re doing a pop up in South Slope and rolling out something we’ve been fixated on for a minute - Durian pizza!

Fiore di latte and caramelized durian atop Little Honey’s taglio dough (with flour from ). 🤤

If you’ve never had it we promise it’s a great way to get initiated into the durian lover’s club.

We’re popping up on June 7th, resy link coming later this week.

Also featured that day:

Ulam nasi lemak - chili and herbed coconut rice, grandma’s anchovy sambal, fried chicken thigh with laksa ketchup, crushed cucumber.

Little Honey’s French toast with Harry’s berries strawberry jam and kaya (pandan-coconut spread).

Stone milled flour biscuit with pandan clotted cream and Harry’s berries strawberry jam.

Thanks to the for having us participate at their annual fundraiser. It was the first time for us and it was such a grea...
05/09/2025

Thanks to the for having us participate at their annual fundraiser. It was the first time for us and it was such a great group of students and restaurants! And what a location - some premium window light baby.

Our sous chef for the evening, Laura, was hilarious - we hope she had a great time helping us stir up some nasi ulam. We hope we can do it again next year.

Had a blast catering the book launch for Daniel Kehlmann’s latest novel - The Director (historical fiction, German direc...
05/07/2025

Had a blast catering the book launch for Daniel Kehlmann’s latest novel - The Director (historical fiction, German director fleeing n**i germany for Hollywood) Seaport.

Filmmakers, Pulitzer Prize winners, magicians, the wonderful McNally Jackson team - and us! What a crowd!

Next time you have a little shindig and need a little curry puff tower in your life, we’re here for you. 🤓

We are also present for any and all after parties.😎

Egg prices be damned! We’re running a silly mash up dish this weekend. Moonlight hokkien mee - guanciale, thick soy, egg...
02/21/2025

Egg prices be damned! We’re running a silly mash up dish this weekend.

Moonlight hokkien mee - guanciale, thick soy, egg yolk, grana padano, fishball, fish cake and pork (pictured).

Hokkien mee is traditionally stir fried with pork oil and lardons - so we thought why not marry it with another pork fat laden classic?

Also:

Fried whole Red snapper with vegetable curry.

That’s it folks! Hope everyone’s enjoyed the cold, but we’re ready for a reprieve.

Happy Lunar New Year folks! We’re running these traditional new year dishes through the rest of the week. Prosperity Tos...
01/30/2025

Happy Lunar New Year folks!

We’re running these traditional new year dishes through the rest of the week.

Prosperity Toss Salad - carrot, radish, pomelo, pickled ginger, jicama, fried taro, wonton skin, lotus root, salmon ceviche and jellyfish. Plum hoisin dressing.

Longevity Yee Mee - Extra long noodles for long life! Mushrooms, brown tofu, yellow chives (classic, I love this all year round).

Steamed whole Western Cao - ginger, scallion, soy. Goes great with a glass of sake.

Steamed Shrimp with glass noodles - garlic, black pepper.

Cheers!

Address

4807 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
11220

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 7:30pm
Thursday 11am - 7:30pm
Friday 11am - 7:30pm
Saturday 11am - 7:30pm
Sunday 11am - 7:30pm

Telephone

+1 347-365-3864

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