Earning a place on a list of top 10 chicken rice in a nationwide poll by The Star newspaper, Suki's Hainanese Chicken Rice (RM6) is a winning recipe. The street stall adheres to stringent standards when it comes to the sterling dish. Free-range chicken is poached to achieve gleaming chicken skin that reveals tender slivers of meat beneath and the rice, slightly browned from its cooking time with chicken stock, packs flavour in every grain. Up your order with Beansprouts (RM3) for a better balance. The stall also offers an unlikely but top-notch drink with the dish — sock-strained Hainanese Kopi (RM2). Patrons have the elderly owner, the man regulars affectionately call 'Suki' (it means 'mate' or 'friend' in Hainanese), to thank for this delicious combo. Although he has now tasked workers to do the heavy lifting, the passion of his early days still breathes life into this old-school joint. Pro tip: Coffee is only available when the owner is around to make it!
Avg Price: RM10
Photo by Burppler Emily Choong