森美兰海南会馆 Negeri Sembilan Hainan Association — Local services in Negeri Sembilan

If you’re in Seremban and have some time to spare for a leisurely daytime meal, make a beeline for the Negeri Sembilan Hainan Association. RM10 should satisfy more than just your tummy in something more than just a coffee shop.

The first thing you notice on the ground floor is how the walls are make a hall of heritage— notes on the Hainan language, origin stories, photos the of clan association’s forbears, proverbial sayings that express cherished values — I couldn’t help but wander along the displays to find out about this Chinese subculture that is so much more than just chicken rice.

My hunger for knowledge satiated, I turn my attention to breakfast. Full-flavoured Hainanese-style coffee rounds off old-fashioned kaya toast - with real butter, a rarity in traditional coffee shops. Then again, their coffee can also close traditional 豬肉粉 (noodles with pork in soup), 瓦煲老鼠粉 (braised claypot noodles), 咖哩雞麵 (curry chicken noodles) or a variety of 糕 (cakes and tartlets) or 燒包 (baked dumplings). The food is generally good value for money, quickly served and always authentic.

Parking can be difficult at times but visitors know exactly how to double-park so that drivers can get in and get back out safely. Early birds do...

Got to know this place from YouTuber. Confusing on how to place the order as the menu listed out all the foods there. Running here and there for ordering. Eventually Hainan Chicken Chop and beverage are order through the staff holding the ipad. Others have to order at the stall itself. Ordered famous Hainan Chicken Chop, the Chicken Chop here having different type of sauce (more likely using oyster sauce to cook it) which I not fancy on it. Don't like the hainan kopi here as not kao enough. Chicken rice so so. The Yong Tau Fu noodle stall are the best. Dim Sum also nice to eat. Would say that, is not a...

Best Hainan chicken chop around. The only chicken chop where you are taste the egg batter with every bite. Order gets served very quick. (Chicken chop needs to be ordered with your drinks but pay later when chicken chop is served.)

Also the only place in seremban that serves toast with REAL butter!

Fishball noodle is pretty decent here. Fish cake is very good. This is the daughter from the Padang Tembak stall which her father used to operate in front of STAN school. Service for this is very slow...